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time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to nicole.ongele@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele, (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 PRA that 

does not display a valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0647. 

Title: Biennial Survey of Cable 

Industry Prices, FCC Form 333. 

Form Number: FCC Form 333. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 132 respondents and 722 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 7 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Biennial 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 2,527 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

The statutory authority for this 

information collection is in Sections 4(i) 

and 623(k) of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended. 

Needs and Uses: The Cable Television 

Consumer Protection and Competition 

Act of 1992 (‘‘Cable Act’’) requires the 

Commission to publish biennially a 

report on average rates for basic cable 

service, cable programming service, and 

equipment. The report must compare 

the prices charged by cable operators 

subject to effective competition and 

those that are not subject to effective 

competition. The Biennial Cable 

Industry Price Survey is intended to 

collect the data needed to prepare that 

report. The data from these questions 

are needed to complete this report. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27820 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–XXXX, 3060–XXXX, 3060–0386, 

3060–0175, 3060–0320, 3060–0178, 3060– 

0190, 3060–0182, 3060–1121, 3060–0113, 

3060–0009, 3060–0991, 3060–1171; FR ID 

190420] 

Information Collections Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal Agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC 

seeks specific comment on how it might 

‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted on or before January 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. Your comment must be 

submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the 

above instructions for it to be 

considered. In addition to submitting in 

www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of 

your comment on the proposed 

information collection to Cathy 

Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

Include in the comments the OMB 

control number as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a 

copy of this information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) go 

to the web page https://

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 Title 

of this ICR and then click on the ICR 

Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 

submission to OMB will be displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. No person shall 

be subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the PRA that does not display 

a valid OMB control number. 

As part of its continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork burdens, as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC 

invited the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to take this 

opportunity 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 

burden estimates; (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. Pursuant to the 

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific 

comment on how it might ‘‘further 

reduce the information collection 

burden for small business concerns with 

fewer than 25 employees.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 3060–xxxx. 

Title: Section 73.1750, 

Discontinuance of operation; § 73.3549, 

Request for extension of time to operate 

without required monitors, indicating 

instruments, and EAS encoders and 

decoders; § 73.3550, Requests for new or 

modified call sign assignments. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

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

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 300 respondents and 300 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 

hours. 


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Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; on 

occasion reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in sections 154(i) and 

325(a) of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 150 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 

Class A television. 

47 CFR 73.1750 requires that the 

licensee of each station provide a 

notification to the FCC in a Cancellation 

Application via the Commission’s 

Licensing and Management System 

(LMS) of the permanent discontinuance 

of operation at least two days before 

operation is discontinued. Immediately 

after discontinuance of operation, the 

licensee must forward the station 

license and other instruments of 

authorization to the FCC, Attention: 

Audio Division (radio) or Video 

Division (television), Media Bureau, for 

cancellation. 

47 CFR 73.3549 requires that requests 

for extension of authority to operate 

without required monitors, transmission 

system indicating instruments, or 

encoders and decoders for monitoring 

and generating the EAS codes and 

Attention Signal should be made to the 

FCC by electronically filing via LMS. 

Such requests must contain information 

as to when and what steps were taken 

to repair or replace the defective 

equipment and a brief description of the 

alternative procedures being used while 

the equipment is out of service. 

47 CFR 73.3550(a) requires that all 

requests for new or modified call sign 

assignments for radio and television 

broadcast stations be made via LMS 

with the FCC. Paragraph (j) provides 

that a change in call sign assignment 

will be made effective on the date 

specified in the Call Sign Request 

Authorization generated by LMS 

acknowledging the assignment of the 

requested new call sign and authorizing 

the change. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–xxxx. 

Title: Section 73.619, Contours and 

service areas; § 73.625, TV antenna 

system; § 73.5006, Filing of petitions to 

deny against long-form applications; 

§ 73.6024, Transmission standards and 

system requirements; § 73.6025, 

Antenna system and station location. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

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

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 100 respondents and 100 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; on 

occasion reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in sections 154(i) and 

325(a) of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 50 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 

Class A television. 

47 CFR 73.619(b)(5) requires that in 

determining coverage, the elevation or 

contour intervals must be taken from a 

high quality bald earth map or dataset 

such as the United States Geological 

Survey Topographic Quadrangle Maps 

or the National Elevation Dataset. We 

include these updates for informational 

purposes, but these changes do not 

impact an existing information 

collection or create a new collection. 

