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request, the ethanol 1.0 psi waiver will 

apply in such subject area. 

Subpart K—Batch Certification and 

Designation 

■ 4. Amend § 1090.1010 by 

redesignating paragraph (a)(2)(iii) as 

(a)(2)(iv) and adding a new paragraph 

(a)(2)(iii) to read as follows: 

§ 1090.1010 Designation requirements for 

gasoline and regulated blendstocks. 

(a) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(iii) If the CBOB is excluded from the 

special regulatory treatment for ethanol 

under § 1090.215(b)(3)(ii), Low-RVP 

Summer CBOB. 

* * * * * 

Subpart L—Product Transfer 

Documents 

■ 5. Amend § 1090.1110 by 

redesignating paragraph (b)(2)(i)(C) as 

(b)(2)(i)(D) and adding a new paragraph 

(b)(2)(i)(C) to read as follows: 

§ 1090.1110 PTD requirements for 

gasoline, gasoline additives, and gasoline 

regulated blendstocks. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(2) * * * 

(i) * * * 

(C) ‘‘Low-RVP CBOB. This product 

does not meet the requirements for 

summer reformulated gasoline.’’ 

* * * * * 

Subpart R—Compliance and 

Enforcement Provisions 

§ 1090.1720 [Amended] 

■ 6. Amend § 1090.1720, in paragraphs 

(e) introductory text and (e)(2), by 

removing the text ‘‘15 percent’’ and 

adding in its place the text ‘‘10 

percent’’. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04023 Filed 2–28–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 22–227; FCC 23–72; FR ID 

203619] 

Establishing Rules for Full Power 

Television and Class A Television 

Stations 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved the information collection 

requirements under OMB Control 

Numbers 3060–1121, 3060–1320, 3060– 

0009, 3060–0386, 3060–0175, 3060– 

0178, 3060–0182, 3060–0190, 3060– 

0320, 3060–0113, and 3060–1321 

associated with the rules adopted in the 

Report and Order, FCC 23–72, adopting 

several rule updates for full power and 

Class A television stations that no 

longer have any practical effect given 

the completion of the transition from 

analog to digital-only operations and the 

post incentive auction transition to a 

smaller television band with fewer 

channels. This document is consistent 

with the Report and Order, which states 

that the Media Bureau will publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

announcing the effective date for these 

revised rule sections and revising the 

rules accordingly. 

DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 

73.619; 73.625; 73.1250; 73.1350; 

73.1560; 73.1615; 73.1620; 73.1635; 

73.1675; 73.1690; 73.1740; 73.1750; 

73.2080; 73.3540; 73.3544; 73.3549; 

73.3550; 73.3598; 73.5006; 73.6024; 

73.6025, published at 89 FR 7224 on 

February 1, 2024, are effective March 4, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cathy Williams, Office of the Managing 

Director, Federal Communications 

Commission, at (202) 418–2918 or 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

document announces that OMB 

approved the information collection 

requirements in 47 CFR 73.619; 73.625; 

73.1250; 73.1350; 73.1560; 73.1615; 

73.1620; 73.1635; 73.1675; 73.1690; 

73.1740; 73.1750; 73.2080; 73.3540; 

73.3544; 73.3549; 73.3550; 73.3598; 

73.5006; 73.6024; 73.6025 on February 

2, 2024, and February 14, 2024, 

respectively. These rule sections were 

adopted in the Report and Order, FCC 

23–72, published at 89 FR 7224 on 

February 1, 2024. The Commission 

publishes this document as an 

announcement of the immediate 

effective date for these revised rules. 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the Commission is notifying the public 

that it received final OMB approvals on 

February 2, 2024 and February 14, 2024, 

respectively, for the information 

collection requirements contained in 47 

CFR 73.619; 73.625; 73.1250; 73.1350; 

73.1560; 73.1615; 73.1620; 73.1635; 

73.1675; 73.1690; 73.1740; 73.1750; 

73.2080; 73.3540; 73.3544; 73.3549; 

73.3550; 73.3598; 73.5006; 73.6024; 

73.6025. Under 5 CFR part 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 OMB Control Numbers for 

the information collection requirements 

in 47 CFR 73.619; 73.625; 73.1250; 

73.1350; 73.1560; 73.1615; 73.1620; 

73.1635; 73.1675; 73.1690; 73.1740; 

73.1750; 73.2080; 73.3540; 73.3544; 

73.3549; 73.3550; 73.3598; 73.5006; 

73.6024; 73.6025 are 3060–1121, 3060– 

1320, 3060–0009, 3060–0386, 3060– 

0175, 3060–0178, 3060–0182, 3060– 

0190, 3060–0320, 3060–0113, and 3060– 

1321. 

