[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 210 (Thursday, October 29, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 68474-68484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-23441]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket Nos. 17-264, 17-105, 05-6; FCC 20-65; MB Docket Nos. 19-193 
and 17-105; FCC 20-53; MB Docket No. 19-3; FCC 19-127; FRS 17160]


Filing of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation 
Initiative; Revision of the Public Notice Requirements; Low Power FM 
Radio Service Technical Rules; Reexamination of the Comparative 
Standards and Procedures for Licensing Noncommercial Educational 
Broadcast Stations and Low Power FM Stations

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection 
requirements associated with the Second Report and Order of the 
Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing of 
Applications; the Report and Order in Low Power FM Radio Service 
Technical Rules; the Report and Order in Reexamination of the 
Comparative Standards and Procedures for Licensing of Noncommercial 
Educational Broadcast Stations and Low Power FM Stations. This document 
is consistent with the Report and Orders, which stated that the 
Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing 
OMB approval and the effective date of the information collection 
requirements.

DATES: Rule changes to 47 CFR 73.3525, 73.3526, 73.3527, 73.3571, 
73.3573, 73.3580, 73.3594, published at 85 FR 36786 on June 18, 2020; 
Rule changes to 47 CFR 73.816, 73.850, 73.870, published at 85 FR 35567 
on June 11, 2020; and Rule changes to 47 CFR 73.865, 73.872, 
73.7002(c), 73.7003, and 73.7005, published at 85 FR 7880 on February 
12, 2020, are effective on October 30, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Cathy Williams, [email protected], (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on October 9, 
2020, October 7, 2020, October 2, 2020 and September 24, 2020, OMB 
approved the information collection requirements contained in the 
Commission's Report and Order, FCC 20-65, published at 85 FR 36786, 
June 18, 2020, FCC 20-53, published at 85 FR 35567 on June 11, 2020 and 
FCC 19-127, published 85 FR 7880 on February 12, 2020. The OMB Control 
Numbers are 3060-0016, 3060-0213, 3060-1133, 3060-0214, 3060-0932, 
3060-0920, 3060-0027, 3060-0029, 3060-0405, 3060-0110, 3060-0031 and 
3060-0075. The Commission publishes this document as an announcement of 
the effective date of the information collection requirements.

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
October 9, 2020, October 7, 2020, October 2, 2020 and September 24, 
2020 for the information collection requirements contained in the 
Commission's rules.

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    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Numbers 3060-0016, 3060-0213, 3060-1133, 3060-0214, 3060-0932, 
3060-0920, 3060-0027, 3060-0029, 3060-0405, 3060-0110, 3060-0031 and 
3060-0075.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0016.
    OMB Approval Date: October 9, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2023.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video 
Service Authorization, Schedule C (Former FCC Form 346); Sections 
74.793(d) and 74.787, LPTV Out-of-Core Digital Displacement 
Application; Section 73.3700(g)(1)-(3), Post-Incentive Auction 
Licensing and Operations; Section 74.799, Low Power Television and TV 
Translator Channel Sharing.
    Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule C.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,460 respondents and 4,460 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5-7 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; on occasion 
reporting requirement; third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 154(i), 
303, 307, 308 and 309 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 42,370 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $23,026,757.
    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: FCC Form 2100, Schedule C is used by licensees/
permittees/applicants when applying for authority to construct or make 
changes in a Low Power Television, TV Translator or DTV Transition.
    On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment of Section 
73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing 
of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative; Revision 
of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580, Second Report and 
Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 
2020). The Commission adopted new, streamlined procedures for stations 
to provide public notice of the filing of certain applications. 
Stations, including stations filing for new construction permits or 
major modifications to facilities, that were previously required to 
post public notice in a local newspaper, must now post notice online, 
either on the station website or a website affiliated with the station, 
its licensee, or its parent entity, or else must post notice on a 
publicly accessible, locally targeted website, for 30 continuous days 
following acceptance of the application for filing.
    This submission was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-
party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order do not necessitate 
changes to the Form 2100, Schedule C, nor do they affect the substance, 
burden hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, 
however, reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the 
application.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0075.
    OMB Approval Date: September 24, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2023.
    Title: Application for Transfer of Control of a Corporate Licensee 
or Permittee, or Assignment of License or Permit, for an FM or TV 
Translator Station, or a Low Power Television Station, FCC Form 345.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,700 respondents; 3,900 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.075-1.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement and on 
occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,013 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $3,943,979.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 310 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 Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Filing of the FCC Form 345 is required when 
applying for authority for assignment of license or permit, or for 
consent to transfer of control of a corporate licensee or permittee for 
an FM or TV translator station, or low power TV station.
    This collection also includes the third-party disclosure 
requirement of 47 CFR Section 73.3580 (OMB approval was received for 
Section 73.3580 under OMB Control Number 3060-0031). Section 73.3580, 
as amended in the Commission's 2020 Public Notice Second Report and 
Order, requires local public notice of the filing of all applications 
to assign or transfer control of a broadcast station authorization, 
including those of an FM or TV translator or booster station or LPTV 
station. Notice is given by an applicant posting notice of the 
application filing on its station website, its licensee website, its 
parent entity website, or on a publicly accessible, locally targeted 
website, for 30 consecutive days beginning within five business days of 
acceptance of the application for filing. The online notice must link 
to a copy of the application as filed in the Commission's LMS licensing 
database. Applicants for assignment or transfer of control of a low-
power television (LPTV) station that locally originates programming 
must also make a total of six on-air announcements giving notice that 
their applications have been accepted for filing.
    On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment of Section 
73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing 
of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative; Revision 
of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580, Second Report and 
Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 
2020). The Commission adopted new, streamlined procedures for stations 
to provide public notice of the filing of certain applications. 
Applicants, including applicants for assignment or transfer of control 
of authorizations for FM or TV translators or LPTV stations, that were 
previously required to post public notice in a local newspaper, must 
now post notice online, either on the station website or a website 
affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its parent entity, or 
else must post notice on a publicly accessible, locally targeted 
website, for 30 continuous days following acceptance of the application 
for filing.