47 CFR 73.625(c)(3)(v) requires that 

all azimuth plane patterns be plotted in 

a PDF attachment to an application in 

a size sufficient to be easily viewed; 

paragraph (vii) requires that if an 

elevation pattern is submitted in the 

application form, similar tabulations 

and PDF attachments must be provided 

for the elevation pattern; and paragraph 

(viii) requires that if a matrix pattern is 

submitted in the application form, 

similar tabulations must be provided as 

necessary in the form of a spreadsheet 

to accurately represent the pattern. 

Similarly, 47 CFR 73.6025 requires 

that applications for modified Class A 

TV facilities proposing the use of 

directional antennas include the 

documentation in § 73.625(c)(3). 

47 CFR 73.5006 requires that within 

ten days following the issuance of a 

public notice announcing that a longform application for an AM, FM, or 

television construction permit has been 

accepted for filing, petitions to deny 

that application may be filed in the 

Commission’s Licensing and 

Management (LMS) database. We 

include these updates for informational 

purposes, but these changes do not 

impact an existing information 

collection or create a new collection. 

47 CFR 73.6024 requires that a Class 

A station within 275 kilometers of the 

U.S.-Mexico border must specify the full 

service emission mask in an application 

on FCC Form 2100. We include these 

updates for informational purposes, but 

these changes do not impact an existing 

information collection or create a new 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1121. 

Title: Sections 1.30002, 1.30003, 

1.30004, 73.875, 73.1657 and 73.1690, 

Disturbance of AM Broadcast Station 

Antenna Patterns. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,195 respondents and 1,195 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1–2 

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 section 154(i) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,960 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,078,200. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 

Class A television, including revisions 

to 47 CFR 73.1675 and 73.1690. The 

revisions to this information collection 

are only with respect to 47 CFR 73.1675 

and 47 CFR 73.1690, and are made for 

informational purposes only, and do not 

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47 CFR 73.1675(c)(1) continues to 

state that where an FM, TV, or Class A 

TV licensee or permittee proposes to 

mount an auxiliary facility on an AM 

tower, it must also demonstrate 

compliance with § 1.30003 in the 

license application. The R&O revises 

paragraph (b) to note that the 

application for a construction permit is 

now made electronically via the 

Commission’s Licensing and 

Management System using Form 2100, 

but this change does not modify any 

existing paperwork burdens or establish 

any new ones. 

47 CFR 73.1690(c) continues to 

require FM, TV, or Class A TV station 

applicants to submit an exhibit 

demonstrating compliance with 

§ 1.30003 or § 1.30002, as applicable, 

with a modification of license 

application, except for applications 

solely filed pursuant to paragraphs (c)(6) 

or (c)(9) of this section, where the 

installation is located on or near an AM 

tower, as defined in § 1.30002. The R&O 

revises paragraph (b) to indicate that 

certain changes can be made on FCC 

Form 2100, but this change does not 

modify any existing paperwork burdens 

or establish new ones, and similarly, 

paragraph (c)(3) is revised to note that 

the modification of license application 

is now made on Form 2100, but this 

change does not modify any existing 

paperwork burdens or establish any new 

ones. 

Other information collection 

requirements that are covered under this 

collection that have not changed since 

last approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) are as 

follows: 

