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which the presentation was made; (4) 

Notices of ex parte presentations made 

outside the Sunshine period must be 

filed within two business days of the 

presentation; (5) The Sunshine period 

will begin on the day (including 

business days, weekends, and holidays) 

after issuance of the Sunshine notice, 

rather than when the Sunshine Agenda 

is issued (as the current rules provide); 

(6) If an ex parte presentation is made 

on the day the Sunshine notice is 

released, an ex parte notice must be 

submitted by the next business day, and 

any reply would be due by the following 

business day. If a permissible ex parte 

presentation is made during the 

Sunshine period (under an exception to 

the Sunshine period prohibition), the ex 

parte notice is due by the end of the 

same day on which the presentation was 

made, and any reply would need to be 

filed by the next business day. Any 

reply must be in writing and limited to 

the issues raised in the ex parte notice 

to which the reply is directed; (7) 

Commissioners and agency staff may 

continue to request ex parte 

presentations during the Sunshine 

period, but these presentations should 

be limited to the specific information 

required by the Commission; (8) Ex 

parte notices must be submitted 

electronically in machine-readable 

format. PDF images created by scanning 

a paper document may not be 

submitted, except in cases in which a 

word-processing version of the 

document is not available. 

Confidential information may 

continue to be submitted by paper 

filing, but a redacted version must be 

filed electronically at the same time the 

paper filing is submitted. An exception 

to the electronic filing requirement will 

be made in cases in which the filing 

party claims hardship. The basis for the 

hardship claim must be substantiated in 

the ex parte filing; (9) To facilitate 

stricter enforcement of the ex parte 

rules, the Enforcement Bureau is 

authorized to levy forfeitures for ex 

parte rule violations; (10) Copies of 

electronically filed ex parte notices 

must also be sent electronically to all 

staff and Commissioners present at the 

ex parte meeting so as to enable them 

to review the notices for accuracy and 

completeness. Filers may be asked to 

submit corrections or further 

information as necessary for compliance 

with the rules; and (11) Parties making 

permissible ex parte presentations in 

restricted proceedings must conform 

and clarify rule changes when filing an 

ex parte notice with the Commission 

The information is used by parties to 

permit-but-disclose proceedings, 

including interested members of the 

public, to respond to the arguments 

made and data offered in the 

presentations. The responses may then 

be used by the Commission in its 

decision-making. 

The availability of the ex parte 

materials ensures that the Commission’s 

decisional processes are fair, impartial, 

and comport with the concept of due 

process in that all interested parties can 

know of and respond to the arguments 

made to the decision-making officials. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

the Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28895 Filed 12–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0991] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

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 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), 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 comments should be 

submitted on or before January 9, 2015. 

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 contacts below as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 

to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@

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

Include in the comments the OMB 

control number as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a 

copy of this information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go 

to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the 

section of the Web page called 

‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on 

the downward-pointing arrow in the 

‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 

select ‘‘Federal Communications 

Commission’’ from the list of agencies 

presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 

(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the 

right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the OMB 

control number of this ICR and then 

click on the ICR Reference Number. A 

copy of the FCC submission to OMB 

will be displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0991. 

Title: AM Measurement Data. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,900 respondents; 3,335 

responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50– 

25 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement, Third party 

disclosure requirement, On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 20,780 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $2,171,500. 

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. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality 

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treatment with this collection of 

information. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: The following 

information collection requirements are 

contained in this collection: 

47 CFR 73.54(c) requires that AM 

licensees file a letter notification with 

the FCC when determining power by the 

direct method. In addition, Section 

73.54(c) requires that background 

information regarding antenna 

resistance measurement data for AM 

stations must be kept on file at the 

station. 

47 CFR 73.54(d) requires AM stations 

using direct reading power meters to 

either submit the information required 

by (c) or submit a statement indicating 

that such a meter is being used. 

47 CFR 73.61(a) states each AM 

station using a directional antenna with 

monitoring point locations specified in 

the instrument of authorization must 

make field strength measurements at the 

monitoring point locations specified in 

the instrument of authorization, as often 

as necessary to ensure that the field at 

those points does not exceed the values 

specified in the station authorization. 

Additionally, stations not having an 

approved sampling system must make 

the measurements once each calendar 

quarter at intervals not exceeding 120 

days. The provision of this paragraph 

supersedes any schedule specified on a 

station license issued prior to January 1, 

1986. The results of the measurements 

are to be entered into the station log 

pursuant to the provisions of Section 

73.1820. 

