[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 7287]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2100]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 30, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on (PRA) of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not 
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid control number. Subject to the PRA, no person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 7, 
2008. 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 PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. post 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), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or 
send an e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0407.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Application for Extension of Time to Construct a Digital 
Television Broadcast Station, FCC Form 337; Section 73.3598, Period of 
Construction.
    Form Number: FCC Form 337.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 160.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; 
Recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 263 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $37,000.
    Needs and Uses: Congress has mandated that after February 17, 2009, 
full-power television broadcast stations must transmit only in digital 
signals, and may no longer transmit analog signals. On December 22, 
2007, the Commission adopted a Report and Order in the matter of the 
Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting 
the Conversion to Digital Television, MB Docket No. 07-91, FCC 07-228, 
to establish the rules, policies and procedures necessary to complete 
the nation's transition to Digital TV (DTV). With the DTV transition 
deadline less than 14 months away, the Commission must ensure that 
broadcasters meet their statutory responsibilities and complete 
construction of, and begin operations on, the facility on their final, 
post-transition (digital) channel that will reach viewers in their 
authorized service areas by the statutory transition deadline, when 
they must cease broadcasting in analog. The Commission wants to ensure 
that no consumers are left behind in the DTV transition.
    Specifically, the Report and Order requires the following:
     Extension Requests. Stations with a construction deadline 
on or before February 17, 2009 may file a request for an extension of 
time to construct their final, post-transition (DTV) facility using FCC 
Form 337.
     Revisions to FCC Form 337. FCC Form 337 was revised to 
reflect the stricter standard of review.
     Tolling Requests. Stations with a construction deadline 
occurring February 18, 2009 or later may file a notification of an 
event that would toll their deadline to construct their final, post-
transition (DTV) facility using FCC Informal Application Form.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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