On August 14, 2013, the Commission 

adopted the Third Report and Order and 

Second Order on Reconsideration in the 

matter of An Inquiry Into the 

Commission’s Policies and Rules 

Regarding AM Radio Service Directional 

Antenna Performance Verification, MM 

Docket No. 93–177, FCC 13–115. In the 

Third Report and Order in this 

proceeding, the Commission 

harmonized and streamlined the 

Commission’s rules regarding tower 

construction near AM stations. In AM 

radio, the tower itself functions as the 

antenna. Consequently, a nearby tower 

may become an unintended part of the 

AM antenna system, reradiating the AM 

signal and distorting the authorized AM 

radiation pattern. Our old rules 

contained several sections concerning 

tower construction near AM antennas 

that were intended to protect AM 

stations from the effects of such tower 

construction, specifically, §§ 73.1692, 

22.371, and 27.63. These old rule 

sections imposed differing requirements 

on the broadcast and wireless entities, 

although the issue is the same regardless 

of the types of antennas mounted on a 

tower. Other rule parts, such as part 90 

and part 24, entirely lacked provisions 

for protecting AM stations from possible 

effects of nearby tower construction. In 

the Third Report and Order the 

Commission adopted a uniform set of 

rules applicable to all services, thus 

establishing a single protection scheme 

regarding tower construction near AM 

tower arrays. The Third Report and 

Order also designates ‘‘moment 

method’’ computer modeling as the 

principal means of determining whether 

a nearby tower affects an AM radiation 

pattern. This serves to replace timeconsuming direct measurement 

procedures with a more efficient 

computer modeling methodology that is 

reflective of current industry practice. 

47 CFR 1.30002(a) requires a 

proponent of construction or 

modification of a tower within a 

specified distance of a nondirectional 

AM station, and also exceeding a 

specified height, to notify the AM 

station at least 30 days in advance of the 

commencement of construction. If the 

tower construction or modification 

would distort the AM pattern, the 

proponent shall be responsible for the 

installation and maintenance of 

detuning equipment. 

47 CFR 1.30002(b) requires a 

proponent of construction or 

modification of a tower within a 

specified distance of a directional AM 

station, and also exceeding a specified 

height, to notify the AM station at least 

30 days in advance of the 

commencement of construction. If the 

tower construction or modification 

would distort the AM pattern, the 

proponent shall be responsible for the 

installation and maintenance of 

detuning equipment. 

47 CFR 1.30002(c) states that 

proponents of tower construction or 

alteration near an AM station shall use 

moment method modeling, described in 

§ 73.151(c), to determine the effect of 

the construction or alteration on an AM 

radiation pattern. 

47 CFR 1.30002(f) states that, with 

respect to an AM station that was 

authorized pursuant to a directional 

proof of performance based on field 

strength measurements, the proponent 

of the tower construction or 

modification may, in lieu of the study 

described in § 1.30002(c), demonstrate 

through measurements taken before and 

after construction that field strength 

values at the monitoring points do not 

exceed the licensed values. In the event 

that the pre-construction monitoring 

point values exceed the licensed values, 

the proponent may demonstrate that 

post-construction monitoring point 

values do not exceed the preconstruction values. Alternatively, the 

AM station may file for authority to 

increase the relevant monitoring point 

value after performing a partial proof of 

performance in accordance with 

§ 73.154 to establish that the licensed 

radiation limit on the applicable radial 

is not exceeded. 

47 CFR 1.30002(g) states that tower 

construction or modification that falls 

outside the criteria described in 

paragraphs § 1.30002(a) and (b) is 

presumed to have no significant effect 

on an AM station. In some instances, 

however, an AM station may be affected 

by tower construction notwithstanding 

the criteria set forth in paragraphs 

§ 1.30002(a) and (b). In such cases, an 

AM station may submit a showing that 

its operation has been affected by tower 

construction or alteration. Such 

showing shall consist of either a 

moment method analysis or field 

strength measurements. The showing 

shall be provided to (i) the tower 

proponent if the showing relates to a 

tower that has not yet been constructed 

or modified and otherwise to the current 

tower owner, and (ii) to the 

Commission, within two years after the 

date of completion of the tower 

construction or modification. If 

necessary, the Commission shall direct 

the tower proponent to install and 

maintain any detuning apparatus 

necessary to restore proper operation of 

the AM antenna. 

47 CFR 1.30002(h) states that an AM 

station may submit a showing that its 

operation has been affected by tower 

construction or modification 

commenced or completed prior to or on 

the effective date of the rules adopted in 

this part pursuant to MM Docket No. 

93–177. Such a showing shall consist of 

either a moment method analysis or of 

field strength measurements. The 

showing shall be provided to the current 

owner and the Commission within one 

year of the effective date of the rules 

adopted in this part. If necessary, the 

Commission shall direct the tower 

owner, if the tower owner holds a 

Commission authorization, to install 

and maintain any detuning apparatus 

necessary to restore proper operation of 

the AM antenna. 

