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mandatory for all commercial TV
stations and cable/multichannel video
programming distributors (MVPDs).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–22534 Filed 10–12–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0716; FR ID 177916]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before December 12,
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 PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
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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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0716.
Title: Sections 73.88, 73.318 and
73.685, Blanketing Interference.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; and Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 400 respondents; 400
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in section
154(i) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements approved under
this collection are contained under the
following rule sections:
47 CFR 73.88 states that the licensee
of each broadcast station is required to
satisfy all reasonable complaints of
blanketing interference within the 1V/m
contour.
47 CFR 73.318(b) states that after
January 1, 1985, permittees or licensees
who either (1) commence program tests,
(2) replace the antennas, or (3) request
facilities modifications and are issued a
new construction permit must satisfy all
complaints of blanketing interference
which are received by the station during
a one-year period.
47 CFR 73.318(c) states that a
permittee collocating with one or more
existing stations and beginning program
tests on or after January 1, 1985, must
assume full financial responsibility for
remedying new complaints of
blanketing interference for a period of
one year.
Under 47 CFR 73.88, and 73.685(d),
the license is financially responsible for
resolving complaints of interference
within one year of program test
authority when certain conditions are
met. After the first year, a license is only
required to provide technical assistance
to determine the cause of interference.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–22535 Filed 10–12–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–xxxx, OMB 3060–xxxx, OMB
3060–1121, OMB 3060–0386, OMB 3060–
0320, OMB 3060–0190, OMB 3060–0182,
OMB 3060–0178, OMB 3060–0175, OMB
3060–0113, and 3060–0009; FR ID 177760]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before December 12,
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 PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
SUMMARY:
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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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–xxxx.
Title: Section 73.1750,
Discontinuance of operation; § 73.3549,
Request for extension of time to operate
without required monitors, indicating
instruments, and EAS encoders and
decoders; § 73.3550, Requests for new or
modified call sign assignments.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 300 respondents and 300
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; on
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in sections 154(i) and
325(a) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television.
47 CFR 73.1750 requires that the
licensee of each station provide a
notification to the FCC in a Cancellation
Application via the Commission’s
Licensing and Management System
(LMS) of the permanent discontinuance
of operation at least two days before
operation is discontinued. Immediately
after discontinuance of operation, the
licensee must forward the station
license and other instruments of
authorization to the FCC, Attention:
Audio Division (radio) or Video
Division (television), Media Bureau, for
cancellation.
47 CFR 73.3549 requires that requests
for extension of authority to operate
without required monitors, transmission
system indicating instruments, or
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encoders and decoders for monitoring
and generating the EAS codes and
Attention Signal should be made to the
FCC by electronically filing via LMS.
Such requests must contain information
as to when and what steps were taken
to repair or replace the defective
equipment and a brief description of the
alternative procedures being used while
the equipment is out of service.
47 CFR 73.3550(a) requires that all
requests for new or modified call sign
assignments for radio and television
broadcast stations be made via LMS
with the FCC. Paragraph (j) provides
that a change in call sign assignment
will be made effective on the date
specified in the Call Sign Request
Authorization generated by LMS
acknowledging the assignment of the
requested new call sign and authorizing
the change.
OMB Control Number: 3060–xxxx.
Title: Section 73.619, Contours and
service areas; § 73.625, TV antenna
system; § 73.5006, Filing of petitions to
deny against long-form applications;
§ 73.6024, Transmission standards and
system requirements; § 73.6025,
Antenna system and station location.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 100 respondents and 100
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; on
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in sections 154(i) and
325(a) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television.
47 CFR 73.619(b)(5) requires that in
determining coverage, the elevation or
contour intervals must be taken from a
high quality bald earth map or dataset
such as the United States Geological
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Survey Topographic Quadrangle Maps
or the National Elevation Dataset. We
include these updates for informational
purposes, but these changes do not
impact an existing information
collection or create a new collection.
47 CFR 73.625(c)(3)(v) requires that
all azimuth plane patterns be plotted in
a PDF attachment to an application in
a size sufficient to be easily viewed;
paragraph (vii) requires that if an
elevation pattern is submitted in the
application form, similar tabulations
and PDF attachments must be provided
for the elevation pattern; and paragraph
(viii) requires that if a matrix pattern is
submitted in the application form,
similar tabulations must be provided as
necessary in the form of a spreadsheet
to accurately represent the pattern.
Similarly, 47 CFR 73.6025 requires
that applications for modified Class A
TV facilities proposing the use of
directional antennas include the
documentation in § 73.625(c)(3).
47 CFR 73.5006 requires that within
ten days following the issuance of a
public notice announcing that a longform application for an AM, FM, or
television construction permit has been
accepted for filing, petitions to deny
that application may be filed in the
Commission’s Licensing and
Management (LMS) database. We
include these updates for informational
purposes, but these changes do not
impact an existing information
collection or create a new collection.
47 CFR 73.6024 requires that a Class
A station within 275 kilometers of the
U.S.-Mexico border must specify the full
service emission mask in an application
on FCC Form 2100. We include these
updates for informational purposes, but
these changes do not impact an existing
information collection or create a new
collection.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1121.
Title: Sections 1.30002, 1.30003,
1.30004, 73.875, 73.1657 and 73.1690,
Disturbance of AM Broadcast Station
Antenna Patterns.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,195 respondents and 1,195
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1–2
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and third-party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in section 154(i) of the
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Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,960 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,078,200.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television, including revisions
to 47 CFR 73.1675 and 73.1690. The
revisions to this information collection
are only with respect to 47 CFR 73.1675
and 47 CFR 73.1690, and are made for
informational purposes only, and do not
create new or modify existing burdens.
47 CFR 73.1675(c)(1) continues to
state that where an FM, TV, or Class A
TV licensee or permittee proposes to
mount an auxiliary facility on an AM
tower, it must also demonstrate
compliance with § 1.30003 in the
license application. The R&O revises
paragraph (b) to note that the
application for a construction permit is
now made electronically via the
Commission’s Licensing and
Management System using Form 2100,
but this change does not modify any
existing paperwork burdens or establish
any new ones.
