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collection are necessary to prevent 

regulatory uncertainty with respect to 

VMES and other satellite services that 

operate in the Ku–band within the 

United States. Prior to this rulemaking, 

the lack of rules for VMES posed an 

administrative burden on those entities 

attempting to provide VMES–type 

services and on Commission staff 

because such services could be granted 

only through the use of waivers and 

Special Temporary Authority (STA) 

authorizations for a six–month period of 

time. The approval of fifteen–year 

licenses for VMES operators 

significantly reduces the burden 

imposed upon both licensees and 

Commission staff who review and 

approve the waivers and STAs. 

Furthermore, without such information 

the Commission would not be able to 

take the necessary measures to prevent 

harmful interference to satellite services 

from VMES. Finally, the Commission 

would not be able to advance its goals 

of managing spectrum efficiently and 

promoting broadband technologies to 

benefit American consumers throughout 

the United States. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Alethea Lewis, 

Information Specialist. 

[FR Doc. E9–19861 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Public Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commision. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested. 

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 of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 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: Persons wishing to comments on 

this information collection should 

submit comments on October 19, 2009. 

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 (OMB), (202) 

395–5887, or via fax at (202) 395–5167, 

or via the Internet at 

Nocholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to Cathy Williams, Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC), 

Room 1–C823 Washington, D.C. 20554. 

To submit your comments by e–mail 

send them to: PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection(s) send an e–mail 

to PRA@fcc.gov and/or 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or contact 

Cathy Williams on (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0580. 

Title: Section 76.1710, Operator 

Interests in Video Programming. 

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: 1,500 respondents; 1,500 

responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 15 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 Section 154(i) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 22,500 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: None. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality and 

respondents are not being asked to 

submit confidential information to the 

Commission. 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 

76.1710 requires cable operators to 

maintain records in their public file for 

a period of three years regarding the 

nature and extent of their attributable 

interests in all video programming 

services. The records must be made 

available to members of the public, local 

franchising authorities and the 

Commission on reasonable notice and 

during regular business hours. The 

records will be reviewed by local 

franchising authorities and the 

Commission to monitor compliance 

with channel occupancy limits in 

respective local franchise areas. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Alethea Lewis, 

Information Specialist. 

[FR Doc. E9–19863 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–S 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Public Information Collections 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commision. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission 

for Extension Under Delegated 

Authority, Comments Requested. 

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 of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 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. 


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DATES: Persons wishing to comments on 

this information collection should 

submit comments on October 19, 2009. 

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 (OMB), (202) 

395–5887, or via fax at (202) 395–5167, 

or via the Internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to Cathy Williams, Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC), 

Room 1–C823 Washington, D.C. 20554. 

To submit your comments by e–mail 

send them to: PRA@fcc.gov and/or 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.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 on (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0190. 

Title: Section 73.3544, Application to 

Obtain a Modified Station License. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit entities; Not–for–profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 325 respondents and 325 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 – 

1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 Section 154(i) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 306 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: $45,000. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality and 

respondents are not being asked to 

submit confidential information to the 

Commission. 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 

73.3544(b) requires an informal 

application, see §73.3511(b), may be 

filed with the FCC in Washington, DC, 

Attention: Audio Division (radio) or 

Video Division (television), Media 

Bureau, to cover the following changes: 

(1) A correction of the routing 

instructions and description of an AM 

station directional antenna system field 

monitoring point, when the point itself 

is not changed. 

(2) A change in the type of AM station 

directional antenna monitor. See §73.69. 

(3) A change in the location of the 

station main studio when prior 

authority to move the main studio 

location is not required. 

(4) The location of a remote control 

point of an AM or FM station when 

prior authority to operate by remote 

control is not required. 

47 CFR Section 73.3544 (c) requires a 

change in the name of the licensee 

where no change in ownership or 

control is involved may be 

accomplished by written notification by 

the licensee to the Commission. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0340. 

Title: Section 73.51, Determining 

Operating Power. 

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: 750 respondents; 750 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to 

3.0 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 Section 154(i) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 440 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality and 

respondents are not being asked to 

submit confidential information to the 

Commission. 

Needs and Uses: When it is not 

possible to use the direct method of 

power determination due to technical 

reasons, the indirect method of 

determining antenna input power might 

be used on a temporary basis. 47 CFR 

Section 73.51(d) requires that a notation 

be made in the station log indicating the 

dates of commencement and 

termination of measurement using the 

indirect method of power 

determination. 47 CFR Section 73.51(e) 

requires that AM stations determining 

the antenna input power by the indirect 

method must determine the value F 

(efficiency factor) applicable to each 

mode of operation and must maintain a 

record thereof with a notation of its 

derivation. FCC staff use this 

information in field investigations to 

monitor licensees’ compliance with the 

FCC’s technical rules and to ensure that 

licensee is operating in accordance with 

its station authorization. Station 

personnel use the value F (efficiency 

factor) in the event that measurement by 

the indirect method of power is 

necessary. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0346. 