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Stations that are required to make on-air announcements of the filing 
of certain applications, including an applicant for assignment or 
transfer of control of an LPTV station that locally originates 
programming, must continue to do so, but the announcements are shorter 
and direct viewers and listeners to the application as filed and 
displayed in either the station's Online Public Inspection File or 
another Commission database. A total of six on-air announcements are 
required, at least one per week and no more than one per day or two per 
week, to be broadcast between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. local time, 
Monday through Friday, beginning after the application is accepted for 
filing.
    This submission was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-
party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order do not necessitate 
changes to the Form 345, nor do they affect the substance, burden 
hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, however, 
reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the application.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0027.
    OMB Approval Date: October 2, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2023.
    Title: Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast 
Station, FCC Form 301; Form 2100, Schedule A--Application for Media 
Bureau Video Service Authorization; 47 Sections 73.3700(b)(1) and 
(b)(2) and Section 73.3800, Post Auction Licensing; Form 2100, Schedule 
301-FM--Commercial FM Station Construction Permit Application.
    Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule A, FCC Form 301, FCC Form 2100, 
Schedule 301-FM.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,092 respondents and 4,199 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.075 hours-6.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 12,435 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $62,308,388.
    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 May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment 
of Section 73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of 
the Filing of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation 
Initiative; Revision of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 
73.3580, Second Report and Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-
6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 2020). The Commission adopted new, 
streamlined procedures for stations to provide public notice of the 
filing of certain applications. Stations, including stations filing for 
new construction permits or major modifications to facilities, that 
were previously required to post public notice in a local newspaper, 
must now post notice online, either on the station website or a website 
affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its parent entity, or 
else must post notice on a publicly accessible, locally targeted 
website, for 30 continuous days following acceptance of the application 
for filing. Stations that are required to make on-air announcements of 
the filing of certain applications, must continue to do so, but the 
announcements are shorter and direct viewers and listeners to the 
application as filed and displayed in either the station's Online 
Public Inspection File or another Commission database. A total of six 
on-air announcements are required, at least one per week and no more 
than one per day or two per week, to be broadcast between 7:00 a.m. and 
11:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, beginning after the 
application is accepted for filing.
    This submission was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-
party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 and 47 
CFR 73.3594 adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order, 
do not necessitate changes to the Schedule 301, nor do they affect the 
substance, burden hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule 
changes do, however, reduce burdens and costs associated with filing 
the application. 47 CFR 73.3571(j)(3) and 73.3573(g)(3) require that 
applicants must comply with the local public notice provisions of Sec.  
73.3580(c)(5).

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
    OMB Approval Date: October 2, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2023.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 340, Noncommercial Educational 
Station for Reserved Channel Construction Permit Application.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 340.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not for profit 
institutions and State, local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,820 respondents; 2,820 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,603 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $30,039,119.
    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: This submission was made to the Office of 
Management (OMB) for the approval of information collection 
requirements contained in the Commission's Reexamination of the 
Comparative Standards and Procedures for Licensing Noncommercial 
Educational Broadcast Stations and Low Power FM Stations, Report and 
Order, FCC 19-127, 34 FCC Rcd 12519 (2019) (NCE LPFM Report and Order), 
adopted December 10, 2019, and released on December 11, 2019, where the 
Commission revised its rules and procedures for considering competing 
applications for new and major modifications to noncommercial 
educational full-service FM and full-power television (NCE), and low 
power FM (LPFM) broadcast stations. The changes are designed to improve 
the comparative selection and licensing procedures, expedite the 
initiation of new service to the public, eliminate unnecessary 
applicant burdens, and reduce the number of appeals of NCE comparative 
licensing decisions.
    First, to improve the NCE comparative process, the NCE LPFM Report 
and Order: (1) Eliminates the governing document requirements for 
established local applicants and applicants claiming diversity points; 
(2) establishes a uniform divestiture pledge policy; (3) expands the 
tie-breaker criteria and revises the procedures for allocating

