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(Information about these events can be 

found at http://www.epa.gov/ 

innovation/symposia.htm). Evaluations 

from these events, along with discussion 

with State commissioners, indicate that 

States and others have a strong interest 

in additional symposia that allow 

participants to share experiences and 

results from innovative environmental 

programs and policies. 

The primary audience for these 

symposia will be State environmental 

agency officials with practical 

experience implementing innovative 

approaches to environmental protection. 

Representatives from American Indian 

Tribes, local governments, other 

governments, NGOs, and the business 

community will also be invited to 

participate as appropriate to the 

ultimate symposia agendas. While EPA 

will have participants at the symposia, 

the primary goal of the meetings is to 

identify and highlight environmental 

innovations that can help States and 

other governmental entities learn about 

new ways to achieve environmental 

results. The symposia should be 

designed to: 

—Identify and showcase successful, 

innovative projects and programs that 

have accomplished important 

environmental results at the State, 

Federal, or other levels; 

—Facilitate information transfer so that 

proven approaches can be used by 

other states or other entities to 

achieve improved environmental 

results; 

—Enable discussion about specific 

issues facing innovators, such as how 

to effectively evaluate pilot-scale 

efforts and how to replicate successful 

innovations on a larger scale (e.g., 

from a pilot project at one facility to 

a program for the entire sector) or in 

other programs (e.g., from use in the 

air program to the water program), 

and how to sustain innovation over 

time so that projects continue 

evolving to reflect new knowledge, 

experience, and/or technology; 

—Expand the network of State, Federal 

and other environmental practitioners 

who are interested in applying and 

advancing new approaches; 

—Stimulate ideas for new innovative 

initiatives and pilot projects. 

The recipient will be responsible for 

preparing symposia agendas, identifying 

relevant speakers and presenters, 

promoting the event, and managing all 

symposia logistics. The recipient will be 

expected to be knowledgeable about a 

broad array of environmental policy 

issues and innovative approaches that 

have been tested to address them, and 

will establish and work with a Steering 

Committee comprised of representatives 

from the recipient, State environmental 

agencies and EPA, to serve as a resource 

and help inform planning of the 

symposia. 

EPA is interested in supporting the 

first symposium in 2010 and a second 

symposium approximately two years 

later. The goal is to maximize 

participation for State environmental 

officials as well as local and Tribal 

government officials. 

In addition to organizing the 

symposia, the recipient will provide 

other mechanisms for sharing 

information presented at the symposia, 

including providing all presentations 

and videotaped plenary sessions on a 

publicly available Web site. These 

resources will help extend the learning 

that occurs at the symposia to States, as 

well as other interested stakeholders. 

Dated: March 3, 2009. 

David Widawsky, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Innovation. 

[FR Doc. E9–5384 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

March 4, 2009. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burden and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

on the following information 

collection(s). Comments are requested 

concerning (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 

Commission’s burden estimate; (c) ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(d) 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. 

An agency 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 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before May 11, 2009. 

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: Interested parties may 

submit all PRA comments by e-mail or 

U.S. post mail. To submit your 

comments by e-mail, send them to 

PRA@fcc.gov and/or to 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. To submit your 

comments by U.S. mail, mark them to 

the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal 

Communications Commission, Room 1– 

C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection(s), contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918 or send an 

e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov and/or 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0029. 

Title: Application for TV Broadcast 

Station License, Form FCC 302–TV; 

Application for DTV Broadcast Station 

License, FCC Form 302–DTV; 

Application for Construction Permit for 

Reserved Channel Noncommercial 

Educational Broadcast Station, FCC 

Form 340; Application for Authority to 

Construct or Make Changes in an FM 

Translator or FM Booster Station, FCC 

Form 349; FCC 47 CFR 73.626. 

Form Number: FCC Forms 302–TV, 

302–DTV, 340 and 349. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 4,425 respondents; 6,425 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour 

to 4 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; On 

occasion reporting requirement; third 

party disclosure requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 14,450 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $21,869,625. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority is contained in sections 154(i), 

303 and 308 of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: On November 3, 

2008, the Commission adopted a Report 


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and Order in the Matter of Digital 

Television Distributed Transmission 

System Technologies; MB Docket No. 