47 CFR 73.61(b) states if the AM 

license was granted on the basis of field 

strength measurements performed 

pursuant to Section 73.151(a), partial 

proof of performance measurements 

using the procedures described in 

Section 73.154 must be made whenever 

the licensee has reason to believe that 

the radiated field may be exceeding the 

limits for which the station was most 

recently authorized to operate. 

47 CFR 73.61(c) requires a station may 

be directed to make a partial proof of 

performance by the FCC whenever there 

is an indication that the antenna is not 

operating as authorized. 

47 CFR 73.62(b) requires an AM 

station with a directional antenna 

system to measure and log every 

monitoring point at least once for each 

mode of directional operation within 24 

hours of detection of variance of 

operating parameters from allowed 

tolerances. 

47 CFR 73.68(c) states a station having 

an antenna sampling system constructed 

according to the specifications given in 

paragraph (a) of this section may obtain 

approval of that system by submitting 

an informal letter request to the FCC in 

Washington, DC, Attention: Audio 

Division, Media Bureau. The request for 

approval, signed by the licensee or 

authorized representative, must contain 

sufficient information to show that the 

sampling system is in compliance with 

all requirements of paragraph (a) of this 

section. 

47 CFR 73.68(d) states in the event 

that the antenna monitor sampling 

system is temporarily out of service for 

repair or replacement, the station may 

be operated, pending completion of 

repairs or replacement, for a period not 

exceeding 120 days without further 

authority from the FCC if all other 

operating parameters and the field 

monitoring point values are within the 

limits specified on the station 

authorization. 

47 CFR 73.68(e)(1) Special Temporary 

Authority (see Section 73.1635) shall be 

requested and obtained from the 

Commission’s Audio Division, Media 

Bureau in Washington to operate with 

parameters at variance with licensed 

values pending issuance of a modified 

license specifying parameters 

subsequent to modification or 

replacement of components. 

47 CFR 73.68(e)(4) states request for 

modification of license shall be 

submitted to the FCC in Washington, 

DC, within 30 days of the date of 

sampling system modification or 

replacement. Such request shall specify 

the transmitter plate voltage and plate 

current, common point current, base 

currents and their ratios, antenna 

monitor phase and current indications, 

and all other data obtained pursuant to 

this paragraph. 

47 CFR 73.68(f) states if an existing 

sampling system is found to be patently 

of marginal construction, or where the 

performance of a directional antenna is 

found to be unsatisfactory, and this 

deficiency reasonably may be attributed, 

in whole or in part, to inadequacies in 

the antenna monitoring system, the FCC 

may require the reconstruction of the 

sampling system in accordance with 

requirements specified above. 

47 CFR 73.69(c) requires AM station 

licensees with directional antennas to 

file an informal request to operate 

without required monitors with the 

Media Bureau in Washington, DC, when 

conditions beyond the control of the 

licensee prevent the restoration of an 

antenna monitor to service within a 120 

day period. This request is filed in 

conjunction with Section 73.3549. 

47 CFR 73.69(d)(1) requires that AM 

licensees with directional antennas 

request to obtain temporary authority to 

operate with parameters at variance 

with licensed values when an 

authorized antenna monitor is replaced 

pending issuance of a modified license 

specifying new parameters. 

47 CFR 73.69(d)(5) requires AM 

licensees with directional antennas to 

submit an informal request for 

modification of license to the FCC 

within 30 days of the date of antenna 

monitor replacement. 

47 CFR 73.151(c)(1)(ix) states the 

orientation and distances among the 

individual antenna towers in the array 

shall be confirmed by a postconstruction certification by a land 

surveyor (or, where permitted by local 

regulation, by an engineer) licensed or 

registered in the state or territory where 

the antenna system is located. 

47 CFR 73.151(c)(2)(i) describes 

techniques for moment method 

modeling, sampling system 

construction, and measurements that 

must be taken as part of a moment 

method proof. A description of the 

sampling system and the specified 

measurements must be filed with the 

license application. 

47 CFR 73.151(c)(3) states reference 

field strength measurement locations 

shall be established in directions of 

pattern minima and maxima. On each 

radial corresponding to a pattern 

minimum or maximum, there shall be at 

least three measurement locations. The 

field strength shall be measured at each 

reference location at the time of the 

proof of performance. The license 

application shall include the measured 

field strength values at each reference 

point, along with a description of each 

measurement location, including GPS 

coordinates and datum reference. 

