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all-digital operation; (2) an increase in
nominal power of an all-digital AM
station; or (2) a transition from core-only
to enhanced operating mode.
(a) Every digital notification must
include the following information:
(1) The call sign and facility
identification number of the station;
(2) If applicable, the date on which
the new or modified IBOC operation
commenced or ceased;
(3) The name and telephone number
of a technical representative the
Commission can call in the event of
interference;
(4) A certification that the operation
will not cause human exposure to levels
of radio frequency radiation in excess of
the limits specified in § 1.1310 of this
chapter and is therefore categorically
excluded from environmental
processing pursuant to § 1.1306(b) of
this chapter. Any station that cannot
certify compliance must submit an
environmental assessment (EA)
pursuant to § 1.1311 of this chapter and
may not commence IBOC operation
until such EA is ruled upon by the
Commission.
(b) Each AM digital notification must
also include the following information:
(1) A certification that the IBOC DAB
facilities conform to applicable nominal
power limits and emissions mask limits;
(2) The nominal power of the station;
if separate analog and digital
transmitters are used, the nominal
power for each transmitter;
(3) If applicable, the amount of any
reduction in an AM station’s digital
carriers;
(4) For all-digital stations, the type of
notification (all-digital notification,
increase in nominal power, reduction in
nominal power, transition from coreonly to enhanced, transition from
enhanced to core-only, reversion from
all-digital to hybrid or analog
operation);
(5) For all-digital stations, if a
notification of commencement of new
all-digital service or a nominal power
change, whether the station is operating
in core-only or enhanced mode; and
(6) For all-digital stations, a
certification that the all-digital station
complies with all EAS requirements.
(c) Each FM digital notification must
also include the following information:
(1) A certification that the IBOC DAB
facilities conform to the HD Radio
emissions mask limits;
(2) FM digital effective radiated power
used and certification that the FM
analog effective radiated power remains
as authorized;
(3) If applicable, the geographic
coordinates, elevation data, and license
file number of the auxiliary antenna
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employed by an FM station as a separate
digital antenna; and
(4) If applicable, for FM systems
employing interleaved antenna bays, a
certification that adequate filtering and/
or isolation equipment has been
installed to prevent spurious emissions
in excess of the limits specified in
§ 73.317.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1103.
Title: Section 76.41 Franchise
Application Process.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: State, local or tribal
government, Business or other for-profit
entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 22 respondents and 40
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to
4 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirements; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 90 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements are as follows:
47 CFR 76.41(b) requires a competitive
franchise applicant to include the
following information in writing in its
franchise application, in addition to any
information required by applicable state
and local laws:
(1) The applicant’s name;
(2) The names of the applicant’s
officers and directors;
(3) The business address of the
applicant;
(4) The name and contact information
of a designated contact for the applicant;
(5) A description of the geographic
area that the applicant proposes to
serve;
(6) The PEG channel capacity and
capital support proposed by the
applicant;
(7) The term of the agreement
proposed by the applicant;
(8) Whether the applicant holds an
existing authorization to access the
public rights-of-way in the subject
franchise service area;
(9) The amount of the franchise fee
the applicant offers to pay; and
(10) Any additional information
required by applicable state or local
laws.
The information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
76.41(d) states when a competitive
franchise applicant files a franchise
application with a franchising authority
and the applicant has existing authority
to access public rights-of-way in the
geographic area that the applicant
proposes to serve, the franchising
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authority grant or deny the application
within 90 days of the date the
application is received by the
franchising authority. If a competitive
franchise applicant does not have
existing authority to access public
rights-of-way in the geographic area that
the applicant proposes to serve, the
franchising authority must perform
grant or deny the application within 180
days of the date the application is
received by the franchising authority. A
franchising authority and a competitive
franchise applicant may agree in writing
to extend the 90-day or 180-day
deadline, whichever is applicable.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–27819 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0647; FR ID 190437]
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 (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.
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 February 20,
2024. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
SUMMARY:
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time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
Direct all PRA comments to
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
ADDRESSES:
For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The FCC
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid 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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0647.
Title: Biennial Survey of Cable
Industry Prices, FCC Form 333.
Form Number: FCC Form 333.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 132 respondents and 722
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 7
hours.
Frequency of Response: Biennial
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,527 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
The statutory authority for this
information collection is in Sections 4(i)
and 623(k) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The Cable Television
Consumer Protection and Competition
Act of 1992 (‘‘Cable Act’’) requires the
Commission to publish biennially a
report on average rates for basic cable
service, cable programming service, and
equipment. The report must compare
the prices charged by cable operators
subject to effective competition and
those that are not subject to effective
competition. The Biennial Cable
Industry Price Survey is intended to
collect the data needed to prepare that
report. The data from these questions
are needed to complete this report.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–27820 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–XXXX, 3060–XXXX, 3060–0386,
3060–0175, 3060–0320, 3060–0178, 3060–
0190, 3060–0182, 3060–1121, 3060–0113,
3060–0009, 3060–0991, 3060–1171; FR ID
190420]
Information Collections Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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.’’
SUMMARY:
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before January 18, 2024.
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)
DATES:
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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
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.
As part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork burdens, as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC
invited the general public and other
Federal Agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning: (a)
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;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific
comment on how it might ‘‘further
reduce the information collection
burden for small business concerns with
fewer than 25 employees.’’
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.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0647; FR ID 190437]
Information Collection 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 (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. 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 February
20, 2024. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but
find it difficult to do so within the period of
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time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below
as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0647.
Title: Biennial Survey of Cable Industry Prices, FCC Form 333.
Form Number: FCC Form 333.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 132 respondents and 722
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 7 hours.
Frequency of Response: Biennial reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,527 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for this
information collection is in Sections 4(i) and 623(k) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: The Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1992 (``Cable Act'') requires the Commission to
publish biennially a report on average rates for basic cable service,
cable programming service, and equipment. The report must compare the
prices charged by cable operators subject to effective competition and
those that are not subject to effective competition. The Biennial Cable
Industry Price Survey is intended to collect the data needed to prepare
that report. The data from these questions are needed to complete this
report.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-27820 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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