47 CFR 1.30002(i) states that a 

Commission applicant may not propose, 

and a Commission licensee or permittee 

may not locate, an antenna on any tower 

or support structure, whether 

constructed before or after the effective 

date of these rules, that is causing a 

disturbance to the radiation pattern of 

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§ 1.30002(a) and (b), unless the 

applicant, licensee, or tower owner 

completes the new study and 

notification process and takes 

appropriate ameliorative action to 

correct any disturbance, such as 

detuning the tower, either prior to 

construction or at any other time prior 

to the proposal or antenna location. 

47 CFR 1.30003(a) states that when 

antennas are installed on a 

nondirectional AM tower the AM 

station shall determine operating power 

by the indirect method (see § 73.51). 

Upon the completion of the installation, 

antenna impedance measurements on 

the AM antenna shall be made. If the 

resistance of the AM antenna changes, 

an application on FCC Form 302–AM 

(including a tower sketch of the 

installation) shall be filed with the 

Commission for the AM station to return 

to direct power measurement. The Form 

302–AM shall be filed before or 

simultaneously with any license 

application associated with the 

installation. 

47 CFR 1.30003(b) requires that, 

before antennas are installed on a tower 

in a directional AM array, the proponent 

shall notify the AM station so that, if 

necessary, the AM station may 

determine operating power by the 

indirect method (see § 73.51) and 

request special temporary authority 

pursuant to § 73.1635 to operate with 

parameters at variance. For AM stations 

licensed via field strength 

measurements (see § 73.151(a)), a partial 

proof of performance (as defined by 

§ 73.154) shall be conducted both before 

and after construction to establish that 

the AM array will not be and has not 

been adversely affected. For AM stations 

licensed via a moment method proof 

(see § 73.151(c)), the proof procedures 

set forth in § 73.151(c) shall be repeated. 

The results of either the partial proof of 

performance or the moment method 

proof shall be filed with the 

Commission on Form 302–AM before or 

simultaneously with any license 

application associated with the 

installation. 

47 CFR 1.30004(a) requires 

proponents of proposed tower 

construction or modification to an 

existing tower near an AM station that 

are subject to the notification 

requirement in §§ 1.30002 and 1.30003 

to provide notice of the proposed tower 

construction or modification to the AM 

station at least 30 days prior to 

commencement of the planned tower 

construction or modification. 

Notification to an AM station and any 

responses may be oral or written. If such 

notification and/or response is oral, the 

party providing such notification or 

response must supply written 

documentation of the communication 

and written documentation of the date 

of communication upon request of the 

other party to the communication or the 

Commission. Notification must include 

the relevant technical details of the 

proposed tower construction or 

modification, and, at a minimum, also 

include the following: proponent’s 

name and address; coordinates of the 

tower to be constructed or modified; 

physical description of the planned 

structure; and results of the analysis 

showing the predicted effect on the AM 

pattern, if performed. 

47 CFR 1.30004(b) requires that a 

response to a notification indicating a 

potential disturbance of the AM 

radiation pattern must specify the 

technical details and must be provided 

to the proponent within 30 days. 

47 CFR 1.30004(d) states that if an 

expedited notification period (less than 

30 days) is requested by the proponent, 

the notification shall be identified as 

‘‘expedited,’’ and the requested 

response date shall be clearly indicated. 

47 CFR 1.30004(e) states that in the 

event of an emergency situation, if the 

proponent erects a temporary new tower 

or makes a temporary significant 

modification to an existing tower 

without prior notice, the proponent 

must provide written notice to 

potentially affected AM stations within 

five days of the construction or 

modification of the tower and cooperate 

with such AM stations to remedy any 

pattern distortions that arise as a 

consequence of such construction. 

47 CFR 73.875(c) requires an LPFM 

applicant to submit an exhibit 

demonstrating compliance with 

§ 1.30003 or § 1.30002, as applicable, 

with any modification of license 

application filed solely pursuant to 

paragraphs (c)(1) and (c)(2) of this 

section, where the installation is on or 

near an AM tower, as defined in 

§ 1.30002. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0386. 

Title: Special Temporary 

Authorization (STA) Requests; 

Notifications; and Informal Filings; 

§§ 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1635, 73.1740 and 

73.3598; CDBS Informal Forms; 

§ 74.788; Low Power Television, TV 

Translator and Class A Television 

Digital Transition Notifications; 

§ 73.3700(b)(5), Post Auction Licensing; 

§ 73.3700(f). 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not for profit institutions; 

State, local or Tribal government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 5,537 respondents and 5,537 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.50– 

4.0 hours. 

