[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35027-35028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14898]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Approved By the Office of 
Management and Budget

June 16, 2010.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to 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 OMB 
control number, and no person is required to respond to, a collection 
of information unless it displays a currently valid control number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams on (202) 418-2918 or 
send an email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1034.
    OMB Approval Date: June 14, 2010.
    OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2013.
    Title: Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and their Impact on the 
Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service; Digital Notification Form, FCC 
Form 335.
    Form Number: FCC Form 335.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,310 respondents; 1,310 
responses.

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    Estimated Time per Response: 1- 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303, 310 and 533 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,780 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $606,500.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On January 29, 2010, the Commission released the 
Order, Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the 
Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service (``Order''), DA 10-208, MM Docket 
99-325. The Order will allow:
    (1) Eligible authorized FM stations to commence operation of FM 
digital facilities with operating power up to -14 dB upon notice to the 
Commission on either Form 335 (the licensee of a super-powered FM 
station must file an informal request for any increase in the station's 
FM Digital ERP).
    (2) Licensees to submit an application to the Media Bureau, in the 
form of an informal request, for any increase in FM Digital ERP beyond 
6 dB.
    (3) Licensees submitting such a request must use a simplified 
method set forth in the Order to determine the proponent station's 
maximum permissible FM Digital ERP.
    (4) In situations where the simplified method is not applicable due 
to unusual terrain or other environmental or technical considerations 
or when it produces anomalous FM Digital ERP results, the Bureau will 
accept applications for FM Digital ERP in excess of -14 dB on a case-
by-case basis when accompanied by a detailed showing containing a 
complete explanation of the prediction methodology used as well as 
data, maps and sample calculations.
    (5) Finally, the Order implements interference mitigation and 
remediation procedures to resolve promptly allegations of digital 
interference to an authorized FM analog facility resulting from an FM 
Digital ERP power increase undertaken pursuant to the procedures 
adopted in the Order. Pursuant to these procedures, the affected analog 
FM station may file an interference complaint with the Bureau. In order 
to be considered by the Bureau, the complaint must contain at least six 
reports of ongoing (rather than transitory) objectionable interference. 
For each report of interference, the affected FM licensee must submit a 
map showing the location of the reported interference and a detailed 
description of the nature and extent of the interference being 
experienced at that location. Interference reports at locations outside 
a station's protected analog contour will not be considered. The 
complaint must also contain a complete description of the tests and 
equipment used to identity the alleged interference and the scope of 
the unsuccessful efforts to resolve the interference.
    The following rule sections contain information collection 
requirements that have been approved by OMB and do not require any 
additional OMB approval because they did not change since last approved 
by OMB:
    47 CFR 73.404(b) states in situations where interference to other 
stations is anticipated or actually occurs, AM licensees may, upon 
notification to the Commission, reduce the power of the primary Digital 
Audio Broadcasting (DAB) sidebands by up to 6 dB. Any greater reduction 
of sideband power requires prior authority from the Commission via the 
filing of a request for special temporary authority or an informal 
letter request for modification of license.
    47 CFR 73.404(e) states licensees (commercial and noncommercial AM 
and FM radio stations) must provide notification to the Commission in 
Washington, DC, within 10 days of commencing in-band, on channel (IBOC) 
digital operation. The notification must include the following 
information:
    (1) Call sign and facility identification number of the station;
    (2) Date on which IBOC operation commenced;
    (3) Certification that the IBOC DAB facilities conform to 
permissible hybrid specifications;
    (4) Name and telephone number of a technical representative the 
Commission can call in the event of interference;
    (5) FM digital effective radiated power used and certification that 
the FM analog effective radiated power remains as authorized;
    (6) Transmitter power output; if separate analog and digital 
transmitters are used, the power output for each transmitter;
    (7) If applicable, any reduction in an AM station's primary digital 
carriers;
    (8) If applicable, the geographic coordinates, elevation data, and 
license file number of the auxiliary antenna employed by an FM station 
as a separate digital antenna;
    (9) If applicable, for FM systems employing interleaved antenna 
bays, a certification that adequate filtering and/or isolation 
equipment has been installed to prevent spurious emissions in excess of 
the limits specified in Section 73.317;
    (10) A certification that the operation will not cause human 
exposure to levels of radio frequency radiation in excess of the limits 
specified in Section 1.1310 of the Commission's rules and is therefore 
categorically excluded from environmental processing pursuant to 
Section 1306(b). Any station that cannot certify compliance must submit 
an environmental assessment (``EA'') pursuant to Section 1.1311 and may 
not commence IBOC operation until such EA is ruled upon by the 
Commission.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.

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