[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 34 (Thursday, February 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9770-9771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03296]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1176; OMB 3060-1177; FRS 16504]


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), the Federal 
Communications 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 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 April 20, 
2020. 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 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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1176.
    Title: MVPD Notice, Section 73.3700.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 735 respondents; 735 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1-2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One time reporting requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,397 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $43,800.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain benefits. The statutory 
authority for this information collection is contained in sections 1, 
4(i) and (j), 7, 154(i), 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 312, 316, 318, 
319, 324, 325, 336 and 337 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 Act Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 73.3700 requires that full power and Class A television 
stations assigned a new channel in the incentive auction repacking, 
relinquishing their channel or moving to a new channel as a result of a 
winning bid in the auction, notify MVPDs of their termination of 
operations or change in channel.
    The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 
73.3800, Full Power Television Channel Sharing Outside the Incentive 
Auction, Section 73.6028 Class A Television Channel Sharing Outside the 
Incentive Auction and Section 74.799 Low Power Television and TV 
Translator Channel Sharing require that stations seeking to channel 
share outside of the incentive auction provide notification to MVPDs of 
the fact that the station will be terminating operations on one channel 
to share another station's channel.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1177.
    Title: 47 CFR 74.800, Channel Sharing Agreement (CSA).
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    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: 160 respondents; 160 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1 hr.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 160 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $86,400.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain benefits. The statutory 
authority for this information collection is contained in sections 1, 
4(i) and (j), 7, 154(i), 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 312, 316, 318, 
319, 324, 325, 336 and 337 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 Act Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Full power and Class A television stations that 
agree to share a single television channel in conjunction with the 
incentive auction and low power television (LPTV) and TV translator 
stations that channel share outside of the auction context are required 
to reduce their agreement (CSA) to writing and submit a copy to the 
Commission for review. There is no specified format for the CSA but it 
must contain provisions covering: a. Access to facilities, including 
whether each licensee will have unrestrained access to the shared 
transmission facilities; b. Allocation of bandwidth within the shared 
channel; c. Operation, maintenance, repair, and modification of 
facilities, including a list of all relevant equipment, a description 
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each party's financial obligations, and any relevant notice provisions; 
d. Transfer/assignment of a shared license, including the ability of a 
new licensee to assume the existing CSA; e. Termination of the license 
of a party to the CSA, including reversion of spectrum usage rights to 
the remaining parties to the CSA and f. A provision affirming 
compliance with the channel sharing requirements in the rules including 
a provision requiring that each channel sharing licensee shall retain 
spectrum usage rights adequate to ensure a sufficient amount of the 
shared channel capacity to allow it to provide at least one Standard 
Definition (SD) program stream at all times.
    The information collection requirements contain in 47 CFR 73.3700 
requires that full power and Class A television stations seeking 
approval to channel share in the incentive auction provide the 
Commission with a copy of their CSA for review.
    The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 
73.3800, Full Power Television Channel Sharing Outside the Incentive 
Auction, Section 73.6028, Class A Television Channel Sharing Outside 
the Incentive Auction and Section 73.799, Low Power Television and TV 
Translator Channel Sharing require that stations seeking to channel 
share outside of the incentive auction provide a copy of their ``CSA'' 
to the Commission for review.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-03296 Filed 2-19-20; 8:45 am]
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