[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 104 (Thursday, May 29, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 30789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11984]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 07-91; FCC 07-228]


Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies 
Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection(s) associated with section 73.682(d) of the 
rules. On January 30, 2008, the Commission established May 29, 2008 as 
the effective date for this rule--section 73.682(d)--in the summary 
document of the Report and Order, which was published in the Federal 
Register at 73 FR 5634. The Ordering Clause of the Report and Order 
stated that the Commission would publish a notice in the Federal 
Register announcing when OMB approval for this rule section has been 
received and when this rule will take effect. This notice is consistent 
with the statement in the Report and Order.

DATES: Effective May 29, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please 
contact Evan Baranoff, [email protected], or Kim Matthews, 
[email protected], of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418-
2120.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on March 4, 
2008, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirement contained in section 73.682(d) of the rules. The 
Commission publishes this notice as a second announcement of the 
effective date of the rules. If you have any comments on the burden 
estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the 
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy 
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control 
Number, 3060-1104, in your correspondence. The Commission will also 
accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB 
approval on March 4, 2008, for the information collection requirement 
contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 73.682(d). The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-1104. The total annual reporting burden for 
respondents for these collections of information, including the time 
for gathering and maintaining the collection of information, is 
estimated to be: 1,812 respondents, a total annual hourly burden of 
47,112 hours, and there is no total annual cost burden associated with 
this information collection.
    Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information unless it displays a current, 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.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-11984 Filed 5-28-08; 8:45 am]
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