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and Offices (B/Os) of the FCC staff who 

provide the responses to covered 

complaints. Electronic records in this 

system reside on the FCC or a vendor’s 

network. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records are retrieved by the name of 

individuals who are the subjects of 

complaints or investigations and by the 

names of individuals who have filed 

complaints. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records are retained and disposed of 

in accordance with the FCC records 

control schedules NC1–173–84–05, Item 

3 and N1–173–91–001, Item 6, both of 

which have been approved by the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA). 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

The file cabinets containing paper 

records in this system are maintained in 

file cabinets in ‘‘non-public’’ rooms in 

the OGC and B/O suites. The OGC and 

B/O file cabinets are locked at the end 

of the business day. Access to these 

office suites is through card-coded main 

doors. Only authorized OGC and B/O 

supervisors and staff who are 

responsible for responding to these 

complaints, have access to these paper 

records. 

Electronic records, files, and data are 

stored within FCC or a vendor’s 

accreditation boundaries and 

maintained in a database housed in the 

FCC’s or vendor’s computer network 

databases. Access to the electronic files 

is restricted to authorized employees 

and contractors; and to IT staff, 

contractors, and vendors who maintain 

the IT networks and services. Other 

employees and contractors may be 

granted access on a need-to-know basis. 

The electronic files and records are 

protected by the FCC and third-party 

privacy safeguards, a comprehensive 

and dynamic set of IT safety and 

security protocols and features that are 

designed to meet all Federal privacy 

standards, including those required by 

the Federal Information Security 

Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), and the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST). 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

themselves should follow the 

Notification Procedures below. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to request access 

to and/or amendment of records about 

themselves should follow the 

Notification Procedures below. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals wishing to determine 

whether this system of records contains 

information about themselves may do so 

by writing to privacy@fcc.gov. 

Individuals requesting access must also 

comply with the FCC’s Privacy Act 

regulations regarding verification of 

identity to gain access to records as 

required under 47 CFR part 0, subpart 

E. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

83 FR 7721 (Feb. 22, 2018). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25919 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1263; FR ID 260093] 

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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 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. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before January 7, 

2025. 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 to 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: 3060–1263. 

Title: Sections 74.1203(a)(3), 

Interference, and 74.1204(f), Protection 

of FM broadcast, FM Translator and 

LP100 stations. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 270 respondents; 270 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3–5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Third party 

disclosure requirement and on occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,080 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $924,100. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in sections 1, 

4(i), 4(j), 301, 303, 307, 308, 309, 316, 

and 319 of the Communications Act, 47 

U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 301, 303, 307, 

308, 309, 316, and 319. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission is 

requesting an extension of this 

information collection in order to 

receive approval/clearance from the 

Office of Management and Budget for 

three years. On May 9, 2019, the 

Commission adopted a Report and 

Order, Amendment of part 74 of the 

Commission’s Rules Regarding FM 

Translator Interference, FCC 19–40, MB 

Docket No. 18–119 (FM Translator 

Interference Report and Order), 


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adopting proposals to streamline the 

rules relating to interference caused by 

FM translators and to expedite the 

translator interference complaint 

resolution process. These measures 

were designed to limit or avoid 

protracted and contentious interference 

disputes, provide translator licensees 

additional investment certainty and 

flexibility to remediate interference, and 

provide affected stations expedited 

resolution of interference complaints. 

When the FM Translator Interference 

Report and Order was adopted, the 

following information collection 

requirements required OMB approval. 

Specifically, the FM Translator 

Interference Report and Order, as it 

pertains to this Information Collection, 

codified the translator interference 

listener complaint requirements under 

rule § 74.1201(k) and §§ 74.1203(a)(3) 

(actual interference) and 74.1204(f) 

(predicted interference). The 

Commission set forth the requirements 

for a listener complaint submitted with 

a translator interference claim in 

§ 74.1201(k), as a complaint that is 

signed and dated by the listener, and 

contains the following information: (1) 

the complainant’s full name, address, 

and phone number; (2) a clear, concise, 

and accurate description of the location 

where the interference is alleged or 

predicted to occur; (3) a statement that 

the complainant listens to the desired 

station using an over-the-air signal at 

least twice a month, to demonstrate the 

complainant is a regular listener; and (4) 

a statement that the complainant has no 

legal, employment, financial, or familial 

affiliation or relationship with the 

desired station, to demonstrate the 

complainant is disinterested. Electronic 

signatures are acceptable for this 

purpose. 

The FM Translator Interference 

Report and Order established a 

minimum number of listener 

complaints, ranging from 6 to 25, 

depending on the population served 

within the protected contour of the 

complaining station. In addition to the 

required minimum number of valid 

listener complaints, a station submitting 

a translator interference claim package 

pursuant to either § 74.1203(a)(3) or 

74.1204(f) must include: (1) a map 

plotting the specific locations of the 

alleged interference in relation to the 45 

dBu contour of the complaining station; 

(2) a statement that the complaining 

station is operating within its licensed 

parameters; (3) a statement that the 

complaining station licensee has used 

commercially reasonable efforts to 

inform the relevant translator licensee of 

the claimed interference and attempted 

private resolution; and (4) U/D data 

demonstrating that at each listener 

location the ratio of undesired to 

desired signal strength exceeds ¥20 dB 

for co-channel situations, ¥6 dB for 

first-adjacent channel situations or 40 

dB for second- or third-adjacent channel 

situations, calculated using the 

Commission’s standard contour 

prediction methodology set out in 

§ 73.313. 

In the FM Translator Interference 

Report and Order, the Commission 

outlined two paths for resolving 

interference. First, a translator operator 

may resolve each listener complaint by 

working with the listener to resolve 

reception issues. The translator operator 

must then document and certify that the 

desired station can now be heard on the 

listener’s receiver, i.e., that the 

adjustment to or replacement of the 

listener’s receiving equipment actually 

resolved the interference. Second, the 

translator operator may work with the 

complaining station to resolve station 

signal interference issues using rulecompliant suitable technical techniques. 

Once agreement is reached, the 

translator operator submits the agreedupon remediation showing to the 

Commission. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–26011 Filed 11–7–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–1302; FR ID 259002] 

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 January 7, 

2025. 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 

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: 3060–1302. 

Title: Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) 

False Alert Reporting. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents: State, Local, Territorial, 

Tribal, or Federal Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 23,201 respondents; 15 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

Statutory authority for this information 

collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 

152, 154(i), 154(o), 301, 303(r), 303(v), 

307, 309, 335, 403, 544(g), 606, 613, 

1201, 1202, 1203, 1204 and 1206. Total 

Annual Burden: 15 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No cost. 

Needs and Uses: This is a request for 

a revision of a currently approved 

information collection related to two 

regulations under the Commission’s part 

10 Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) 

rules. No other information collections 

contained in the Commission’s 

regulations will be impacted by the 

rules described herein. 

The WEA system is a mechanism 

under which Commercial Mobile 


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