[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57095-57096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22680]


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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: 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 Communications Commission (FCC or the 
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. 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 November 
24, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [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: 3060-0208.
    Title: Section 73.1870, Chief Operators.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 18,498 respondents; 36,996 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.166-26 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 484,019 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 
Sections 154(i) 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: 47 CFR Section 73.1870 requires that the licensee 
of an AM, FM, or TV broadcast station designate a chief operator of the 
station. Section 73.1870(b)(3) requires that this designation must be 
in writing and posted with the station license. Section 73.1870(c)(3) 
requires that the chief operator, or personnel delegated and supervised 
by the chief operator, review the station records at least once each 
week to determine if required entries are being made correctly, and 
verify that the station has been operated in accordance with FCC rules 
and the station authorization. Upon completion of the review, the chief 
operator must date and sign the log, initiate corrective action which 
may be necessary and advise the station licensee of any condition which 
is repetitive. The posting of the designation of the chief operator is 
used by interested parties to readily identify the chief operator. The 
review of the station records is used by the chief operator, and FCC 
staff in investigations, to ensure that the station is operating in 
accordance with its station authorization and the FCC rules and 
regulations.

    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

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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: 3060-0213.
    Title: Section 73.3525, Agreements for Removing Application 
Conflicts.
    Form Number: N/A.
    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: 38 respondents; 40 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 39 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $91,953.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 311 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.3525 states (a) except as provided in 
Sec.  73.3523 regarding dismissal of applications in comparative 
renewal proceedings, whenever applicants for a construction permit for 
a broadcast station enter into an agreement to procure the removal of a 
conflict between applications pending before the FCC by withdrawal or 
amendment of an application or by its dismissal pursuant to Sec.  
73.3568, all parties thereto shall, within 5 days after entering into 
the agreement, file with the FCC a joint request for approval of such 
agreement. The joint request shall be accompanied by a copy of the 
agreement, including any ancillary agreements, and an affidavit of each 
party to the agreement setting forth:
    (1) The reasons why it is considered that such agreement is in the 
public interest;
    (2) A statement that its application was not filed for the purpose 
of reaching or carrying out such agreement;
    (3) A certification that neither the applicant nor its principals 
has received any money or other consideration in excess of the 
legitimate and prudent expenses of the applicant; Provided That this 
provision shall not apply to bona fide merger agreements;
    (4) The exact nature and amount of any consideration paid or 
promised;
    (5) An itemized accounting of the expenses for which it seeks 
reimbursement; and
    (6) The terms of any oral agreement relating to the dismissal or 
withdrawal of its application.
    (b) Whenever two or more conflicting applications for construction 
permits for broadcast stations pending before the FCC involve a 
determination of fair, efficient and equitable distribution of service 
pursuant to section 307(b) of the Communications Act, and an agreement 
is made to procure the withdrawal (by amendment to specify a different 
community or by dismissal pursuant to Sec.  73.3568) of the only 
application or applications seeking the same facilities for one of the 
communities involved, all parties thereto shall file the joint request 
and affidavits specified in paragraph (a) of this section.
    (1) If upon examination of the proposed agreement the FCC finds 
that withdrawal of one of the applications would unduly impede 
achievement of a fair, efficient and equitable distribution of radio 
service among the several States and communities, then the FCC shall 
order that further opportunity be afforded for other persons to apply 
for the facilities specified in the application or applications to be 
withdrawn before acting upon the pending request for approval of the 
agreement.
    (2) Upon release of such order, any party proposing to withdraw its 
application shall cause to be published a notice of such proposed 
withdrawal at least twice a week for 2 consecutive weeks within the 3-
week period immediately following release of the FCC's order, in a 
daily newspaper of general circulation published in the community in 
which it was proposed to locate the station. However, if there is no 
such daily newspaper published in the community, the notice shall be 
published as follows:
    (i) If one or more weekly newspapers of general circulation are 
published in the community in which the station was proposed to be 
located, notice shall be published in such a weekly newspaper once a 
week for 3 consecutive weeks within the 4-week period immediately 
following the release of the FCC's order.
    (ii) If no weekly newspaper of general circulation is published in 
the community in which the station was proposed to be located, notice 
shall be published at least twice a week for 2 consecutive weeks within 
the 3-week period immediately following the release of the FCC's order 
in the daily newspaper having the greatest general circulation in the 
community in which the station was proposed to be located.
    (3) The notice shall state the name of the applicant; the location, 
frequency and power of the facilities proposed in the application; the 
location of the station or stations proposed in the applications with 
which it is in conflict; the fact that the applicant proposes to 
withdraw the application; and the date upon which the last day of 
publication shall take place.
    (4) Such notice shall additionally include a statement that new 
applications for a broadcast station on the same frequency, in the same 
community, with substantially the same engineering characteristics and 
proposing to serve substantially the same service area as the 
application sought to be withdrawn, timely filed pursuant to the FCC's 
rules, or filed, in any event, within 30 days from the last date of 
publication of the notice (notwithstanding any provisions normally 
requiring earlier filing of a competing application), will be entitled 
to comparative consideration with other pending mutually exclusive 
affidavits.
    (5) Within 7 days of the last day of publication of the notice, the 
applicant proposing to withdraw shall file a statement in triplicate 
with the FCC giving the dates on which the notice was published, the 
text of the notice and the name and location of the newspaper in which 
the notice was published.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-22680 Filed 9-23-14; 8:45 am]
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