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authorized States are under no 

obligation to continue to administer the 

LBP Activities program, and if they do 

not wish to adopt new DLHS they can 

relinquish their authorization. In the 

absence of a State authorization, EPA 

will administer these requirements. 

Thus, Executive Order 13132 does not 

apply to this action. 

G. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This action does not have Tribal 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 

2000). Tribes that have authorized LBP 

Activities programs must demonstrate 

that they have DLHS at least as 

protective as the standards at 40 CFR 

745.227. However, authorized Tribes are 

under no obligation to continue to 

administer the LBP Activities program, 

and if they do not wish to adopt new 

DLHS they can relinquish their 

authorization. In the absence of a Tribal 

authorization, EPA will administer 

these requirements. Thus, Executive 

Order 13175 does not apply to this 

action. 

H. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks 

This action is subject to Executive 

Order 13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 

1997), because it is economically 

significant as defined in Executive 

Order 12866, and because the 

environmental health or safety risk 

addressed by this action may have a 

disproportionate effect on children. 

(Ref. 5) 

The primary purpose of this rule is to 

reduce exposure to dust-lead hazards in 

target housing where children reside 

and in target housing or COFs. EPA’s 

analysis indicates that there will be 

approximately 78,000 to 252,000 

children affected by the rule (Ref. 12). 

I. Executive Order 13211: Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution or Use 

This action is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ as defined in Executive 

Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 

2001), because it is not likely to have a 

significant adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution or use of energy. 

J. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act (NTTAA) 

This rulemaking does not involve 

technical standards. 

K. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions to Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

EPA believes that this action does not 

have disproportionately high and 

adverse human health or environmental 

effects on minority populations, lowincome populations and/or indigenous 

peoples, as specified in Executive Order 

12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 745 

Environmental protection, Target 

housing, Child-occupied facility, 

Housing renovation, Lead, Lead 

poisoning, Lead-based paint, 

Renovation, Hazardous substances. 

Dated: June 22, 2018. 

E. Scott Pruitt, 

Administrator. 

Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I, 

subchapter R, is proposed to be 

amended as follows: 

PART 745—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 745 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605, 2607, 2681– 

2692 and 42 U.S.C. 4852d. 

■ 2. In § 745.65 paragraph (b) is revised 

to read as follows: 

§ 745.65 Lead-based paint hazards. 

* * * * * 

(b) Dust-lead hazard. A dust-lead 

hazard is surface dust in a residential 

dwelling or child-occupied facility that 

contains a mass-per-area concentration 

of lead equal to or exceeding 10 mg/ft2

on floors or 100 mg/ft2 on interior 

window sills based on wipe samples. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. In § 745.227 paragraph (h)(3)(i) is 

revised to read as follows: 

§ 745.227 Work practice standards for 

conducting lead-based paint activities: 

Target housing and child-occupied facilities 

* * * * * 

(h) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(i) In a residential dwelling on floors 

and interior window sills when the 

weighted arithmetic mean lead loading 

for all single surface or composite 

samples of floors and interior window 

sills are equal to or greater than 10 mg/ 

ft2 for floors and 100 mg/ft2 for interior 

window sills, respectively; 

* * * * * 

■ 4. Section 745.325 is amended by 

revising paragraph (e) to read as follows: 

§ 745.325 Lead-based paint activities: 

State and Tribal program requirements. 

* * * * * 

(e) Revisions to lead-based paint 

activities program requirements. When 

EPA publishes in the Federal Register 

revisions to the lead-based paint 

activities program requirements 

contained in subpart L of this part: 

(1) A State or Tribe with a lead-based 

paint activities program approved before 

the effective date of the revisions to the 

lead-based paint activities program 

requirements in subpart L of this part 

must demonstrate that it meets the 

requirements of this section in a report 

that it submits pursuant to § 745.324(h) 

but no later than 2 years after the 

effective date of the revisions. 

(2) A State or Tribe with an 

application for approval of a lead-based 

paint activities program submitted but 

not approved before the effective date of 

the revisions to the lead-based paint 

activities program requirements in 

subpart L of this part must demonstrate 

that it meets the requirements of this 

section either by amending its 

application or in a report that it submits 

pursuant to § 745.324(h) of this part but 

no later than 2 years after the effective 

date of the revisions. 

(3) A State or Tribe submitting its 

application for approval of a lead-based 

paint activities program on or after the 

effective date of the revisions must 

demonstrate in its application that it 

meets the requirements of the new leadbased paint activities program 

requirements in subpart L of this part. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14094 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Parts 0, 1, 5, 73, and 74 

[MB Docket No. 18–121; FCC 18–61] 

Amendment of Parts 0, 1, 5, 73, and 74 

of the Commission’s Rules Regarding 

Posting of Station Licenses and 

Related Information 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) seeks comment on 

whether to streamline or eliminate 

provisions of our regulation which 

require the posting and maintenance of 

broadcast licenses and related 

information in specific locations. The 

Commission tentatively concludes that 

these licenses posting rules should be 

eliminated because they are redundant 

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1Broadcast auxiliary stations are radio frequency 

systems used by broadcast stations and broadcast or 

cable network entities to relay broadcast aural or 

television signals from the studio to the transmitter, 

or between two points, such as a main studio and 

an auxiliary studio. 

2We note that Section 78.59 also contains license 

posting requirements for cable television relay 

stations (CARS) licensees. Given that not all CARS 

authorizations are housed online and no commenter 

information is readily accessible online 

through the Commission’s databases. 

Through this action we advance our 

efforts to modernize our media 

regulations and remove unnecessary 

requirements that can impede 

competition and innovation in the 

media marketplace 

DATES: Comments are due on or before 

August 1, 2018; reply comments are due 

on or before August 16, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by MB Docket No. 18–121, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Website: http://

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail 

(although the Commission continues to 

experience delays in receiving U.S. 

