[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 77 (Monday, April 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21345-21346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8566]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

April 15, 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 20, 
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 email 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: 3060-1086.
    Title: Section 74.786, Digital Channel Assignments; Section 74.787, 
Digital Licensing; Section 74.790, Permissible Service of Digital TV 
Translator and LPTV Stations; Section 74.794, Digital Emissions; 
Section 74.796, Modification of Digital Transmission Systems and Analog 
Transmission Systems for Digital Operation.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 8,443 respondents; 34,660 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained at 47 
U.S.C. 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 55,417 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $95,734,200.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 74.786(d) requires that digital LPTV 
and TV translator stations assigned to these channels as a companion 
digital channel demonstrate that a suitable in-core channel is not 
available. The demonstration will require that the licensee conduct a 
study to verify that an in-core channel is not available.
    47 CFR Section 74.786(d) further requires that digital LPTV and TV 
translator stations proposing use of channels 52-59 notify all 
potentially affected 700 MHz wireless licensees of their proposed 
operation not less than 30 days prior to the submission of their 
application. These applicants must notify wireless licensees of the 700 
MHz bands comprising the same TV channel and the adjacent channel 
within the licensed geographic boundaries the digital LPTV or TV 
translator station is proposed to be located, and they must also notify 
licensees of co-channel and adjacent channel spectrum whose service 
boundaries lie within 75 miles and 50 miles respectively of their 
proposed station location.
    47 CFR Section 74.786(e) allows assignment of UHF channels 60 to 69 
to digital LPTV or TV translator stations for use as a digital 
conversion channel provided that stations proposing use of these 
channels notify all potentially affected 700 MHz wireless licensees of 
their proposed operation not later than 30 days prior to the submission 
of their application.
    47 CFR Section 74.786(e) further provides that digital LPTV and TV 
translator stations proposing use of UHF channel 63, 64, 68, and 69 
(public safety frequencies) as a digital conversion channel must secure 
a coordinated spectrum use agreement with the pertinent 700 MHz public 
safety regional planning committee and state administrator prior to the 
submission of their application.
    47 CFR Section 74.786(e) Digital LPTV and TV translator stations 
proposing use of channels 62, 65, and 67 must notify the pertinent 
regional planning committee and state administrator of their proposed 
operation not later than 30 days prior to submission of their 
application.
    47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(2)(iii) provides that mutually exclusive 
LPTV and TV translator applicants for companion digital stations will 
be afforded an opportunity to submit in writing to the Commission, 
settlements and engineering solutions to resolve their situation. (This 
rule section has been renumbered. It was previously 47 CFR Section 
74.787(a)(2)(C)).
    47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(3) provides that mutually exclusive 
applicants applying for construction permits for new digital stations 
and for major changes to existing stations in the LPTV service will 
similarly be allowed to submit in writing to the Commission, 
settlements and engineering solutions to rectify the problem.
    47 CFR Section 74.787(a)(4) provides that mutually exclusive 
displacement relief applicants filing applications for digital LPTV and 
TV translator stations may be resolved by submitting settlements and 
engineering solutions in writing to the Commission.
    47 CFR Section 74.790(f) permits digital TV translator stations to 
originate emergency warnings over the air deemed necessary to protect 
and safeguard life and property, and to originate local public service 
announcements (PSAs) or messages seeking or acknowledging financial 
support necessary for its continued operation. These announcements or 
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds each, and be broadcast no more 
than once per hour.
    47 CFR Section 74.790(e) requires that a digital TV translator 
station shall not retransmit the programs and signal of any TV 
broadcast or DTV broadcast station(s) without prior written consent of 
such station(s). A digital TV translator operator electing to multiplex 
signals must negotiate arrangements and

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obtain written consent of involved DTV station licensee(s).
    47 CFR Section 74.790(g) requires a digital LPTV station who 
transmits the programming of a TV broadcast or DTV broadcast station 
receive prior written consent of the station whose signal is being 
transmitted.
    47 CFR Section 74.794 mandates that digital LPTV and TV translator 
stations operating on TV channels 22-24, 32-36, 38, and 65-69 with a 
digital transmitter not specifically FCC-certificated for the channel 
purchase and utilize a low pass filter or equivalent device rated by 
its manufacturer to have an attenuation of at least 85 dB in the GPS 
band. The licensees must retain with their station license a 
description of the low pass filter or equivalent device with the 
manufacturer's rating or a report of measurements by a qualified 
individual.
    47 CFR Section 74.796(b)(5) requires digital LPTV or TV translator 
station licensees that modify their existing transmitter by use of a 
manufacturer-provided modification kit would need to purchase the kit 
and must notify the Commission upon completion of the transmitter 
modifications, hi addition, a digital LPTV or TV translator station 
licensees that modify their existing transmitter and do not use a 
manufacturer-provided modification kit, but instead perform custom 
modification (those not related to installation of manufacturer-
supplied and FCC-certified equipment) must notify the Commission upon 
completion of the transmitter modifications and shall certify 
compliance with all applicable transmission system requirements.
    47 CFR Section 74.796(b)(6) provides that operators who modify 
their existing transmitter by use of a manufacturer-provided 
modification kit must maintain with the station's records for a period 
of not less than two years, and will make available to the Commission 
upon request, a description of the nature of the modifications, 
installation and test instructions, and other material provided by the 
manufacturer, the results of performance-tests and measurements on the 
modified transmitter, and copies of related correspondence with the 
Commission. In addition, digital LPTV and TV translator operators who 
custom modify their transmitter must maintain with the station's 
records for a period of not less than two years, and will make 
available to the Commission upon request, a description of the 
modifications performed and performance tests, the results of 
performance-tests and measurements on the modified transmitter, and 
copies of related correspondence with the Commission.
    In situations where protection of an existing analog LPTV or 
translator station without a frequency offset prevents acceptance of a 
proposed new or modified LPTV, TV translator, or Class A station, the 
Commission requires that the existing non-offset station install at its 
expense offset equipment and notify the Commission that it has done so, 
or, alternatively, negotiate an interference agreement with the new 
station and notify the Commission of that agreement.
    The Commission requires that wireless licensees operating on 
channels 52-59 and 60-69 notify (by certified mail, return receipt 
requested) a digital LPTV or TV translator licensee operating on the 
same channel of first adjacent channel of its intention to initiate or 
change wireless operations and the likelihood of interference from the 
LPTV or translator station within its licensed geographic service area. 
This notification should describe the facilities, associated service 
area, and operation of the wireless licensee with sufficient detail to 
permit an evaluation of the likelihood of interference.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-8566 Filed 4-18-08; 8:45 am]
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