[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 160 (Friday, August 19, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51093-51095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17930]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0506 and OMB 3060-0938; FR ID 101225]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to 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, 
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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before September 19, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, 
via email to [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 Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
    As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the

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information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks 
specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information 
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.''
    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
    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.
    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

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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, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-17930 Filed 8-18-22; 8:45 am]
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