Postal Service mail). All filings must be 

addressed to the Commission’s 

• Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 

Federal Communications Commission. 

• People With Disabilities: Contact 

the FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: (202) 418–0530 or TTY: (202) 

418–0432. For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information, contact Jonathan 

Mark, Jonathan.Mark@fcc.gov, of the 

Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 

418–3634. Direct press inquiries to 

Janice Wise at (202) 418–8165. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 18– 

121, adopted and released on May 10, 

2018. The full text of this document is 

available electronically via the FCC’s 

Electronic Document Management 

System (EDOCS) website at http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/ or via the 

FCC’s Electronic Comment Filing 

System (ECFS) website at http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. (Documents will 

be available electronically in ASCII, 

Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat.) 

This document is also available for 

public inspection and copying during 

regular business hours in the FCC 

Reference Information Center, which is 

located in Room CY–A257 at FCC 

Headquarters, 445 12th Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20554. The Reference 

Information Center is open to the public 

Monday through Thursday from 8:00 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 

a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The complete text 

may be purchased from the 

Commission’s copy contractor, 445 12th 

Street SW, Room CY–B402, Washington, 

DC 20554. Alternative formats are 

available for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), by sending an email to 

fcc504@fcc.gov or calling the 

Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Synopsis 

I. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

1. In this Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM), we seek comment 

on whether to streamline or eliminate 

provisions in Parts 0, 1, 5, 73 and 74 of 

our rules which require the posting and 

maintenance of broadcast licenses and 

related information in specific locations. 

In conjunction with the Commission’s 

Modernization of Media Regulation 

Initiative, several parties have urged us 

to eliminate license posting rules 

because they are redundant and obsolete 

now that licensing information is 

readily accessible online through the 

Commission’s databases. Through this 

NPRM, we advance our efforts to 

modernize our media regulations and 

remove unnecessary requirements that 

can impede competition and innovation 

in the media marketplace. 

2. Several Commission rules impose 

certain posting and record maintenance 

obligations on broadcast stations. For 

example, Section 73.1230, which 

applies to all broadcast stations, 

provides: 

(a) The station license and any other 

instrument of station authorization shall 

be posted in a conspicuous place and in 

such a manner that all terms are visible 

at the place the licensee considers to be 

the principal control point of the 

transmitter. 

(b) Posting of the station license and 

any other instruments of authorization 

shall be done by affixing them to the 

wall at the posting location, or by 

enclosing them in a binder or folder 

which is retained at the posting location 

so that the documents will be readily 

available and easily accessible. 

Likewise, Section 73.801 applies 

Section 73.1230 to low power FM 

stations. Sections 74.564 and 74.664, 

applicable to aural and television 

broadcast auxiliary stations,1

respectively, require stations to post 

licenses and any other authorizations 

‘‘in the room in which the transmitter is 

located’’ and prescribes the manner of 

such posting. Similarly, under Sections 

74.432(j) and 74.832(j), remote pickup 

station and low power auxiliary station 

licensees are required to post licenses 

either at the transmitter or station 

control point. Further, under Section 

5.203(b), broadcast licensees must post 

experimental authorizations along with 

their station license, and Section 

1.62(a)(2) requires all Commission 

licensees, including broadcast entities, 

to post information pertaining to license 

renewal applications as well as the 

license itself. 

3. In addition, several Commission 

rules require the maintenance of 

licensing documentation and the 

display of specified station contact 

information. For example, Section 

74.1265, which applies to FM translator 

and FM booster stations, provides: 

(a) The station license and any other 

instrument of authorization or 

individual order concerning the 

construction of the station or the 

manner of operation shall be kept in the 

station record file maintained by the 

licensee so as to be available for 

inspection upon request to any 

authorized representative of the 

Commission. 

(b) The call sign of the translator or 

booster together with the name, address, 

and telephone number of the licensee or 

local representative of the licensee if the 

licensee does not reside in the 

community served by the translator or 

booster, and the name and address of a 

person and place where station records 

are maintained, shall be displayed at the 

translator or booster site on the structure 

supporting the transmitting antenna, so 

as to be visible to a person standing on 

the ground at the transmitter site. The 

display shall be prepared so as to 

withstand normal weathering for a 

reasonable period of time and shall be 

maintained in a legible condition by the 

licensee. 

Similarly, Section 74.765 requires 

LPTV, TV translator, and TV booster 

stations to maintain their station license 

and other authorizations in their station 

record file and to physically display 

their call sign together with the name, 

address, and telephone number of the 

licensee or local representative of the 

licensee and the name and address of a 

person and place where station records 

are maintained at the antenna site.2


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in the media modernization docket has asked the 

Commission to eliminate these requirements, we 

decline to seek comment on eliminating the posting 

requirements in Section 78.59 in this proceeding. In 

addition, we note that the Commission applies 

similar requirements to other, non-broadcast 

licensees, e.g., 47 CFR 13.19 (commercial radio 

operators), 25.115(c)(2)(vi)(E) (satellite 

communications); 80.405(c), 80.407, 80.411(b) 

(maritime services); 87.103 (aviation services); 

90.437 (private land mobile radio services); 97.213 

(amateur radio service); 101.215 (fixed microwave 

services). We decline to address such rules in this 

proceeding, as they are beyond the scope of the 

Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative. 

3With respect to Section 1.62(a)(2), which applies 

to all Commission licensees, we limit our inquiry 

to whether broadcast stations should be excluded 

from obligations to post information pertaining to 

license renewal applications along with the station 

license. See infra Appendix A. 

