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information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918, or via 

Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, and/ 

or PRA@fcc.gov. 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 Numbers: 3060–0906. 

Title: 47 CFR Section 73.624(g), FCC 

Form 317. 

Form Number: FCC Form 317. 

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/Responses: 

9,351 respondents; 18,702 responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 2–4 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; Annual 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 56,106 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,402,650. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in Sections 154(i), 301, 303, 

336 and 403 of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Privacy Act Assessment: No impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: On September 30, 

2004, the Commission adopted the 

Report and Order, In the Matter of 

Amendments of parts 73 and 74 of the 

Commission’s Rules to Establish Rules 

for Digital Low Power Television 

Translator, Television Booster Stations, 

and to Amend Rules for Digital Class A 

Television Stations, MB Docket No. 03– 

185, FCC 04–220 (released September 

30, 2004). In this Report and Order, the 

Commission establishes rules and 

policies for digital low power television 

(‘‘LPTV’’) and television translator (‘‘TV 

translator’’) stations and modifies certain 

rules applicable to digital Class A TV 

stations (‘‘Class A’’). The Commission 

addresses important issues such as: (1) 

The digital low power television 

transition; (2) channel assignments; (3) 

authorization of digital service; (4) 

permissible service; (5) mutually 

exclusive applications; (6) protected 

service area; and (7) equipment and 

other technical and operational 

requirements. Furthermore, the Report 

and Order adopts the following 

information collection requirement: 

47 CFR 73.624(g) adds a new group of 

respondents to this collection (namely, 

‘‘low power television, TV translator, 

and Class A television station DTV 

licensees’’). The Commission has also 

revised FCC Form 317 and its 

instructions to indicate that low power 

television, TV translator, and Class A 

television station DTV licensees are 

required to file FCC Form 317 and to 

report their ancillary and 

supplementary services, make the 

required payment to the Commission, 

and retain the appropriate records. 

OMB Control Numbers: 3060–0386. 

Title: Special Temporary 

Authorization (STA) Requests; 

Notifications; and Informal Filings; 

Sections 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1635, 73.1740, 

and 73.3598; CDBS Informal Forms; 

Section 73.788; FCC Form 337. 

Form Number: FCC Form 337. 

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/Responses: 

4,070 respondents; 4,070 responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to 

4 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 4,105 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $2,059,410. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in Sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 

7, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 312, 316, 

318, 319, 324, 325, 336 and 337 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Privacy Act Assessment: No impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: On September 30, 

2004, the Commission adopted the 

Report and Order, In the Matter of 

Amendments of parts 73 and 74 of the 

Commission’s Rules to Establish Rules 

for Digital Low Power Television 

Translator, Television Booster Stations, 

and to Amend Rules for Digital Class A 

Television Stations, MB Docket No. 03– 

185, FCC 04–220 (released September 

30, 2004). In this Report and Order, the 

Commission establishes rules and 

policies for digital low power television 

(‘‘LPTV’’) and television translator (‘‘TV 

translator’’) stations and modifies certain 

rules applicable to digital Class A TV 

stations (‘‘Class A’’). The Commission 

addresses important issues such as: (1) 

The digital low power television 

transition; (2) channel assignments; (3) 

authorization of digital service; (4) 

permissible service; (5) mutually 

exclusive applications; (6) protected 

service area; and (7) equipment and 

other technical and operational 

requirements. Furthermore, the Report 

and Order adopts a new information 

collection requirement, which provides 

that new digital low power television, 

television translator, and Class A 

permittees may submit FCC Form 337, 

Application for Extension of Time to 

Construct a Digital Television Broadcast 

Station, should an acceptable reason for 

failing to construct, as set forth in 47 

CFR 74.788(c)(1)–(2), apply. 

Also, the other information collection 

requirements contained under OMB 

control number 3060–0386, Special 

Temporary Authorization (STA) 

Requests; Notifications; and Informal 

Filings; §§ 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1635, 

73.1740, and 73.3598 of the Commission 

rules; CDBS Informal Forms, have 

already been approved by OMB and 

remain unchanged. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32470 Filed 12–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Submitted for 

Review and Approval to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Comments Requested 

December 15, 2010. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burden and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies 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 

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the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; (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; and (e) ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden for 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 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that 

does not display a valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before January 26, 2011. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting PRA comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the FCC contact listed below as 

soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget, via fax at 202– 

395–5167 or the Internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 

to the Federal Communications 

Commission’s PRA mailbox (e-mail 

address: PRA@fcc.gov). Include in the email the OMB control number of the 

collection as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below, or if there is no OMB control 

number, include the Title as shown in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

If you are unable to submit your 

comments by e-mail, contact he person 

listed below to make alternate 

arrangements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information, contact Judith B. 

Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the 

Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1000. 

Title: Section 87.147, Authorization 

for Equipment. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 25 

respondents; 25 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and one time reporting requirements 

and third party disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154, 

303, and 307(e). 

Total Annual Burden: 25 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this expiring information 

collection (IC) to the OMB during this 

comment period. The Commission is 

reporting no change in its burden 

estimates. The Commission is seeking 

OMB approval for an extension (there 

are no changes to the reporting and/or 

third party disclosure requirements). 

Section 87.147 is needed to require 

applicants for aviation equipment 

certification to submit a Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA) 

determination of the equipment’s 

compatibility with the National 

Airspace System (NAS). This will 

ensure that radio equipment operating 

in certain frequencies is compatible 

with the NAS, which shares system 

components with the military. The 

notification must describe the 

equipment, give the manufacturer’s 

identification, antenna characteristics, 

rated output power, emission type and 

characteristics, the frequency or 

frequencies of operation, and essential 

receiver characteristics if protection is 

required. 

This information collected is used by 

FCC engineers to determine the 

interference potential of the proposed 

operation. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0484. 

Title: Section 4.1 and 4.2, and Part 4 

of the Commission’s Rules Concerning 

Disruptions to the Communications 

(NORS). 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and 

state, local or tribal governments. 

Number of Respondents: 71 

respondents; 139 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement, recordkeeping 

requirement and third party disclosure 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151, 

154, 218, 219, 230, 256, 301, 302, 303, 

and 403, and 621. 

Total Annual Burden: 19,738 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In accordance with 47 CFR section 4.2, 

of the Commission’s rules, reports under 

part 4 are presumed confidential. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this expiring information 

collection (IC) to the OMB during this 

comment period. The Commission is 

requesting OMB approval for an 

extension (no change in the reporting, 

recordkeeping and/or third party 

disclosure requirements). The 

Commission is reporting a 10,100 total 

annual burden hour increase. This 

increased adjustment is due to a 

recalculation of the number of responses 

and therefore the total annual burden 

hours have increased since the last time 

this collection was submitted to the 

OMB. The information collection is 

used in connection with the reporting of 

significant outages of voice and/or 

paging communications provided by 

wireline, wireless, cable circuitswitched telephony, and satellite 

communications providers. 

This information collection is 

necessary for the following reasons: 

(1) Collecting information on 

significant outages as defined in its 

rules enables the Federal 

Communications Commission (‘‘FCC or 

Commission’’) to analyze significant 

disruptions to telecommunications 

networks, and thereby fulfill its 

statutory obligations under the 

Communication Act by ensuring the 

reliability and security of the nation’s 

telecommunications networks for the 

benefit of all Americans. Furthermore, 

these measures are necessary to support 

the efforts of public safety, national 

defense, and homeland security entities 

that rely upon the integrity of our 

Nation’s telecommunications 

infrastructure to accomplish their own 

missions. In the absence of—or less 

frequent—reporting of significant 

outages as required by the Commission’s 

rules, valuable information regarding 

telecommunications failures would 

escape timely FCC analysis, and thus 

impede the ability to identify potential 

threats and vulnerabilities involving the 

Nation’s telecommunications 

infrastructure—particularly those 

having an adverse impact on public 

safety, homeland security and national 

defense priorities. 

(1) In addition, the information 

collected—particularly in cases 

involving major outage incidents—can 

be of a nature that constitutes ‘‘Critical 

Infrastructure Information’’ as defined in 

6 U.S.C. section 131, which may be 

shared with the Department of 

Homeland Security (DHS) in 

furtherance of its missions to protect the 

United States from terrorist activity and 

to otherwise protect domestic security. 

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reporting of data relating to significant 

outages as required by these rules is 

necessary in order for the Commission 

and DHS to successfully accomplish 

these critical missions for the benefit of 

the American people. 

