[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 133 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44801-44803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14819]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0633, 3060-XXXX, 3060-0236, 3060-0248 and OMB 3060-0250; FR 
ID 154245]


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 August 14, 
2023.

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 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: 3060-0633.
    Title: Sections 74.165, 74.432 and 74.832, Filing of Station 
Licenses.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision 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: 1,000 respondents and 1,000 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.083 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 83 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission released a Report and Order, 
Amendment of Parts 0, 1, 5, 73, and 74 of the Commission's Rules 
Regarding Posting of Station Licenses and Related Information, MB 
Docket No. 18-121, FCC 18-174, on December 11, 2018. In this Report and 
Order, the Commission eliminated rule sections 47 CFR 73.1230, 74.564, 
74.664, 74.765 and 74.1265 to remove the posting information 
requirements from the Commission's rules. This collection is being 
revised to remove these rule sections from this information collection. 
Also, the posting information requirements are being removed from 
Sections 74.432 and 74.832 with this revision to the Office of 
Management and Budget. The remaining information collection 
requirements for this collection are as follows:
    47 CFR 74.165 requires that the instrument of authorization for an 
experimental broadcast station be available at the transmitter site.
    47 CFR 74.432(j) requires that the license of a remote pickup 
broadcast/low power auxiliary station shall be retained in the 
licensee's files and the address shown on the authorization.
    47 CFR 74.832(j) (low power auxiliary stations) requires that the 
license shall be retained in the licensee's files at the address shown 
on the authorization.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0250.
    Title: Sections 73.1207, 74.784, and 74.1284, Rebroadcasts.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, Not for-
profit institutions and State, local or Tribal Governments.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,462 respondents and 11,012 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion 
reporting requirement; semi-annual 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) and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,506 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 17, 2023, the 
Report and Order (R&O), In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 
of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules

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for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations, 
Update of Parts 74 of the Commission's Rules Related to Low Power 
Television and Television Translator Stations, MB Docket Nos. 03-185 
and 22-261, FCC 23-25. The Report and Order adopted the following 
revision to 47 CFR 74.784(b):
    47 CFR 74.784(b) states that a licensee of a low power television 
or TV translator station shall not rebroadcast the programs of any 
other TV broadcast station without obtaining prior consent of the 
station whose signals or programs are proposed to be retransmitted. 
Section 74.784(b) requires licensees of low power television and TV 
translator stations to notify the Commission when rebroadcasting 
programs or signals of another station. This notification shall include 
the call letters of each station rebroadcast. The licensee of the low 
power television or TV translator station shall certify that written 
consent has been obtained from the licensee of the station whose 
programs are retransmitted. This notification shall be provided by 
email to [email protected], the Media Bureau, Video Division's 
email box.
    The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.1207 
and 74.1284 remain the same. They are as follows:
    47 CFR 73.1207 requires that licensees of broadcast stations obtain 
written permission from an originating station prior to retransmitting 
any program or any part thereof. A copy of the written consent must be 
kept in the station's files and made available to the FCC upon request. 
Section 73.1207 also specifies procedures that broadcast stations must 
follow when rebroadcasting time signals, weather bulletins, or other 
material from non-broadcast services.
    47 CFR 74.1284 requires that the licensee of a FM translator 
station obtain prior consent to rebroadcast programs of any broadcast 
station or other FM translator. The licensee of the FM translator 
station must notify the Commission of the call letters of each station 
rebroadcast and must certify that written consent has been received 
from the licensee of that station. Also, AM stations are allowed to use 
FM translator stations to rebroadcast the AM signal. FM translator 
stations are low power facilities licensed for the limited purpose of 
retransmitting the signals of either a full power radio station or 
another translator station. See 47 CFR 74.1201.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0236.
    Title: Section 74.703, Interference.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, State, local 
or Tribal Governments and Not for-profit institutions.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents and 50 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 154(i) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $100,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 17, 2023, the 
Report and Order (R&O), In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 
of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power 
Television and Television Translator Stations, Update of Parts 74 of 
the Commission's Rules Related to Low Power Television and Television 
Translator Stations, MB Docket Nos. 03-185 and 22-261, FCC 23-25. The 
Report and Order adopted the following revision to 47 CFR 74.703(h):
    47 CFR 74.703(h) requires in each instance where suspension of 
operation is required, the licensee shall submit a full report to the 
FCC via a Resumption of Operations notice in the Commission's Licensing 
and Management System (LMS) after operation is resumed, containing 
details of the nature of the interference, the source of the 
interfering signals, and the remedial steps taken to eliminate the 
interference.
    The Commission is reinstating OMB control number 3060-0236 back 
into the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) inventory. However, 
the Commission adopted on October 25, 2021, the Order (Order), In the 
Matter of Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of 
Spectrum Through Incentive Auction, GN Docket No. 12-268. The Order 
adopted a number of changes, including removing 47 CFR 74.703(f) and 
74.703(g).
    This means that collection 3060-0236 now only covers the 
information collection requirements covered under 47 CFR 74.703(h).
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0248.
    Title: Section 74.751, Modification of Transmission Systems.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, Not for-
profit institutions and State, local or Tribal Governments.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 400 respondents and 400 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; 
Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 154(i) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 17, 2023, the 
Report and Order (R&O), In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 
of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power 
Television and Television Translator Stations, Update of Parts 74 of 
the Commission's Rules Related to Low Power Television and Television 
Translator Stations, MB Docket Nos. 03-185 and 22-261, FCC 23-25. The 
Report and Order adopted the following revisions to 47 CFR 74.751:
    47 CFR 74.751(a) requires licensees of low power TV or TV 
translator stations to send written notification to the FCC of 
equipment changes which may be made at licensee's discretion without 
the use of a formal application.
    47 CFR 74.751(b)(4) requires low power TV or TV translator stations 
to file an application in the Commission's Licensing and Management 
System (LMS) on FCC Form 2100, Schedule C, requesting authorization for 
all antenna relocations.
    47 CFR 74.751(c) provides that notwithstanding the requirement in 
47 CFR 74.751(b)(4), a station may file in LMS a correction of 
geographic coordinates where the change is 3 seconds or fewer in 
latitude and/or 3 seconds or fewer in longitude, provided there is no 
physical change in location and no other licensed parameters are 
changed. An exhibit should be attached to the application(s) specifying 
it is a coordinate correction. Stations seeking to correct coordinates 
by less than 3 seconds of latitude and/or longitude may do so without 
paying a filing fee.
    47 CFR 74.751(d) requires that licensees of low power TV or TV 
translator stations place in the station records a certification that 
the installation of new or replacement transmitting equipment complies 
in all respects with the technical requirements of this section and the 
station authorization.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx.

