[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17664-17666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06565]


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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

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required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are 
requested concerning 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 
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 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 of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 21, 
2013. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] [email protected] and to 
[email protected] [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0422.
    Title: Section 68.5, Waivers (Application for Waivers of Hearing 
Aid Compatibility Requirements).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 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 47 
U.S.C. 610.
    Total Annual Burden: 6 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from 
individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Telephone manufacturers seeking a waiver of 47 CFR 
68.4(a)(1), which requires that certain telephones be hearing aid 
compatible, must demonstrate that compliance with the rule is 
technologically infeasible or too costly. Information is used by FCC 
staff to determine whether to grant or dismiss the request.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0188.
    Title: Call Sign Reservation and Authorization System, FCC Form 
380.
    Form Number: FCC Form 380.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,600 respondents; 1,600 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.166-0.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 333 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $162,000.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 154(i) 
and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extend of Confidentiality: There is need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.3550 provides that all requests for new 
or modified call signs be made via the on-line call sign reservation 
and authorization. The Commission uses an on-line system, FCC Form 380, 
for the electronic preparation and submission of requests for the 
reservation and authorization of new and modified call signs. Access to 
the call sign reservation and authorization system is made by broadcast 
licensees and permittees, or by persons acting on their behalf, via the 
Internet's World Wide Web. This on-line, electronic call sign system 
enables users to determine the availability and licensing status of 
call signs; to request an initial, or change an existing, call sign; 
and to determine and submit more easily the appropriate fee, if any. 
Because all elements necessary to make a valid call sign reservation 
are encompassed within the on-line system, this system prevents users 
from filing defective or incomplete call sign requests. The electronic 
system also provides greater certitude, as a selected call sign is 
effectively reserved as soon as the user has submitted its call sign 
request. This electronic call sign reservation and authorization system 
has significantly improved service to all radio and television 
broadcast station licensees and permittees.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0170.
    Title: Section 73.1030, Notifications Concerning Interference to 
Radio Astronomy, Research and Receiving Installations.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 57 respondents; 57 responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Cost: $14,250.
    Total Annual Burden: 29 hours.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 154(i) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is need for 
confidentiality required with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.1030 states in order to minimize harmful 
interference at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory site located 
at Green, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and at the Naval Radio 
Research Observatory at Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia, a 
licensee proposing to operate a short-term broadcast auxiliary station 
pursuant to Sec.  74.24, and any applicant for authority to construct a 
new broadcast station, or for authority to make changes in the 
frequency, power, antenna height, or antenna directivity of an existing 
station within the area bounded by 39[deg]15' N on the north, 
78[deg]30' W on the east, 37[deg]30' N on the south, and 80[deg]30' W 
on the west, shall notify the Interference Office, National Radio 
Astronomy Observatory, P.O. Box 2, Green Bank, West Virginia 24944. 
Telephone: (304) 456-2011. The notification shall be in writing and set

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forth the particulars of the proposed station, including the 
geographical coordinates of the antenna, antenna height, antenna 
directivity if any, proposed frequency, type of emission and power. The 
notification shall be made prior to, or simultaneously with, the filing 
of the application with the Commission. After receipt of such 
applications, the FCC will allow a period of 20 days for comments or 
objections in response to the notifications indicated. If an objection 
to the proposed operation is received during the 20-day period from the 
National Radio Astronomy Observatory for itself, or on behalf of the 
Naval Radio Research Observatory, the FCC will consider all aspects of 
the problem and take whatever action is deemed appropriate.
    (2) Any applicant for a new permanent base or fixed station 
authorization to be located on the islands of Puerto Rico, Desecheo, 
Mona, Vieques, and Culebra, or for a modification of an existing 
authorization which would change the frequency, power, antenna height, 
directivity, or location of a station on these islands and would 
increase the likelihood of the authorized facility causing 
interference, shall notify the Interference Office, Arecibo 
Observatory, HC3 Box 53995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612, in writing or 
electronically, of the technical parameters of the proposal. Applicants 
may wish to consult interference guidelines, which will be provided by 
Cornell University. Applicants who choose to transmit information 
electronically should email to: [email protected].
    (i) The notification to the Interference Office, Arecibo 
Observatory shall be made prior to, or simultaneously with, the filing 
of the application with the Commission. The notification shall state 
the geographical coordinates of the antenna (NAD-83 datum), antenna 
height above ground, ground elevation at the antenna, antenna 
directivity and gain, proposed frequency and FCC Rule Part, type of 
emission, and effective radiated power.
    (ii) After receipt of such applications, the Commission will allow 
the Arecibo Observatory a period of 20 days for comments or objections 
in response to the notification indicated. The applicant will be 
required to make reasonable efforts to resolve or mitigate any 
potential interference problem with the Arecibo Observatory and to file 
either an amendment to the application or a modification application, 
as appropriate. The Commission shall determine whether an applicant has 
satisfied its responsibility to make reasonable efforts to protect the 
Observatory from interference.

    OMB Number: 3060-0171.
    Title: Section 73.1125, Station Main Studio Location.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 72 respondents; 72 responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 135 hours.
    Annual Burden Cost: $111,870.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information 154(i) and 
307(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.1125(d)(1) requires AM, FM or TV 
licensees to notify the Commission when the main studio is relocated 
and from a point outside the locations specified in Section 73.1125(a) 
or (c) to one within those locations.
    47 CFR 73.1125(d)(2) requires licensees to receive written 
authority to locate a main studio outside the locations specified in 
paragraph (a) or (c) of this section for the first time must be 
obtained from the Audio Division, Media Bureau for AM and FM stations, 
or the Video Division for TV and Class A television stations before the 
studio may be moved to that location. Where the main studio is already 
authorized at a location outside those specified in paragraph (a) or 
(c) of this section, and the licensee or permittee desires to specify a 
new location also located outside those locations, written authority 
must also be received from the Commission prior to the relocation of 
the main studio. Authority for these changes may be requested by filing 
a letter with an explanation of the proposed changes with the 
appropriate division. Licensees or permittees should also be aware that 
the filing of such a letter request does not imply approval of the 
relocation request, because each request is addressed on a case-by-case 
basis. A filing fee is required for commercial AM, FM, TV or Class A TV 
licensees or permittees filing a letter request under the section (see 
Sec. 1.1104 of this chapter).

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-06565 Filed 3-21-13; 8:45 am]
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