[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 247 (Thursday, December 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66713-66715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28128]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0386, 3060-0920, 3060-1178 and 3060-1209]


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, 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 Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (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 January 28, 
2019. 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 listed 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 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: 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.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0386.
    Title: Special Temporary Authorization (STA) Requests; 
Notifications; and Informal Filings; Sections 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1635, 
73.1740 and 73.3598; CDBS Informal Forms; Section 74.788; Low Power 
Television, TV Translator and Class A Television Digital Transition 
Notifications; Section 73.3700(b)(5), Post Auction Licensing; Section 
73.3700(f), Service Rule Waiver; FCC Form 337.
    Form No.: FCC Form 337.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,609 respondents and 6,609 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50-4.0 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement and on 
occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i), 157 and 309(j) as amended; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96, Sec.  6402 (codified at 47 
U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat. 156 
(2012) (Spectrum Act); and Sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 7, 301, 302, 303, 
307, 308, 309, 312, 316, 318, 319, 324, 325, 336, and 337 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,475 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $2,156,510.
    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: The data contained in this collection is used by 
FCC staff to determine whether to grant and/or accept the requested 
special temporary authority (or other request for FCC action), waiver 
request, required notification, informal filing, application filings or 
other non-form submission. FCC staff will review for compliance with 
legal and technical regulations, including but not limited to ensuring 
that impermissible interference will not be caused to other stations.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0920.
    Title: Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM 
Broadcast Station; Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-25 Creation of 
Low Power Radio Service; Sec. Sec.  73.807, 73.809, 73.810, 73.827, 
73.850, 73.865, 73.870, 73.871, 73.872, 73.877, 73.878, 73.318, 
73.1030, 73.1207, 73.1212, 73.1230, 73.1300, 73.1350, 73.1610, 73.1620, 
73.1750, 73.1943, 73.3525, 73.3550, 73.3598, 11.61(ii), FCC Form 318.
    Form No.: FCC Form 318.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 21,019 respondents with 
multiple responses; 27,737 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .0025-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement;

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Monthly reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
sections 154(i), 303, 308 and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 35,371 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $39,750.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection does not 
affect individuals or households; thus, there are no impacts under the 
Privacy Act.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Needs and Uses: This submission is being made as an extension to an 
existing information collection pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3507. This 
submission covers FCC Form 318 and its accompanying instructions and 
worksheets. FCC Form 318 is required: (1) To apply for a construction 
permit for a new Low Power FM (LPFM) station; (2) to make changes in 
the existing facilities of such a station; (3) to amend a pending FCC 
Form 318 application; or (4) to propose mandatory time-sharing.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1178.
    Title: TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund Reimbursement Form, FCC Form 
2100, Schedule 399; Section 73.3700(e), Reimbursement Rules.
    Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 399.
    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: 1,900 respondents and 22,800 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i), 157 and 309(j) as amended; and Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96, Sec.  6402 (codified at 47 
U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat. 156 
(2012) (Spectrum Act).
    Total Annual Burden: 31,100 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $5,625,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is some need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information. Invoices, 
receipts, contracts and other cost documentation submitted along with 
the form will be kept confidential in order to protect the 
identification of vendors and the terms of private contracts between 
parties. Vendor name and Employer Identification Numbers (EIN) or 
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) will not be disclosed to the 
public.
    Needs and Uses: The following is a summary of each rule section 
which contains information collection requirements for which the 
Commission seeks continued approval from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB):
    (a) Section 73.3700(e)(2) requires all broadcast television station 
licensees and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) that 
are eligible to receive payment of relocation costs to file an 
estimated cost form providing an estimate of their reasonably incurred 
relocation costs no later than three months following the release of 
the Channel Reassignment Public Notice. If a broadcast television 
station licensee or MVPD seeks reimbursement for new equipment, it must 
provide a justification as to why it is reasonable under the 
circumstances to purchase new equipment rather than modify its 
corresponding current equipment in order to change channels or to 
continue to carry the signal of a broadcast television station that 
changes channels. Entities that submit their own cost estimates, as 
opposed to the predetermined cost estimates provided in the estimated 
cost form, must submit supporting evidence and certify that the 
estimate is made in good faith. Entities must also update the form if 
circumstances change significantly.
    (b) Section 73.3700(e)(3) requires all broadcast television station 
licensees and MVPDs that received an initial allocation from the TV 
Broadcaster Relocation Fund, upon completing construction or other 
reimbursable changes, or by a specific deadline prior to the end of the 
Reimbursement Period to be established by the Media Bureau, whichever 
is earlier, to provide the Commission with information and 
documentation, including invoices and receipts, regarding their actual 
expenses incurred as of a date to be determined by the Media Bureau. If 
a broadcast television station licensee or MVPD has not yet completed 
construction or other reimbursable changes by the Final Allocation 
Deadline, it must provide the Commission with information and 
documentation regarding any remaining eligible expenses that it expects 
to reasonably incur.
    (c) Section 73.3700(e)(4) requires broadcast television station 
licensees and MVPDs that have received money from the TV Broadcaster 
Relocation Fund, after completing all construction or reimbursable 
changes, to submit final expense documentation containing a list of 
estimated expenses and actual expenses as of a date to be determined by 
the Media Bureau. Entities that have finished construction and have 
submitted all actual expense documentation by the Final Allocation 
Deadline will not be required to file at the final accounting stage.
    (d) Section 73.3700(e)(6) requires broadcast television station 
licensees and MVPDs that receive payment from the TV Broadcaster 
Relocation Fund to retain all relevant documents pertaining to 
construction or other reimbursable changes for a period ending not less 
than 10 years after the date on which it receives final payment from 
the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund and to make available all relevant 
documentation upon request from the Commission or its contractor.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1209.
    Title: Section 73.1216, Licensee-Conducted Contests.
    Form Number: None. (Complaints alleging violations of the Contest 
Rule generally are filed on via the Commission's Consumer Complaint 
Portal entitled General Complaints, Obscenity or Indecency Complaints, 
Complaints under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Slamming 
Complaints, Requests for Dispute Assistance and Communications 
Accessibility Complaints which is approved under OMB control number 
3060-0874).
    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: 21,736 respondents; 21,736 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.1-9 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement: Third 
party disclosure requirement and recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 128,788 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $6,520,800.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 1, 4 and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.

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    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted the Contest Rule in 1976 to 
address concerns about the manner in which broadcast stations were 
conducting contests over the air. The Contest Rule generally requires 
stations to broadcast material contest terms fully and accurately the 
first time the audience is told how to participate in a contest, and 
periodically thereafter. In addition, stations must conduct contests 
substantially as announced. These information collection requirements 
are necessary to ensure that broadcast licensees conduct contests with 
due regard for the public interest.
    The Contest Rule permit broadcasters to meet their obligation to 
disclose contest material terms on an internet website in lieu of 
making broadcast announcements. Under the amended Contest Rule, 
broadcasters are required to (i) announce the relevant internet website 
address on air the first time the audience is told about the contest 
and periodically thereafter; (ii) disclose the material contest terms 
fully and accurately on a publicly accessible internet website, 
establishing a link or tab to such terms through a link or tab on the 
announced website's home page, and ensure that any material terms 
disclosed on such a website conform in all substantive respects to 
those mentioned over the air; (iii) maintain contest material terms 
online for at least thirty days after the contest has ended; and (v) 
announce on air that the material terms of a contest have changed 
(where that is the case) within 24 hours of the change in terms on a 
website, and periodically thereafter, and to direct consumers to the 
website to review the changes.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-28128 Filed 12-26-18; 8:45 am]
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