70 FR 244 pgs. 75818-75819 - Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval
Type: NOTICEVolume: 70Number: 244Pages: 75818 - 75819
FR document: [FR Doc. 05-24265 Filed 12-20-05; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Communications Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval
December 12, 2005.
SUMMARY:
The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 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 of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control number. 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 estimate; (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.
DATES:
Written comments should be submitted on or before January 20, 2006. 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:
You may submit your comments by e-mail or U.S. mail. To submit your comments by e-mail send them to PRA@fcc.gov . To submit your comments by U.S. mail send them to Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 and Kristy L. LaLonde, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3087 or via the Internet at Kristy_L._LaLonde@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For additional information about the information collection(s) send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. If you would like to obtain a copy of this revised information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.
SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
Title: Application for TV Broadcast Station License; Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel Noncommercial Educational (NCE) Broadcast Station; Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station.
Form Number: FCC Form 302-TV, FCC Form 340 and FCC Form 349.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 2,655.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-4 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion reporting requirement; One time reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 8,110 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $17,840.000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 302-TV is used by licensees and permittees of TV broadcast stations to obtain a new or modified station license and/or to notify the Commission of certain changes in the licensed facilities of these stations. FCC staff use the data to confirm that the station has been built to terms specified in the outstanding construction permit.
FCC Form 340 is used to apply for authority to construct a new noncommercial educational FM and TV stations or to make changes in the existing facilities of such a station. The FCC Form 340 is to be used for channels that are reserved exclusively for noncommercial educational use and on non-reserved channels if the applicant proposes to build and operate a Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station.
Existing authorized noncommercial educational analog stations seeking to receive authorization for commencement of Digital TV (DTV) operation must file FCC Form 340 for a construction permit. This application may be filed anytime after receiving the initial DTV channel allotment, but must be filed before the mid-point in a particular applicant's required construction period. The Commission will consider these applications as minor changes in facilities. Applicants do not have to supply full legal or financial qualification information. In addition, applicants for a newly allotted DTV channel reserved for noncommercial educational use(s) must also file the FCC Form 340.
FCC Form 349 is used to apply for authority to construct a new FM translator or FM booster broadcast station, or to make changes in the existing facilities of such stations. This form also includes the third party disclosure requirement of 47 CFR 73.3580. Section 73.3580 requires local public notice in a newspaper of general circulation of all application filings for new or major change in facilities. This notice must be completed within 30 days of the tendering of the application. This notice must be published at least twice a week for two consecutive weeks in a three-week period. A copy of this notice must be placed in the public inspection file along with the application.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-24265 Filed 12-20-05; 8:45 am]
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