Frequency of Response: One-time 

reporting requirement and on occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 157 and 309(j) 

as amended; Middle Class Tax Relief 

and Job Creation Act of 2012, Public 

Law 112–96, 6402 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 

309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 

1452), 126 Stat. 156 (2012) (Spectrum 

Act); and 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. 

Total Annual Burden: 4,353 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,834,210. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 

Class A television. The Commission 

revised 47 CFR 73.1635 such that 

Broadcast stations (AM, FM, TV, Class 

A TV or LPTV licensees or permittees) 

may file a request for STA electronically 

in the Commission’s Licensing and 

Management System (LMS) for approval 

to permit a station to operate a broadcast 

facility for a limited period at a 

specified variance from the terms of the 

station’s authorization or requirements 

of the FCC rules. Stations may file a 

request for STA approval for a variety of 

reasons. The request must describe the 

operating modes and facilities to be 

used. Types of STA requests include 

Engineering and Legal STAs. 

The Commission also revised 47 CFR 

73.1740 such that Broadcast stations 

(AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees) 

may file this form in the Commission’s 

LMS to notify the Commission of the 

station’s suspension of broadcast 

operations. Broadcast stations may also 

use this form to request a silent STA or 

extension thereof. Types of Silent 

Notifications include Notification of 

Suspension and Resumption of 

Operations. Pursuant to § 73.1740, 

broadcast station licensees must notify 

the Commission when events beyond 

their control make it impossible to 


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continue operation or to adhere to the 

required operating schedules set forth in 

this rule. In addition, they must notify 

the Commission when they resume 

normal operations. (No further authority 

is needed for limited operation or 

discontinued operation for a period not 

exceeding 30 days.) Should events 

beyond the licensees control make it 

impossible for compliance within the 

required 30-day time period, broadcast 

station licensees must file an informal 

letter request for silent operations 

(‘‘Silent STA,’’ discussed below in 

informal filings section). 

The Commission also revised 47 CFR 

73.1615 such that broadcast stations 

(AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees) 

must file a notification under 47 CFR 

73.1615(c) when such a station is in the 

process of modifying existing facilities 

as authorized by a construction permit 

and determines it is necessary to either 

discontinue operation or to operate with 

temporary facilities to continue program 

service for a period not more than 30 

days (in which case it must file a Silent 

STA application or an Engineering STA 

application via LMS). Licensees or 

permittees of directional or 

nondirectional FM, TV or Class A TV or 

nondirectional AM must file a 

notification and comply with 47 CFR 

73.1615(a). Licensees or permittees of a 

directional AM station whose 

modification does not involve a change 

in operating frequency must file a 

notification and comply with 47 CFR 

73.1615(b). Licensees or permittees of a 

directional AM station whose 

modification does involve a change in 

frequency and determines it is necessary 

to discontinue operation for a period not 

more than 30 days must file a 

notification and comply with 47 CFR 

73.1615(d)(2). The Commission does not 

have any program changes or 

adjustments to this collection as a result 

of the information collection 

requirements adopted in FCC 23–72 and 

there are no other adjustments to the 

other information collection 

requirements covered by this collection 

since last approved by OMB. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0320. 

Title: Section 73.1350, Transmission 

System Operation. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

existing collection. 

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

Currently approved collection. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 505 respondents and 505 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 154(i) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 253 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 

Class A television, including a revision 

to 47 CFR 73.1350(h). 

47 CFR 73.1350(h) requires licensees 

to submit a ‘‘letter of notification’’ to the 

FCC via a Change of Control Point 

Notice in the Commission’s Licensing 

and Management System (LMS) 

database, whenever a transmission 

system control point is established at a 

location other than at the main studio or 

transmitter within three days of the 

initial use of that point. The letter 

should include a list of all control 

points in use, for clarity. This 

notification is not required if 

responsible station personnel can be 

contacted at the transmitter or studio 

site during hours of operation. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0190. 

Title: Section 73.3544, Application to 

Obtain a Modified Station License. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit 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 Cost: $75,000. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 

Class A television, including a revision 

to 47 CFR 73.3544(b) and (c). 