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time in mandatory time-sharing situations; and (4) clarifies and 
modifies the ``holding period'' rule.
    Second, the NCE LPFM Report and Order adopts the following changes 
to the LPFM comparative process: (1) Prohibits amendments that attempt 
to cure past unauthorized station violations; (2) authorizes time-
sharing discussions prior to tentative selectee designations; and (3) 
establishes procedures for remaining tentative selectees following 
dismissal of point aggregation time-share agreements.
    Third, the NCE LPFM Report and Order adopts the following general 
changes: (1) Defines which applicant board changes are major changes; 
(2) clarifies the reasonable site assurance requirements; (3) 
streamlines construction deadline tolling procedures and notification 
requirements; (4) lengthens the LPFM construction period; and (5) 
eliminates restrictions on the assignment and transfer of LPFM 
authorizations.
    Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and NCE 
stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47 CFR 
73.7002, 73.7003, and 73.7005, the form, and corresponding 
instructions, as follows:
    (1) Changing all former references to ``holding period'' to 
``maintenance of comparative qualifications.'' During the four-year 
``maintenance of comparative qualifications'' period, an NCE station 
receiving a decisive preference for fair distribution of service, in 
accordance with the provisions of 47 CFR 73.7002, must certify that any 
technical modification to its authorized facilities satisfies the 
technical requirements of 47 CFR 73.7005(b).
    (2) Adding an ``Established Local Applicant Pledge,'' requiring an 
applicant to pledge to maintain localism characteristics during the 
four-year maintenance of comparative qualifications period, if the 
applicant certifies that it qualifies for points as an ``established 
local applicant'' in the Point System Factors of 47 CFR 73.7003.
    (3) Adding a ``Diversity Pledge,'' requiring an applicant to pledge 
to comply with all of the restrictions on station modifications and 
acquisitions (as defined in 47 CFR 73.7005) during the four-year 
maintenance of comparative qualifications period, if the applicant 
certifies that it qualifies for ``local diversity of ownership'' points 
in the Point System Factors of 47 CFR 73.7003.
    (4) Modifying the divestiture sub-question certification, to 
reflect the new divestiture policies, in the Diversity of Ownership 
question in the Point System Factors Section.
    (5) Adding a new question in the Tie Breakers section of the form, 
reflecting the new third tie-breaker criterion of 47 CFR 73.7003(c)(3).
    (6) Adding a new question in the Tie Breakers Section of the form, 
requiring the applicant to provide its initial date of establishment.
    (7) Adding a Reasonable Site Assurance Certification in the 
Technical Certifications Section of the form, requiring the applicant 
to certify that it has obtained reasonable assurance from the tower 
owner or authorized representative, that its specified site will be 
available.
    The revisions to the relevant rules, and the changes to the 
questions in Schedule 340 listed above affect the substance, burden 
hours, and costs of completing the Schedule 340. Therefore, this 
submission was made to OMB for approval of revised Information 
Collection requirements.
    On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment of Section 
73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing 
of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative; Revision 
of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580, Second Report and 
Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 
2020). The Commission adopted new, streamlined procedures for stations 
to provide public notice of the filing of certain applications. 
Stations, including stations filing for new construction permits or 
major modifications to facilities, that were previously required to 
post public notice in a local newspaper, must now post notice online, 
either on the station website or a website affiliated with the station, 
its licensee, or its parent entity, or else must post notice on a 
publicly accessible, locally targeted website, for 30 continuous days 
following acceptance of the application for filing. Stations that are 
required to make on-air announcements of the filing of certain 
applications, must continue to do so, but the announcements are shorter 
and direct viewers and listeners to the application as filed and 
displayed in either the station's Online Public Inspection File or 
another Commission database. A total of six on-air announcements are 
required, at least one per week and no more than one per day or two per 
week, to be broadcast between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. local time, 
Monday through Friday, beginning after the application is accepted for 
filing.
    This submission was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-
party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order, do not necessitate 
changes to the Schedule 340, nor do they affect the substance, burden 
hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, however, 
reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the application.

    Control Number: 3060-0031.
    OMB Approval Date: September 24, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2023.
    Title: Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station 
Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 314; Application for Consent 
to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction 
Permit or License, FCC Form 315; Section 73.3580, Local Public Notice 
of Filing of Broadcast Applications.
    Form Number: FCC Forms 314 and 315.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,920 respondents and 13,160 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.075 to 7 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303(b) and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 17,159 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $51,493,759.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impacts.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality and respondents are not being asked to submit 
confidential information to the Commission.
    Needs and Uses: This submission was made to the Office of 
Management (OMB) for the approval of information collection 
requirements contained in the Commission's Reexamination of the 
Comparative Standards and Procedures for Licensing Noncommercial 
Educational Broadcast Stations and Low Power FM Stations, Report and 
Order, FCC 19-127, 34 FCC Rcd 12519 (2019) (NCE LPFM Report and Order), 
adopted December 10, 2019, and released on