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    Title: Sections 74.734, 74.735, and 74.763, Electronic Filings.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, Not for-
profit institutions and State, local or Tribal Governments.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents and 250 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; 
Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 154(i) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $250,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 17, 2023, the 
Report and Order (R&O), In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 
of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power 
Television and Television Translator Stations, Update of Parts 74 of 
the Commission's Rules Related to Low Power Television and Television 
Translator Stations, MB Docket Nos. 03-185 and 22-261, FCC 23-25. The 
Report and Order adopted a number of revisions to the Commission's 
rules to specify electronic rather than paper submission in the 
following instances:
    47 CFR 74.734(a)(4) requires that a notification must be made with 
the Commission via a Change of Control Point Notice in the Commission's 
Licensing and Management System (LMS) providing the name, address, and 
telephone number of person(s) who may be called to secure suspension of 
operation of a transmitter promptly should the FCC deem such action 
necessary.
    47 CFR 74.735(c)(4) requires that all azimuth plane patterns be 
plotted in a PDF attachment to the application in LMS in a size 
sufficient to be easily viewed. 47 CFR 74.735(c)(6) requires that all 
azimuth plane patterns be plotted in a PDF attachment to the 
application in LMS in a size sufficient to be easily viewed. 47 CFR 
74.735(c)(7) requires that if a matrix pattern is submitted in the LMS 
application form, similar tabulations must be provided as necessary in 
the form of a spreadsheet attachment to the application in LMS to 
accurately represent the pattern.
    47 CFR 74.763(b) provides that in the event that causes beyond the 
control of the low power or translator station licensee make it 
impossible to continue operating, the licensee may discontinue 
operation for a period of not more than 30 days without further 
authority from the FCC. 47 CFR 74.763(b) requires that no later than 
the tenth day of discontinued operation, notification must be sent 
electronically via a Suspension of Operations Notice filing in the 
Commission's LMS database. In the event normal operation is restored 
before the end of the 30-day period, the licensee must notify the FCC 
of the date that normal operations resumed by filing a Resumption of 
Operations Notice filing in LMS. Finally, Section 74.763(b) requires 
that if causes beyond the control of the licensee make it impossible to 
comply within the allowed period, a licensee may make a request for 
Special Temporary Authority via LMS no later than the 30th day for such 
additional time as may be necessary.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-14819 Filed 7-12-23; 8:45 am]
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