[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 218 (Monday, November 10, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 66560-66561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26738]


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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 73.624(g) of the 
rules, and that this revised rule will take effect as of the date of 
this notice. On January 30, 2008, the Commission published the

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summary document of the 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, 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 the 
revised rule will take effect. This notice is consistent with the 
statement in the Report and Order.

DATES: Effective November 10, 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 October 31, 
2008, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirement(s) contained in section 73.624(g) of the rules. 
The Commission publishes this notice to announce the effective date of 
this rule. 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, 3060-0906, 
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 October 31, 2008, for the information collection 
requirement(s) contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 73.624(g).
    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 OMB Control Number is 3060-0906 and the total annual reporting 
burden for respondents for this collection of information is as 
follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0906.
    OMB Approval Date: 10/31/2008.
    Expiration Date: 10/31/2011.
    Title: Annual DTV Report, FCC Form 317; 47 CFR Section 73.624(g).
    Form Number: FCC Form 317.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 1,815 respondents; 3,630 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 2.0 hours-4.0 hours
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Annual reporting 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,890 hours.
    Annual Burden Cost: $181,500.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303, 336 and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Nature and Extend of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    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 DTV. Specifically, as a result of the Report 
and Order, DTV stations that are permittees must comply with the 
requirements for feeable ancillary or supplementary services in section 
73.624(g) (using FCC Form 317).

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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