[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73307-73309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28894]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0991]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
the 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,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), 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 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 comments should be submitted on or before January 9,
2015. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the Supplementary
Information section 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 OMB control number of
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0991.
Title: AM Measurement Data.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,900 respondents; 3,335
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50-25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Third party
disclosure requirement, On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 20,780 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,171,500.
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.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality
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treatment with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The following information collection requirements
are contained in this collection:
47 CFR 73.54(c) requires that AM licensees file a letter
notification with the FCC when determining power by the direct method.
In addition, Section 73.54(c) requires that background information
regarding antenna resistance measurement data for AM stations must be
kept on file at the station.
47 CFR 73.54(d) requires AM stations using direct reading power
meters to either submit the information required by (c) or submit a
statement indicating that such a meter is being used.
47 CFR 73.61(a) states each AM station using a directional antenna
with monitoring point locations specified in the instrument of
authorization must make field strength measurements at the monitoring
point locations specified in the instrument of authorization, as often
as necessary to ensure that the field at those points does not exceed
the values specified in the station authorization. Additionally,
stations not having an approved sampling system must make the
measurements once each calendar quarter at intervals not exceeding 120
days. The provision of this paragraph supersedes any schedule specified
on a station license issued prior to January 1, 1986. The results of
the measurements are to be entered into the station log pursuant to the
provisions of Section 73.1820.
47 CFR 73.61(b) states if the AM license was granted on the basis
of field strength measurements performed pursuant to Section 73.151(a),
partial proof of performance measurements using the procedures
described in Section 73.154 must be made whenever the licensee has
reason to believe that the radiated field may be exceeding the limits
for which the station was most recently authorized to operate.
47 CFR 73.61(c) requires a station may be directed to make a
partial proof of performance by the FCC whenever there is an indication
that the antenna is not operating as authorized.
47 CFR 73.62(b) requires an AM station with a directional antenna
system to measure and log every monitoring point at least once for each
mode of directional operation within 24 hours of detection of variance
of operating parameters from allowed tolerances.
47 CFR 73.68(c) states a station having an antenna sampling system
constructed according to the specifications given in paragraph (a) of
this section may obtain approval of that system by submitting an
informal letter request to the FCC in Washington, DC, Attention: Audio
Division, Media Bureau. The request for approval, signed by the
licensee or authorized representative, must contain sufficient
information to show that the sampling system is in compliance with all
requirements of paragraph (a) of this section.
47 CFR 73.68(d) states in the event that the antenna monitor
sampling system is temporarily out of service for repair or
replacement, the station may be operated, pending completion of repairs
or replacement, for a period not exceeding 120 days without further
authority from the FCC if all other operating parameters and the field
monitoring point values are within the limits specified on the station
authorization.
47 CFR 73.68(e)(1) Special Temporary Authority (see Section
73.1635) shall be requested and obtained from the Commission's Audio
Division, Media Bureau in Washington to operate with parameters at
variance with licensed values pending issuance of a modified license
specifying parameters subsequent to modification or replacement of
components.
47 CFR 73.68(e)(4) states request for modification of license shall
be submitted to the FCC in Washington, DC, within 30 days of the date
of sampling system modification or replacement. Such request shall
specify the transmitter plate voltage and plate current, common point
current, base currents and their ratios, antenna monitor phase and
current indications, and all other data obtained pursuant to this
paragraph.
47 CFR 73.68(f) states if an existing sampling system is found to
be patently of marginal construction, or where the performance of a
directional antenna is found to be unsatisfactory, and this deficiency
reasonably may be attributed, in whole or in part, to inadequacies in
the antenna monitoring system, the FCC may require the reconstruction
of the sampling system in accordance with requirements specified above.
47 CFR 73.69(c) requires AM station licensees with directional
antennas to file an informal request to operate without required
monitors with the Media Bureau in Washington, DC, when conditions
beyond the control of the licensee prevent the restoration of an
antenna monitor to service within a 120 day period. This request is
filed in conjunction with Section 73.3549.
47 CFR 73.69(d)(1) requires that AM licensees with directional
antennas request to obtain temporary authority to operate with
parameters at variance with licensed values when an authorized antenna
monitor is replaced pending issuance of a modified license specifying
new parameters.
47 CFR 73.69(d)(5) requires AM licensees with directional antennas
to submit an informal request for modification of license to the FCC
within 30 days of the date of antenna monitor replacement.
47 CFR 73.151(c)(1)(ix) states the orientation and distances among
the individual antenna towers in the array shall be confirmed by a
post-construction certification by a land surveyor (or, where permitted
by local regulation, by an engineer) licensed or registered in the
state or territory where the antenna system is located.
47 CFR 73.151(c)(2)(i) describes techniques for moment method
modeling, sampling system construction, and measurements that must be
taken as part of a moment method proof. A description of the sampling
system and the specified measurements must be filed with the license
application.
47 CFR 73.151(c)(3) states reference field strength measurement
locations shall be established in directions of pattern minima and
maxima. On each radial corresponding to a pattern minimum or maximum,
there shall be at least three measurement locations. The field strength
shall be measured at each reference location at the time of the proof
of performance. The license application shall include the measured
field strength values at each reference point, along with a description
of each measurement location, including GPS coordinates and datum
reference.
47 CFR 73.154 requires the result of the most recent partial proof
of performance measurements and analysis to be retained in the station
records and made available to the FCC upon request. Maps showing new
measurement points shall be associated with the partial proof in the
station's records and shall be made available to the FCC upon request.
47 CFR 73.155 states a station licensed with a directional antenna
pattern pursuant to a proof of performance using moment method modeling
and internal array parameters as described in Sec. 73.151(c) shall
recertify the performance of that directional antenna pattern at least
once within every 24 month period.
47 CFR 73.155(c) states the results of the periodic directional
antenna performance recertification measurements shall be retained in
the station's public inspection file.
47 CFR 73.158(b) requires a licensee of an AM station using a
directional
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antenna system to file a request for a corrected station license when
the description of monitoring point in relation to nearby landmarks as
shown on the station license is no longer correct due to road or
building construction or other changes. A copy of the monitoring point
description must be posted with the existing station license.
47 CFR 73.3538(b) requires a broadcast station to file an informal
application to modify or discontinue the obstruction marking or
lighting of an antenna supporting structure.
47 CFR 73.3549 requires licensees to file with the FCC requests for
extensions of authority to operate without required monitors,
transmission system indicating instruments, or encoders and decoders
for monitoring and generating the Emergency Alert System codes. Such
requests musts contain information as to when and what steps were taken
to repair or replace the defective equipment and a brief description of
the alternative procedures being used while the equipment is out of
service.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-28894 Filed 12-9-14; 8:45 am]
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