47 CFR 73.1690(c) continues to
require FM, TV, or Class A TV station
applicants to submit an exhibit
demonstrating compliance with
§ 1.30003 or § 1.30002, as applicable,
with a modification of license
application, except for applications
solely filed pursuant to paragraphs (c)(6)
or (c)(9) of this section, where the
installation is located on or near an AM
tower, as defined in § 1.30002. The R&O
revises paragraph (b) to indicate that
certain changes can be made on FCC
Form 2100, but this change does not
modify any existing paperwork burdens
or establish new ones, and similarly,
paragraph (c)(3) is revised to note that
the modification of license application
is now made on Form 2100, but this
change does not modify any existing
paperwork burdens or establish any new
ones.
Other information collection
requirements that are covered under
this collection that have not changed
since last approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) are as
follows:
On August 14, 2013, the Commission
adopted the Third Report and Order
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and Second Order on Reconsideration
in the matter of An Inquiry Into the
Commission’s Policies and Rules
Regarding AM Radio Service Directional
Antenna Performance Verification, MM
Docket No. 93–177, FCC 13–115. In the
Third Report and Order in this
proceeding, the Commission
harmonized and streamlined the
Commission’s rules regarding tower
construction near AM stations. In AM
radio, the tower itself functions as the
antenna. Consequently, a nearby tower
may become an unintended part of the
AM antenna system, reradiating the AM
signal and distorting the authorized AM
radiation pattern. Our old rules
contained several sections concerning
tower construction near AM antennas
that were intended to protect AM
stations from the effects of such tower
construction, specifically, §§ 73.1692,
22.371, and 27.63. These old rule
sections imposed differing requirements
on the broadcast and wireless entities,
although the issue is the same regardless
of the types of antennas mounted on a
tower. Other rule parts, such as part 90
and part 24, entirely lacked provisions
for protecting AM stations from possible
effects of nearby tower construction. In
the Third Report and Order the
Commission adopted a uniform set of
rules applicable to all services, thus
establishing a single protection scheme
regarding tower construction near AM
tower arrays. The Third Report and
Order also designates ‘‘moment
method’’ computer modeling as the
principal means of determining whether
a nearby tower affects an AM radiation
pattern. This serves to replace timeconsuming direct measurement
procedures with a more efficient
computer modeling methodology that is
reflective of current industry practice.
47 CFR 1.30002(a) requires a
proponent of construction or
modification of a tower within a
specified distance of a nondirectional
AM station, and also exceeding a
specified height, to notify the AM
station at least 30 days in advance of the
commencement of construction. If the
tower construction or modification
would distort the AM pattern, the
proponent shall be responsible for the
installation and maintenance of
detuning equipment.
47 CFR 1.30002(b) requires a
proponent of construction or
modification of a tower within a
specified distance of a directional AM
station, and also exceeding a specified
height, to notify the AM station at least
30 days in advance of the
commencement of construction. If the
tower construction or modification
would distort the AM pattern, the
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proponent shall be responsible for the
installation and maintenance of
detuning equipment.
47 CFR 1.30002(c) states that
proponents of tower construction or
alteration near an AM station shall use
moment method modeling, described in
§ 73.151(c), to determine the effect of
the construction or alteration on an AM
radiation pattern.
47 CFR 1.30002(f) states that, with
respect to an AM station that was
authorized pursuant to a directional
proof of performance based on field
strength measurements, the proponent
of the tower construction or
modification may, in lieu of the study
described in § 1.30002(c), demonstrate
through measurements taken before and
after construction that field strength
values at the monitoring points do not
exceed the licensed values. In the event
that the pre-construction monitoring
point values exceed the licensed values,
the proponent may demonstrate that
post-construction monitoring point
values do not exceed the preconstruction values. Alternatively, the
AM station may file for authority to
increase the relevant monitoring point
value after performing a partial proof of
performance in accordance with
§ 73.154 to establish that the licensed
radiation limit on the applicable radial
is not exceeded.
47 CFR 1.30002(g) states that tower
construction or modification that falls
outside the criteria described in
paragraphs § 1.30002(a) and (b) is
presumed to have no significant effect
on an AM station. In some instances,
however, an AM station may be affected
by tower construction notwithstanding
the criteria set forth in paragraphs
§ 1.30002(a) and (b). In such cases, an
AM station may submit a showing that
its operation has been affected by tower
construction or alteration. Such
showing shall consist of either a
moment method analysis or field
strength measurements. The showing
shall be provided to (i) the tower
proponent if the showing relates to a
tower that has not yet been constructed
or modified and otherwise to the current
tower owner, and (ii) to the
Commission, within two years after the
date of completion of the tower
construction or modification. If
necessary, the Commission shall direct
the tower proponent to install and
maintain any detuning apparatus
necessary to restore proper operation of
the AM antenna.
47 CFR 1.30002(h) states that an AM
station may submit a showing that its
operation has been affected by tower
construction or modification
commenced or completed prior to or on
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the effective date of the rules adopted in
this part pursuant to MM Docket No.
93–177. Such a showing shall consist of
either a moment method analysis or of
field strength measurements. The
showing shall be provided to the current
owner and the Commission within one
year of the effective date of the rules
adopted in this part. If necessary, the
Commission shall direct the tower
owner, if the tower owner holds a
Commission authorization, to install
and maintain any detuning apparatus
necessary to restore proper operation of
the AM antenna.
47 CFR 1.30002(i) states that a
Commission applicant may not propose,
and a Commission licensee or permittee
may not locate, an antenna on any tower
or support structure, whether
constructed before or after the effective
date of these rules, that is causing a
disturbance to the radiation pattern of
the AM station, as defined in paragraphs
§ 1.30002(a) and (b), unless the
applicant, licensee, or tower owner
completes the new study and
notification process and takes
appropriate ameliorative action to
correct any disturbance, such as
detuning the tower, either prior to
construction or at any other time prior
to the proposal or antenna location.
47 CFR 1.30003(a) states that when
antennas are installed on a
nondirectional AM tower the AM
station shall determine operating power
by the indirect method (see § 73.51).
