[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38925-38926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13036]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

May 25, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency 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 Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control 
number. 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 estimate; (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.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before September 6, 2005. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Cathy 
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to 
[email protected].

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0407.
    Title: Section 73.3598, Period of Construction.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 120.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes-3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 240 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $18,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: When a permit is subject to tolling construction is 
encumbered due to an act of God, or when a construction permit is the 
subject of administrative or judicial review, 47 CFR Section 73.3 
598(c) requires a permittee to notify the Commission as promptly as 
possible and, in any event, within 30 days, and to provide supporting 
documentation. All notifications must also be filed in the station's 
local public file. On March 17, 2005, the Commission released a Second 
Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(FNPRM), the Matter of the Creation of a Low Power Radio Service, MM 
Docket No. 99-25, FCC 05-75. The Second Order on Reconsideration 
established an interim waiver policy to increase the likelihood that 
permittees will complete construction and commence operation. 
Therefore, the Commission delegated to the Media Bureau the authority 
to consider requests for waivers of the construction period as 
specified in 47 CFR Section 73.3598(a) even if the requirements under 
the tolling rules are not met. An Low Power FM (LPFM) permittee may 
request a waiver and the waiver may be granted if the permittee 
demonstrates that construction of its broadcast facilities cannot be 
completed within the allotted 18 months for reasons beyond its control, 
that the permittee expects to be able to complete construction within 
the additional 18 months that the construction extension would provide, 
and that the public interest would be served by the extension.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0920.
    Title: Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM 
Broadcast Station; Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-25 Creation of 
Low Power Radio Service.
    Form Number: FCC Form 318.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 16,422.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 33,866 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $23,850.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On March 17, 2005, the FCC released a Second Order 
on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM), 
In the Matter of Creation of a Low Power Radio Service, MM Docket No. 
99-25, FCC 05-75. The Second Order on Reconsideration amended 47 CFR 
73.870 and 73.871 to allow licensees and permittees to file minor 
change applications and minor amendments to pending FCC Form 318 
applications by requesting authority for transmitter site location of 
up to 5.6 kilometers for LP 100 facilities and up to 3.2 kilometers for 
LP 10 facilities.
    FCC Form 318 is required: (1) To apply for a construction permit 
for a new Low Power FM (LPFM) station; (2) to make changes in the 
existing facilities of such a station; or (3) to amend a pending FCC 
Form 318 application. The Commission authorizes the licensing of two 
classes of Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations: a Low Power (LP) 100 
Class which is used for stations operating at 50-100 watts effective 
radiated power at an antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) of 30 
meters; and a Low Power (LP) 10 Class which is used for stations 
operating at 1-10 watts ERP and an antenna height of 30 meters HAAT.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-13036 Filed 7-5-05; 8:45 am]
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