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all-digital operation; (2) an increase in 

nominal power of an all-digital AM 

station; or (2) a transition from core-only 

to enhanced operating mode. 

(a) Every digital notification must 

include the following information: 

(1) The call sign and facility 

identification number of the station; 

(2) If applicable, the date on which 

the new or modified IBOC operation 

commenced or ceased; 

(3) The name and telephone number 

of a technical representative the 

Commission can call in the event of 

interference; 

(4) A certification that the operation 

will not cause human exposure to levels 

of radio frequency radiation in excess of 

the limits specified in § 1.1310 of this 

chapter and is therefore categorically 

excluded from environmental 

processing pursuant to § 1.1306(b) of 

this chapter. Any station that cannot 

certify compliance must submit an 

environmental assessment (EA) 

pursuant to § 1.1311 of this chapter and 

may not commence IBOC operation 

until such EA is ruled upon by the 

Commission. 

(b) Each AM digital notification must 

also include the following information: 

(1) A certification that the IBOC DAB 

facilities conform to applicable nominal 

power limits and emissions mask limits; 

(2) The nominal power of the station; 

if separate analog and digital 

transmitters are used, the nominal 

power for each transmitter; 

(3) If applicable, the amount of any 

reduction in an AM station’s digital 

carriers; 

(4) For all-digital stations, the type of 

notification (all-digital notification, 

increase in nominal power, reduction in 

nominal power, transition from coreonly to enhanced, transition from 

enhanced to core-only, reversion from 

all-digital to hybrid or analog 

operation); 

(5) For all-digital stations, if a 

notification of commencement of new 

all-digital service or a nominal power 

change, whether the station is operating 

in core-only or enhanced mode; and 

(6) For all-digital stations, a 

certification that the all-digital station 

complies with all EAS requirements. 

(c) Each FM digital notification must 

also include the following information: 

(1) A certification that the IBOC DAB 

facilities conform to the HD Radio 

emissions mask limits; 

(2) FM digital effective radiated power 

used and certification that the FM 

analog effective radiated power remains 

as authorized; 

(3) If applicable, the geographic 

coordinates, elevation data, and license 

file number of the auxiliary antenna 

employed by an FM station as a separate 

digital antenna; and 

(4) If applicable, for FM systems 

employing interleaved antenna bays, a 

certification that adequate filtering and/ 

or isolation equipment has been 

installed to prevent spurious emissions 

in excess of the limits specified in 

§ 73.317. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1103. 

Title: Section 76.41 Franchise 

Application Process. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Respondents: State, local or tribal 

government, Business or other for-profit 

entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 22 respondents and 40 

responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to 

4 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirements; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 90 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements are as follows: 

47 CFR 76.41(b) requires a competitive 

franchise applicant to include the 

following information in writing in its 

franchise application, in addition to any 

information required by applicable state 

and local laws: 

(1) The applicant’s name; 

(2) The names of the applicant’s 

officers and directors; 

(3) The business address of the 

applicant; 

(4) The name and contact information 

of a designated contact for the applicant; 

(5) A description of the geographic 

area that the applicant proposes to 

serve; 

(6) The PEG channel capacity and 

capital support proposed by the 

applicant; 

(7) The term of the agreement 

proposed by the applicant; 

(8) Whether the applicant holds an 

existing authorization to access the 

public rights-of-way in the subject 

franchise service area; 

(9) The amount of the franchise fee 

the applicant offers to pay; and 

(10) Any additional information 

required by applicable state or local 

laws. 

The information collection 

requirements contained in 47 CFR 

76.41(d) states when a competitive 

franchise applicant files a franchise 

application with a franchising authority 

and the applicant has existing authority 

to access public rights-of-way in the 

geographic area that the applicant 

proposes to serve, the franchising 

authority grant or deny the application 

within 90 days of the date the 

application is received by the 

franchising authority. If a competitive 

franchise applicant does not have 

existing authority to access public 

rights-of-way in the geographic area that 

the applicant proposes to serve, the 

franchising authority must perform 

grant or deny the application within 180 

days of the date the application is 

received by the franchising authority. A 

franchising authority and a competitive 

franchise applicant may agree in writing 

to extend the 90-day or 180-day 

deadline, whichever is applicable. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27819 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0647; FR ID 190437] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

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; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before February 20, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 


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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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