Upon the completion of the installation,
antenna impedance measurements on
the AM antenna shall be made. If the
resistance of the AM antenna changes,
an application on FCC Form 302–AM
(including a tower sketch of the
installation) shall be filed with the
Commission for the AM station to return
to direct power measurement. The Form
302–AM shall be filed before or
simultaneously with any license
application associated with the
installation.
47 CFR 1.30003(b) requires that,
before antennas are installed on a tower
in a directional AM array, the proponent
shall notify the AM station so that, if
necessary, the AM station may
determine operating power by the
indirect method (see § 73.51) and
request special temporary authority
pursuant to § 73.1635 to operate with
parameters at variance. For AM stations
licensed via field strength
measurements (see § 73.151(a)), a partial
proof of performance (as defined by
§ 73.154) shall be conducted both before
and after construction to establish that
the AM array will not be and has not
been adversely affected. For AM stations
licensed via a moment method proof
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(see § 73.151(c)), the proof procedures
set forth in § 73.151(c) shall be repeated.
The results of either the partial proof of
performance or the moment method
proof shall be filed with the
Commission on Form 302–AM before or
simultaneously with any license
application associated with the
installation.
47 CFR 1.30004(a) requires
proponents of proposed tower
construction or modification to an
existing tower near an AM station that
are subject to the notification
requirement in §§ 1.30002 and 1.30003
to provide notice of the proposed tower
construction or modification to the AM
station at least 30 days prior to
commencement of the planned tower
construction or modification.
Notification to an AM station and any
responses may be oral or written. If such
notification and/or response is oral, the
party providing such notification or
response must supply written
documentation of the communication
and written documentation of the date
of communication upon request of the
other party to the communication or the
Commission. Notification must include
the relevant technical details of the
proposed tower construction or
modification, and, at a minimum, also
include the following: proponent’s
name and address; coordinates of the
tower to be constructed or modified;
physical description of the planned
structure; and results of the analysis
showing the predicted effect on the AM
pattern, if performed.
47 CFR 1.30004(b) requires that a
response to a notification indicating a
potential disturbance of the AM
radiation pattern must specify the
technical details and must be provided
to the proponent within 30 days.
47 CFR 1.30004(d) states that if an
expedited notification period (less than
30 days) is requested by the proponent,
the notification shall be identified as
‘‘expedited,’’ and the requested
response date shall be clearly indicated.
47 CFR 1.30004(e) states that in the
event of an emergency situation, if the
proponent erects a temporary new tower
or makes a temporary significant
modification to an existing tower
without prior notice, the proponent
must provide written notice to
potentially affected AM stations within
five days of the construction or
modification of the tower and cooperate
with such AM stations to remedy any
pattern distortions that arise as a
consequence of such construction.
47 CFR 73.875(c) requires an LPFM
applicant to submit an exhibit
demonstrating compliance with
§ 1.30003 or § 1.30002, as applicable,
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with any modification of license
application filed solely pursuant to
paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this
section, where the installation is on or
near an AM tower, as defined in
§ 1.30002.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0386.
Title: Special Temporary
Authorization (STA) Requests;
Notifications; and Informal Filings;
§§ 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1635, 73.1740 and
73.3598; CDBS Informal Forms;
§ 74.788; Low Power Television, TV
Translator and Class A Television
Digital Transition Notifications;
§ 73.3700(b)(5), Post Auction Licensing;
§ 73.3700(f).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not for profit institutions;
State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 5,537 respondents and 5,537
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50–
4.0 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement and on occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 157 and 309(j)
as amended; Middle Class Tax Relief
and Job Creation Act of 2012, Public
Law 112–96, 6402 (codified at 47 U.S.C.
309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C.
1452), 126 Stat. 156 (2012) (Spectrum
Act); and sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 7, 301,
302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 312, 316, 318,
319, 324, 325, 336, and 337 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,353 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,834,210.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television. The Commission
revised 47 CFR 73.1635 such that
Broadcast stations (AM, FM, TV, Class
A TV or LPTV licensees or permittees)
may file a request for STA electronically
in the Commission’s Licensing and
Management System (LMS) for approval
to permit a station to operate a broadcast
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facility for a limited period at a
specified variance from the terms of the
station’s authorization or requirements
of the FCC rules. Stations may file a
request for STA approval for a variety of
reasons. The request must describe the
operating modes and facilities to be
used. Types of STA requests include
Engineering and Legal STAs.
The Commission also revised 47 CFR
73.1740 such that Broadcast stations
(AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees)
may file this form in the Commission’s
LMS to notify the Commission of the
station’s suspension of broadcast
operations. Broadcast stations may also
use this form to request a silent STA or
extension thereof. Types of Silent
Notifications include Notification of
Suspension and Resumption of
Operations. Pursuant to § 73.1740,
broadcast station licensees must notify
the Commission when events beyond
their control make it impossible to
continue operation or to adhere to the
required operating schedules set forth in
this rule. In addition, they must notify
the Commission when they resume
normal operations. (No further authority
is needed for limited operation or
discontinued operation for a period not
exceeding 30 days.) Should events
beyond the licensees control make it
impossible for compliance within the
required 30-day time period, broadcast
station licensees must file an informal
letter request for silent operations
(‘‘Silent STA,’’ discussed below in
informal filings section).
The Commission also revised 47 CFR
73.1615 such that broadcast stations
(AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees)
must file a notification under 47 CFR
73.1615(c) when such a station is in the
process of modifying existing facilities
as authorized by a construction permit
and determines it is necessary to either
discontinue operation or to operate with
temporary facilities to continue program
service for a period not more than 30
days (in which case it must file a Silent
STA application or an Engineering STA
application via LMS). Licensees or
permittees of directional or
nondirectional FM, TV or Class A TV or
nondirectional AM must file a
notification and comply with 47 CFR
73.1615(a). Licensees or permittees of a
directional AM station whose
modification does not involve a change
in operating frequency must file a
notification and comply with 47 CFR
73.1615(b). Licensees or permittees of a
directional AM station whose
modification does involve a change in
frequency and determines it is necessary
to discontinue operation for a period not
more than 30 days must file a
notification and comply with 47 CFR
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73.1615(d)(2). The Commission does not
have any program changes or
adjustments to this collection as a result
of the information collection
requirements adopted in FCC 23–72 and
there are no other adjustments to the
other information collection
requirements covered by this collection
since last approved by OMB.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0320.