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December 11, 2019, where the Commission revised its rules and 
procedures for considering competing applications for new and major 
modifications to noncommercial educational full-service FM and full-
power television (NCE), and low power FM (LPFM) broadcast stations. The 
changes are designed to improve the comparative selection and licensing 
procedures, expedite the initiation of new service to the public, 
eliminate unnecessary applicant burdens, and reduce the number of 
appeals of NCE comparative licensing decisions.
    First, to improve the NCE comparative process, the NCE LPFM Report 
and Order: (1) Eliminates the governing document requirements for 
established local applicants and applicants claiming diversity points; 
(2) establishes a uniform divestiture pledge policy; (3) expands the 
tie-breaker criteria and revises the procedures for allocating time in 
mandatory time-sharing situations; and (4) clarifies and modifies the 
``holding period'' rule.
    Second, the NCE LPFM Report and Order adopts the following changes 
to the LPFM comparative process: (1) Prohibits amendments that attempt 
to cure past unauthorized station violations; (2) authorizes time-
sharing discussions prior to tentative selectee designations; and (3) 
establishes procedures for remaining tentative selectees following 
dismissal of point aggregation time-share agreements.
    Third, the NCE LPFM Report and Order adopts the following general 
changes: (1) Defines which applicant board changes are major changes; 
(2) clarifies the reasonable site assurance requirements; (3) 
streamlines construction deadline tolling procedures and notification 
requirements; (4) lengthens the LPFM construction period; and (5) 
eliminates restrictions on the assignment and transfer of LPFM 
authorizations.
    Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and NCE and 
LPFM stations, the Commission is removing the restrictive LPFM station 
three-year ``holding period'' certification from CDBS Forms 314 and 
315, and revising the relevant rules, 47 CFR 73.865 and 73.7005, the 
forms, and corresponding instructions, as follows:
    (1) Changing all references to ``holding period'' to ``maintenance 
of comparative qualifications,'' and requiring NCE stations awarded by 
the point system to certify satisfying the four-year ``maintenance of 
comparative qualifications'' period;
    (2) requiring LPFM applicants to certify that it has been at least 
18 months since the station's initial construction permit was granted 
in accordance with 47 CFR 73.865(c);
    (3) requiring LPFM applicants to certify that the assignment/
transfer of the LPFM authorization satisfies the consideration 
restrictions of 47 CFR 73.865(a)(1);
    (4) requiring LPFM authorizations awarded by the LPFM comparative 
point system, to indicate whether the LPFM station has operated on-air 
for at least four years since grant;
    (5) requiring NCE applicants to certify that the proposed 
acquisition comports with 47 CFR 73.7005(c) diversity requirements, 
based on any ``diversity of ownership'' points awarded in an NCE points 
system analysis.
    Moreover, the NCE LPFM Report and Order will increase the number of 
applicants eligible to file FCC Forms 314 and 315 by eliminating both 
the absolute prohibition on the assignment/transfer of LPFM 
construction permits and the three-year holding period restriction on 
assigning LPFM licenses. The elimination of these restrictions will 
benefit the LPFM service by increasing the likelihood that LPFM permits 
will be constructed, provide new service to communities, and help make 
the LPFM stations more viable.
    On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment of Section 
73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing 
of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative; Revision 
of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580, Second Report and 
Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 
2020). The Commission adopted new, streamlined procedures for stations 
to provide public notice of the filing of certain applications. 
Stations, including commercial stations filing assignment and transfer 
applications, that were previously required to post public notice in a 
local newspaper, must now post notice online either on the station 
website or a website affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its 
parent entity, or else must post notice on a publicly accessible, 
locally targeted website, for 30 continuous days following acceptance 
of the application for filing. Stations, including those filing 
assignment and transfer applications, that are required to make on-air 
announcements of the filing of certain applications, must continue to 
do so, but the announcements are shorter and direct viewers and 
listeners to the application as filed and displayed in either the 
station's Online Public Inspection File or another Commission database. 
A total of six on-air announcements are required, at least one per week 
and no more than one per day or two per week, to be broadcast between 
7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, beginning 
after the application is accepted for filing.
    This submission was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-
party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order, do not necessitate 
changes to the Forms 314 or 315, nor do they affect the substance, 
burden hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, 
however, reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the 
application.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0110.
    OMB Approval Date: September 24, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2023.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station 
License, LMS Schedule 303-S.
    Form Number: FCC 2100, LMS Schedule 303-S.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondent and Responses: 5,126 respondents, 5,126 
responses.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, and Section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Every eight-year reporting requirement; 
Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,868 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $3,994,164.
    Obligation of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the collection is contained Sections 154(i), 
303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and 
Section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment 
of Section 73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of 
the

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Filing of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative; 
Revision of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580, Second 
Report and Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-6, FCC 20-65 
(rel. May 13, 2020). The Commission adopted new, streamlined procedures 
for stations to provide public notice of the filing of certain 
applications. Some stations that were previously required to post 
public notice in a local newspaper, must now post notice online, either 
on the station website or a website affiliated with the station, its 
licensee, or its parent entity, or else must post notice on a publicly 
accessible, locally targeted website, for 30 continuous days following 
acceptance of the application for filing. Stations that are required to 
make on-air announcements of the filing of certain applications, 
including applications for the renewal of broadcast licenses, must 
continue to do so, but the announcements are shorter and direct viewers 
and listeners to the application as filed and displayed in either the 
station's Online Public Inspection File or another Commission database. 
A total of six on-air announcements are required, at least one per week 
and no more than one per day or two per week, to be broadcast between 
7:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, beginning 
after the application is accepted for filing. The Commission also 
clarified low-power FM (LPFM) stations' obligations to provide local 
public notice, and amended section 73.801 of the rules (47 CFR 73.801, 
listing FCC rules that apply to the LPFM service) to include the local 
public notice rule, 47 CFR 73.3580.
    This submission was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-
party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order, do not necessitate 
changes to Schedule 303-S, nor do they affect the substance, burden 
hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, however, 
reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the application.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0213.
    OMB Approval Date: October 9, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2023.
    Title: Section 73.3525, Agreements for Removing Application 
Conflicts.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 38 respondents; 38 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 38 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $91,200.
    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: The Commission is submitting this revision to the 
Office of Management and Budget for approval to remove the information 
collection requirements, annual burden hours and annual cost contained 
in this collection for 47 CFR 73.3535(b). The Commission removed this 
rule section when it adopted the Amendment of Section 73.3580 of the 
Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing of 
Applications, MB Docket No. 17-264, FCC 20-65 on May 12, 2020.
    The following information collection requirements remain in this 
collection: 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.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0214.
    OMB Approval Date: October 7, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2023.
    Title: Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection Files; 
Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal government; Individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 23,984 respondents; 62,839 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-52 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
Recordkeeping requirement, Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for these collections is contained in Sections 151, 
152, 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,043,805 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Commission prepared a system of 
records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-2, ``Broadcast Station Public Inspection 
Files,'' that covers the PII contained in the broadcast station public 
inspection files located on the Commission's website. The Commission 
will revise appropriate privacy requirements as necessary to include 
any entities and information added to the online public file in this 
proceeding.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Most of the documents 
comprising the public file consist of materials that are not of a 
confidential nature. Respondents complying with the information 
collection requirements may request that the information they submit be 
withheld from disclosure. If confidentiality is requested, such 
requests will be processed in accordance with the Commission's rules, 
47 CFR 0.459.
    In addition, the Commission has adopted provisions that permit 
respondents subject to the information collection requirement for 
Shared Service Agreements to redact confidential or proprietary 
information from their disclosures.

