[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37737-37739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15454]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
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 OMB 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 OMB 
control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before August 1, 
2014. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the 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, (6) when 
the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB 
control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. 
A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1158.
    Title: Disclosure of Network Management Practices, Preserving the 
Open Internet and Broadband Industry Practices, Report and Order, GN 
Docket No. 09-191 and WC Docket No. 07-52.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for profit 
entities; State, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,712 respondents; 1,712 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 24.4 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for the 
information collection requirements are contained in section contained 
in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 201, 218, 230, 251, 254, 256, 257, 
301, 303, 304, 307, 309, 316, 332, 403, 503, 522, 536, 548, 1302. 
Interpret or apply S. Rep. No. 104-23, at 51 (1995).
    Total Annual Burden: 41,773 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $560,000.
    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 impacts(s).
    Needs and Uses: The rules adopted in the Open Internet and 
Broadband Industry Practices, Report and Order, GN Docket No. 09-191, 
WC Docket No. 07-52, FCC 10-201, require all providers of broadband 
Internet access service to publicly disclose accurate information 
regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial 
terms of their broadband Internet access services sufficient for 
consumers to make informed choices regarding use of such services and 
for content, application, service, and device providers to develop, 
market, and maintain Internet offerings. The rules ensure transparency 
and continued Internet openness, while making clear that broadband 
providers can manage their networks effectively. The Commission 
anticipates that small entities may have less of a burden, and larger 
entities may have more of a burden than the average compliance burden.


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    OMB Control Number: 3060-0390.
    Title: Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report, FCC Form 395-B.
    Form Number: FCC 395-B.
    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: 14,000 respondents, 14,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority of this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 334 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extend of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 395-B, the ``Broadcast Station Annual 
Employment Report,'' is a data collection device used by the Commission 
to assess industry employment trends and provide reports to Congress. 
By the form, broadcast licensees and permittees identify employees by 
gender and race/ethnicity in ten specified major job categories in the 
form.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1086.
    Title: Section 74.787, Digital Licensing; Section 74.790, 
Permissible Service of Digital TV Translator and LPTV Stations; Section 
74.794, Digital Emissions, Section 74.796, Modification of Digital 
Transmission Systems and Analog Transmission Systems for Digital 
Operation; Section 74.798, LPTV Digital Transition Consumer Education 
Information; Protection of Analog LPTV.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 8,345 respondents; 27,286 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement, 
Recordkeeping requirement and Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 301 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 56,286 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $68,978,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On July 15, 2011, the Commission adopted the Second 
Report and Order, In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the 
Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television 
Translator, and Television Booster Stations and to Amend Rules for 
Digital Class A Television Stations, MB Docket No. 03-185, FCC 11-110 
(``LPTV Digital Second Report and Order''). This document contains 
rules and policies for low power television stations (``LPTV'') to 
transition from analog to digital broadcasting. Due to the Commission 
adopting these rules and policies to effectuate the low power digital 
transition, the LPTV Digital Second Report and Order imposed Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) burdens on licensees.