Title: Section 73.1350, Transmission
System Operation.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of an
existing collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions.
Currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 505 respondents and 505
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 154(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 253 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television, including a revision
to 47 CFR 73.1350(h).
47 CFR 73.1350(h) requires licensees
to submit a ‘‘letter of notification’’ to the
FCC via a Change of Control Point
Notice in the Commission’s Licensing
and Management System (LMS)
database, whenever a transmission
system control point is established at a
location other than at the main studio or
transmitter within three days of the
initial use of that point. The letter
should include a list of all control
points in use, for clarity. This
notification is not required if
responsible station personnel can be
contacted at the transmitter or studio
site during hours of operation.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0190.
Title: Section 73.3544, Application to
Obtain a Modified Station License.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
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Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 325 respondents and 325
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25–1
hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 section 154(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 306 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $75,000.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television, including a revision
to 47 CFR 73.3544(b) and (c).
47 CFR 73.3544(b) permits that an
informal electronic filing of an
Administrative Update via the
Commission’s Licensing and
Management System (LMS) may be filed
to cover the following changes: (1) A
correction of the routing instructions
and description of an AM station
directional antenna system field
monitoring point, when the point itself
is not changed; (2) A change in the type
of AM station directional antenna
monitor. See § 73.69; (3) The location of
a remote control point of an AM or FM
station when prior authority to operate
by remote control is not required.
47 CFR 73.3544(c) requires a change
in the name of the licensee where no
change in ownership or control is
involved may be accomplished by
electronically filing an Administrative
Update via LMS by the licensee to the
Commission.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0182.
Title: Section 73.1620, Program Tests.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,469 respondents and 1,469
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1–5
hours.
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Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in section 154(i) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,517 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television, including a revision
to 47 CFR 73.1620(a)(1) through (3) and
deletion of 47 CFR 73.1620(f) and (g).
No other changes to the existing
collection, restated below, are proposed.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(1) requires
permittees of a nondirectional AM or
FM station, or a nondirectional or
directional TV station to notify the FCC
upon beginning of program tests via a
Program Test Authority filing in the
Commission’s Licensing and
Management System (LMS) database.
An application for license must be filed
with the FCC within 10 days of this
notification.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(2) requires a
permittee of an FM station with a
directional antenna to file a request with
the FCC for program test authority 10
days prior to date on which it desires to
begin program tests on FCC Form 2100
Schedule 302–FM in LMS. This is filed
in conjunction with an application for
license.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(3) requires a
licensee of an FM station replacing a
directional antenna without changes
that would not require the submission
of a construction permit application to
file with the FCC a modification of
license application on FCC Form 2100
Schedule 302–FM within 10 days after
commencing operations with the
replacement antenna. This is filed in
conjunction with an application for
license.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(4) requires a
permittee of an AM station with a
directional antenna to file a request with
the FCC for program test authority 10
days prior to date on which it desires to
begin program tests. This is filed in
conjunction with an application for
license.
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47 CFR 73.1620(a)(5) except for
permits subject to successive license
terms, the permittee of an Low Power
TV (LPFM) station may begin program
tests upon notification to the FCC in
Washington, DC, provided that within
10 days thereafter, an application for
license is filed. Program tests may be
conducted by a licensee subject to
mandatory license terms only during the
term specified on such licensee’s
authorization.
47 CFR 73.1620(b) the Commission
reserves the right to revoke, suspend, or
modify program tests by any station
without right of hearing for failure to
comply adequately with all terms of the
construction permit or the provisions of
§ 73.1690(c) for a modification of license
application, or in order to resolve
instances of interference. The
Commission may, at its discretion, also
require the filing of a construction
permit application to bring the station
into compliance the Commission’s rules
and policies.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0178.
Title: Section 73.1560, Operating
Power and Mode Tolerances.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities or Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 80 respondents and 80
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in section
154(i) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 80 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $20,000.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television, including a revision
to 47 CFR 73.1560(d).
47 CFR 73.1560(d) requires that
licensees of AM, FM or TV stations file
a notification with the FCC via the
Commission’s Licensing and
Management System (LMS) when
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operation at reduced power will exceed
ten consecutive days in a Reduced
Power Notification and upon restoration
of normal operations. If causes beyond
the control of the licensee prevent
restoration of authorized power within
a 30-day period, an informal request for
Special Temporary Authority must be
made via LMS for any additional time
as may be necessary to restore normal
operations.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0175.
Title: Section 73.1250, Broadcasting
Emergency Information.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities or Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 50 respondents and 50
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in section 154(i) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television, including a revision
to 47 CFR 73.1250(e) to update the
address in which a report in letter form
shall be forwarded to.
Emergency situations in which the
broadcasting of information is
considered as furthering the safety of
life and property include, but are not
limited to, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods,
tidal waves, earthquakes, and school
closings.
47 CFR 73.1250(e) requires that
immediately upon cessation of an
emergency during which broadcast
facilities were used for the transmission
of point-to-point messages or when
daytime facilities were used during
nighttime hours by an AM station, a
report in letter form shall be forwarded
to the FCC’s main office in Washington,
DC, as indicated in 47 CFR 0.401(a),
setting forth the nature of the
emergency, the dates and hours of the
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broadcasting of emergency information
and a brief description of the material
carried during the emergency. A
certification of compliance with the
non-commercialization provision must
accompany the report where daytime
facilities are used during nighttime
hours by an AM station.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0113.
Title: Form 2100, Schedule 396—
Broadcast Equal Employment
Opportunity Program Report.
Form Number: FCC 2100, Schedule
396.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,960 respondents and 2,960
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–2
hours.
Frequency of Response: On renewal
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority which covers this information
collection is contained in section 154(i)
and 303 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,436 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $666,000.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television, including a revision
to 47 CFR 73.2080. No other changes to
OMB Control Number 3060–0113,
approved August 2021, been made, with
the exception of an added description
regarding the revision to § 73.2080. That
description is for illustrative purposes
only, and also does not create any new
or modified paperwork obligations.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0009.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 316—
Application for Consent to Assign
Broadcast Station Construction Permit
or License or Transfer Control of Entity
Holding Broadcast Station Construction
Permit or License.