47 CFR 73.3544(b) permits that an 

informal electronic filing of an 

Administrative Update via the 

Commission’s Licensing and 

Management System (LMS) may be filed 

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) 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 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 

electronically filing an Administrative 

Update via LMS by the licensee to the 

Commission. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0182. 

Title: Section 73.1620, Program Tests. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, Not-for-profit institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,469 respondents and 1,469 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1–5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in section 154(i) of the Communications 

Act of 1934, as amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,517 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 


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Class A television, including a revision 

to 47 CFR 73.1620(a)(1) through (3) and 

deletion of 47 CFR 73.1620(f) and (g). 

No other changes to the existing 

collection, restated below, are proposed. 

47 CFR 73.1620(a)(1) requires 

permittees of a nondirectional AM or 

FM station, or a nondirectional or 

directional TV station to notify the FCC 

upon beginning of program tests via a 

Program Test Authority filing in the 

Commission’s Licensing and 

Management System (LMS) database. 

An application for license must be filed 

with the FCC within 10 days of this 

notification. 

47 CFR 73.1620(a)(2) requires a 

permittee of an FM station with a 

directional antenna to file a request with 

the FCC for program test authority 10 

days prior to date on which it desires to 

begin program tests on FCC Form 2100 

Schedule 302–FM in LMS. This is filed 

in conjunction with an application for 

license. 

47 CFR 73.1620(a)(3) requires a 

licensee of an FM station replacing a 

directional antenna without changes 

that would not require the submission 

of a construction permit application to 

file with the FCC a modification of 

license application on FCC Form 2100 

Schedule 302–FM within 10 days after 

commencing operations with the 

replacement antenna. This is filed in 

conjunction with an application for 

license. 

47 CFR 73.1620(a)(4) requires a 

permittee of an AM station with a 

directional antenna to file a request with 

the FCC for program test authority 10 

days prior to date on which it desires to 

begin program tests. This is filed in 

conjunction with an application for 

license. 

47 CFR 73.1620(a)(5) except for 

permits subject to successive license 

terms, the permittee of an Low Power 

TV (LPFM) station may begin program 

tests upon notification to the FCC in 

Washington, DC, provided that within 

10 days thereafter, an application for 

license is filed. Program tests may be 

conducted by a licensee subject to 

mandatory license terms only during the 

term specified on such licensee’s 

authorization. 

47 CFR 73.1620(b) the Commission 

reserves the right to revoke, suspend, or 

modify program tests by any station 

without right of hearing for failure to 

comply adequately with all terms of the 

construction permit or the provisions of 

§ 73.1690(c) for a modification of license 

application, or in order to resolve 

instances of interference. The 

Commission may, at its discretion, also 

require the filing of a construction 

permit application to bring the station 

into compliance the Commission’s rules 

and policies. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0178. 

Title: Section 73.1560, Operating 

Power and Mode Tolerances. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities or Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 80 respondents and 80 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in section 

154(i) of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 80 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $20,000. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 

Class A television, including a revision 

to 47 CFR 73.1560(d). 

47 CFR 73.1560(d) requires that 

licensees of AM, FM or TV stations file 

a notification with the FCC via the 

Commission’s Licensing and 

Management System (LMS) when 

operation at reduced power will exceed 

ten consecutive days in a Reduced 

Power Notification and upon restoration 

of normal operations. If causes beyond 

the control of the licensee prevent 

restoration of authorized power within 

a 30-day period, an informal request for 

Special Temporary Authority must be 

made via LMS for any additional time 

as may be necessary to restore normal 

operations. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0175. 

Title: Section 73.1250, Broadcasting 

Emergency Information. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities or Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 50 respondents and 50 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in section 154(i) of the Communications 

Act of 1934, as amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 50 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 

Class A television, including a revision 

to 47 CFR 73.1250(e) to update the 

address in which a report in letter form 

shall be forwarded to. 

Emergency situations in which the 

broadcasting of information is 

considered as furthering the safety of 

life and property include, but are not 

limited to, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, 

tidal waves, earthquakes, and school 

closings. 