4This information about all broadcasters is 

publicly available through the Commission’s 

Consolidated Database System (CDBS), http://

licensing.fcc.gov/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_

sear.htm. Similarly, the public may access copies of 

a station’s license, which includes the station call 

sign and the name, address, and telephone number 

of the station licensee and point of contact, through 

the Commission’s Licensing Management System 

(LMS), https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/ 

login.html and/or Universal Licensing System 

(ULS), http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/ 

index.htm?job=home. However, information 

regarding the custodian of station records is not 

available online. See infra para. 10. 

5Online Public Inspection File, available at 

https://publicfiles.fcc.gov/. See 47 CFR 73.3526 

(governing public file obligations of full power 

commercial broadcast stations); § 73.3527 

(governing public file obligations of noncommercial 

educational broadcast stations.) 

6The Commission’s broadcast licensing databases 

can be searched in multiple ways, including by call 

sign, licensee name, facility identification number, 

channel number/frequency, community of license, 

and in the case of the online public inspection file, 

by city or municipality. 

7We note that LPTV and LPFM stations, TV and 

FM translator stations, and TV and FM booster 

stations are not subject to the Online Public 

Inspection File rules and, with the exception of 

LPTV and LPFM stations, these categories of 

stations historically have not been required to make 

records available for public inspection. 

8 In 1995, the Commission considered whether to 

extend these requirements to additional services 

beyond LPTV, translator, and booster stations or 

otherwise modify the existing requirements. The 

Commission suggested that transmitter site posting 

requirements may not be practicable at transmitter 

sites bounded by protective fencing, but ‘‘where 

transmitters are located in places somewhat 

separated from stations of other radio services [such 

requirements] may assist in the identification of a 

transmission facility.’’ Ultimately, the Commission 

declined to modify the rules, citing ‘‘the absence of 

definitive information’’ on the need for such 

modifications. 

9Under the current rules, only LPTV, booster, 

and translator stations must display information on 

the transmitter structure (47 CFR 74.765(b), 

74.1265(b)), whereas aural and TV auxiliary 

broadcast stations must post the required 

information ‘‘in the room in which the transmitter 

is located’’ (Id. §§ 74.564(a), 74.664(a)), and other 

licensees (i.e., full power and Class A TV, AM, FM, 

and LPFM licensees) must post information at the 

‘‘principal control point of the transmitter’’ (Id. 

§§ 73.801, 73.1230(a)), which may be several miles 

away from the transmitter. 

4. The Commission originally adopted 

broadcast license posting rules in 1930 

and over the years it expanded these 

rules to apply to new services that were 

deployed by broadcasters. In adopting 

its first broadcast license posting rule, 

the Commission’s predecessor, the 

Federal Radio Commission, provided no 

explicit rationale for the posting 

requirements. Subsequent Commission 

decisions adopting or revising license 

posting or record maintenance 

requirements similarly provided no 

detailed explanation for such rules. 

Based on the text of the current rules, 

these requirements appear intended to 

ensure that information regarding 

station authorizations, ownership, and 

contact information is readily available 

and easily accessible to the Commission 

and public. 

5. We seek comment on whether to 

eliminate or modify the license posting 

and record maintenance rules 

applicable to broadcasters. In particular, 

we seek comment on whether these 

rules continue to serve the public 

interest given that most of the 

information required to be displayed or 

maintained under these rules is now 

available through electronic means. We 

note that all of the information 

regarding broadcast station licenses and 

other broadcast authorizations that is 

required to be physically posted 

pursuant to Sections 1.62(a)(2),3

5.203(b), 73.1230, 73.801, 74.432(j), 

74.564, 74.664, 74.733, 74.787, and 

74.832(j) is readily available online 

through Commission databases 4 and, 

for full power and Class A stations, the 

Online Public Inspection File.5 Several 

commenters contend that the 

availability of broadcast licensing 

information through other sources 

renders such posting requirements 

unnecessary.6

6. Commenters similarly note that 

information required to be displayed or 

otherwise maintained under Sections 

74.1265 and 74.765 regarding LPTV, TV 

and FM translator stations, and TV and 

FM booster stations is available to the 

public electronically through the 

Commission’s CDBS, LMS and/or ULS 

databases.7 The information specified in 

Sections 74.1265 and 74.765 that also is 

available through these databases 

includes station licenses and 

authorizations, orders and dispositions 

regarding station construction or 

facilities operation, the station call sign, 

and the name, address, and telephone 

number of the station’s licensee and 

contact representative. 

7. Considering the ready availability 

of pertinent station information through 

the changes in technology noted in the 

record, we seek comment on whether 

the public interest would be served by 

eliminating or modifying our broadcast 

license posting and record maintenance 

provisions. Given that the Commission 

first adopted broadcast license posting 

requirements nearly 90 years ago and 

that most of the information required to 

be displayed or maintained under these 

rules is available through other means, 

we seek comment on whether these 

rules remain necessary or relevant 

today. Is there any valid justification for 

continuing to require broadcasters to 

post or maintain a physical copy of their 

licenses and other authorizations? If so, 

do such justifications outweigh the costs 

to broadcast stations of complying with 

these requirements? 

8. In addition, we seek comment on 

the continuing practicality of 

requirements to physically display 

licensing documents at the site of 

broadcast facilities. With respect to 

Sections 73.1230, 73.801, 74.564, and 

74.664, commenters assert that the 

obligation to post licenses and other 

authorizations at the ‘‘principal control 

point of the transmitter’’ is outdated. 

