[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 240 (Thursday, December 13, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74184-74185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30102]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February
11, 2013. 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 the Federal Communications
Commission via email to [email protected] and [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: 3060-0920.
Title: Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM
Broadcast Station; Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-25 Creation of
Low Power Radio Service; Sec. Sec. 73.807, 73.809, 73.810, 73.827,
73.850, 73.865, 73.870, 73.871, 73.872, 73.877, 73.878, 73.318,
73.1030, 73.1207, 73.1212, 73.1230, 73.1300, 73.1350, 73.1610, 73.1620,
73.1750, 73.1943, 73.3525, 73.3550, 73.3598, 11.61(ii), FCC Form 318.
Form No.: FCC Form 318.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 21,019 respondents with
multiple responses; 27,737 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: 35,471 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $39,750.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: This information collection does not
affect individuals or households; thus, there are no impacts under the
Privacy Act.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this information collection.
Needs and Uses: On December 4, 2012, the FCC released a Sixth
Report and Order (``Order''), MM Docket No. 99-25, FCC 12-144. In the
Order, the FCC revised Sec. 73.853(b) of the Commission's rules
(``rules'') to permit federally recognized Native American Tribes and
Alaska Native Villages (``Tribal Nations'') and entities owned or
controlled by Native Nations (collectively, ``Tribal Nation
Applicants'') to hold LPFM licenses. The FCC also revised its
definition of local to specify that Tribal Nation Applicants are
considered local throughout their Tribal lands. We have revised FCC
Form 318 to reflect these changes.
In the Order, the FCC also modified its ownership rules. First, the
FCC revised its cross-ownership rule to permit cross-ownership of an
LPFM station and up to two FM translator stations. Second, the FCC
modified its cross-ownership rule to permit Tribal Nation Applicants to
seek up to two LPFM construction permits to ensure adequate coverage of
tribal lands. We have revised FCC Form 318 to reflect these changes.
The FCC further modified the point system used to select among
mutually exclusive LPFM applicants and set forth in Sec. 73.872 of the
rules. First, the FCC revised the ``established community presence''
criterion to extend the ``established community presence'' standard in
rural areas. Under the earlier version of the rule, an LPFM applicant
was deemed to have an established community presence if it was
physically headquartered or had a campus within ten miles of the
proposed LPFM transmitter site, or if 75 percent of its board members
resided within ten miles of the proposed LPFM transmitter site. The FCC
changed the standard from ten to twenty miles for all LPFM applicants
proposing facilities located outside the top fifty urban markets, for
both the distance from transmitter and residence of board member
standards. Second, the FCC modified the point system to award a point
to Tribal Nation Applicants, when they propose to provide LPFM service
to Tribal Nation communities. Third, the FCC established additional
points criteria related to maintenance and staffing of a main studio,
commitments to locally originate programming and maintain and staff a
main studio, and new entry into the broadcasting field. We have revised
the Form 318 to reflect these changes to the point system.
The FCC made a number of changes related to time-sharing. It
adopted a requirement that parties submit voluntary time-sharing
agreements via the Consolidated Database System. It also revised the
Commission's involuntary time-sharing policy. As a result of these
changes, an LPFM applicant must submit the date on which it qualified
as having an ``established community presence.'' The FCC also may
require certain LPFM applicants to indicate which 8-hour and 12-hour
time slots they prefer. Finally, the FCC adopted a mandatory time-
sharing policy similar to that applicable to full-service noncommercial
educational FM stations. We have revised the Form 318 to reflect these
changes.
Finally, the FCC modified the manner in which it processes requests
for waiver of the second-adjacent channel minimum distance separation
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requirement, amended the rule related to third-adjacent channel
interference, and amended the rule that sets forth the obligations of
LPFM stations with respect to interference to the input signals of FM
translator or FM booster stations. We have revised the Form 318 to
reflect these proposed changes.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-30102 Filed 12-12-12; 8:45 am]
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