[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 2, 2009)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 26300-26301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12836]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 74

[MB Docket No. 08-253; FCC 09-36]


Replacement Digital Television Translator Service

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 six months, 
the information collection requirement associated with a previously 
published rule document, and that this rule will take effect on June 
19, 2009. On May 20, 2009, the Commission published the summary 
document of the Report and Order, In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 
73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Replacement 
Digital Low Power Television Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 08-253, 
FCC 09-36. The Ordering Clause of the Report and Order stated that the 
Commission would publish notification in the Federal Register 
announcing when OMB

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approval for this rule section which contains an information collection 
requirement has been received and when the revised rule will take 
effect. This notice is consistent with the statement in the Report and 
Order.

DATES: The effective date for Sec.  74.787(a)(5)(i), added at 74 FR 
23650, May 20, 2009, is June 19, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please 
contact Shaun Maher, [email protected], of the Media Bureau, Video 
Division, (202) 418-1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 21, 
2009, OMB approved, for a period of six months, the information 
collection requirement contained in Sec.  74.787(a)(5)(i) 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 OMB Control Numbers, 3060-0027 and 
3060-0029, 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 May 21, 2009, for the information collection requirement 
contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 73.787(a)(5)(i).
    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 3060-1086 and the total annual reporting 
burdens and costs for respondents for this information collection are 
as follows:
    OMB Control Numbers: 3060-1086.
    OMB Approval Date: May 21, 2009.
    Expiration Date: November 30, 2009.
    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, and 
Section 74.796, Modification of Digital Transmission Systems and Analog 
Transmission Systems for Digital Operation.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 8,533 respondents; 34,790 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; One-time 
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 55,542 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $95,767,200.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Act Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On May 8, 2009, the Commission adopted the Report 
and Order, In the Matter of Amendments of Parts 73 and 74 of the 
Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Replacement Digital Low Power 
Television Translator Stations; MB Docket No. 08-253, FCC 09-36 
(released May 8, 2009). In this Report and Order, the Commission 
created a new ``replacement'' digital television translator service to 
permit full-service television stations to continue to provide service 
to viewers within their analog coverage areas who have lost service as 
a result of those stations' digital transition. Replacement digital 
translators can be licensed solely on digital television channels 2 
through 51 and with secondary frequency status. Unlike other television 
translator licenses, the replacement digital television translator 
license will be associated with the full-service station's main license 
and will have the same four letter call sign as its associated main 
station. As a result, a replacement digital television translator 
license may not be separately assigned or transferred and will be 
renewed or assigned along with the full-service station's main license. 
Almost all other rules associated with television translator stations 
are applied to replacement digital television translators.
    Moreover, the Report and Order adopts an information collection 
requirement contained in 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i). 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i) 
states that an application for a replacement digital television 
translator may be filed by a full-service television station that can 
demonstrate that a portion of its analog service area will not be 
served by its full, post-transition digital facilities. The service 
area of the replacement digital television translators shall be limited 
to only a demonstrated loss area. However, an applicant for a 
replacement digital television translator may propose a de minimis 
expansion of its full-service pre-transition analog service area upon 
demonstrating that it is necessary to replace its post-transition 
analog loss area.
    Congress has mandated that after June 12, 2009, full-power 
television broadcast stations must transmit only in digital signals, 
and may no longer transmit analog signals. Therefore, this collection 
of information will allow full-power DTV stations to use replacement 
digital television translators to meet their statutory responsibilities 
and begin operations on their final, post-transition (digital) channels 
by their construction deadlines. Replacement digital television 
translators will provide DTV broadcasters with an important tool for 
providing optimum signal coverage to their pre-transition analog 
viewers. For some broadcasters, replacement digital television 
translators may offer the only option for continuing to provide over-
the-air service to pre-transition analog viewers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-12836 Filed 6-1-09; 8:45 am]
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