[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 70 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19501-19502]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7386]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

April 2, 2008.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following 
information collection(s). 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. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB 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 OMB control 
number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 9, 
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: 3060-0075.
    Title: Application for Consent to Assign Construction Permit or 
License for TV or FM Translator Station or Low Power Television Station 
or to Transfer Control of Entity Holding TV or FM Translator or Low 
Power Television Station.
    Form Number: FCC Form 345.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 550 respondents; 870 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.0 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement; On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 723 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,284,700.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: Filing of the FCC Form 345 is required when 
applying for authority for assignment of license or permit, or for 
consent to transfer of control of corporate licensee or permittee for 
an FM or TV translator station, or low power TV station.
    This collection also includes the third party disclosure 
requirement of 47 CFR Section 73.3580 (OMB approval was received for 
Section 73.3580 under OMB Control Number 3060-0031). 47 CFR 73.3580 
requires local public notice in a newspaper of general circulation or 
providing notice over the air of the filing of all applications for 
assignment of license/permit. This notice must be completed within 30 
days of the tendering of the application. A copy of the newspaper 
notice or a record of the broadcast notice must be placed in the public 
inspection file along with the application.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0707.
    Title: Over-the-Air Reception Devices (OTARD).
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: State or Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 77 respondents; 77 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.0 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Section 207 of the Communications Act of 1994, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 289 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $10,410.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: Section 207 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 
(``1996 Act'') directs the Commission to promulgate rules prohibiting 
restrictions on viewers' ability to receive over-the-air signals by 
television broadcast, multichannel multipoint distribution, or direct 
broadcast satellite services.
    In a Report and Order, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CS Docket No. 96-83, FCC 96-328, 
released August 6, 1996, the Commission fully implemented Section 207 
of the 1996 Act by adopting final rules for a preemption of state, 
local and non-governmental regulations that impair viewers' ability to 
receive over-the-air signals. In doing so, the FCC acknowledged the 
necessity of allowing state, local and non-governmental entities to 
continue to enforce certain regulations and restrictions, such as

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those serving safety purposes, and therefore exempted them from its 
prohibition. Also, state, local and non-governmental entities were 
permitted to file petitions for waivers.
    On September 25, 1998, the Commission released an Order on 
Reconsideration, FCC 98-214, in this proceeding that further modified 
and clarified Section 207 rules. Among other things, the Order on 
Reconsideration clarified how declaratory rulings and waivers in this 
matter are to be served on all interested parties. If a local 
government seeks a declaratory ruling or a waiver, it must take steps 
to afford reasonable, constructive notice to residents in its 
jurisdiction (e.g., by placing notices in a local newspaper of general 
circulation). Certificates of service and proof of constructive notice 
also must be provided to the Commission with the petition. In this 
regard, the petitioner should provide the Commission with a copy of the 
notice and an explanation of where the notice was placed and how many 
people the notice might reasonably have reached.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-7386 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]
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