05–312, FCC 08–256 (released Nov. 7, 

2008). In this Report and Order, the 

Commission adopts rules for the use of 

distributed transmission system 

(‘‘DTS’’) technologies in the digital 

television (‘‘DTV’’) service. See 47 CFR 

73.626. DTS technology allows stations 

to employ multiple synchronized 

transmitters spread around a station’s 

service area, rather than the current 

single-transmitter approach. Each 

transmitter would broadcast the 

station’s DTV signal on the same 

channel, similar to analog TV booster 

stations but more efficiently. Due to the 

synchronization of the transmitted 

signals, DTV receivers should be able to 

treat the multiple signals as reflections 

or ‘‘ghosts’’ and use ‘‘adaptive 

equalizer’’ circuitry to cancel or 

combine them to produce a single 

signal. 

Congress has mandated that after June 

12, 2009, full-power television 

broadcast stations must transmit only in 

digital signals, and may no longer 

transmit analog signals. Full power DTV 

stations will use DTS technologies to 

meet their statutory responsibilities and 

begin operations on their final, posttransition (digital) channels by their 

construction deadlines. DTS will 

provide DTV broadcasters with an 

important tool for providing optimum 

signal coverage for their viewers. For 

some broadcasters that are changing 

channels or transmitting locations for 

their digital service, DTS may offer the 

best option for continuing to provide 

over-the-air service to current analog 

viewers, as well as for reaching viewers 

that have historically been unable to 

receive a good signal due to terrain or 

other interference. 

FCC Form 340 is being revised to 

accommodate the filing of DTS 

applications. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–5243 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

March 6, 2009. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burden and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

on the following information 

collection(s). Comments are requested 

concerning (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the 

Commission’s burden estimate; (c) ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; (d) 

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 (e) ways to further reduce the 

information collection burden for small 

business concerns with fewer than 25 

employees. An agency 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 Paperwork Reduction Act 

that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before May 11, 2009. 

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: Submit your comments by 

e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. Include in the 

e-mail the OMB control number of the 

collection or, if there is no OMB control 

number, the Title shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. If you are unable to submit your 

comments by e-mail, contact the person 

listed below to make alternate 

arrangements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection(s) or to obtain a 

copy of the collection, send an e-mail to 

PRA@fcc.gov and include the 

collection’s OMB control number as 

shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below (or the title 

of the collection if there is no OMB 

control number), or call or contact 

Judith B.Herman at (202) 418–0214. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0398. 

Title: Sections 2.948 and 

15.117(g)(2)—Equipment Authorization 

Measurement Standards. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents: 320. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 to 30 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement and every 

one and three years and on occasion 

reporting requirements. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is Sections 4(i), 302, 303(c), 303(f), 

303(g) and 303(r), and 309(a) of the 

Communications Act of 1934. 

Total Annual Burden: 9,100 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: N.A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted as an extension (no change 

in the reporting requirements) after this 

60-day comment period to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) in order 

to obtain the full three-year clearance. 

There is no change to the number of 

respondents/responses and estimated 

burden hours. 

The Commission established uniform 

technical standards for various nonlicensed equipment operating under the 

guidelines established in 47 CFR parts 

15 and 19 of the Commission’s Rules, 

which include personal computers, 

garage door openers, baby monitors, 

microwave ovens, etc. In order to ensure 

that technical standards are applied 

uniformly to non-licensed equipment, 

the Commission requires standardized 

measurement procedures and practices 

be followed: 

(1) 47 CFR Part 2 of the Commission’s 

rules require Electro-Magnetic 

Compatibility (EMC) testing facility that 

performs equipment testing in support 

of any request for equipment 

authorization to file a test site 

description, either with the Commission 

or with a Commission approved 

accrediting body; 

(2) The test site description and the 

supporting information documents that 

the EMC testing facility complies with 

the testing standards used to make the 

measurements that support any request 

for equipment authorization; and 

(3) In addition, the referenced 47 CFR 

part 15 rules require that equipment 

manufacturers file information 

concerning the testing of TV receivers, 

which tune to UHF channels, to show 

that the UHF channels provide 

approximately the same degree of 

tuning accuracy with approximately the 

same expenditure of time and effort. 


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