[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 135 (Monday, July 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45421-45422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15076]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0920, OMB 3060-1039; FR ID 154747]


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 16, 
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 https://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: 3060-0920.
    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.: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 318.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    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.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 318, Low Power FM (LPFM) 
Station Construction Permit Application (Schedule 318), is used to: (1) 
apply to construct a new Low Power FM (LPFM) broadcast station; (2) 
make changes to an authorized LPFM broadcast station; (3) amend a 
pending LPFM construction permit application; or (4) propose mandatory 
time-sharing.
    Schedule 318's Online Notice (third party disclosure) Requirement: 
47 CFR 73.3580, as amended in the Commission's 2020 Public Notice 
Second Report and Order, discussed below, requires local public notice 
of the filing of all applications to construct a new LPFM broadcast 
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. In the 2020 Public Notice Second Report and Order, the 
Commission also clarified LPFM stations' obligations to provide local 
public notice, and amended section 73.801 of the rules to indicate that 
the local public notice rule, 47 CFR 73.3580, applies to the LPFM 
service.

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    FCC staff uses the data to determine whether an applicant meets 
basic statutory and regulatory requirements to become a Commission 
licensee and to ensure that the public interest would be served by 
grant of the application. In addition, the information contained within 
this information collection ensures that (1) the integrity of the FM 
spectrum is not compromised, (2) unacceptable interference will not be 
caused to existing radio services, (3) statutory requirements are met, 
and (4) the stations operate in the public interest.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1039.
    Title: Nationwide Programmatic Agreement Regarding the Section 106 
National Historic Preservation Act--Review Process, WT Docket No. 03-
128.
    Form No.: FCC Form 620 and 621, TCNS E-filing.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 70,152 respondents and 70,152 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion 
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 1, 4(i), 303(q), 303(r), 309(a), 309(j) and 319 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303(q), 
303(r), 309(a), 309(j) and 319, sections 101(d)(6) and 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966, 16 U.S.C. 470a(d)(6) 
and 470f, and section 800.14(b) of the rules of the Advisory Council on 
Historic Preservation, 36 CFR 800.14(b).
    Total Annual Burden: 97,929 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $13,087,425.
    Needs and Uses: FCC staff, State Historic Preservation Officers 
(SHPO), Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPO) and the Advisory 
Council of Historic Preservation (ACHP) use the data to take such 
action as may be necessary to ascertain whether a proposed action may 
affect sites of cultural significance to tribal nations and historic 
properties that are listed or eligible for listing on the National 
Register as directed by section 106 of the National Historic 
Preservation Act (NHPA) and the Commission's rules.
    FCC Form 620, New Tower (NT) Submission Packet is to be completed 
by or on behalf of applicants to construct new antenna support 
structures by or for the use of licensees of the FCC. The form is to be 
submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office (``SHPO'') or to 
the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (``THPO''), as appropriate, and 
the Commission before any construction or other installation activities 
on the site begins. Failure to provide the form and complete the review 
process under section 106 of the NHPA prior to beginning construction 
may violate section 110(k) of the NHPA and the Commission's rules.
    FCC Form 621, Collocation (CO) Submission Packet is to be completed 
by or on behalf of applicants who wish to collocate an antenna or 
antennas on an existing communications tower or non-tower structure by 
or for the use of licensees of the FCC. The form is to be submitted to 
the State historic Preservation Office (``SHPO'') or to the Tribal 
Historic Preservation Office (``THPO''), as appropriate, and the 
Commission before any construction or other installation activities on 
the site begins. Failure to provide the form and complete the review 
process under section 106 of the NHPA prior to beginning construction 
or other installation activities may violate section 110(k) of the NHPA 
and the Commission's rules.
    The Tower Construction Notification System (TCNS) is used by or on 
behalf of Applicants proposing to construct new antenna support 
structures, and some collocations, to ensure that Tribal Nations have 
the requisite opportunity to participate in review prior to 
construction. To facilitate this coordination, Tribal Nations have 
designated areas of geographic preference, and they receive automated 
notifications based on the site coordinates provided in the filing. 
Applicants complete TCNS before filing a 620 or 621 and all the 
relevant data is pre-populated on the 620 and 621 when the forms are 
filed electronically.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-15076 Filed 7-14-23; 8:45 am]
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