[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45854-45855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21383]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval, Comments 
Requested

September 1, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct 
or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid 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 (PRA) that does not display a valid control 
number. 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.

DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on October 5, 2009. 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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the 
Internet at [email protected] and to Cathy Williams, 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20554. To submit your comments by e-mail send then to: 
[email protected] and to [email protected]. To view a copy of this 
information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to web 
page: http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the 
section of the web page called ''Currently Under Review'', (3) click on 
the downward-pointing arrow in the ''Select Agency'' box below the 
''Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ''Federal Communications 
Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the ''Select 
Agency'' box, (5) click the ''Submit'' button to the right of the 
''Select Agency'' box, and (6) when the FCC list appears, look for the 
title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then 
click on the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact 
Cathy Williams on (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
    Title: Application for DTV Broadcast Station License, FCC Form 302-
DTV; Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel 
Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station, FCC Form 340; Application 
for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM 
Booster Station, FCC Form 349.
     Form Number: FCC Forms: 302-DTV, 340 and 349.

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     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 and Responses: 5,170 respondents and 5,170 
responses.
     Estimated Time per Response: 1-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
     Total Annual Burden: 11,080 hours.
     Total Annual Costs: $19,096,297.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
     Needs and Uses: On June 29, 2009, the Commission adopted a Report 
and Order, Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Broadcast 
Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 07-172, FCC 09-59. In the Report and 
Order, the Commission adopted changes to the FM translator rules that 
would allow AM stations to use authorized FM translator stations to 
rebroadcast the AM signal locally, retransmitting their AM programming 
as a ``fill-in'' service. The adopted cross service translating rules 
limit FM translators to providing ``fill-in'' service only, 
specifically within the AM primary station's authorized service area. 
In addition, the Commission limited the cross-service rule changes to 
``currently authorized FM translators,'' that is, those translators 
with licenses or permit in effect as of May 1, 2009. Therefore, the 
rule changes affecting this information collection will add a new 
universe of filers - AM stations - to this information collection. AM 
stations will use Form 349 to apply for authorizations to operate such 
FM translator stations.
    Consistent with actions taken by the Commission in the Report and 
Order, the following changes are made to Form 349: Sections II and III 
of Form 349 include new certifications concerning compliance with the 
AM station ``fill-in'' service requirements. Specifically, in the AM 
service, applicants certify that the coverage contour of the FM 
translator station is contained within the lesser of: (a) the 2 mV/m 
daytime contour of the AM primary station being rebroadcast, or (b) a 
25-mile radius centered at the AM station's transmitter site. The 
instructions for Sections II and III have been revised to assist 
applicants with completing the new questions.
    FCC Form 349 is used to apply for authority to construct a new FM 
translator or FM booster broadcast station, or to make changes in the 
existing facilities of such stations. This form also includes the third 
party disclosure requirement of 47 CFR 73.3580. Section 73.3580 
requires local public notice in a newspaper of general circulation of 
all application filings for new or major change in facilities. This 
notice must be completed within 30 days of the tendering of the 
application. This notice must be published at least twice a week for 
two consecutive weeks in a three-week period. A copy of this notice 
must be placed in the public inspection file along with the 
application.
    FCC Form 302-DTV is used by licensees and permittees of Digital TV 
(''DTV'') broadcast stations to obtain a new or modified station 
license and/or to notify the Commission of certain changes in the 
licensed facilities of those stations. It may be used: (1) To cover an 
authorized construction permit (or auxiliary antenna), provided that 
the facilities have been constructed in compliance with the provisions 
and conditions specified on the construction permit; or (2) To 
implement modifications to existing licenses as permitted by 47 CFR 
73.1675(c) or 73.1690(c).
    FCC Form 340 is used by licensees and permittees to apply for 
authority to construct a new noncommercial educational (''NCE'') FM, 
TV, and DTV broadcast station, or to make changes in the existing 
facilities of such a station. The FCC Form 340 is only used if the 
station will operate on a channel that is reserved exclusively for 
noncommercial educational use, or in the situation where applications 
for NCE stations on non-reserved channels are mutually exclusive only 
with one another.
    Revisions to this information collection are due to revisions being 
made only to FCC Form 349.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-21383 Filed 9-3-09; 8:45 am]
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