These parties argue that, because most 

stations have transitioned to dial-up or 

IP systems that enable them to manage 

transmitters remotely from a 

smartphone or personal computer, the 

‘‘principal control point’’ has been 

rendered obsolete. Have these 

technological changes made such 

requirements impractical? Similarly, 

does it remain necessary, as currently 

required under Sections 74.1265(b) and 

74.765(b) only for booster, translator, 

and LPTV stations, to require that 

certain information be displayed at the 

transmitter site ‘‘on the structure 

supporting the transmitting antenna, so 

as to be visible to a person standing on 

the ground’’? To what extent are the 

transmitter sites of LPTV, booster, and 

translator stations in locations that 

cannot be viewed or accessed by 

members of the public, and are these 

requirements useful even if the sites are 

not accessible to the public? 8

9. We seek comment on whether these 

provisions serve any public safety 

objectives that would be undermined by 

eliminating them. For example, if 

broadcast stations no longer were 

required to physically maintain licenses 

or related information at the transmitter 

or antenna site, would sufficient 

information be readily available to 

facilitate on-scene assessment during a 

disaster in cases where communications 

systems were affected and online 

systems could not be accessed? 9 In such 

instances, can we presume that, if 

necessary, Commission staff and station 

employees would be able to access the 


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10The public may view a station’s license, which 

includes contact information for the station licensee 

and point of contact, by entering search criteria for 

the station of interest (e.g., station call sign, facility 

identifier, community of license, state) into CDBS, 

LMS, and/or ULS. This contact information also is 

provided on other broadcast applications that are 

filed in, and publicly available through, the 

Commission’s online databases. 

authorized technical parameters of 

operation available in Commission 

databases through other means? In 

addition, we seek comment on whether 

our rules requiring the posting of 

information ‘‘on the structure 

supporting the transmitting antenna’’ 

serve any purpose with respect to 

antenna structure lighting, such as 

allowing first responders or others to 

determine quickly whom to contact 

about a lighting problem. In such 

situations, can information be readily 

accessed through other means? 

10. In addition, we seek comment on 

the continued need under Sections 

74.1265(b) and 74.765(b) for licensees of 

LPTV, translator, and booster stations to 

display ‘‘the name and address of a 

person and place where . . . station 

records are maintained.’’ This 

‘‘custodian of records’’ information is 

the only information broadcasters must 

display that is not currently available 

online through a Commission-hosted 

database. We note that the name, 

address, and telephone number of the 

station’s licensee and contact 

representative is readily available online 

through our databases.10 Given the 

accessibility of a station contact 

representative, is there any need to 

separately require such stations to 

provide and make publicly available 

contact information for a custodian of 

records? If it continues to be necessary 

for Commission staff to be apprised of 

the location of station records and their 

custodian, how should this information 

be provided if we eliminate Sections 

74.1265 and 74.765? For example, 

should we consider revising one of the 

forms that these stations currently must 

file with the Commission, such as the 

license renewal application form (Form 

303–S), to solicit this information? 

Alternatively, should we retain the 

portion of Sections 74.1265 and 74.765 

requiring this information to be 

maintained at the antenna site? Or, are 

these sites now in locations that cannot 

be viewed or accessed by members of 

the public such that this requirement is 

no longer justified? 

11. Finally, for reasons similar to 

those noted above, we seek comment on 

whether to eliminate provisions in our 

rules that cross-reference the above 

referenced requirements, and whether to 

modify Section 1.62(a)(2) to exclude 

broadcast stations from the license 

posting requirements. In addition, we 

seek input on whether there are any 

additional broadcast license posting or 

record maintenance requirements that 

should be modified or deleted. Parties 

urging the retention of any aspect of the 

posting or record maintenance 

requirements identified in this NPRM 

should explain how the benefits of such 

requirements exceed their costs. 

Likewise, parties advocating elimination 

of any requirements should discuss the 

costs of compliance as compared to any 

associated benefits of retaining them. To 

the extent possible, commenters should 

quantify any claimed costs or benefits 

and provide supporting information. 

II. Procedural Matters 

A. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act 

Analysis 

12. This document contains proposed 

new or modified information collection 

requirements subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 

13 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). It seeks 

comment on how the Commission could 

update its current forms to solicit the 

name and address of LPTV, translator 

and booster station records and their 

custodian in the absence of posting 

requirements. The Commission, as part 

of its continuing efforts to reduce 

paperwork burdens, invites the public 

and the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to comment on the 

information collection requirements 

contained in this document, as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995. In addition, pursuant to the Small 

Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, 

we seek specific comment on how we 

might ‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 

B. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

13. As required by the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended, 

(RFA) the Commission has prepared this 

Initial Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Analysis (IRFA) concerning the possible 

significant economic impact on small 

entities by the rules proposed in this 

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM). Written public comments are 

requested on this IRFA. Comments must 

be identified as responses to the IRFA 

and must be filed by the deadlines for 

comments provided on the first page of 

the NPRM. Pursuant to the requirements 

established in 5 U.S.C. 603(a), The 

Commission will send a copy of the 

NPRM, including this IRFA, to the Chief 

Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 

Business Administration (SBA). In 

addition, the NPRM and IRFA (or 

summaries thereof) will be published in 

the Federal Register. 

14. Need for, and Objectives of, the 

Report and Order. The proposed rule 

changes stem from a Public Notice 

issued by the Commission in May 2017 

launching an initiative to modernize the 

Commission’s media regulations. 

Numerous parties in that proceeding 

argued for the elimination of these rules 

on the basis that they are redundant and 

obsolete. The NPRM proposes to 

eliminate various provisions in Parts 0, 

1, 5, 73, and 74 of the Commission’s 

rules that require broadcasters to post 

and otherwise make available station 

licenses and related information. 