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    Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment 
of Section 73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of 
the Filing of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation 
Initiative; Revision of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 
73.3580, Second Report and Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-
6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 2020). The Commission adopted new, 
streamlined procedures for stations to provide public notice of the 
filing of certain applications. Stations, including stations filing for 
new construction permits or major modifications to facilities, that 
were previously required to post public notice in a local newspaper, 
must now post notice online, either on the station website or a website 
affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its parent entity, or 
else must post notice on a publicly accessible, locally targeted 
website, for 30 continuous days following acceptance of the application 
for filing. Stations that are required to make on-air announcements of 
the filing of certain applications, must continue to do so, but the 
announcements are shorter and direct viewers and listeners to the 
application as filed and displayed in either the station's Online 
Public Inspection File or another Commission database. A total of six 
on-air announcements are required, at least one per week and no more 
than one per day or two per week, to be broadcast between 7:00 a.m. and 
11:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, beginning after the 
application is accepted for filing.
    This submission was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-
party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The modified 
information collection requirements, revising rules 47 CFR 
73.3526(e)(13) and 47 CFR 73.3527(e)(10) covering local public notice 
announcements, are as follows:
    47 CFR 73.3526(e)(13)--Local public notice announcements. Each 
applicant for renewal of license shall, within 7 days of the last day 
of broadcast of the local public notice of filing announcements 
required pursuant to Sec.  73.3580(c)(3), place in the station's online 
public inspection file a statement certifying compliance with this 
requirement. The dates and times that the on-air announcements were 
broadcast shall be made part of the certifying statement. The 
certifying statement shall be retained in the public file for the 
period specified in Sec.  73.3580(e)(2) (for as long as the application 
to which it refers).
    47 CFR 73.3527(e)(10)--Local public notice announcements. Each 
applicant for renewal of license shall, within 7 days of the last day 
of broadcast of the local public notice of filing announcements 
required pursuant to Sec.  73.3580(c)(3), place in the station's online 
public inspection file a statement certifying compliance with this 
requirement. The dates and times that the on-air announcements were 
broadcast shall be made part of the certifying statement. The 
certifying statement shall be retained in the public file for the 
period specified in Sec.  73.3580(e)(2) (for as long as the application 
to which it refers).

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0405.
    OMB Approval Date: October 2, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2023.
    Title: Form 2100, Schedule 349--FM Translator or FM Booster Station 
Construction Permit Application.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 349.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, Local or 
Tribal Government; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,250 respondents; 3,750 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,050 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $4,447,539.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment 
of Section 73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of 
the Filing of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation 
Initiative; Revision of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 
73.3580, Second Report and Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-
6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 2020). The Commission adopted new, 
streamlined procedures for stations to provide public notice of the 
filing of certain applications. Stations, including stations filing for 
new construction permits or major modifications to facilities, that 
were previously required to post public notice in a local newspaper, 
must now post notice online, either on the station website or a website 
affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its parent entity, or 
else must post notice on a publicly accessible, locally targeted 
website, for 30 continuous days following acceptance of the application 
for filing.
    This submission was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-
party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order, do not necessitate 
changes to the Schedule 349, nor do they affect the substance, burden 
hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, however, 
reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the application.
    In April 2020, the Commission adopted a Report and Order making 
certain changes to the LPFM technical rules, to improve reception and 
increase flexibility while maintaining interference protection and the 
core LPFM goals of diversity and localism. Amendments of Parts 73 and 
74 to Improve the Low Power FM Radio Service Technical Rules; 
Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, Report and Order, MB 
Docket Nos. 19-193, 17-105, FCC 20-53 (rel. Apr. 23, 2020) (2020 
Technical Report and Order).
    LPFM stations provide a secondary, noncommercial radio service with 
a community focus. The Commission originally designed LPFM engineering 
requirements to be simple so that non-profit organizations with limited 
engineering expertise and small budgets could readily apply for, 
construct, and operate community-oriented stations serving highly 
localized areas. LPFM organizations suggested that the service has 
matured and requires additional engineering options to improve 
reception. Thus, the 2020 Technical Report and Order adopted the 
following rules: Allow expanded LPFM use of directional antennas. All 
LPFM stations may use directional facilities, with either off-the-shelf 
or composite antennas, upon a satisfactory engineering showing. Such 
antennas could improve service near international borders by allowing 
LPFM stations to serve more listeners in the United States while 
continuing to protect Mexican and Canadian stations.
    Redefine ``Minor Changes'' for LPFM stations. An LPFM station may 
apply for approval to relocate its transmitter site without awaiting a 
filing window if the change is ``minor,'' redefined in the 2020 
Technical Report and Order as a

