[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 113 (Monday, June 13, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35772-35773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12714]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0506 and OMB 3060-0938; FR ID 90817]


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 of 1995 (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 collection. Comments are requested 
concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 12, 
2022. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find 
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0506.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 302-FM--FM Station License 
Application.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 302-FM.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 925 respondents; 925 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,135 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $801,500.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted the FM Broadcast Directional 
Antenna Performance Verification Order, FCC 22-38, adopted May 19, 
2022, and released on May 19, 2022, where the Commission revised its 
broadcast radio rules and procedures to allow for FM antenna 
directional pattern verification by computer modeling. This represents 
an update from the previous requirement that an FM or LPFM directional 
antenna's performance be verified by the ``measured relative field 
pattern'' and brings our rules for those services into regulatory 
conformity with our rules governing AM and DTV directional antennas. 
The Commission expects that this change in how the antenna manufacturer 
may validate its FM directional antenna studies would provide an FM 
license applicant with greater flexibility in antenna siting and reduce 
the overall costs of designing and building an FM directional antenna, 
and station construction.

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    Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and full-
service FM stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47 
CFR 73.316 and 47 CFR 73.1690, and corresponding instructions, as 
follows:
    Gives an FM license applicant that employs a directional antenna 
the option of submitting computer-generated proofs of the FM 
directional antenna pattern prepared by the antenna's manufacturer, in 
lieu of measured pattern plots and tabulations derived from physical 
full-size or scale model antenna mockups.
    In Section 73.316, specifies the information required in a license 
application filed for a station using an FM directional antenna, which 
opts to use computer modeling pattern verification. For example, the 
license application must include a statement from the engineer 
responsible for designing the antenna, performing the modeling, and 
preparing the antenna manufacturer's instructions for installation of 
the antenna, that identifies and describes the software used to create 
the computer model, the software tool(s) used in the modeling and the 
procedures applied in using the software. The statement should describe 
all radiating structures included in the model. It must also include a 
certification that the software executed normally without generating 
error messages or warnings.
    Requires that, the first time the directional pattern of a 
particular model of antenna is verified using computer results, the 
broadcast station must submit to the Commission both the results of the 
computer modelling and the measurements of either a full-size or scale 
model of the antenna or elements thereof, demonstrating a reasonable 
correlation between the measurements achieved and the computer model 
results. Once a particular antenna model or series of elements has been 
verified, subsequent applicants using the same antenna model number or 
elements and the same modeling software may cross-reference the 
original submission by providing the application file number.
    The revisions to the relevant rules and corresponding Schedule 302-
FM instructions listed above may potentially affect the substance, 
burden hours, and costs of completing the Schedule 302-FM. Therefore, 
this submission is being made to OMB for approval of the revised 
Information Collection requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0938.
    Title: Form 2100, Schedule 319--Low Power FM Station License 
Application.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 319.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, State, local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents and 200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $27,500.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted the FM Broadcast Directional 
Antenna Performance Verification Order, FCC 22-38, adopted May 19, 
2022, and released on May 19, 2022, where the Commission revised its 
broadcast radio rules and procedures to allow for LPFM antenna 
directional pattern verification by computer modeling. This represents 
an update from the previous requirement that an FM or LPFM directional 
antenna's performance be verified by the ``measured relative field 
pattern'' and brings our rules for those services into regulatory 
conformity with our rules governing AM and DTV directional antennas. 
The Commission expects that this change in how the antenna manufacturer 
may validate its LPFM directional antenna studies would provide an LPFM 
license applicant with greater flexibility in antenna siting and reduce 
the overall costs of designing and building an LPFM directional 
antenna, and station construction.
    Specifically, pertaining to this Information Collection and LPFM 
stations, the Commission is revising the relevant rules, 47 CFR 73.316 
and 47 CFR 73.1690, and corresponding instructions, as follows:
    Gives an LPFM license applicant that employs a directional antenna 
the option of submitting computer-generated proofs of the LPFM 
directional antenna pattern prepared by the antenna's manufacturer, in 
lieu of measured pattern plots and tabulations derived from physical 
full-size or scale model antenna mockups.
    In Section 73.316, specifies the information required in a license 
application filed for a station using an LPFM directional antenna, 
which opts to use computer modeling pattern verification. For example, 
the license application must include a statement from the engineer 
responsible for designing the antenna, performing the modeling, and 
preparing the antenna manufacturer's instructions for installation of 
the antenna, that identifies and describes the software used to create 
the computer model, the software tool(s) used in the modeling and the 
procedures applied in using the software. The statement should describe 
all radiating structures included in the model. It must also include a 
certification that the software executed normally without generating 
error messages or warnings.
    Requires that, the first time the directional pattern of a 
particular model of antenna is verified using computer results, the 
broadcast station must submit to the Commission both the results of the 
computer modelling and the measurements of either a full-size or scale 
model of the antenna or elements thereof, demonstrating a reasonable 
correlation between the measurements achieved and the computer model 
results. Once a particular antenna model or series of elements has been 
verified, subsequent applicants using the same antenna model number or 
elements and the same modeling software may cross-reference the 
original submission by providing the application file number.
    The revisions to the relevant rules and corresponding Form 2100, 
Schedule 319 (LPFM License Application) instructions listed above may 
potentially affect the substance, hours, and costs of completing the 
Schedule 319 (LPFM License Application). Therefore, this submission is 
being made to OMB for approval of the revised Information Collection 
requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-12714 Filed 6-10-22; 8:45 am]
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