73652 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 11, 2024 / Notices 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1260; FR ID 243134] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

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 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

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. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid 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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before November 12, 

2024. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1260. 

Title: Broadcast Incubator Program. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

Tribal Governments. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 20 respondents; 123 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 16 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; annual reporting 

requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority that covers this information 

collection is 47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a), 

154(i), 257, 303, 307–310, and 403. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,179 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $326,700. 

Needs and Uses: On August 3, 2018, 

the Commission released a Report and 

Order (Order), Rules and Policies to 

Promote New Entry and Ownership 

Diversity in the Broadcasting Services, 

FCC 18–114, in MB Docket No. 17–289, 

establishing the requirements that will 

govern the incubator program that the 

Commission previously decided to 

adopt to support the entry of new and 

diverse voices into the radio broadcast 

industry. The incubator program is 

designed for small businesses, 

struggling station owners, and new 

entrants that do not have any other 

means to access the financial assistance 

and operational support necessary for 

success in the broadcast industry. The 

goal is the pairing of these small 

aspiring, or struggling, broadcast station 

owners with established broadcasters. 

These incubation relationships will 

provide new entrants and struggling 

small broadcasters access to the 

financing, mentoring, and industry 

connections that are necessary for 

success in the industry, but to date have 

been unavailable to many. In return for 

successfully incubating a small aspiring, 

or struggling, broadcast station owner as 

part of the Commission’s incubator 

program, an incumbent broadcaster will 

be eligible to receive a waiver (a reward 

waiver) of the Commission’s Local 

Radio Ownership Rule following the 

conclusion of a successful qualifying 

incubation relationship. The standard 

term for an incubation relationship is 

three years. 

Commission staff will use the 

applications, certified statements, and 

contracts submitted by potential 

incubating and incubated entities, along 

with any responses to Commission 

requests for additional information to 

determine qualifications for 

participation in the incubator program. 

Commission staff will use the 

periodic reports to determine whether 

ongoing incubation relationships are 

proceeding in a manner consistent with 

the parties’ initial filings and are likely 

to result in a successful incubation 

relationship. At the end of a successful 

incubation relationship, either the 

incubated entity will own and operate a 

full-service AM or FM station 

independently or the incubated station 

will be on a firmer footing if the station 

was struggling at the start of the 

relationship. 

In the event the parties seek to extend 

the duration of their incubation 

relationship beyond the standard threeyear term, the filing of a request for such 

an extension will enable Commission 

staff to gauge the types of problems 

incubating parties are experiencing. 

Information provided by the parties to 

the Commission no later than six 

months before the contract termination 

date will allow Commission staff to 

evaluate which option for station 

ownership the incubating parties plan to 

pursue at the conclusion of the 

relationship—i.e., whether the 

incubated entity plans to keep the 

incubated station or purchase a new 

station. Additionally, Commission staff 

will review documentation submitted to 

seek a reward waiver to assess whether 

the market where the reward waiver is 

sought is comparable to the market 

where the incubated station was 

located. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20530 Filed 9–10–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[FR ID 243133] 

Federal Advisory Committee Act; 

Communications Security, Reliability, 

and Interoperability Council 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 

notice advises interested persons that 

the Federal Communications 

Commission’s (FCC) Communications 

Security, Reliability, and 

Interoperability Council (CSRIC) IX will 

hold its second meeting on September 

27, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. 

DATES: September 27, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

45 L Street NE, Washington, DC, and via 

conference call. The meeting is open to 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1