[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5335-5337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-890]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 24, 2006.
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 No. 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

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submitted on or before April 3, 2006. 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: You may submit all your Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
comments by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by e-
mail send them to [email protected]. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, 
mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact 
Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0027.
    Title: Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast 
Station.
    Form Number: FCC Form 301.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 3,328.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 8,613 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $45,526,847.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: This FCC Form is to be used to apply for authority 
to construct a new commercial AM, FM, or TV broadcast station or to 
make changes in the existing facilities of such a station. In the case 
of new station and major modification proposals, this application is 
filed by either the successful bidder at a broadcast frequency auction 
or by an applicant proposing facilities that are not mutually exclusive 
with any other application filed during the same window and thus not 
subject to the Commission's comparative bidding procedures. All 
proposals for minor changes to authorized commercial stations are also 
to be filed on this form.
    On November 4, 2005, the Commission released the Notice of Proposed 
Rule Making (NPRM), In the Matter of Digital Television Distributed 
Transmission System Technologies, MB Docket No. 05-312; FCC 05-192. 
With this NPRM, the Commission proposes to revise FCC Form 301 to 
accommodate the use of a distributed transmission system (``DTS'') 
network. Applicants seeking to create a DTS network or add transmitters 
to an existing DTS network must file a minor change application using a 
FCC Form 301.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0837.
    Title: Application for DTV Broadcast Station License.
    Form Number: FCC Form 302-DTV.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 610.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 965 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $257,500.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Licensees and permittees of DTV broadcast stations 
are required to file FCC Form 302-DTV to obtain a new or modified 
station license, and/or to notify the Commission of certain changes in 
the licensed facilities of these stations. The data is used by FCC 
staff to confirm that the station has been built to terms specified in 
the outstanding construction permit, and to update FCC station files. 
Data is then extracted from FCC Form 302-DTV for inclusion in the 
subsequent license to operate the station.
    On November 4, 2005, the Commission released the Notice of Proposed 
Rule Making (NPRM), In the Matter of Digital Television Distributed 
Transmission System Technologies, MB Docket No. 05-312; FCC 05-192. 
With this NPRM, the Commission proposes to revise FCC Form 302-DTV to 
accommodate the use of a distributed transmission system (``DTS''). 
Applicants will file Form 302-DTV to get a license to cover the 
construction permit that authorized DTS.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
    Title: Application for TV Broadcast Station License; Application 
for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Noncommercial Education 
(NCE) Broadcast Station; Application for Authority to Construct or Make 
Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station.
    Form Number: FCC Form 302-TV, FCC Form 340 and FCC Form 349.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,665.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; 
Recordkeeping requirement; One-time reporting requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 8,130 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $17,892,625.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 302-TV is used by licensees and permittees 
of TV broadcast stations to obtain a new or modified station license 
and/or to notify the Commission of certain changes in the licensed 
facilities of these stations. FCC staff use the data to confirm that 
the station has been built to terms specified in the outstanding 
construction permit.
    FCC Form 340 is used to apply for authority to construct a new 
noncommercial educational (NCE) FM and TV stations or to make changes 
in the existing facilities of such a station. The FCC Form 340 is to be 
used for channels that are reserved exclusively for noncommercial 
educational use and on non-reserved channels if the applicant proposes 
to build and operate a NCE station.
    Existing authorized noncommercial educational analog stations 
seeking to receive authorization for commencement of Digital TV (DTV) 
operation must file FCC Form 340 for a construction permit. This 
application may be filed anytime after receiving the initial DTV 
channel allotment, but must be filed before the mid-point in a 
particular applicant's required construction period. The Commission 
will consider these applications as minor changes in facilities. 
Applicants do not have to supply full legal or financial qualification 
information. In addition, applicants for a newly allotted DTV channel 
reserved for noncommercial educational use(s) must also file the FCC 
Form 340.
    FCC Form 349 is used to apply for authority to construct a new FM 
translator or FM booster broadcast station, or to make changes in the 
existing facilities of such stations. This form also includes the third 
party disclosure requirement of 47 CFR Section 73.3580. Section 73.3580 
requires local public notice in a newspaper of general circulation of 
all application filings for new or major change in facilities. This 
notice must be completed within 30 days of the tendering of the 
application. This notice must be published at least twice a week

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for two consecutive weeks in a three-week period. A copy of this notice 
must be placed in the public inspection file along with the 
application.
    On November 4, 2005, the Commission released the Notice of Proposed 
Rule Making (NPRM), In the Matter of Digital Television Distributed 
Transmission System Technologies, MB Docket No. 05-312; FCC 05-192. 
With this NPRM, the Commission proposes to revise FCC Form 340 to 
accommodate the use of a distributed transmission system (``DTS'') 
network. Applicants seeking to create a DTS network or add transmitters 
to an existing DTS network must file a minor change application using 
FCC Form 301.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-890 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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