Form Number: FCC Form 2100,
Schedule 316.
Type of Review: Revision a currently
approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
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institutions; State, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 750 respondents and 750
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5–4.5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain benefits. Statutory authority for
this collection of information is
contained in sections 154(i) and 310(d)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,231 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $711,150.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of
part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to
Update Television and Class A
Television Broadcast Station Rules, and
Rules Applicable to All Broadcast
Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC
23–72. The R&O adopted a number of
revisions to the Commission’s rules to
reorganize and clarify the Commission’s
technical licensing, operating, and
interference rules for full power and
Class A television, including revisions
to 47 CFR 73.3540 to update the
reference to FCC Form 2100, Schedule
316. For informational purposes, the
Commission also will update reference
in 47 CFR 73.3540 to FCC Form 2100,
Schedules 314 and 315 covered under
OMB 3060–0031 and FCC Form 2100,
Schedule 345 covered under 3060–0075.
The Commission will not revise these
collections because only the reference to
the forms will be updated. We are
noting this in this collection. The
revision to this information collection is
made for informational purposes only,
and does not create new or modify
existing burdens. Other information
collection requirements that are covered
under this collection have not changed
since last approved by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–22646 Filed 10–12–23; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0110, OMB 3060–0214, OMB
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Information Collections Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal Agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it might
‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before November 13,
2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function. Your comment must be
submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the
above instructions for it to be
considered. In addition to submitting in
www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of
your comment on the proposed
information collection to Cathy
Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) go
to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the web page called
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
the downward-pointing arrow in the
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
select ‘‘Federal Communications
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the Title
of this ICR and then click on the ICR
Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
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Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
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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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December
12, 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: The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection
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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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx.
Title: Section 73.1750, Discontinuance of operation; Sec. 73.3549,
Request for extension of time to operate without required monitors,
indicating instruments, and EAS encoders and decoders; Sec. 73.3550,
Requests for new or modified call sign assignments.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 300 respondents and 300
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 154(i) and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television.
47 CFR 73.1750 requires that the licensee of each station provide a
notification to the FCC in a Cancellation Application via the
Commission's Licensing and Management System (LMS) of the permanent
discontinuance of operation at least two days before operation is
discontinued. Immediately after discontinuance of operation, the
licensee must forward the station license and other instruments of
authorization to the FCC, Attention: Audio Division (radio) or Video
Division (television), Media Bureau, for cancellation.
47 CFR 73.3549 requires that requests for extension of authority to
operate without required monitors, transmission system indicating
instruments, or encoders and decoders for monitoring and generating the
EAS codes and Attention Signal should be made to the FCC by
electronically filing via LMS. Such requests must contain information
as to when and what steps were taken to repair or replace the defective
equipment and a brief description of the alternative procedures being
used while the equipment is out of service.
47 CFR 73.3550(a) requires that all requests for new or modified
call sign assignments for radio and television broadcast stations be
made via LMS with the FCC. Paragraph (j) provides that a change in call
sign assignment will be made effective on the date specified in the
Call Sign Request Authorization generated by LMS acknowledging the
assignment of the requested new call sign and authorizing the change.
OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx.
Title: Section 73.619, Contours and service areas; Sec. 73.625, TV
antenna system; Sec. 73.5006, Filing of petitions to deny against
long-form applications; Sec. 73.6024, Transmission standards and
system requirements; Sec. 73.6025, Antenna system and station
location.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 100 respondents and 100
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 154(i) and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television.
47 CFR 73.619(b)(5) requires that in determining coverage, the
elevation or contour intervals must be taken from a high quality bald
earth map or dataset such as the United States Geological Survey
Topographic Quadrangle Maps or the National Elevation Dataset. We
include these updates for informational purposes, but these changes do
not impact an existing information collection or create a new
collection.
47 CFR 73.625(c)(3)(v) requires that all azimuth plane patterns be
plotted in a PDF attachment to an application in a size sufficient to
be easily viewed; paragraph (vii) requires that if an elevation pattern
is submitted in the application form, similar tabulations and PDF
attachments must be provided for the elevation pattern; and paragraph
(viii) requires that if a matrix pattern is submitted in the
application form, similar tabulations must be provided as necessary in
the form of a spreadsheet to accurately represent the pattern.
Similarly, 47 CFR 73.6025 requires that applications for modified
Class A TV facilities proposing the use of directional antennas include
the documentation in Sec. 73.625(c)(3).
47 CFR 73.5006 requires that within ten days following the issuance
of a public notice announcing that a long-form application for an AM,
FM, or television construction permit has been accepted for filing,
petitions to deny that application may be filed in the Commission's
Licensing and Management (LMS) database. We include these updates for
informational purposes, but these changes do not impact an existing
information collection or create a new collection.
47 CFR 73.6024 requires that a Class A station within 275
kilometers of the U.S.-Mexico border must specify the full service
emission mask in an application on FCC Form 2100. We include these
updates for informational purposes, but these changes do not impact an
existing information collection or create a new collection.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1121.
Title: Sections 1.30002, 1.30003, 1.30004, 73.875, 73.1657 and
73.1690, Disturbance of AM Broadcast Station Antenna Patterns.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,195 respondents and 1,195
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third-
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
section 154(i) of the
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Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,960 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,078,200.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including revisions to 47 CFR 73.1675 and 73.1690. The
revisions to this information collection are only with respect to 47
CFR 73.1675 and 47 CFR 73.1690, and are made for informational purposes
only, and do not create new or modify existing burdens.
47 CFR 73.1675(c)(1) continues to state that where an FM, TV, or
Class A TV licensee or permittee proposes to mount an auxiliary
facility on an AM tower, it must also demonstrate compliance with Sec.
1.30003 in the license application. The R&O revises paragraph (b) to
note that the application for a construction permit is now made
electronically via the Commission's Licensing and Management System
using Form 2100, but this change does not modify any existing paperwork
burdens or establish any new ones.
