[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 9, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15594]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket Nos. 06-121, 02-277, 04-228, MM Docket Nos. 01-235, 01-317, 
00-244, 99-360; FCC 07-216]


2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review--Review of the Commission's 
Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 
202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the effective date of the rule change 
to section 73.3555(d) of the Commission's rules, which was published in 
the Federal Register on February 21, 2008. The rule relates to the 
cross-ownership of broadcast stations and newspapers within a 
designated market area.

DATES: The final rule published on February 21, 2008 (73 FR 9481), 
modifying 47 CFR 73.3555(d), is effective July 9, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information on this 
proceeding, contact Mania Baghdadi, [email protected], 202-418-
2330, of the Media Bureau, Industry Analysis Division.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Report and Order and Order on 
Reconsideration released on February 4, 2008, FCC 07-216, and published 
in the Federal Register on February 21, 2008, 73 FR 9481, the Federal 
Communications Commission adopted a new rule which contains information 
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. The 
Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration stated that the rule 
change requiring OMB approval would become effective immediately upon 
announcement in the Federal Register of OMB approval. On June 23, 2008, 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approved the information 
collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.3555(d). These 
information collections are assigned OMB Control Nos. 3060-0031 and 
3060-0110. This publication satisfies the statement that the Commission 
would publish a document announcing the effective date of the rule 
change requiring OMB approval.
    Under 5 CFR part 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. The 
foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. Broadcast licensees 
are reminded that, as enumerated in paragraph 78 of the Report and 
Order and Order on Reconsideration, licensees with a pending waiver 
request that involves an existing station combination consisting of 
more than one newspaper and/or more than one broadcast station will 
have 90 days after the changes to 47 CFR 73.3555(d) become effective to 
either amend their renewal or waiver requests or file a request for a 
permanent waiver. Entities that have been granted a temporary waiver of 
the newspaper/broadcast cross-ownership rule pending the completion of 
this rulemaking will have 90 days after the changes to 47 CFR 
73.3555(d) become effective to either amend their renewal or waiver 
requests or file a request for a permanent waiver. See 73 FR at 9483, 
9487.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-15594 Filed 7-8-08; 8:45 am]
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