[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 89610-89611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28618]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 74

[MB Docket No. 03-185; FCC 23-58; FR ID 192560]


Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved the information collection requirements associated with 
the Commission's rules in a Report and Order which adopts rules to 
clarify for all stakeholders the status of LPTV FM6 service and codify 
that these services may be provided by a group of 14 existing FM6 
stations, and only by those stations. This document is consistent with 
the Commission's Report and Order, which stated that the Commission 
would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the 
effective date of those rules.

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 74.790(o)(9) and (10) are published at 
88 FR 59455, August 29, 2023, are effective as of December 28, 2023, 
except for the portion of OMB Control No. 3060-0386 that approves the 
one-time requirement that FM6 LPTV stations notify the Media Bureau via 
letter filing as to whether they will continue FM6 operations and 
confirm their precise FM6 operational parameters. We establish January 
29, 2024 as the deadline for filing this notification with the Bureau.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shaun Maher, Video Division, Media 
Bureau at (202) 418-2324 or, Mark Colombo, Video Division, Media Bureau 
at (202) 418-7611 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7ba96859cd9b4989b989a9598b7919494d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a674b584104694546454748456a4c4949044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>. For additional information 
concerning the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) information collection 
requirements contained in this document, contact Cathy Williams at 202-
418-2918, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#387b594c5041166f5154545159554b785e5b5b165f574e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="84c7e5f0ecfdaad3ede8e8ede5e9f7c4e2e7e7aae3ebf2">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on December 5, 
2023, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in 
Sec. Sec.  74.790(o)(9) and 74.790(o)(10) of the Commission's rules. 
The OMB Control Numbers are 3060-0110, 3060-0214, and 3060-0386. The 
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the effective 
date of these rules. If you have any comments on the burden estimates 
listed below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and 
reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, 
Federal Communications Commission, Room 3-317, 45 L Street NE, 
Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-0110, 
or 3060-0214, or 3060-0386, in your correspondence. The Commission will 
also accept your comments via email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#32626073725451511c555d44"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="baeae8fbfadcd9d994ddd5cc">[email protected]</span></a>.
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#96f0f5f5a3a6a2d6f0f5f5b8f1f9e0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="563035356366621630353578313920">[email protected]</span></a> or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB 
approval on December 5, 2023, for the information collection 
requirements contained in Sec. Sec.  74.790(o)(9) and 74.790(o)(10) of 
the Commission's rules.
    Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0110.
    OMB Approval Date: December 5, 2023.
    OMB Expiration Date: December 31, 2026.
    Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station 
License, LMS Schedule 303-S.
    Form Number: FCC 2100, LMS Schedule 303-S.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,140 respondents, 5,140 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Every 
eight-year reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,868 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $3,994,164.
    Obligation of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the collection is contained sections 154(i), 
303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and 
section 204 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Needs and Uses: On July 20, 2023, the Commission adopted Amendment 
of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for 
Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations, Fifth 
Report and Order, FCC 23-58 (rel. July 20, 2023) (FM6 Report and 
Order). The Commission adopted a new requirement that FM6 LPTV stations 
certify in their license renewal application that they have continued 
to provide FM6 operations in accordance with the FM6 rules during their 
prior license term. The Commission delegated authority to the Media 
Bureau to determine the most appropriate means for these stations to 
make such certification, be it by an attachment to the renewal 
application or some other reasonable means. This requirement is 
contained in 47 CFR 74.790(o)(10).
    This submission is being made to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for approval of the renewal certification requirement for 
FM6 LPTV stations as adopted in the FM6 Report and Order. Since the 
certification will be included as an additional exhibit to the existing 
form, it did not necessitate changes to LMS Form 2100 Schedule 303-S.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0214.
    OMB Approval Date: December 5, 2023.
    OMB Expiration Date: December 31, 2026.
    Title: Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection Files; 
Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal government; Individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents: 23,819 respondents; 66,392 responses.

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    Estimated Time per Response: 1-52 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
Recordkeeping requirement, Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for these collections is contained in sections 151, 
152, 154(i), 303, 307, 308, and 315 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,065,841 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: On July 20, 2023, the Commission adopted Amendment 
of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for 
Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations, Fifth 
Report and Order, FCC 23-58 (rel. July 20, 2023) (FM6 Report and 
Order). The Commission adopted a new requirement that FM6 LPTV stations 
maintain a public inspection file similar to the requirement in the 
rule for FM radio stations. This submission is being made to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of the local public 
inspection file requirement for FM6 LPTV stations as adopted in the FM6 
Report and Order. This requirement is contained in 47 CFR 73.3526.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0386.
    Title: Special Temporary Authorization (STA) Requests; 
Notifications; and Informal Filings; Sections 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1635, 
73.1740 and 73.3598; CDBS Informal Forms; Section 74.788; Low Power 
Television, TV Translator and Class A Television Digital Transition 
Notifications; Section 73.3700(b)(5), Post Auction Licensing; Section 
73.3700(f).
    Form No.: None.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit 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.
    Annual Cost Burden: $1,834,210.
    Needs and Uses: On July 20, 2023, the Commission adopted Amendment 
of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for 
Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations, Fifth 
Report and Order, FCC 23-58 (rel. July 20, 2023) (FM6 Report and 
Order). The Commission adopted a one-time requirement that FM6 LPTV 
stations notify the Media Bureau via letter filing as to whether they 
will continue FM6 operations and confirm their precise FM6 operational 
parameters. In addition, in the FM6 Report and Order, the Commission 
adopted a rule, 47 CFR 74.790(o)(9) that requires FM6 LPTV stations 
that are permanently discontinuing their FM6 operations to notify the 
Commission pursuant to section 73.1750 of the rules. This submission is 
being made to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of 
the one-time letter notification and discontinuation of operations 
notification requirements for FM6 LPTV stations as adopted in the FM6 
Report and Order.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-28618 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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