47 CFR 73.1690(c) continues to require FM, TV, or Class A TV
station applicants to submit an exhibit demonstrating compliance with
Sec. 1.30003 or Sec. 1.30002, as applicable, with a modification of
license application, except for applications solely filed pursuant to
paragraphs (c)(6) or (c)(9) of this section, where the installation is
located on or near an AM tower, as defined in Sec. 1.30002. The R&O
revises paragraph (b) to indicate that certain changes can be made on
FCC Form 2100, but this change does not modify any existing paperwork
burdens or establish new ones, and similarly, paragraph (c)(3) is
revised to note that the modification of license application is now
made on Form 2100, but this change does not modify any existing
paperwork burdens or establish any new ones.
Other information collection requirements that are covered under
this collection that have not changed since last approved by the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) are as follows:
On August 14, 2013, the Commission adopted the Third Report and
Order and Second Order on Reconsideration in the matter of An Inquiry
Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service
Directional Antenna Performance Verification, MM Docket No. 93-177, FCC
13-115. In the Third Report and Order in this proceeding, the
Commission harmonized and streamlined the Commission's rules regarding
tower construction near AM stations. In AM radio, the tower itself
functions as the antenna. Consequently, a nearby tower may become an
unintended part of the AM antenna system, reradiating the AM signal and
distorting the authorized AM radiation pattern. Our old rules contained
several sections concerning tower construction near AM antennas that
were intended to protect AM stations from the effects of such tower
construction, specifically, Sec. Sec. 73.1692, 22.371, and 27.63.
These old rule sections imposed differing requirements on the broadcast
and wireless entities, although the issue is the same regardless of the
types of antennas mounted on a tower. Other rule parts, such as part 90
and part 24, entirely lacked provisions for protecting AM stations from
possible effects of nearby tower construction. In the Third Report and
Order the Commission adopted a uniform set of rules applicable to all
services, thus establishing a single protection scheme regarding tower
construction near AM tower arrays. The Third Report and Order also
designates ``moment method'' computer modeling as the principal means
of determining whether a nearby tower affects an AM radiation pattern.
This serves to replace time-consuming direct measurement procedures
with a more efficient computer modeling methodology that is reflective
of current industry practice.
47 CFR 1.30002(a) requires a proponent of construction or
modification of a tower within a specified distance of a nondirectional
AM station, and also exceeding a specified height, to notify the AM
station at least 30 days in advance of the commencement of
construction. If the tower construction or modification would distort
the AM pattern, the proponent shall be responsible for the installation
and maintenance of detuning equipment.
47 CFR 1.30002(b) requires a proponent of construction or
modification of a tower within a specified distance of a directional AM
station, and also exceeding a specified height, to notify the AM
station at least 30 days in advance of the commencement of
construction. If the tower construction or modification would distort
the AM pattern, the proponent shall be responsible for the installation
and maintenance of detuning equipment.
47 CFR 1.30002(c) states that proponents of tower construction or
alteration near an AM station shall use moment method modeling,
described in Sec. 73.151(c), to determine the effect of the
construction or alteration on an AM radiation pattern.
47 CFR 1.30002(f) states that, with respect to an AM station that
was authorized pursuant to a directional proof of performance based on
field strength measurements, the proponent of the tower construction or
modification may, in lieu of the study described in Sec. 1.30002(c),
demonstrate through measurements taken before and after construction
that field strength values at the monitoring points do not exceed the
licensed values. In the event that the pre-construction monitoring
point values exceed the licensed values, the proponent may demonstrate
that post-construction monitoring point values do not exceed the pre-
construction values. Alternatively, the AM station may file for
authority to increase the relevant monitoring point value after
performing a partial proof of performance in accordance with Sec.
73.154 to establish that the licensed radiation limit on the applicable
radial is not exceeded.
47 CFR 1.30002(g) states that tower construction or modification
that falls outside the criteria described in paragraphs Sec.
1.30002(a) and (b) is presumed to have no significant effect on an AM
station. In some instances, however, an AM station may be affected by
tower construction notwithstanding the criteria set forth in paragraphs
Sec. 1.30002(a) and (b). In such cases, an AM station may submit a
showing that its operation has been affected by tower construction or
alteration. Such showing shall consist of either a moment method
analysis or field strength measurements. The showing shall be provided
to (i) the tower proponent if the showing relates to a tower that has
not yet been constructed or modified and otherwise to the current tower
owner, and (ii) to the Commission, within two years after the date of
completion of the tower construction or modification. If necessary, the
Commission shall direct the tower proponent to install and maintain any
detuning apparatus necessary to restore proper operation of the AM
antenna.
47 CFR 1.30002(h) states that an AM station may submit a showing
that its operation has been affected by tower construction or
modification commenced or completed prior to or on
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the effective date of the rules adopted in this part pursuant to MM
Docket No. 93-177. Such a showing shall consist of either a moment
method analysis or of field strength measurements. The showing shall be
provided to the current owner and the Commission within one year of the
effective date of the rules adopted in this part. If necessary, the
Commission shall direct the tower owner, if the tower owner holds a
Commission authorization, to install and maintain any detuning
apparatus necessary to restore proper operation of the AM antenna.
47 CFR 1.30002(i) states that a Commission applicant may not
propose, and a Commission licensee or permittee may not locate, an
antenna on any tower or support structure, whether constructed before
or after the effective date of these rules, that is causing a
disturbance to the radiation pattern of the AM station, as defined in
paragraphs Sec. 1.30002(a) and (b), unless the applicant, licensee, or
tower owner completes the new study and notification process and takes
appropriate ameliorative action to correct any disturbance, such as
detuning the tower, either prior to construction or at any other time
prior to the proposal or antenna location.
47 CFR 1.30003(a) states that when antennas are installed on a
nondirectional AM tower the AM station shall determine operating power
by the indirect method (see Sec. 73.51). Upon the completion of the
installation, antenna impedance measurements on the AM antenna shall be
made. If the resistance of the AM antenna changes, an application on
FCC Form 302-AM (including a tower sketch of the installation) shall be
filed with the Commission for the AM station to return to direct power
measurement. The Form 302-AM shall be filed before or simultaneously
with any license application associated with the installation.
