[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78922-78924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32463]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 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. 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 PRA that does not display a valid Office

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of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 
21, 2012. 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 the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to [email protected] and [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0055.
    Title: Application for Cable Television Relay Service Station 
License, FCC Form 327.
    Form Number: FCC Form 327.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 400 respondents; 400 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3.166 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Every 5 
years reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,266 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $98,000.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 308 and 309 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 Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: This filing is the application for a Cable 
Television Relay Service (CARS) microwave radio license. Franchised 
cable systems and other eligible services use the 2, 7, 12 and 18 GHz 
CARS bands for microwave relays pursuant to part 78 of the Commission's 
Rules. CARS is principally a video transmission service used for 
intermediate links in a distribution network. CARS stations relay 
signals for and supply program material to cable television systems and 
other eligible entities using point-to-point and point-to-multipoint 
transmissions. These relay stations enable cable systems and other CARS 
licensees to transmit television broadcast and low power television and 
related audio signals, AM and FM broadcast stations, and cablecasting 
from one point (e.g., on one side of a river or mountain) to another 
point (e.g., the other side of the river or mountain) or many points 
(``multipoint'') via microwave. The filing is done for an initial 
license, for modification of an existing license, for transfer or 
assignment of an existing license, and for renewal of a license after 
five years from initial issuance or from renewal of a license. Filing 
is done in accordance with Sections 78.11 to 78.40 of the Commission's 
Rules. The form consists of multiple schedules and exhibits, depending 
on the specific action for which it is filed. Initial applications are 
the most complete, and renewal applications are the most brief. The 
data collected is used by Commission staff to determine whether grant 
of a license is in accordance with Commission requirements on 
eligibility, permissible use, efficient use of spectrum, and prevention 
of interference to existing stations.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0938.
    Title: Application for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station License, 
FCC Form 319.
    Form Number: FCC Form 319.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, State, local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents and 200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $27,500.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impacts.
    Needs and Uses: On January 20, 2000, the Commission adopted a 
Report and Order (R&O) in MM Docket No. 99-25, In the Matter of 
Creation of Low Power Radio Service. With the adoption of this R&O, the 
Commission authorized the licensing of two new classes of FM radio 
stations, generally referred to as low power FM stations (LPFM): a 
LP100 class for stations operating at 50-100 watts effective radiated 
power (ERP) at an antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) of 30 
meters; and a LP10 class for stations operating at 1-10 watts ERP and 
an antenna height of 30 meters HAAT. These stations will be operated on 
a noncommercial educational basis by entities that do not hold 
attributable interests in any other broadcast station or other media 
subject to the Commission's ownership rules. The LPFM service 
authorized in this Report and Order provides significant opportunities 
for new radio services. The LPFM service creates a class of radio 
stations designed to serve very localized communities or 
underrepresented groups within communities.
    In connection with this new service, the Commission developed a new 
FCC Form 319, Application for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station License. 
FCC Form 319 is required to apply for a license for a new or modified 
Low Power FM (LPFM) station.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1045.
    Title: Section 76.1610, Change of Operational Information; FCC Form 
324, Operator, Mail Address, and Operational Status Changes Operator, 
Mail Address, and Operational Information Changes, FCC Form 324.
    Form Number: FCC Form 324.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,000 respondents; 5,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,500 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
154(i), 303, 308, 309 and 621 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Under 47 CFR Section 76.1610, cable operators must 
notify the Commission of changes in ownership information or operating 
status within 30 days of such change. FCC Form 324 is used to update 
information filed with the Commission concerning the Cable Community 
Registration. The information is the basic operational information on 
operator name, mailing address, community served, and system 
identification. FCC Form 324 will cover a variety of changes related to 
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operators, replacing the requirement of a letter containing 
approximately the same information. Every Form 324 filing will require 
information about the system--the additional information required 
depending largely upon the nature of the change.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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