Title: Section 78.27, License 

Conditions. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business and other for– 

profit entities; and Not–for–profit 

institutions. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting requirement; On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 Section 154(i) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 16 respondents; 16 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

mins. (0.166 hrs.). 

Total Annual Burden: 3 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: None. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality and 

respondents are not being asked to 

submit confidential information to the 

Commission. 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 78.27(b)(1) 

requires the licensee of a Cable 

Television Relay Service (CARS) station 

to notify the Commission in writing 

when the station commences operation. 

Such notification shall be submitted on 

or before the last day of the authorized 

one year construction period; otherwise, 

the station license shall be 

automatically forfeited. 47 CFR 78.27(b) 

(2) requires CARS licensees needing 

additional time to complete 

construction of the station and 

commence operation shall request an 

extension of time 30 days before the 

expiration of the one year construction 

period. Exceptions to the 30–day 

advance filing requirement may be 

granted where unanticipated delays 

occur. 

OMB Number: 3060–0414. 

Title: Terrain Shielding Policy. 

Form Number: N/A. 

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. 


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Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 50 respondents; 50 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 Sections 154(i) and 

303 of the Communications Act of 1934, 

as amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 50. 

Total Annual Cost: $67,500. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality and 

respondents are not being asked to 

submit confidential information to the 

Commission. 

Needs and Uses: The terrain shielding 

policy requires respondents to submit 

either a detailed terrain study, or to 

submit letters of assent from all 

potentially affected parties and graphic 

depiction of the terrain when 

intervening terrain prevents a low 

power television applicant from 

interfering with other low power 

television or full–power television 

stations. FCC staff use the data to 

determine if terrain shielding can 

provide adequate interference 

protection and if a waiver of 47 CFR 

74.705 and 74.707 of the rules is 

warranted. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0489. 

Title: Section 73.37, Applications for 

Broadcast Facilities, Showing Required. 

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: 365 respondents; 365 

responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 1 

hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 Section 154(i) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 365 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $798,750. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality and 

respondents are not being asked to 

submit confidential information to the 

Commission. 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.37(d) 

requires an applicant for a new AM 

broadcast station, or for a major change 

in an authorized AM broadcast station, 

to make a satisfactory showing that 

objectionable interference will not result 

to an authorized AM station as a 

condition for its acceptance if new or 

modified nighttime operation by a Class 

B station is proposed. 47 CFR 73.37(f) 

requires applicants seeking facilities 

modification that would result in 

spacing that fail to meet any of the 

separation requirements to include a 

showing that an adjustment has been 

made to the radiated signal which 

effectively results in a site–to–site 

radiation that is equivalent to the 

radiation of a station with standard 

Model I facilities. FCC staff use the data 

to ensure that objectionable interference 

will not be caused to other authorized 

AM stations. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0727. 

Title: Section 73.213, Grandfathered 

Short–Spaced Stations. 

Form Number(s): Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 15 respondents; 15 

responses. 

Estimated time per response: 0.5 

hours – 0.83 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 Section 154(i), 

55(c)(1), 302 and 303 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total annual burden: 20 hours. 

Total annual costs: $2,250. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 

73.213 requires licensees of 

grandfathered short–spaced FM stations 

seeking to modify or relocate their 

stations to provide a showing 

demonstrating that there is no increase 

in either the total predicted interference 

area or the associated population 

(caused or received) with respect to all 

grandfathered stations or increase the 

interference caused to any individual 

stations. Applicants must demonstrate 

that any new area predicted to lose 

service as a result of interference has 

adequate service remaining. In addition, 

licensees are required to serve a copy of 

any application for co–channel or first– 

adjacent channel stations proposing 

predicted interference caused in any 

area where interference is not currently 

predicted to be caused upon the 

licensee(s) of the affected short–spaced 

station(s). Commission staff use the data 

to determine if the public interest will 

be served and that existing levels of 

interference will not be increased to 

other licensed stations. Providing copies 

of application(s) to affected licensee(s) 

will enable potentially affected parties 

to examine the proposals and provide 

them an opportunity to file informal 

objections against such applications. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0928. 

Title: Application for Class A 

Television Broadcast Station 

Construction Permit or License, FCC 

Form 302–CA. 

Form Number: FCC 302–CA. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Businesses or other for– 

profit entities; Not–for–profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 50 respondents; 50 

responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 2 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 100 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $13,500. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: Low Power TV 

(LPTV) stations use FCC Form 302–CA 

when applying to convert to Class A 

status and for existing Class A stations 

to file for a license to cover a 

construction permit. The Form 302–CA 

requires a series of certifications by the 

Class A applicant as prescribed by the 

Community Broadcasters Protection Act 

(CBPA). Licensees are required to 

provide weekly announcements to their 

listeners informing them that the 

applicant has applied for a Class A 

license and announcing the public’s 

ability to comment on the application 

prior to Commission action. FCC staff 

use the data to confirm that the station 

meets the eligibility standards to 

convert their licenses to Class A status. 

The Form 302–CA data is also included 

in any subsequent license to operate the 

station. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Alethea Lewis, 

Information Specialist. 

[FR Doc. E9–19862 Filed 8–18–09; 8:45 am] 

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