47 CFR 1.30003(b) requires that, before antennas are installed on a
tower in a directional AM array, the proponent shall notify the AM
station so that, if necessary, the AM station may determine operating
power by the indirect method (see Sec. 73.51) and request special
temporary authority pursuant to Sec. 73.1635 to operate with
parameters at variance. For AM stations licensed via field strength
measurements (see Sec. 73.151(a)), a partial proof of performance (as
defined by Sec. 73.154) shall be conducted both before and after
construction to establish that the AM array will not be and has not
been adversely affected. For AM stations licensed via a moment method
proof (see Sec. 73.151(c)), the proof procedures set forth in Sec.
73.151(c) shall be repeated. The results of either the partial proof of
performance or the moment method proof shall be filed with the
Commission on Form 302-AM before or simultaneously with any license
application associated with the installation.
47 CFR 1.30004(a) requires proponents of proposed tower
construction or modification to an existing tower near an AM station
that are subject to the notification requirement in Sec. Sec. 1.30002
and 1.30003 to provide notice of the proposed tower construction or
modification to the AM station at least 30 days prior to commencement
of the planned tower construction or modification. Notification to an
AM station and any responses may be oral or written. If such
notification and/or response is oral, the party providing such
notification or response must supply written documentation of the
communication and written documentation of the date of communication
upon request of the other party to the communication or the Commission.
Notification must include the relevant technical details of the
proposed tower construction or modification, and, at a minimum, also
include the following: proponent's name and address; coordinates of the
tower to be constructed or modified; physical description of the
planned structure; and results of the analysis showing the predicted
effect on the AM pattern, if performed.
47 CFR 1.30004(b) requires that a response to a notification
indicating a potential disturbance of the AM radiation pattern must
specify the technical details and must be provided to the proponent
within 30 days.
47 CFR 1.30004(d) states that if an expedited notification period
(less than 30 days) is requested by the proponent, the notification
shall be identified as ``expedited,'' and the requested response date
shall be clearly indicated.
47 CFR 1.30004(e) states that in the event of an emergency
situation, if the proponent erects a temporary new tower or makes a
temporary significant modification to an existing tower without prior
notice, the proponent must provide written notice to potentially
affected AM stations within five days of the construction or
modification of the tower and cooperate with such AM stations to remedy
any pattern distortions that arise as a consequence of such
construction.
47 CFR 73.875(c) requires an LPFM applicant to submit an exhibit
demonstrating compliance with Sec. 1.30003 or Sec. 1.30002, as
applicable, with any modification of license application filed solely
pursuant to paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this section, where the
installation is on or near an AM tower, as defined in Sec. 1.30002.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0386.
Title: Special Temporary Authorization (STA) Requests;
Notifications; and Informal Filings; Sec. Sec. 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1635,
73.1740 and 73.3598; CDBS Informal Forms; Sec. 74.788; Low Power
Television, TV Translator and Class A Television Digital Transition
Notifications; Sec. 73.3700(b)(5), Post Auction Licensing; Sec.
73.3700(f).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,537 respondents and 5,537
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50-4.0 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and on
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 157 and 309(j) as amended; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96, 6402 (codified at 47 U.S.C.
309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat. 156 (2012)
(Spectrum Act); and sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 7, 301, 302, 303, 307,
308, 309, 312, 316, 318, 319, 324, 325, 336, and 337 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,353 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,834,210.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television. The Commission revised 47 CFR 73.1635 such that Broadcast
stations (AM, FM, TV, Class A TV or LPTV licensees or permittees) may
file a request for STA electronically in the Commission's Licensing and
Management System (LMS) for approval to permit a station to operate a
broadcast
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facility for a limited period at a specified variance from the terms of
the station's authorization or requirements of the FCC rules. Stations
may file a request for STA approval for a variety of reasons. The
request must describe the operating modes and facilities to be used.
Types of STA requests include Engineering and Legal STAs.
The Commission also revised 47 CFR 73.1740 such that Broadcast
stations (AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees) may file this form in the
Commission's LMS to notify the Commission of the station's suspension
of broadcast operations. Broadcast stations may also use this form to
request a silent STA or extension thereof. Types of Silent
Notifications include Notification of Suspension and Resumption of
Operations. Pursuant to Sec. 73.1740, broadcast station licensees must
notify the Commission when events beyond their control make it
impossible to continue operation or to adhere to the required operating
schedules set forth in this rule. In addition, they must notify the
Commission when they resume normal operations. (No further authority is
needed for limited operation or discontinued operation for a period not
exceeding 30 days.) Should events beyond the licensees control make it
impossible for compliance within the required 30-day time period,
broadcast station licensees must file an informal letter request for
silent operations (``Silent STA,'' discussed below in informal filings
section).
The Commission also revised 47 CFR 73.1615 such that broadcast
stations (AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees) must file a notification
under 47 CFR 73.1615(c) when such a station is in the process of
modifying existing facilities as authorized by a construction permit
and determines it is necessary to either discontinue operation or to
operate with temporary facilities to continue program service for a
period not more than 30 days (in which case it must file a Silent STA
application or an Engineering STA application via LMS). Licensees or
permittees of directional or nondirectional FM, TV or Class A TV or
nondirectional AM must file a notification and comply with 47 CFR
73.1615(a). Licensees or permittees of a directional AM station whose
modification does not involve a change in operating frequency must file
a notification and comply with 47 CFR 73.1615(b). Licensees or
permittees of a directional AM station whose modification does involve
a change in frequency and determines it is necessary to discontinue
operation for a period not more than 30 days must file a notification
and comply with 47 CFR 73.1615(d)(2). The Commission does not have any
program changes or adjustments to this collection as a result of the
information collection requirements adopted in FCC 23-72 and there are
no other adjustments to the other information collection requirements
covered by this collection since last approved by OMB.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0320.
Title: Section 73.1350, Transmission System Operation.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions.
Currently approved collection.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 505 respondents and 505
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 253 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.1350(h).
47 CFR 73.1350(h) requires licensees to submit a ``letter of
notification'' to the FCC via a Change of Control Point Notice in the
Commission's Licensing and Management System (LMS) database, whenever a
transmission system control point is established at a location other
than at the main studio or transmitter within three days of the initial
use of that point. The letter should include a list of all control
points in use, for clarity. This notification is not required if
responsible station personnel can be contacted at the transmitter or
studio site during hours of operation.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0190.
