Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 27889 [2023-09404]

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 27889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09404]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0920; FR ID 139313]


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collections. Comments are 
requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Commission, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject 
to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 3, 
2023. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find 
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0920.
    Title: Form 2100, Schedule 318--Low Power FM Station Construction 
Permit Application; Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-25 Creation of 
Low Power Radio Service; Sections 73.801, 73.807, 73.809, 73.810, 
73.816, 73.827, 73.850, 73.865, 73.870, 73.871, 73.872, 73.877, 73.878, 
73.318, 73.1030, 73.1207, 73.1212, 73.1300, 73.1350, 73.1610, 73.1620, 
73.1750, 73.1943, 73.3525, 73.3550, 73.3598, 11.61(ii).
    Form No.: Form 2100, Schedule 318.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 24,606 respondents with 
multiple responses; 31,324 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .0025-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Monthly reporting requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
sections 154(i), 303, 308 and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 52,889 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $1,229,370.
    Needs and Uses: Form 2100, Schedule 318, Low Power FM (LPFM) 
Station Construction Permit Application (Schedule 318), is used to: (1) 
apply to construct a new Low Power FM (LPFM) broadcast station; (2) 
make changes to an authorized LPFM broadcast station; (3) amend a 
pending LPFM construction permit application; or (4) propose mandatory 
time-sharing.
    Schedule 318's Online Notice (third party disclosure) Requirement: 
47 CFR 73.3580, as amended in the Commission's 2020 Public Notice 
Second Report and Order, discussed below, requires local public notice 
of the filing of all applications to construct a new LPFM broadcast 
station. Notice is given by an applicant posting notice of the 
application filing on its station website, its licensee website, its 
parent entity website, or on a publicly accessible, locally targeted 
website, for 30 consecutive days beginning within five business days of 
acceptance of the application for filing. The online notice must link 
to a copy of the application as filed in the Commission's LMS licensing 
database. In the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order, the 
Commission also clarified LPFM stations' obligations to provide local 
public notice, and amended section 73.801 of the rules to indicate that 
the local public notice rule, 47 CFR 73.3580, applies to the LPFM 
service.
    FCC staff uses the data to determine whether an applicant meets 
basic statutory and regulatory requirements to become a Commission 
licensee and to ensure that the public interest would be served by 
grant of the application. In addition, the information contained within 
this information collection ensures that (1) the integrity of the FM 
spectrum is not compromised, (2) unacceptable interference will not be 
caused to existing radio services, (3) statutory requirements are met, 
and (4) the stations operate in the public interest.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-09404 Filed 5-2-23; 8:45 am]
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