15. Specifically, the NPRM proposes 

to eliminate: Section 73.1230, which 

requires broadcast stations to post their 

station license and other authorizations 

at ‘‘the principal control point of the 

transmitter’’ and prescribes the manner 

of such posting; Section 73.801, which 

applies Section 73.1230 to low power 

stations; Section 74.1265, which 

requires FM booster and translator 

stations to maintain their station license 

and other documents in their station 

record file and to physically display 

their call sign and other information at 

the antenna site; Sections 74.564 and 

74.664, applicable to aural and 

television broadcast auxiliary stations, 

respectively, which require stations to 

post licenses and any other 

authorizations ‘‘in the room in which 

the transmitter is located’’ and 

prescribes the manner of such posting; 

Sections 74.432(j) and 74.832(j), which 

require remote pickup station and low 

power auxiliary station licensees to post 

licenses either at the transmitter or 

station control point; Section 5.203(b), 

which requires broadcast licensees to 

post experimental authorizations along 

with their station license; Section 

1.62(a)(2), which requires all 

Commission licensees, including 

broadcast entities, to post information 

pertaining to license renewal 

applications as well as the license itself; 

and Section 74.765, which requires 

LPTV, TV translator, and TV booster 

stations to maintain their station license 

and other authorizations in their station 

record file and to physically display 

their call sign together with the name, 

address, and telephone number of the 

licensee or local representative of the 

licensee and the name and address of a 

person and place where station records 

are maintained at the antenna site. 

These proposals are intended to reduce 

outdated regulations and unnecessary 

regulatory burdens that can impede 

competition and innovation in media 

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11 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the 

definition of ‘‘small business concern’’ in 15 U.S.C. 

632). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 601(3), the statutory 

definition of a small business applies ‘‘unless an 

agency, after consultation with the Office of 

Advocacy of the Small Business Administration 

and after opportunity for public comment, 

establishes one or more definitions of such term 

which are appropriate to the activities of the agency 

and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal 

Register.’’ 5 U.S.C. 601(3). 

12 15 U.S.C. 632. Application of the statutory 

criteria of dominance in its field of operation and 

independence are sometimes difficult to apply in 

the context of broadcast television. Accordingly, the 

Commission’s statistical account of television 

stations may be over-inclusive. 

13 ‘‘[Business concerns] are affiliates of each other 

when one concern controls or has the power to 

control the other or a third party or parties controls 

or has the power to control both.’’ 13 CFR 

21.103(a)(1). 

14 5 U.S.C. 601(4), (6). 15 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS Code 515112. 16News Release, ‘‘Broadcast Station Totals as of 

June 30, 2017’’ (rel. July 11, 2017) (http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC304594A1315231A1.pdf). 17News Release, ‘‘Broadcast Station Totals as of 

June 30, 2017’’ (rel. July. 11, 2017). 

18 ‘‘[Business concerns] are affiliates of each other 

when one concern controls or has the power to 

control the other or a third party or parties controls 

or has the power to control both.’’ 

16. Legal Basis. The proposed action 

is authorized pursuant to Sections 1, 

4(i), 4(j), 303, 309, 310, and 336 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 

303, 309, 310, and 336. 

17. Description and Estimates of the 

Number of Small Entities To Which the 

Proposed Rules Will Apply. The RFA 

directs agencies to provide a description 

of and, where feasible, an estimate of 

the number of small entities that may be 

affected by the proposed rules, if 

adopted. The RFA generally defines the 

term ‘‘small entity’’ as having the same 

meaning as the terms ‘‘small business,’’ 

‘‘small organization,’’ and ‘‘small 

governmental jurisdiction.’’ In addition, 

the term ‘‘small business’’ has the same 

meaning as the term ‘‘small business 

concern’’ under the Small Business 

Act.11 A small business concern is one 

which: (1) Is independently owned and 

operated; (2) is not dominant in its field 

of operation; and (3) satisfies any 

additional criteria established by the 

SBA.12 The rules proposed herein will 

directly affect certain small television 

and radio broadcast stations, and cable 

entities. Below is a description of these 

small entities, as well as an estimate of 

the number of such small entities, 

where feasible. 

18. Television Broadcasting. This 

Economic Census category ‘‘comprises 

establishments primarily engaged in 

broadcasting images together with 

sound.’’ These establishments operate 

television broadcast studios and 

facilities for the programming and 

transmission of programs to the public. 

These establishments also produce or 

transmit visual programming to 

affiliated broadcast television stations, 

which in turn broadcast the programs to 

the public on a predetermined schedule. 

Programming may originate in their own 

studio, from an affiliated network, or 

from external sources. The SBA has 

created the following small business 

size standard for such businesses: Those 

having $38.5 million or less in annual 

receipts. The 2012 Economic Census 

reports that 751 firms in this category 

operated in that year. Of that number, 

656 had annual receipts of $25,000,000 

or less. Based on this data, we estimate 

that the majority of commercial 

television broadcasters are small entities 

under the applicable SBA size standard. 

19. In addition, the Commission has 

estimated the number of licensed 

commercial television stations to be 

1,384. Of this total, 1,264 stations had 

revenues of $38.5 million or less, 

according to Commission staff review of 

the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro 

Television Database (BIA) on February 

24, 2017. Such entities, therefore, 

qualify as small entities under the SBA 

definition. The Commission has 

estimated the number of licensed 

noncommercial educational (NCE) 

television stations to be 394. The 

Commission, however, does not compile 

and does not have access to information 

on the revenue of NCE stations that 

would permit it to determine how many 

such stations would qualify as small 

entities. 

20. We note, however, that in 

assessing whether a business concern 

qualifies as ‘‘small’’ under the above 

definition, business (control) 

affiliations 13 must be included. Our 

estimate, therefore likely overstates the 

number of small entities that might be 

affected by our action, because the 

revenue figure on which it is based does 

not include or aggregate revenues from 

affiliated companies. In addition, 

another element of the definition of 

‘‘small business’’ requires that an entity 

not be dominant in its field of operation. 