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move of 11.2 kilometers or less. The 2020 Technical Report and Order 
also allowed proposals of greater distances to qualify as minor if the 
existing and proposed service contours overlap.
    Permit LPFM Use of FM Booster Stations. FM booster stations amplify 
and retransmit a station's signal. The 2020 Technical Report and Order 
amended rules that had prohibited LPFM stations from operating booster 
stations, allowing LPFM stations to operate an FM booster in lieu of an 
FM translator when a booster would better address unique terrain 
challenges.
    Allow Shared Emergency Alert System (EAS) Equipment. Co-owned, co-
located radio stations can share EAS equipment, but this option was not 
available to LPFM stations because they cannot be co-owned. The 2020 
Technical Report and Order permitted co-located LPFM stations 
(particularly those in time-share arrangements) to share an EAS decoder 
pursuant to an agreement for common access as well as common 
responsibility for any EAS rule violations, thus potentially reducing 
costs.
    Facilitate Waivers of Requirement to Protect Television Stations 
Operating on Channel 6. Stations on the part of the FM band reserved 
for NCE use must currently protect adjacent television stations on 
Channel 6 (TV6). The 2020 Technical Report and Order deferred to a 
future proceeding consideration of a proposal to eliminate the 
protection of digital television stations operating on TV6. The 2020 
Technical Report and Order stated that until such a proceeding is 
resolved, the Commission will accept FM proposals that are short-spaced 
to TV6 if the FM applicant demonstrates no interference. Alternatively, 
the 2020 Technical Report and Order added language to the rules 
allowing reserved band radio stations to provide an agreement 
indicating the concurrence of all potentially affected digital TV6 
stations.
    Miscellaneous Changes. The 2020 Technical Report and Order added 
language to 47 CFR 73.850 requiring LPFM stations to notify the 
Commission if they are silent for ten days and to seek authority for 
silent periods over 30 days, as required for all other broadcasters, 
thus codifying a longstanding policy that the Bureau already applies to 
the LPFM service that allows it to identify and assist LPFM stations at 
risk of losing their licenses automatically under section 312(g) of the 
Communications Act.
    Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and FM 
Booster (and LPFM) stations, the Commission is revising the form, the 
corresponding instructions, and the information collection as follows:
    (1) Permitting LPFM licensees to own and operate FM Booster 
stations. The 2020 Technical Report and Order will increase the number 
of applicants eligible to file LMS Schedule 349 by eliminating the 
absolute prohibition on the cross-ownership of FM Booster stations by 
LPFM licenses. The overall number of respondents may increase because 
these rule changes expand the universe of applicants eligible to apply 
for an FM Booster station construction permit. Therefore, this 
submission was made to OMB for approval of revised Information 
Collection requirements.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0920.
    OMB Approval Date: October 2, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2023.
    Title: Form 2100, Schedule 318--Low Power FM Station Construction 
Permit Application; Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-25 Creation of 
Low Power Radio Service; Sections 73.801, 73.807, 73.809, 73.810, 
73.816, 73.827, 73.850, 73.865, 73.870, 73.871, 73.872, 73.877, 73.878, 
73.318, 73.1030, 73.1207, 73.1212, 73.1300, 73.1350, 73.1610, 73.1620, 
73.1750, 73.1943, 73.3525, 73.3550, 73.3598, 11.61(ii).
    Form No.: Form 2100, Schedule 318.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 24,606 respondents with 
multiple responses; 31,324 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .0025-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; 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: 52,889 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $1,229,370.
    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 was made to the Office of 
Management (OMB) for the approval of information collection 
requirements contained in the Commission's Reexamination of the 
Comparative Standards and Procedures for Licensing Noncommercial 
Educational Broadcast Stations and Low Power FM Stations, Report and 
Order, FCC 19-127, 34 FCC Rcd 12519 (2019) (NCE LPFM Report and Order), 
adopted December 10, 2019, and released on December 11, 2019, where the 
Commission revised its rules and procedures for considering competing 
applications for new and major modifications to noncommercial 
educational full-service FM and full-power television (NCE), and low 
power FM (LPFM) broadcast stations. The changes are designed to improve 
the comparative selection and licensing procedures, expedite the 
initiation of new service to the public, eliminate unnecessary 
applicant burdens, and reduce the number of appeals of NCE comparative 
licensing decisions.
    First, to improve the NCE comparative process, the NCE LPFM Report 
and Order: (1) Eliminates the governing document requirements for 
established local applicants and applicants claiming diversity points; 
(2) establishes a uniform divestiture pledge policy; (3) expands the 
tie-breaker criteria and revises the procedures for allocating time in 
mandatory time-sharing situations; and (4) clarifies and modifies the 
``holding period'' rule.
    Second, the NCE LPFM Report and Order adopts the following changes 
to the LPFM comparative process: (1) Prohibits amendments that attempt 
to cure past unauthorized station violations; (2) authorizes time-
sharing discussions prior to tentative selectee designations; and (3) 
establishes procedures for remaining tentative selectees following 
dismissal of point aggregation time-share agreements.
    Third, the NCE LPFM Report and Order adopts the following general 
changes: (1) Defines which applicant board changes are major changes; 
(2) clarifies the reasonable site assurance requirements; (3) 
streamlines construction deadline tolling procedures and notification 
requirements; (4) lengthens the LPFM construction period; and (5) 
eliminates restrictions on the assignment and transfer of LPFM 
authorizations.
    Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and LPFM 
stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47 CFR 73.872, 
the form, and corresponding instructions, as follows:
    (1) Adding a Reasonable Site Assurance Certification in the 
Technical Certifications Section of the form, requiring the applicant 
to certify that it has obtained reasonable assurance from the tower 
owner or authorized representative, that its specified site will

