[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18833-18834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8383]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

April 6, 2010.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden

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invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collection, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520. 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; (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, and (e) ways to further reduce the information collection 
burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    The FCC 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 currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before June 14, 2010. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via email to 
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to [email protected] and Cathy [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Cathy Williams on (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0937.
    Title: Establishment of a Class A Television Service, MM Docket No. 
00-10.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and quarterly reporting 
requirements; Recordkeeping and third party disclosure requirements.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 500 respondents and 12,250 
responses.
    Estimated time per response: 0.0003 hours--52 hours.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 307, 308, 309 and 319 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total annual burden: 234,621 hours.
    Total annual costs: $1,995,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this 
collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On November 29, 1999, the Community Broadcasters 
Protection Act of 1999 (CBPA), Pub. L. No. 106-113, 113 Stat. Appendix 
I at pp. 1501A-594-1501A-598 (1999), codified at 47 U.S.C. Section 
336(f), was enacted. That legislation provided that a low power 
television (LPTV) licensee should be permitted to convert the secondary 
status of its station to the new Class A status, provided it can 
satisfy certain statutorily-established criteria. The CBPA directs that 
Class A licensees be subject to the same license terms and renewal 
standards as full-power television licenses and that Class A licensees 
be accorded primary status as television broadcasters as long as they 
continue to meet the requirements set forth in the statute for a 
qualifying low power station. The CBPA sets out certain certification 
and application procedures for LPTV licensees seeking Class A 
designation, prescribes the criteria LPTV licensees must meet to be 
eligible for Class A licenses, and outlines the interference protection 
Class A applicants must provide to analog, digital, LPTV and TV 
translator stations.
    The CBPA directs that Class A stations must comply with the 
operating requirements for full-service television broadcast stations. 
Therefore, beginning on the date of its application for a Class A 
license and thereafter, a station must be ``in compliance'' with the 
Commission's operating rules for full-service television stations, 
contained in 47 CFR Part 73.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-8383 Filed 4-12-10; 8:45 am]
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