(2) In addition, the mandatory 

reporting procedures requires three 

submissions to be transmitted 

electronically to the Commission’s 

database by each affected provider for 

each reportable outage as follows: 

(a) a bare-bones Notification 

(‘‘Notification’’) not later than 120 

minutes after discovering a reportable 

outage; 

(b) a more detailed Initial 

Communications Outage Report (‘‘Initial 

Report’’) not later than 72 hours after 

discovering a reportable outage; and 

(c) a comprehensive Final 

Communications Outage Report (‘‘Final 

Report’’) not later than thirty (30) days 

after discovering a reportable outage. 

As noted above, the information 

provided in the data collected by 

providers (collectively ‘‘Outage 

Reports’’) is essential in enabling the 

Commission to monitor developments 

affecting telecommunications reliability 

and security; to facilitate improvements 

in telecommunications reliability and 

security; and to serve as a source of 

information for the public. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0971. 

Title: Section 52.15, Request for ‘‘For 

Cause’’ Audits and State Commission’s 

Access to Numbering Resource 

Application Information. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and state, local or tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents: 2,105 

respondents; 63,005 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .166 

hours to 3 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement and third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 153, 

154, 201–205, 207–209, 218, 225–227, 

251–252, 271 and 332. 

Total Annual Burden: 10,473 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

Carrier numbering resource applications 

and audits of carrier compliance will be 

treated as confidential and will be 

exempt from public disclosure under 5 

U.S.C. 552(b)(4). 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this expiring information 

collection (IC) to the OMB during this 

comment period. The Commission is 

reporting a 42 total hourly burden 

reduction adjustment. The adjustment is 

due to a recalculation of the previous 

estimates submitted to OMB in 2008. 

The Commission is now seeking OMB 

approval for an extension (there are no 

changes to the reporting and/or third 

party disclosure requirements) to keep 

this collection from lapsing OMB 

approval. 

There are two Paperwork Reduction 

Act related obligations under this OMB 

Control Number 3060–0971. 

1. The North American Numbering 

Plan Administrator (NANPA), the 

Pooling Administrator, or a state 

commission may draft a request to the 

auditor stating the reason for the 

request, such as misleading or 

inaccurate data, and attach supporting 

documentation. 

2. Requests for copies of carriers’ 

applications for numbering resources 

may be made directly to carriers. 

The information collected will be 

used by the FCC, state commissions, the 

NANPA and the Pooling Administrator 

to verify the validity and accuracy of 

such data and to assist state 

commissions in carrying out their 

numbering responsibilities, such as area 

code relief. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0972. 

Title: Multi-Association Group (MAG) 

Plan Order, Parts 54 and 69 Filing 

Requirements for Regulation of 

Interstate Services of Non-Price Cap 

Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers 

(LECs) and Interexchange Carriers 

(IXCs). 

Form Nos.: FCC Forms 507, 508 and 

509. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 1,258 

respondents; 10,849 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .166 

hours to 3 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

annual, quarterly, one time and every 

three years reporting requirements and 

third party disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 1–4, 

10, 154(i), 154(j), 201–205, 254, and 403. 

Total Annual Burden: 46,885 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $48,900. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The Commission does not require that 

respondents submit confidential 

information to the Commission. If the 

Commission does request applicants to 

submit information that the respondents 

believe is confidential, respondents may 

do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this expiring information 

collection (IC) to the OMB during this 

comment period The Commission is 

now seeking OMB approval for an 

extension (there are no changes to the 

reporting and/or third party disclosure 

requirements) to keep this collection 

from lapsing OMB approval. The 

Commission is reporting the following 

changes in burden since this was last 

submitted to the OMB. There is a 6,434 

increase in the hourly burden which is 

due to an increase in the number of 

respondents/responses and a $3,705 

increase in annual costs. This increase 

adjustment in annual costs is due to an 

increase in filing fees. 

The 60 day notice that was published 

on September 9, 2010 (75 FR 54878) 

cited an incorrect total annual burden 

estimate. It has been corrected in this 

30-day notice. There are 14 Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) related 

information collection requirements 

under this OMB Control Number 3060– 

0972. 

Following the passage of the 

Telecommunications Act of 1996, the 

Commission adopted interstate access 

charge and universal service support 

reforms. The reforms were designed to 

establish a ‘‘pro-competitive, 

deregulatory national policy framework’’ 

for the United States 

telecommunications industry, and to 

carry out the universal service policies 

embodied in the 1996 Act. Specifically, 

the Commission aligned the interstate 

access rate structure more closely with 

the manner in which costs are incurred, 

and created a universal service support 

mechanism for rate-of-return carriers 

(Interstate Common Line Support 

(ICLS)) to replace implicit support in 

interstate access charges with explicit 

support that is portable to all eligible 

telecommunications carriers. 