We are unable at this time to define or 

quantify the criteria that would 

establish whether a specific television 

broadcast station is dominant in its field 

of operation. Accordingly, the estimate 

of small businesses to which the 

proposed rules would apply does not 

exclude any television station from the 

definition of a small business on this 

basis and therefore could be overinclusive. 

21. There are also 417 Class A 

stations. Given the nature of this 

service, we will presume that all 417 of 

these stations qualify as small entities 

under the above SBA small business 

size standard. 

22. Radio Stations. This economic 

Census category ‘‘comprises 

establishments primarily engaged in 

broadcasting aural programs by radio to 

the public.’’ The SBA has created the 

following small business size standard 

for this category: Those having $38.5 

million or less in annual receipts. 

Census data for 2012 shows that 2,849 

firms in this category operated in that 

year. Of this number, 2,806 firms had 

annual receipts of less than $25,000,000. 

Because the Census has no additional 

classifications that could serve as a basis 

for determining the number of stations 

whose receipts exceeded $38.5 million 

in that year, we conclude that the 

majority of television broadcast stations 

were small under the applicable SBA 

size standard. 

23. Apart from the U.S. Census, the 

Commission has estimated the number 

of licensed commercial AM radio 

stations to be 4,486 stations and the 

number of commercial FM radio 

stations to be 6,755, for a total number 

of 11,241. Of this total, 9,898 stations 

had revenues of $38.5 million or less, 

according to Commission staff review of 

the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro 

Television Database (BIA) in October 

2014. In addition, the Commission has 

estimated the number of noncommercial 

educational FM radio stations to be 

4,111. NCE stations are non-profit, and 

therefore considered to be small 

entities.14 Therefore, we estimate that 

the majority of radio broadcast stations 

are small entities. 

24. Low Power FM Stations. The same 

SBA definition that applies to radio 

stations would apply to low power FM 

stations. As noted above, the SBA has 

created the following small business 

size standard for this category: Those 

having $38.5 million or less in annual 

receipts.15 The Commission has 

estimated the number of licensed low 

power FM stations to be 1,966.16 In 

addition, as of June 30, 2017, there were 

a total of 7,453 FM translator and FM 

booster stations.17 Given the nature of 

these services, we will presume that 

these licensees qualify as small entities 

under the SBA definition. 

25. We note again, however, that in 

assessing whether a business concern 

qualifies as ‘‘small’’ under the above 

definition, business (control) 

affiliations 18 must be included. Because 

we do not include or aggregate revenues 

from affiliated companies in 

determining whether an entity meets the 

applicable revenue threshold, our 

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19 5 U.S.C. 603(c)(1) through (c)(4). 

broadcast stations affected is likely 

overstated. In addition, as noted above, 

one element of the definition of ‘‘small 

business’’ is that an entity not be 

dominant in its field of operation. We 

are unable at this time to define or 

quantify the criteria that would 

establish whether a specific radio 

broadcast station is dominant in its field 

of operation. Accordingly, our estimate 

of small radio stations potentially 

affected by the proposed rules includes 

those that could be dominant in their 

field of operation. For this reason, such 

estimate likely is over-inclusive. 

26. Description of Projected 

Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other 

Compliance Requirements. In this 

section, we identify the reporting, 

recordkeeping, and other compliance 

requirements proposed in the NPRM 

and consider whether small entities are 

affected disproportionately by any such 

requirements. 

27. Reporting Requirements. The 

NPRM proposes to modify existing 

reporting requirements. Specifically, the 

NPRM seeks comment on how the 

Commission could update its current 

forms, such as revising the license 

renewal application form (Form 303–S), 

to solicit the name and address of LPTV, 

translator, and booster station records 

and their custodian in the absence of 

posting requirements. This modification 

would benefit small entities by 

removing burdensome posting 

obligation and allowing licensees to add 

required custodian on records 

information to an existing form which 

licensees routinely file with the 

Commission. 

28. Recordkeeping Requirements. The 

NPRM does not propose to adopt 

recordkeeping requirements. 

29. Other Compliance Requirements. 

The NPRM does not propose to adopt 

other compliance requirements. 

30. Because no commenter provided 

information specifically quantifying the 

costs and administrative burdens of 

complying with the existing 

recordkeeping requirements, we cannot 

precisely estimate the impact on small 

entities of eliminating them. The 

proposed rule revisions, if adopted, will 

remove record keeping for all affected 

broadcast licensees, including small 

entities. Numerous parties in the 

Modernization of Media Regulation 

Initiative have requested the proposals 

set forth in the NPRM and no parties in 

that proceeding have opposed such 

proposals. 

31. Steps Taken to Minimize 

Significant Economic Impact on Small 

Entities, and Significant Alternatives 

Considered. The RFA requires an 

agency to describe any significant, 

specifically small business, alternatives 

that it has considered in reaching its 

proposed approach, which may include 

the following four alternatives (among 

others): (1) The establishment of 

differing compliance or reporting 

requirements or timetables that take into 

account the resources available to small 

entities; (2) the clarification, 

consolidation, or simplification of 

compliance and reporting requirements 

under the rule for such small entities; 

(3) the use of performance, rather than 

design, standards; and (4) an exemption 

from coverage of the rule, or any part 

thereof, for small entities.19

32. The NPRM proposes to eliminate 

recordkeeping obligations requiring the 

posting of stations’ license and other 

authorizations. Eliminating these 

requirements is intended to modernize 

the Commission’s regulations, remove 

duplicative and obsolete recordkeeping 

requirements and reduce costs and 

recordkeeping burdens for affected 

entities, including small entities. Under 

the current rules, affected entities must 

expend time and resources posting and 

maintaining licenses and related 

information already available to the 

Commission, and most of which is 

publicly accessible by electronic means. 