47 CFR 73.1250(e) requires that 

immediately upon cessation of an 

emergency during which broadcast 

facilities were used for the transmission 

of point-to-point messages or when 

daytime facilities were used during 

nighttime hours by an AM station, a 

report in letter form shall be forwarded 

to the FCC’s main office in Washington, 

DC, as indicated in 47 CFR 0.401(a), 

setting forth the nature of the 

emergency, the dates and hours of the 

broadcasting of emergency information 

and a brief description of the material 

carried during the emergency. A 

certification of compliance with the 

non-commercialization provision must 

accompany the report where daytime 

facilities are used during nighttime 

hours by an AM station. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0113. 

Title: Form 2100, Schedule 396— 

Broadcast Equal Employment 

Opportunity Program Report. 

Form Number: FCC 2100, Schedule 

396. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 2,960 respondents and 2,960 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–2 

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Frequency of Response: On renewal 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority which covers this information 

collection is contained in section 154(i) 

and 303 of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 4,436 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $666,000. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 

Class A television, including a revision 

to 47 CFR 73.2080. No other changes to 

OMB Control Number 3060–0113, 

approved August 2021, been made, with 

the exception of an added description 

regarding the revision to § 73.2080. That 

description is for illustrative purposes 

only, and also does not create any new 

or modified paperwork obligations. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0009. 

Title: FCC Form 2100, Schedule 316— 

Application for Consent to Assign 

Broadcast Station Construction Permit 

or License or Transfer Control of Entity 

Holding Broadcast Station Construction 

Permit or License. 

Form Number: FCC Form 2100, 

Schedule 316. 

Type of Review: Revision a currently 

approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, local or tribal 

government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 750 respondents and 750 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.5–4.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain benefits. Statutory authority for 

this collection of information is 

contained in sections 154(i) and 310(d) 

of the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,231 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $711,150. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted on September 18, 2023, the 

Report and Order (R&O), Amendment of 

part 73 of the Commission’s Rules to 

Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72. The R&O adopted a number of 

revisions to the Commission’s rules to 

reorganize and clarify the Commission’s 

technical licensing, operating, and 

interference rules for full power and 

Class A television, including revisions 

to 47 CFR 73.3540 to update the 

reference to FCC Form 2100, Schedule 

316. For informational purposes, the 

Commission also will update reference 

in 47 CFR 73.3540 to FCC Form 2100, 

Schedules 314 and 315 covered under 

OMB 3060–0031 and FCC Form 2100, 

Schedule 345 covered under 3060–0075. 

The Commission will not revise these 

collections because only the reference to 

the forms will be updated. We are 

noting this in this collection. The 

revision to this information collection is 

made for informational purposes only, 

and does not create new or modify 

existing burdens. Other information 

collection requirements that are covered 

under this collection have not changed 

since last approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0991. 

Title: AM Measurement Data. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,800 respondents; 3,135 

responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50– 

25 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement, Third party 

disclosure requirement, On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 20,200 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,131,500. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in sections 

151, 152, 154(i), 303, and 307 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Needs and Uses: In order to control 

interference between stations and assure 

adequate community coverage, AM 

stations must conduct various 

engineering measurements to 

demonstrate that the antenna system 

operates as authorized. The data is used 

by station engineers to correct the 

operating parameters of the antenna. 

The data is also used by FCC staff in 

field investigations to ensure that 

stations are in compliance with the 

technical requirements of the 

Commission’s various rules. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1171. 

Title: Commercial Advertisement 

Loudness Mitigation (‘‘CALM’’) Act; 

73.682(e) and 76.607(a). 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 2,937 respondents and 4,868 

responses. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement; On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.25– 

80 hours. 

Total Annual Burden: 6,036 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 

151, 152, 154(i) and (j), 303(r) and 621. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will use this information to determine 

compliance with the CALM Act. The 

CALM Act mandates that the 

Commission make the Advanced 

Television 

Systems Committee (‘‘ATSC’’) A/85 

Recommended Practice mandatory for 

all commercial TV stations and cable/ 

multichannel video programming 

distributors (MVPDs). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID: 191808] 

Privacy Act System of Records 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC, Commission, or 

Agency) proposes to modify an existing 

system of records, FCC/OS–1, Electronic 

Comment Filing System (ECFS), subject 

to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. 

This action is necessary to meet the 

requirements of the Privacy Act to 

publish in the Federal Register notice of 

the existence and character of records 

maintained by the agency. The 

Commission uses this system to handle 

and process public comments related to 

FCC rulemakings and other proceedings. 

This modification makes various 


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