The Commission’s actions were also 

tailored to the needs of small and midsized local telephone companies serving 

rural and high-cost areas, and help to 

provide certainty and stability for rateof-return carriers, encourage investment 

in rural America, and provide important 

consumer benefits. 

To administer the ICLS mechanism, 

the Administrator must collect certain 

data. Specifically, the Administrator 

must collect from each rate-of-return 

carrier projected cost and revenue data 

for the July 1—June 30 funding year to 

accurately distribute prospective ICLS 

to those carriers. Line count data is 

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cost data, including cost and revenue 

data is filed on FCC Form 508. And, the 

actual data, including cost and revenue 

data is reported on FCC Form 509. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32472 Filed 12–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Public Information Collection 

Requirement Submitted to OMB for 

Review and Approval, Comments 

Requested 

December 15, 2010. 

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(s), as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

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; (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, and (e) 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 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that 

does not display a valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before January 26, 2011. 

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 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget via fax at 202– 

395–5167 or via e-mail to 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to PRA@fcc.gov and 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the 

e-mail the OMB control number of the 

collection. If you are unable to submit 

your comments by e-mail contact the 

person listed below to make alternate 

arrangements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918, or via 

Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, and/ 

or PRA@fcc.gov. 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: 3060–0110. 

Title: Application for Renewal of 

Broadcast Station License, FCC Form 

303–S; Section 73.3555(d), Daily 

Newspaper Cross-Ownership. 

Form Number: FCC Form 303–S. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for 

profit entities; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Governments. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 3,821 respondents and 3,821 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.25– 

12 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Eight year 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 10,403 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: 3,886,358. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

Sections 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, and Section 204 of the 

Telecommunications Act of 1996. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this information collection. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: On December 18, 

2007, the Commission adopted a Report 

and Order and Third Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (the ‘‘Order’’) in 

MB Docket Nos. 07–294; 06–121; 02– 

277; 04–228; MM Docket Nos. 01–235; 

01–317; 00–244; FCC 07–217. The Order 

adopted rule changes designed to 

expand opportunities for participation 

in the broadcasting industry by new 

entrants and small businesses, including 

minority- and women-owned 

businesses. Consistent with actions 

taken by the Commission in the Order, 

the following changes are made to Form 

303–S: The instructions have been 

revised to incorporate a definition of 

‘‘eligible entity,’’ which will apply to the 

Commission’s existing Equity Debt Plus 

(‘‘EDP’’) standard, one of the standards 

used to determine whether interests are 

attributable. Section II includes a new 

certification for licensees to certify that 

their advertising sales agreements do 

not discriminate on the basis of race or 

ethnicity and that all such agreements 

held by the licensee contain 

nondiscrimination clauses. The 

instructions for Section II have been 

revised to include a new description of 

the certification. 

Second, Section III includes a new 

question, Item 4, requiring licensees to 

certify that, during the preceding license 

term, the station has not been silent (or 

operating for less than its prescribed 

minimum operating hours) for any 

period of more than 30 days, consistent 

with the Commission’s rules. If a 

licensee cannot so certify, it must 

submit an exhibit specifying the exact 

dates in the preceding license term on 

which the station was silent or 

operating for less than its prescribed 

minimum hours. See 47 CFR 73.1740 

(Commercial Broadcast Stations); 47 

CFR 73.561 (Noncommercial 

Educational FM Stations); 47 CFR 

73.850 (Low-power FM Stations); and 

47 CFR 73.1745(b); 47 CFR 73.1740(b) 

(Noncommercial Educational AM 

Stations). See also 47 U.S.C. 309(k) 

(Statutory Standards for Broadcast 

Renewal Procedures); Birach 

Broadcasting Corp., 16 FCC Rcd 5015, 

5020 (2001) (holding that a station’s 

failure to provide any service during the 

license term is material to whether it 

served the public interest, convenience, 

and necessity pursuant to Section 

309(k)). Consistent with the holding in 

Birach, the Commission’s rules for 

minimum operating schedules, and the 

renewal standards set forth in Section 

309(k), Section III includes the new 

certification and the instructions to 

include a new description of the 

certification. 


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