[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 120 (Friday, June 23, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41102-41103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13409]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0027 and OMB 3060-0029; FR ID 148924]


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 collections. Comments are 
requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the 
Commission, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to 
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the 
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the 
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject 
to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 22, 
2023. 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 
[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: 3060-0027.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    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 Number: FCC Form 301; Form 2100, Schedule A; and 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 to 6.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; One time 
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 12,435 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $62,308,388.
    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.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 301, used by AM broadcast stations, and 
Form 2100, Schedule 301-FM, used by FM broadcast stations, are used to 
apply for authority to construct a new commercial AM or FM broadcast 
station and to

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make changes to the existing facilities of such a station. They may be 
used to request a change of a station's community of license by AM and 
non-reserved band FM permittees and licensees. In addition, FM 
licensees or permittees may request, by filing an application on FCC 
Form 301, upgrades on adjacent and co-channels, modifications to 
adjacent channels of the same class, and downgrades to adjacent 
channels.
    Form 2100, Schedule 301-FM also accommodates commercial FM 
applicants applying in a Threshold Qualifications Window (TQ Window) or 
a Tribal Allotment. A commercial FM applicant applying in the TQ 
Window, who was not the original proponent of the Tribal Allotment at 
the rulemaking stage, must demonstrate that it would have qualified in 
all respects to add that particular Tribal Allotment for which it is 
applying. Additionally, a petitioner seeking to add a new Tribal 
Allotment to the FM Table of Allotments must file Form 2100, Schedule 
301-FM when submitting its Petition for Rulemaking. The collection also 
accommodates applicants applying in a TQ Window for a Tribal Allotment 
that had been added to the FM Table of Allotments using the Tribal 
Priority under the ``threshold qualifications'' procedures.
    Similarly, to receive authorization for commencement of Digital 
Television (DTV) operations, commercial broadcast licensees must file 
FCC Form 2100, Schedule A for a construction permit. The application 
may be filed any time after receiving the initial DTV allotment and 
before mid-point in the applicant's construction period. The Commission 
will consider the application as a minor change in facilities. 
Applicants do not have to provide full legal or financial 
qualifications information.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 340--Noncommercial Educational 
Station for Reserved Channel Construction Permit Application.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 340.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    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: 0.5-6 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.
    Needs and Uses: Schedule 340 is used by licensees and permittees to 
apply for authority to construct a new noncommercial educational (NCE) 
FM and DTV broadcast station (including a DTS facility), or to make 
changes in the existing facilities of such a station. Schedule 340 is 
only used if the station will operate on a channel that is reserved 
exclusively for NCE use, or in the situation where applications for NCE 
stations on non-reserved channels are mutually exclusive only with one 
another. Also, Schedule 340 is used by Native American Tribes and 
Alaska Native Villages (Tribes), tribal consortia, or entities owned or 
controlled by Tribes when qualifying for the ``Tribal Priority'' under 
47 CFR 73.7000, 73.7002. Additionally, Schedule 340 contains a third 
party disclosure requirement, pursuant to section 73.3580. This rule 
requires local public notice of the filing of all applications to 
construct a new full-service NCE FM or DTV broadcast station. Notice is 
given by an NCE applicant by posting notice of the application filing 
on its station's website, its licensee's website, its parent entity's 
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. Furthermore, the online notice must link to 
a copy of the application as filed, either in the station's Online 
Public Inspection File or in another Commission database. This 
recordkeeping information collection requirement is contained in OMB 
Control No. 3060-0214, which covers section 73.3527.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-13409 Filed 6-22-23; 8:45 am]
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