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be available. The revisions to the relevant rules, and the changes to 
the questions in Schedule 318 listed above affect the substance, burden 
hours, and costs of completing the Schedule 318. Therefore, this 
submission was made to OMB for approval of revised Information 
Collection requirements. On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted 
Amendment of Section 73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public 
Notice of the Filing of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation 
Initiative; Revision of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 
73.3580, Second Report and Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-
6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 2020). The Commission adopted new, 
streamlined procedures for stations to provide public notice of the 
filing of certain applications. Stations, including stations filing for 
new construction permits or major modifications to facilities, that 
were previously required to post public notice in a local newspaper, 
must now post notice online, either on the station website or a website 
affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its parent entity, or 
else must post notice on a publicly accessible, locally targeted 
website, for 30 continuous days following acceptance of the application 
for filing. Stations that are required to make on-air announcements of 
the filing of certain applications, must continue to do so, but the 
announcements are shorter and direct viewers and listeners to the 
application as filed and displayed in either the station's Online 
Public Inspection File or another Commission database. A total of six 
on-air announcements are required, at least one per week and no more 
than one per day or two per week, to be broadcast between 7:00 a.m. and 
11:00 p.m. local time, Monday through Friday, beginning after the 
application is accepted for filing. The Commission also clarified LPFM 
stations' obligations to provide local public notice, and amended 
section 73.801 of the rules (47 CFR 73.801, listing FCC rules that 
apply to the LPFM service) to include the local public notice rule, 47 
CFR 73.3580.
    This submission was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-
party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order, do not necessitate 
changes to the Schedule 318, nor do they affect the substance, burden 
hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, however, 
reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the application.
    In April 2020, the Commission adopted a Report and Order making 
certain changes to the LPFM technical rules, to improve reception and 
increase flexibility while maintaining interference protection and the 
core LPFM goals of diversity and localism. Amendments of Parts 73 and 
74 to Improve the Low Power FM Radio Service Technical Rules; 
Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, Report and Order, MB 
Docket Nos. 19-193, 17-105, FCC 20-53 (rel. Apr. 23, 2020)(2020 
Technical Report and Order).
    LPFM stations provide a secondary, noncommercial radio service with 
a community focus. The Commission originally designed LPFM engineering 
requirements to be simple so that non-profit organizations with limited 
engineering expertise and small budgets could readily apply for, 
construct, and operate community-oriented stations serving highly 
localized areas. LPFM organizations suggested that the service has 
matured and requires additional engineering options to improve 
reception. Thus, the 2020 Technical Report and Order adopted the 
following rules: Allow expanded LPFM use of directional antennas. All 
LPFM stations may use directional facilities, with either off-the-shelf 
or composite antennas, upon a satisfactory engineering showing. Such 
antennas could improve service near international borders by allowing 
LPFM stations to serve more listeners in the United States while 
continuing to protect Mexican and Canadian stations.
    Redefine ``Minor Changes'' for LPFM stations. An LPFM station may 
apply for approval to relocate its transmitter site without awaiting a 
filing window if the change is ``minor,'' redefined in the 2020 
Technical Report and Order as a move of 11.2 kilometers or less. The 
2020 Technical Report and Order also allowed proposals of greater 
distances to qualify as minor if the existing and proposed service 
contours overlap.
    Permit LPFM Use of FM Booster Stations. FM booster stations amplify 
and retransmit a station's signal. The 2020 Technical Report and Order 
amended rules that had prohibited LPFM stations from operating booster 
stations, allowing LPFM stations to operate an FM booster in lieu of an 
FM translator when a booster would better address unique terrain 
challenges.
    Allow Shared Emergency Alert System (EAS) Equipment. Co-owned, co-
located radio stations can share EAS equipment, but this option was not 
available to LPFM stations because they cannot be co-owned. The 2020 
Technical Report and Order permitted co-located LPFM stations 
(particularly those in time-share arrangements) to share an EAS decoder 
pursuant to an agreement for common access as well as common 
responsibility for any EAS rule violations, thus potentially reducing 
costs.
    Facilitate Waivers of Requirement to Protect Television Stations 
Operating on Channel 6. Stations on the part of the FM band reserved 
for NCE use must currently protect adjacent television stations on 
Channel 6 (TV6). The 2020 Technical Report and Order deferred to a 
future proceeding consideration of a proposal to eliminate the 
protection of digital television stations operating on TV6. The 2020 
Technical Report and Order stated that until such a proceeding is 
resolved, the Commission will accept FM proposals that are short-spaced 
to TV6 if the FM applicant demonstrates no interference. Alternatively, 
the 2020 Technical Report and Order added language to the rules 
allowing reserved band radio stations to provide an agreement 
indicating the concurrence of all potentially affected digital TV6 
stations.
    Miscellaneous Changes. The 2020 Technical Report and Order added 
language to 47 CFR 73.850 requiring LPFM stations to notify the 
Commission if they are silent for ten days and to seek authority for 
silent periods over 30 days, as required for all other broadcasters, 
thus codifying a longstanding policy that the Bureau already applies to 
the LPFM service that allows it to identify and assist LPFM stations at 
risk of losing their licenses automatically under section 312(g) of the 
Communications Act. The 2020 Technical Report and Order also made 
several non-substantive changes to remove duplicative and out-of-date 
information.
    Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and LPFM 
stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47 CFR 73.816, 
73.850, and 73.870, the form, and corresponding instructions, as 
follows:
    (1) Adding an Antenna Type question in the Technical Certifications 
Section of the form, requiring the applicant to describe the proposed 
antenna type (directional or non-directional). Applicants proposing a 
directional antenna (as now permitted by section 73.816) must complete 
a data table, providing relative field values for every 10 degrees on 
the unit circle.
    (2) Modifying section 73.850 to clarify that LPFM stations must, 
like other broadcast stations, notify the

