[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 229 (Tuesday, December 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62774-62775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28609]


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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

11/24/2009.
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 comment on this information collection should 
submit comments on December 31, 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, SW, 
Washington, DC 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-XXXX.
    Title: Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign 
Broadcast Stations, FCC
    Form 308 - 47 CFR 73.3545 and 47 CFR 73.3580.
    Form No.: FCC Form 308.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 26 respondents; 70 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 - 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; 
Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 325(c) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 73 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $26,451.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approve the establishment of a new information collection titled, 
``Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast 
Stations (FCC Form 308).'' Applicants use the FCC Form 308 to apply, 
under Section 325(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, for 
authority to locate, use, or maintain a studio in the United States for 
the purpose of supplying program material to a foreign radio or TV 
broadcast station whose signals are consistently received in the United 
States, or for extension of existing authority.
    Currently, the FCC Form 308 is only available to the public in 
paper form. The Commission is requesting OMB approval of a revised FCC 
Form 308, in Excel format, that will be made available to the public on 
the FCC Forms page of the FCC's website, www.fcc.gov <http://www.fcc.gov/>. The form was revised to make it more user friendly and 
to include questions to obtain only the legal and technical information 
that is essential to grant authority to U.S. broadcasters to supply 
program material to a foreign radio or TV broadcast station whose 
signals are consistently received in the U.S. or to extend the current 
authority. After the applicant completes the form, it is mailed to the 
U.S. Bank along with the application fee. Then, it is forwarded to the 
International Bureau with the exception of fee exempt applications 
which are filed directly with the FCC Secretary's Office and then 
forwarded to the Bureau.
    Broadcasters are also subject to the local public notice provisions 
stated in Section 73.3580 of Subpart H. The Commission adopted Section 
73.3580 in order to ensure that the public is informed of a station's 
filing of an application or amendment by advertisements in local 
newspapers. The public is kept abreast of the stations' existence in a 
local area or plans to locate in a specific local area through such 
advertisements. Section 73.3580 also requires that certain applications 
be maintained on file for public inspection at a stated address in the 
community in which the station is located or is proposed to be located.
    Without this collection of information, the Commission would not be 
able to ascertain whether the main studio owner in the US meets various 
legal requirements or the foreign broadcast facility, which receives 
and retransmits programming from the main studio in the US, meets 
various technical requirements that prevent harmful interference to 
other broadcast stations or telecommunications facilities.


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    Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. E9-28609 Filed 11-30-09 8:45 am]
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