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: 3060–1320. 

OMB Approval Date: February 2, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

Title: Section 73.1750, 

Discontinuance of operation; Section 

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. 

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

Estimated Number of Respondents 

and Responses: 300 respondents and 

300 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. 

Estimated 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 


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Update Television and Class A 

Television Broadcast Station Rules, and 

Rules Applicable to All Broadcast 

Stations, MB Docket No. 22–227, FCC 

23–72, published at 89 FR 7224 on 

February 1, 2024. 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 47 CFR 

73.3550(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: 3060–1321. 

OMB Approval Date: February 2, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

Title: Section 73.619, Contours and 

service areas; Section 73.625, TV 

antenna system; Section 73.5006, Filing 

of petitions to deny against long-form 

applications; Section 73.6024, 

Transmission standards and system 

requirements; Section 73.6025, Antenna 

system and station location. 

Form Number: N/A. 

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

Estimated 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. 

Estimated 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, published at 89 FR 7224 on 

February 1, 2024. 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. 

OMB Approval Date: February 2, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

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. 

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

Estimated 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. 

Estimated 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, published at 89 FR 7224 on 

February 1, 2024. 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 

create new or modify existing burdens. 

47 CFR 73.1675(c)(1) continues to 

state that where an FM, TV, or Class A 


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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, 

published at 78 FR 66288 on November 

5, 2013. 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 

the AM station, as defined in paragraphs 

§ 1.30002(a) and (b), unless the 


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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 §§ 1.30002–1.30003 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. 

OMB Approval Date: February 2, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

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; 

§ 74.788; Low Power Television, TV 

Translator and Class A Television 

Digital Transition Notifications; Section 

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

§ 73.3700(f). 

Form Number: N/A. 

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

State, local or Tribal government. 

Estimated 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. 

Estimated 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 Section 

73.1740, broadcast station licensees 

must notify the Commission when 


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events beyond their control make it 

impossible to 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. 

OMB Approval Date: February 2, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

Title: Section 73.1350, Transmission 

System Operation. 

Form Number: N/A. 

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

Estimated 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. 

Estimated 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 published at 89 FR 7224 on 

February 1, 2024. 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. 

OMB Approval Date: February 2, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

Title: Section 73.3544, Application to 

Obtain a Modified Station License. 

Form Number: N/A. 

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

institutions. 

Estimated 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. 

Estimated 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, published at 89 FR 7224 on 

February 1, 2024. 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. 

OMB Approval Date: February 2, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

Title: Section 73.1620, Program Tests. 

Form Number: N/A. 

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

Estimated 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. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

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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 73.1620(a)(1)–(3) and deletion 

of 47 CFR 73.1620(f) through(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. 

OMB Approval Date: February 2, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

Title: Section 73.1560 Operating 

Power and Mode Tolerances. 

Form Number: N/A. 

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

institutions. 

Estimated 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. 

Estimated 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. 

OMB Approval Date: February 2, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

Title: Section 73.1250, Broadcasting 

Emergency Information. 

Form Number: N/A. 

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

institutions. 

Estimated 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. 

Estimated 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, published at 89 FR 7224 on 

February 1, 2024. 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 

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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: 3060–0009. 

OMB Approval Date: February 2, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

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. 

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

institutions; State, local or tribal 

government. 

Estimated 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. 

Estimated 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, published at 89 FR 7224 on 

February 1, 2024. 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: 3060–0113. 

OMB Approval Date: February 14, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 

2027. 

Title: Form 2100, Schedule 396— 

Broadcast Equal Employment 

Opportunity Program Report. 

Form Number: FCC 2100, Schedule 

396. 

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

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents 

and Responses: 2,960 respondents and 

2,960 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–2 

hours. 

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. 

Estimated 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, published at 89 FR 7224 on 

February 1, 2024. 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. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

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