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Commission if they temporarily stop broadcasting. The rules require 
radio stations to notify the Commission within 10 days of temporarily 
discontinuing operations and to obtain Commission authorization if the 
discontinued operations last beyond 30 days.
    (3) Redefining the types of LPFM facility changes that qualify as 
``minor'' (in section 73.870), to provide additional flexibility for 
LPFM stations to relocate their facilities.
    The revisions to the relevant rules, and the changes to the 
questions in Schedule 318 listed above affect the substance, burden 
hours, and costs of completing the Schedule 318. Therefore, this 
submission was made to OMB for approval of revised Information 
Collection requirements.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0932.
    OMB Approval Date: October 7, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2023.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video 
Service Authorization, Schedule E (Former FCC Form 301-CA); 47 CFR 
Sections 73.3700(b)(1)(i)-(v) and (vii), (b)(2)(i) and (ii); 47 CFR 
Section 73.6028; 47 CFR Section 74.793(d).
    Form No.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule E (Application for Media Bureau 
Audio and Video Service Authorization) (Former FCC Form 301-CA).
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 745 respondents and 745 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.25 hours-6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; 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. 151, 
154(i), 157 and 309(j) as amended; Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
Creation Act of 2012, Public Law 112-96, 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 the Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1999.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,146 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $4,334,902.
    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: FCC Form 2100, Schedule E (formerly FCC Form 301-
CA) is to be used in all cases by a Class A television station licensee 
seeking to make changes in the authorized facilities of such station. 
FCC Form 2100, Schedule E requires applicants to certify compliance 
with certain statutory and regulatory requirements. Detailed 
instructions on the FCC Form 2100, Schedule E provide additional 
information regarding Commission rules and policies. FCC Form 2100, 
Schedule E is presented primarily in a ``Yes/No'' certification format. 
However, it contains appropriate places for submitting explanations and 
exhibits where necessary or appropriate. Each certification constitutes 
a material representation. Applicants may only mark the ``Yes'' 
certification when they are certain that the response is correct. A 
``No'' response is required if the applicant is requesting a waiver of 
a pertinent rule and/or policy, or where the applicant is uncertain 
that the application fully satisfies the pertinent rule and/or policy. 
FCC Form 2100, Schedule E filings made to implement post-auction 
channel changes will be considered minor change applications.
    Class A applications for a major change are subject to third party 
disclosure requirement of Section 73.3580, which requires local public 
notice that the application has been accepted for filing. Notice is 
given by an applicant posting notice of the application filing on its 
station website, its licensee website, its parent entity website, or on 
a publicly accessible, locally targeted website, for 30 consecutive 
days beginning within five business days of acceptance of the 
application for filing. The online notice must link to a copy of the 
application as filed in the Commission's LMS licensing database.
    On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment of Section 
73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of the Filing 
of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative; Revision 
of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 73.3580, Second Report and 
Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 
2020). The Commission adopted new, streamlined procedures for stations 
to provide public notice of the filing of certain applications. 
Stations, including Class A television stations filing for new 
construction permits or major modifications to facilities, that were 
previously required to post public notice in a local newspaper, must 
now post notice online, either on the station website or a website 
affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its parent entity, or 
else must post notice on a publicly accessible, locally targeted 
website, for 30 continuous days following acceptance of the application 
for filing.
    This submission was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-
party disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as 
adopted in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes 
pertaining to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted 
in the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order do not necessitate 
changes to the Form 2100, Schedule E, nor do they affect the substance, 
burden hours, or costs of completing the forms. The rule changes do, 
however, reduce burdens and costs associated with filing the 
application.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1133.
    OMB Approval Date: October 7, 2020.
    OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2023.
    Title: Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign 
Broadcast Stations (FCC Form 308); 47 CFR Sections 73.3545 and 73.3580.
    Form No.: FCC Form 308.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 26 respondents; 48 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-2 hours.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 325(c) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 40 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $18,642.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2020, the Commission adopted Amendment 
of Section 73.3580 of the Commission's Rules Regarding Public Notice of 
the Filing of Applications; Modernization of Media Regulation 
Initiative; Revision of the Public Notice Requirements of Section 
73.3580, Second Report and Order, MB Docket Nos. 17-254, 17-105, & 05-
6, FCC 20-65 (rel. May 13, 2020). The Commission adopted new, 
streamlined procedures for stations to provide public notice of the 
filing of certain applications. Stations, including stations filing FCC 
Form 308, that were previously required to post public notice in a 
local newspaper, must now post notice online, either on the station 
website or a website affiliated with the station, its licensee, or its 
parent entity, or else must post notice on a publicly accessible, 
locally targeted website, for

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30 continuous days following acceptance of the application for filing.
    This was made to OMB for approval of the modified third-party 
disclosure requirements for this Information Collection, as adopted in 
the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order. The changes pertaining 
to this Information Collection and to 47 CFR 73.3580 adopted in the 
2020 Public Notice
    Second Report and Order do not necessitate changes to FCC Form 308, 
nor do they affect the substance, burden hours, or costs of completing 
the forms. The rule changes do, however, reduce burdens and costs 
associated with filing the application.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-23441 Filed 10-28-20; 8:45 am]
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