Title: Section 73.3544, Application to Obtain a Modified Station
License.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 325 respondents and 325
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 306 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $75,000.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.3544(b) and (c).
47 CFR 73.3544(b) permits that an informal electronic filing of an
Administrative Update via the Commission's Licensing and Management
System (LMS) may be filed to cover the following changes: (1) A
correction of the routing instructions and description of an AM station
directional antenna system field monitoring point, when the point
itself is not changed; (2) A change in the type of AM station
directional antenna monitor. See Sec. 73.69; (3) The location of a
remote control point of an AM or FM station when prior authority to
operate by remote control is not required.
47 CFR 73.3544(c) requires a change in the name of the licensee
where no change in ownership or control is involved may be accomplished
by electronically filing an Administrative Update via LMS by the
licensee to the Commission.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0182.
Title: Section 73.1620, Program Tests.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,469 respondents and 1,469
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 hours.
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Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in section 154(i)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,517 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.1620(a)(1) through (3)
and deletion of 47 CFR 73.1620(f) and (g). No other changes to the
existing collection, restated below, are proposed.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(1) requires permittees of a nondirectional AM or
FM station, or a nondirectional or directional TV station to notify the
FCC upon beginning of program tests via a Program Test Authority filing
in the Commission's Licensing and Management System (LMS) database. An
application for license must be filed with the FCC within 10 days of
this notification.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(2) requires a permittee of an FM station with a
directional antenna to file a request with the FCC for program test
authority 10 days prior to date on which it desires to begin program
tests on FCC Form 2100 Schedule 302-FM in LMS. This is filed in
conjunction with an application for license.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(3) requires a licensee of an FM station replacing
a directional antenna without changes that would not require the
submission of a construction permit application to file with the FCC a
modification of license application on FCC Form 2100 Schedule 302-FM
within 10 days after commencing operations with the replacement
antenna. This is filed in conjunction with an application for license.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(4) requires a permittee of an AM station with a
directional antenna to file a request with the FCC for program test
authority 10 days prior to date on which it desires to begin program
tests. This is filed in conjunction with an application for license.
47 CFR 73.1620(a)(5) except for permits subject to successive
license terms, the permittee of an Low Power TV (LPFM) station may
begin program tests upon notification to the FCC in Washington, DC,
provided that within 10 days thereafter, an application for license is
filed. Program tests may be conducted by a licensee subject to
mandatory license terms only during the term specified on such
licensee's authorization.
47 CFR 73.1620(b) the Commission reserves the right to revoke,
suspend, or modify program tests by any station without right of
hearing for failure to comply adequately with all terms of the
construction permit or the provisions of Sec. 73.1690(c) for a
modification of license application, or in order to resolve instances
of interference. The Commission may, at its discretion, also require
the filing of a construction permit application to bring the station
into compliance the Commission's rules and policies.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0178.
Title: Section 73.1560, Operating Power and Mode Tolerances.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities or Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 80 respondents and 80
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 80 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $20,000.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.1560(d).
47 CFR 73.1560(d) requires that licensees of AM, FM or TV stations
file a notification with the FCC via the Commission's Licensing and
Management System (LMS) when operation at reduced power will exceed ten
consecutive days in a Reduced Power Notification and upon restoration
of normal operations. If causes beyond the control of the licensee
prevent restoration of authorized power within a 30-day period, an
informal request for Special Temporary Authority must be made via LMS
for any additional time as may be necessary to restore normal
operations.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0175.
Title: Section 73.1250, Broadcasting Emergency Information.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities or Not-for-
profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents and 50
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in section 154(i)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.1250(e) to update the
address in which a report in letter form shall be forwarded to.
Emergency situations in which the broadcasting of information is
considered as furthering the safety of life and property include, but
are not limited to, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, tidal waves,
earthquakes, and school closings.
47 CFR 73.1250(e) requires that immediately upon cessation of an
emergency during which broadcast facilities were used for the
transmission of point-to-point messages or when daytime facilities were
used during nighttime hours by an AM station, a report in letter form
shall be forwarded to the FCC's main office in Washington, DC, as
indicated in 47 CFR 0.401(a), setting forth the nature of the
emergency, the dates and hours of the
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broadcasting of emergency information and a brief description of the
material carried during the emergency. A certification of compliance
with the non-commercialization provision must accompany the report
where daytime facilities are used during nighttime hours by an AM
station.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0113.
Title: Form 2100, Schedule 396--Broadcast Equal Employment
Opportunity Program Report.
Form Number: FCC 2100, Schedule 396.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,960 respondents and 2,960
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On renewal reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority which covers this information collection is
contained in section 154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,436 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $666,000.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including a revision to 47 CFR 73.2080. No other changes to
OMB Control Number 3060-0113, approved August 2021, been made, with the
exception of an added description regarding the revision to Sec.
73.2080. That description is for illustrative purposes only, and also
does not create any new or modified paperwork obligations.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0009.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 316--Application for Consent to
Assign Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License or Transfer
Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Permit or
License.
Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 316.
Type of Review: Revision a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 750 respondents and 750
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-4.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of information is contained in sections
154(i) and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,231 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $711,150.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on September 18, 2023, the
Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of part 73 of the Commission's Rules
to Update Television and Class A Television Broadcast Station Rules,
and Rules Applicable to All Broadcast Stations, MB Docket No. 22-227,
FCC 23-72. The R&O adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's
rules to reorganize and clarify the Commission's technical licensing,
operating, and interference rules for full power and Class A
television, including revisions to 47 CFR 73.3540 to update the
reference to FCC Form 2100, Schedule 316. For informational purposes,
the Commission also will update reference in 47 CFR 73.3540 to FCC Form
2100, Schedules 314 and 315 covered under OMB 3060-0031 and FCC Form
2100, Schedule 345 covered under 3060-0075. The Commission will not
revise these collections because only the reference to the forms will
be updated. We are noting this in this collection. The revision to this
information collection is made for informational purposes only, and
does not create new or modify existing burdens. Other information
collection requirements that are covered under this collection have not
changed since last approved by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-22646 Filed 10-12-23; 8:45 am]
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