    Due to the Commission initiating these new services, the Commission 
adopted a number of rules and regulations entailing PRA burdens on 
licensees and manufacturers. These rules have already been approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and are as follows:
    47 CFR 74.787(a)(2)(iii) provides that mutually exclusive LPTV and 
TV translator applicants for companion digital stations will be 
afforded an opportunity to submit in writing to the Commission, 
settlements and engineering solutions to resolve their situation.
    47 CFR 74.787(a)(3) provides that mutually exclusive applicants 
applying for construction permits for new digital stations and for 
major changes to existing stations in the LPTV service will similarly 
be allowed to submit in writing to the Commission, settlements and 
engineering solutions to rectify the problem.
    47 CFR 74.787(a)(4) provides that mutually exclusive displacement 
relief applicants filing applications for digital LPTV and TV 
translator stations may be resolved by submitting settlements and 
engineering solutions in writing to the Commission.
    47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i) states that an application for replacement 
digital television translator may be filed by a full-service television 
station that can demonstrate that a portion of its analog service area 
will not be served by its full, post-transition digital facilities. The 
service area of the replacement translator shall be limited to only a 
demonstrated loss area.
    47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i) states that an applicant for a replacement 
digital television translator may propose a de minimis expansion of its 
full-service pre-transition analog service area upon demonstrating that 
it is necessary to replace its post-transition analog loss area.
    47 CFR 74.790(f) permits digital TV translator stations to 
originate emergency warnings over the air deemed necessary to protect 
and safeguard life and property, and to originate local public service 
announcements (PSAs) or messages seeking or acknowledging financial 
support necessary for its continued operation. These announcements or 
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds each, and be broadcast no more 
than once per hour.
    47 CFR 74.790(e) requires that a digital TV translator station 
shall not retransmit the programs and signal of any TV broadcast or DTV 
broadcast station(s) without prior written consent of such station(s). 
A digital TV translator operator electing to multiplex signals must 
negotiate arrangements and obtain written consent of involved DTV 
station licensee(s).
    47 CFR 74.790(g) requires a digital LPTV station who transmits the 
programming of a TV broadcast or DTV broadcast station received prior 
written consent of the station whose signal is being transmitted.
    47 CFR 74.794 mandates that digital LPTV and TV translator stations 
operating on TV channels 22-24, 32-36 and 38 with a digital transmitter 
not specifically FCC-certificated for the channel purchase and utilize 
a low pass filter or equivalent device rated by its manufacturer to 
have an attenuation of at least 85 dB in the GPS band. The licensees 
must retain with their station license a description of the low pass 
filter or equivalent device with the manufacturer's rating or a report 
of measurements by a qualified individual.
    47 CFR 74.796(b)(5) requires digital LPTV or TV translator station 
licensees that modify their existing transmitter by use of a 
manufacturer-provided modification kit would need to purchase the kit 
and must notify the Commission upon completion of the transmitter 
modifications. In addition, a digital LPTV or TV translator station 
licensees that modify their existing transmitter and do not use a 
manufacturer-provided modification kit, but instead perform custom 
modification (those not related to installation of manufacturer-
supplied and FCC-certified equipment) must

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notify the Commission upon completion of the transmitter modifications 
and shall certify compliance with all applicable transmission system 
requirements.
    47 CFR 74.796(b)(6) provides that operators who modify their 
existing transmitter by use of a manufacturer-provided modification kit 
must maintain with the station's records for a period of not less than 
two years, and will make available to the Commission upon request, a 
description of the nature of the modifications, installation and test 
instructions, and other material provided by the manufacturer, the 
results of performance-tests and measurements on the modified 
transmitter, and copies of related correspondence with the Commission. 
In addition, digital LPTV and TV translator operators who custom modify 
their transmitter must maintain with the station's records for a period 
of not less than two years, and will make available to the Commission 
upon request, a description of the modifications performed and 
performance tests, the results of performance-tests and measurements on 
the modified transmitter, and copies of related correspondence with the 
Commission.
    Protection of Analog LPTV. In situations where protection of an 
existing analog LPTV or translator station without a frequency offset 
prevents acceptance of a proposed new or modified LPTV, TV translator, 
or Class A station, the Commission requires that the existing non-
offset station install at its expense offset equipment and notify the 
Commission that it has done so, or, alternatively, negotiate an 
interference agreement with the new station and notify the Commission 
of that agreement.
    47 CFR 74.798 requires all stations in the low power television 
services to provide notice of their upcoming digital transition to 
their viewers.
    Revised Information Collection Requirements: The Commission removed 
the information collection requirements that were contained in 47 CFR 
74.786(d) and (e), and the requirements related to resolving channel 
conflict from this collection. The requirements were ``sunsetted'' when 
operation on channels 52 to 69 went away on December 31, 2011. 
Therefore, since stations cannot operate on these channels, they cannot 
file for these channels. This means that the requirements in the rule 
sections mentioned above are no longer applicable or used by 
respondents (stations).

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-15454 Filed 7-1-14; 8:45 am]
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