The proposed elimination would relieve 

such entities from these obsolete 

recordkeeping requirements. Thus, we 

anticipate that affected small entities 

only stand to benefit from such 

revisions, if adopted. 

33. Federal Rules that May Duplicate, 

Overlap, or Conflict with the Proposed 

Rule. None. 

C. Ex Parte Rules 

34. Permit-But-Disclose. This 

proceeding shall be treated as a ‘‘permitbut-disclose’’ proceeding in accordance 

with the Commission’s ex parte rules. 

Persons making ex parte presentations 

must file a copy of any written 

presentation or a memorandum 

summarizing any oral presentation 

within two business days after the 

presentation (unless a different deadline 

applicable to the Sunshine period 

applies). Persons making oral ex parte 

presentations are reminded that 

memoranda summarizing the 

presentation must (1) list all persons 

attending or otherwise participating in 

the meeting at which the ex parte 

presentation was made, and (2) 

summarize all data presented and 

arguments made during the 

presentation. If the presentation 

consisted in whole or in part of the 

presentation of data or arguments 

already reflected in the presenter’s 

written comments, memoranda or other 

filings in the proceeding, the presenter 

may provide citations to such data or 

arguments in his or her prior comments, 

memoranda, or other filings (specifying 

the relevant page and/or paragraph 

numbers where such data or arguments 

can be found) in lieu of summarizing 

them in the memorandum. Documents 

shown or given to Commission staff 

during ex parte meetings are deemed to 

be written ex parte presentations and 

must be filed consistent with rule 

1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by 

rule 1.49(f) or for which the 

Commission has made available a 

method of electronic filing, written ex 

parte presentations and memoranda 

summarizing oral ex parte 

presentations, and all attachments 

thereto, must be filed through the 

electronic comment filing system 

available for that proceeding, and must 

be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, 

.xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants 

in this proceeding should familiarize 

themselves with the Commission’s ex 

parte rules. 

D. Filing Requirements 

35. Comments and Replies. Pursuant 

to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the 

Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 

1.419, interested parties may file 

comments and reply comments on or 

before the dates indicated on the first 

page of this document. Comments may 

be filed using the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS). See Electronic Filing of 

Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 

63 FR 24121 (1998). 

• Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the internet by 

accessing the ECFS: http://

fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. 

• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

one copy of each filing. If more than one 

docket or rulemaking number appears in 

the caption of this proceeding, filers 

must submit two additional copies for 

each additional docket or rulemaking 

number. 

• Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

• All hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the 

Commission’s Secretary must be 

delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 

12th St. SW, Room TW–A325, 

Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours 

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deliveries must be held together with 

rubber bands or fasteners. Any 

envelopes and boxes must be disposed 

of before entering the building. 

• Commercial overnight mail (other 

than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail 

and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 

Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 

20701. 

• U.S. Postal Service first-class, 

Express, and Priority mail must be 

addressed to 445 12th Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

36. Availability of Documents. 

Comments, reply comments, and ex 

parte submissions will be available for 

public inspection during regular 

business hours in the FCC Reference 

Center, Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street SW, CY– 

A257, Washington, DC 20554. These 

documents will also be available via 

ECFS. Documents will be available 

electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, 

and/or Adobe Acrobat. 

37. People with Disabilities. To 

request materials in accessible formats 

for people with disabilities (Braille, 

large print, electronic files, audio 

format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov 

or call the FCC’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

38. It is ordered that, pursuant to the 

authority found in sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 

303, 309, 310, and 336 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 

303, 309, 310, and 336, this Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking is adopted. 

39. It is further ordered that the 

Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference 

Information Center, shall send a copy of 

this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 

including the Initial Regulatory 

Flexibility Act Analysis, to the Chief 

Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 

Business Administration. 

List of Subjects 

47 CFR Part 0 

Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements. 

47 CFR Part 1 

Communications Common Carriers, 

Radio, Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements, Television. 

47 CFR Part 5 

Radio, Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements, Television. 

47 CFR Part 73 

Radio, Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements, Television. 

47 CFR Part 74 

Radio, Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements, Television. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

Proposed Rule Changes 

The Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend Part 0, 

1, 5, 73, and 74 of Title 47 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) as set forth 

below: 

PART 0—COMMISSION 

ORGANIZATION 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 0 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 5, 48 Stat. 1068, as 

amended; 47 U.S.C. 155, 225, unless 

otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Amend § 0.408 paragraph (b) by 

revising the entry for 3060–0633 to read 

as follows: 

§ 0.408 OMB control numbers and 

expiration dates assigned pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

* * * * * 

(b) Display. * * * 

3060–0633 Secs. 74.165, 74.432, 

and 74.832.

04/30/18 

* * * * * 

PART 1—PRACTICE AND 

PROCEDURE 

■ 3. The authority citation for Part 1 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 157, 

160, 201, 225, 227, 303, 309, 332, 1403, 1404, 

1451, 1452, and 1455, unless otherwise 

noted. 

■ 4. Amend § 1.62 by revising paragraph 

(a)(2) to read as follows: 

§ 1.62 Operation pending action on 

renewal application. 

(a) * * * 

(2) A non-broadcast licensee operating 

by virtue of this paragraph shall, after 

the date of expiration specified in the 

license, post, in addition to the original 

license, any acknowledgment received 

from the Commission that the renewal 

application has been accepted for filing 

or a signed copy of the application for 

renewal of license which has been 

submitted by the licensee, or in services 

other than common carrier, a statement 

certifying that the licensee has mailed or 

filed a renewal application, specifying 

the date of mailing or filing. 

* * * * * 

PART 5—EXPERIMENTAL RADIO 

SERVICE 

■ 5. The authority citation for Part 5 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Secs. 4, 302, 303, 307, 336 48 

Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 

302, 303, 307, 336. Interpret or apply sec. 

