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information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before January 21,
2025. 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:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0010.
Title: Ownership Report for
Commercial Broadcast Stations, FCC
Form 323; Section 73.3615, Ownership
Reports; Section 74.797, Biennial
Ownership Reports.
Form Number: FCC Form 323.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Number of Respondents: 4,340
respondents; 4,340 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 to
2.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; biennial
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for these collections are
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a),
154(i), 257, 303(r), 307, 309, and 310.
Total Annual Burden: 9,620 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $10,220,980.
Needs and Uses: On January 20, 2016,
the Commission released a Report and
Order, Second Report and Order, and
Order on Reconsideration in MB Docket
Nos. 07–294, 10–103, and MD Docket
No. 10–234 (Second Report and Order).
The Second Report and Order refines
the collection of data reported on FCC
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Form 323, Ownership Report for
Commercial Broadcast Stations, and
FCC Form 323–E, Ownership Report for
Noncommercial Broadcast Stations.
Specifically, the Second Report and
Order implements a Restricted Use FRN
(RUFRN) within the Commission’s
Registration System (CORES) that
individuals may use solely for the
purpose of broadcast ownership report
filings; eliminates the availability of the
Special Use FRN (SUFRN) for broadcast
station ownership reports, except in
very limited circumstances; prescribes
revisions to Form 323–E that conform
the reporting requirements for
noncommercial educational (NCE)
broadcast stations more closely to those
for commercial stations; and makes a
number of significant changes to the
Commission’s reporting requirements
that reduce the filing burdens on
broadcasters, streamline the process,
and improve data quality. These
enhancements enable the Commission
to obtain data reflecting a useful,
accurate, and thorough assessment of
minority and female broadcast station
ownership in the United States while
reducing certain filing burdens.
Currently, Form 323, Section II–A/II–
B, Question 2.c asks ‘‘Does the
Respondent or any interest holder
reported in response to Question 2(a)
hold an attributable interest in any
newspaper entities in the same market
as any station for which this report is
filed, as defined in 47 CFR 73.3555?’’
This question was relevant to the
Commission’s Newspaper/Broadcast
Cross-Ownership Rule, which
prohibited common ownership of a fullpower broadcast station and a daily
newspaper if the station’s contour
(defined separately by type of station)
completely encompassed the
newspaper’s city of publication and the
station and newspaper were in the same
relevant Nielsen market. On November
20, 2017, the Commission released an
Order on Reconsideration and Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking in MB Docket
Nos, 04–256, 07–294, 09–182, 14–50,
and 17–289 (Order on Reconsideration).
Among other things, the Order on
Reconsideration repealed the
Newspaper/Broadcast Cross-Ownership
Rule. Accordingly, Section II–A/II–B,
Question 2.c will be eliminated from
Form 323.
Licensees of commercial AM, FM, and
full power television broadcast stations,
as well as licensees of Class A and Low
Power Television stations, must file FCC
Form 323 every two years. Biennial
Ownership Reports shall provide
information accurate as of October 1 of
the year in which the Report is filed.
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Form 323 shall be filed by December 1
in all odd-numbered years.
In addition, Licensees and Permittees
of commercial AM, FM, and full power
television stations must file Form 323
following the consummation of a
transfer of control or an assignment of
a commercial AM, FM, or full power
television station license or construction
permit; a Permittee of a new commercial
AM, FM, or full power television station
must file Form 323 within 30 days after
the grant of the construction permit; and
a Permittee of a new commercial AM,
FM, or full power television broadcast
station must file Form 323 to update the
initial report or to certify the continuing
accuracy and completeness of the
previously filed report on the date that
the Permittee applies for a license to
cover the construction permit.
In the case of organizational
structures that include holding
companies or other forms of indirect
ownership, a separate Form 323 must be
filed for each entity in the
organizational structure that has an
attributable interest in the Licensee or
Permittee.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–27079 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am]
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[OMB 3060–0292; FR ID 262391]
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
SUMMARY:
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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 January 21,
2025. 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
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
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: 3060–0292.
Title: Section 69.605, Reporting and
Distribution of Pool Access Revenues,
Part 69—Access Charges.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 803 respondents; 9,625
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.75
hours–1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Annual and
monthly reporting requirements and
third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 201, 202,
203, 205, 218 and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 7,219 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: Section 69.605
requires that access revenues and cost
data shall be reported by participants in
association tariffs to the association for
computation of monthly pool revenues
distributions. The association shall
submit a report on or before February 1
of each calendar year describing the
associations’ cost study review process
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for the preceding calendar year as well
as the results of that process. For any
revisions to the cost study results made
or recommended by the association that
would change the respective carrier’s
calculated annual common line or
traffic sensitive revenue requirement by
ten percent or more, the report shall
include the following information:
(1) Name of the carrier;
(2) A detailed description of the
revisions;
(3) The amount of the revisions;
(4) The impact of the revisions on the
carrier’s calculated common line and
traffic sensitive revenue requirements;
and
(5) The carrier’s total annual common
line and traffic sensitive revenue
requirement. The information is used to
compute charges in tariffs for access
service (or origination and termination)
and to compute revenue pool
distributions. Neither process could be
implemented without the information.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024–27083 Filed 11–19–24; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–1162; FR ID 262390]
Information Collection 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.’’
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted on or before December 20,
2024.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
SUMMARY:
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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
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
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[FR Doc No: 2024-27083]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0292; FR ID 262391]
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
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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 January
21, 2025. 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 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: 3060-0292.
Title: Section 69.605, Reporting and Distribution of Pool Access
Revenues, Part 69--Access Charges.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 803 respondents; 9,625
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.75 hours-1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Annual and monthly reporting requirements
and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 154, 201, 202, 203, 205, 218 and 403 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 7,219 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: Section 69.605 requires that access revenues and
cost data shall be reported by participants in association tariffs to
the association for computation of monthly pool revenues distributions.
The association shall submit a report on or before February 1 of each
calendar year describing the associations' cost study review process
for the preceding calendar year as well as the results of that process.
For any revisions to the cost study results made or recommended by the
association that would change the respective carrier's calculated
annual common line or traffic sensitive revenue requirement by ten
percent or more, the report shall include the following information:
(1) Name of the carrier;
(2) A detailed description of the revisions;
(3) The amount of the revisions;
(4) The impact of the revisions on the carrier's calculated common
line and traffic sensitive revenue requirements; and
(5) The carrier's total annual common line and traffic sensitive
revenue requirement. The information is used to compute charges in
tariffs for access service (or origination and termination) and to
compute revenue pool distributions. Neither process could be
implemented without the information.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-27083 Filed 11-19-24; 8:45 am]
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