9878 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 35 / Friday, February 21, 2014 / Notices 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Comments may be sent to: 

Michele L. Brooks, Director, Program 

Development and Regulatory Analysis, 

Rural Utilities Service, U.S. Department 

of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. 

SW., STOP 1522, Room 5162 South 

Building, Washington, DC 20250–1522. 

FAX: (202) 720–8435 or email: 

Michele.brooks@wdc.usda.gov. 

Title: Public Television Station Digital 

Transition Grant Program. 

OMB Control Number: 0572–0134. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Abstract: The Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC) 

required television broadcasters to have 

converted transmitters to broadcast 

digital signals by June 12, 2009. The 

FCC deadline did not apply to 

translators often used by rural stations 

serving small or isolated areas and some 

continue to broadcast in analog and 

have not completed the transition to 

digital. Public television stations rely on 

community and business financial 

support to operate and, in many rural 

areas the cost of the transition to digital 

broadcasting exceeds community 

resources. Since rural communities 

depend on public television stations for 

services ranging from educational 

course content in their schools to local 

news, weather, and agricultural reports, 

disruption of public television 

broadcasting would be detrimental. 

Full digital transition requires 

installation of a new antenna, 

transmitter or translator, and new digital 

program management facilities 

consisting of processing and storage 

systems. Public television stations use a 

combination of transmitters and 

translators to serve the rural public and 

to perform program origination 

functions, digital cameras, editing and 

mastering systems are required. A new 

studio-to-tower site communications 

link may be required to transport the 

digital broadcast signal to each 

transmitter and translator. The 

capability to broadcast some 

programming in a high definition 

television format can require additional 

studio facilities. 

In designing the competition for the 

distribution of grant funds, priority is 

given to public television stations 

serving areas most unable to fund digital 

transition without a grant. The largest 

sources of funding for public television 

stations are public membership and 

business contributions and less densely 

populated rural areas have a lower 

membership and fewer business per 

capita than urban and suburban areas. 

Therefore, rurality is a primary 

predictor of the need for grant funding 

for a public television station’s digital 

transition. Some rural areas have 

economic needs that are higher than the 

national average, and public television 

stations covering these areas may have 

difficulty funding the digital transition. 

As a result, the consideration of the 

National School Lunch Program (NSLP) 

eligibility percentages for all school 

districts within the station coverage area 

is a secondary predictor of need for 

grant funding. Finally, because public 

television stations may face special 

difficulty accomplishing the transition, 

a third scoring factor for station 

hardship accounts for conditions that 

make these public television stations 

less likely to accomplish the digital 

transition without a grant. 

The collection of information consists 

of the materials to file a grant 

application with the Agency, including 

forms, certifications and required 

documentation. 

Estimate of Burden: Public reporting 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 23 hours per 

response. 

Respondents: Not-for-profit 

institutions; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1.26. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 714 hours. 

Copies of this information collection 

can be obtained from Rebecca Hunt, 

Program Development and Regulatory 

Analysis, at (202) 205–3660, FAX: (202) 

720–8435 or email: 

rebecca.hunt@wdc.usda.gov. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: February 12, 2014. 

John Charles Padalino, 

Administrator, Rural Utilities Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03674 Filed 2–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

BROADCASTING BOARD OF 

GOVERNORS 

Notice of Membership of SES 

Performance Review Board 

AGENCY: Broadcasting Board of 

Governors (BBG). 

ACTION: Notice of Membership of SES 

Performance Review Board. 

SUMMARY: Title 5 United States Code, 

Section 4314, requires that notice of the 

appointment of an individual to serve as 

a member of a performance review 

board (PRB) shall be published in the 

Federal Register. The following 

individuals have been appointed to 

serve as members of the PRB for the 

Broadcasting Board of Governors: Carol 

Chan, Director of the Office of U.S. 

Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S. 

Agency for International Development; 

Gil H. Harden, Assistant Inspector 

General for Audit, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture; and Steven Rickrode, 

Deputy Assistant Inspector General for 

Audit, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

ADDRESSES: Broadcasting Board of 

Governors, 330 Independence Ave. SW., 

Washington, DC 20237. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Donna S. Grace, Director, Office of 

Human Resources, 202–382–7500. 

Oanh Tran, 

Director of Board Operations, Broadcasting 

Board of Governors. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03707 Filed 2–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8610–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Order No. 1930] 

Reorganization of Foreign-Trade Zone 

185 Under Alternative Site Framework; 

Culpeper County, VA 

Pursuant to its authority under the ForeignTrade Zones Act of June 18, 1934, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), the ForeignTrade Zones Board (the Board) adopts the 

following Order: 

Whereas, the Board adopted the 

alternative site framework (ASF) (15 

CFR 400.2(c)) as an option for the 

establishment or reorganization of 

zones; 

Whereas, the County of Culpeper, 

grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 185, 

submitted an application to the Board 

(FTZ Docket B–78–2012, docketed 11– 

01–2012) for authority to reorganize 

under the ASF with a service area 

comprised of certain counties in 

Virginia (which the application 

indicated were adjacent to the Front 

Royal Customs and Border Protection 

port of entry) and FTZ 185’s existing 

Sites 1, 2, and 3 would be categorized 

as magnet sites; 

Whereas, notice inviting public 

comment was given in the Federal 

Register (77 FR 66796, 11/07/12) and 


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