301, 48 Stat. 1081, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 

301. 

■ 6. Amend § 5.203 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 5.203 Experimental authorizations for 

licensed broadcast stations. 

* * * * * 

(b) Experimental authorizations for 

licensed broadcast stations may be 

requested by filing an informal 

application with the FCC in 

Washington, DC, describing the nature 

and purpose of the experimentation to 

be conducted, the nature of the 

experimental signal to be transmitted, 

and the proposed schedule of hours and 

duration of the experimentation. 

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

■ 7. The authority citation for Part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 309, 310, 

334, 336, and 339. 

■ 8. Amend § 73.158 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 73.158 Directional antenna monitoring 

points. 

* * * * * 

(b) When the description of the 

monitoring point as shown on the 

station license is no longer correct due 

to road or building construction or other 

changes, the licensee must prepare and 

file with the FCC, in Washington, DC, a 

request for a corrected station license 

showing the new monitoring point 

description. The request shall include 

the information specified in paragraphs 

(a)(3) and (a)(4) of this section, and a 

copy of the station’s current license. 

§ 73.801 [Amended] 

■ 9. Amend § 73.801 by removing the 

reference for Section 73.1230. 

§ 73.1230 [Removed] 

■ 10. Remove § 73.1230. 

■ 11. Amend § 73.1715 by revising 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 73.1715 Share Time. 

* * * * * 

(a) If the licenses of stations 

authorized to share time do not specify 

hours of operation, the licensees shall 

endeavor to reach an agreement for a 

definite schedule of periods of time to 

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be in writing and each licensee shall file 

it in duplicate original with each 

application to the FCC in Washington, 

DC for renewal of license. If and when 

such written agreements are properly 

filed in conformity with this Section, 

the file mark of the FCC will be affixed 

thereto, one copy will be retained by the 

FCC, and one copy returned to the 

licensee. If the license specifies a 

proportionate time division, the 

agreement shall maintain this 

proportion. If no proportionate time 

division is specified in the license, the 

licensees shall agree upon a division of 

time. Such division of time shall not 

include simultaneous operation of the 

stations unless specifically authorized 

by the terms of the license 

* * * * * 

■ 12. Amend § 73.1725 by revising 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 73.1725 Limited time. 

* * * * * 

(c) The licensee of a secondary station 

which is authorized to operate limited 

time and which may resume operation 

at the time the Class A station (or 

stations) on the same channel ceases 

operation shall, with each application 

for renewal of license, file in triplicate 

a copy of its regular operating schedule. 

It shall bear a signed notation by the 

licensee of the Class A station of its 

objection or lack of objection thereto. 

Upon approval of such operating 

schedule, the FCC will affix its file mark 

and return one copy to the licensee 

authorized to operate limited time. 

Departure from said operating schedule 

will be permitted only pursuant to 

§ 73.1715 (Share time). 

■ 13. Amend § 73.1870 by revising 

paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows: 

§ 73.1870 Chief operators. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(3) The designation of the chief 

operator must be in writing. Agreements 

with chief operators serving on a 

contract basis must be in writing with 

a copy kept in the station files. 

* * * * * 

PART 74—EXPERIMENTAL RADIO, 

AUXILIARY, SPECIAL BROADCAST 

AND OTHER PROGRAM 

DISTRIBUTIONAL SERVICES 

■ 14. The authority citation for Part 74 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, 307, 

309, 310, 336, and 554. 

■ 15. Amend § 74.432 by revising 

paragraph (j) to read as follows: 

§ 74.432 Licensing requirements and 

procedures. 

* * * * * 

(j) The license shall be retained in the 

licensee’s files at the address shown on 

the authorization. 

* * * * * 

§ 74.564 [Removed] 

■ 16. Remove § 74.564. 

§ 74.664 [Removed] 

■ 17. Remove § 74.664. 

§ 74.765 [Removed] 

■ 18. Remove § 74.765. 

§ 74.733 [Amended] 

■ 19. Amend § 74.733 by removing 

paragraph (i) and redesignating 

paragraph (j) as new paragraph (i). 

■ 20. Amend § 74.781 by revising 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 74.781 Station Records. 

* * * * * 

(c) The station records shall be 

maintained for inspection at a 

residence, office, or public building, 

place of business, or other suitable 

place, in one of the communities of 

license of the translator or booster, 

except that the station records of a 

booster or translator licensed to the 

licensee of the primary station may be 

kept at the same place where the 

primary station records are kept. The 

station records shall be made available 

upon request to any authorized 

representative of the Commission. 

* * * * * 

■ 21. Amend § 74.787 by removing 

paragraph (a)(3)(viii) to read as follows: 

§ 74.787 Digital licensing. 

(a) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(viii) The following sections are 

applicable to analog-to-digital and 

digital-to-digital replacement television 

translator stations: 

* * * * * 

■ 22. Amend § 74.832 by revising 

paragraph (j) to read as follows: 

§ 74.832 Licensing requirements and 

procedures. 

* * * * * 

(j) The license shall be retained in the 

licensee’s files at the address shown on 

the authorization. 

§ 74.1265 [Removed] 

■ 23. Remove § 74.1265. 

■ 24. Amend § 74.1281 by revising 

paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 74.1281 Station Records. 

* * * * * 

(c) The station records shall be 

maintained for inspection at a 

residence, office, or public building, 

place of business, or other suitable 

place, in one of the communities of 

license of the translator or booster, 

except that the station records of a 

booster or translator licensed to the 

licensee of the primary station may be 

kept at the same place where the 

primary station records are kept. The 

station records shall be made available 

upon request to any authorized 

representative of the Commission. 

* * * * * 

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