47 CFR 73.154 requires the result of 

the most recent partial proof of 

performance measurements and analysis 

to be retained in the station records and 

made available to the FCC upon request. 

Maps showing new measurement points 

shall be associated with the partial proof 

in the station’s records and shall be 

made available to the FCC upon request. 

47 CFR 73.155 states a station 

licensed with a directional antenna 

pattern pursuant to a proof of 

performance using moment method 

modeling and internal array parameters 

as described in § 73.151(c) shall 

recertify the performance of that 

directional antenna pattern at least once 

within every 24 month period. 

47 CFR 73.155(c) states the results of 

the periodic directional antenna 

performance recertification 

measurements shall be retained in the 

station’s public inspection file. 

47 CFR 73.158(b) requires a licensee 

of an AM station using a directional 

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antenna system to file a request for a 

corrected station license when the 

description of monitoring point in 

relation to nearby landmarks as shown 

on the station license is no longer 

correct due to road or building 

construction or other changes. A copy of 

the monitoring point description must 

be posted with the existing station 

license. 

47 CFR 73.3538(b) requires a 

broadcast station to file an informal 

application to modify or discontinue the 

obstruction marking or lighting of an 

antenna supporting structure. 

47 CFR 73.3549 requires licensees to 

file with the FCC requests for extensions 

of authority to operate without required 

monitors, transmission system 

indicating instruments, or encoders and 

decoders for monitoring and generating 

the Emergency Alert System codes. 

Such requests musts 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. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

the Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28894 Filed 12–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[DA 14–1737] 

Federal Advisory Committee Act; 

Disability Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Announcement of committee; 

solicitation of applications and 

membership. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

Federal Communications Commission 

(Commission) announces its intent to 

establish a Federal Advisory Committee, 

known as the ‘‘Disability Advisory 

Committee’’ (hereinafter ‘‘the 

Committee’’ or ‘‘DAC’’), and to solicit 

nominations for membership to the 

Committee. 

DATES: Please submit applications as 

soon as possible, but no later than 

January 12, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

E. Elaine Gardner, Designated Federal 

Officer, Federal Communications 

Commission, Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 

418–0581, or email: Elaine.Gardner@

fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Applications and nominations for 

membership, including a statement of 

qualifications as noted below, should be 

submitted by email to the Federal 

Communications Commission at DAC@

fcc.gov. 

Background 

The Chairman of the Commission has 

determined that the establishment of the 

Committee is necessary and in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed on the 

Commission by law, and the Committee 

Management Secretariat, General 

Service Administration concurs with 

the establishment of the Committee. The 

purpose of the Committee is to provide 

advice, technical support, and 

recommended proposals to the 

Commission on the full range of 

disability access issues within the 

Commission’s jurisdiction. This 

Committee will also provide a means for 

stakeholders with interests in 

accessibility issues to exchange ideas, 

facilitate the participation of consumers 

with disabilities in proceedings before 

the Commission, and assist the 

Commission in educating the greater 

disability community and covered 

entities on disability-related matters. 

Issues or questions to be considered by 

the Committee may include, but are not 

limited to the following: 

• Telecommunications relay services; 

• Closed captioning; 

• Video description; 

• Access to televised emergency 

information; 

• Access to video programming 

apparatus; 

• Access to telecommunications 

services and equipment; 

• Access to advanced 

communications services and 

equipment; 

• Hearing aid compatibility; 

• Access to 9–1–1 emergency 

services; 

• The National Deaf-Blind Equipment 

Distribution Program; and 

• The impact of IP and other network 

transitions on people with disabilities. 

Advisory Committee 

The Committee will be organized 

under, and will operate in accordance 

with, the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

U.S.C. App. 2). The Committee will be 

solely advisory in nature. Consistent 

with FACA and its requirements, each 

meeting of the Committee will be open 

to the public unless otherwise noticed. 

A notice of each meeting will be 

published in the Federal Register at 

least fifteen (15) days in advance of the 

meeting. Records will be maintained of 

each meeting and made available for 

public inspection. All activities of the 

Committee will be conducted in an 

open, transparent and accessible 

manner. The Committee shall terminate 

two (2) years from the renewal date of 

its charter, unless its charter is being 

renewed prior to the termination date. 

During the Committee’s first term, it 

is anticipated that the Committee will 

meet in Washington, DC for at least 

three (3) one-day meetings. The first 

meeting date and agenda topics will be 

described in a Public Notice issued and 

published in the Federal Register at 

least fifteen (15) days prior to the first 

meeting date. In addition, as needed, 

working groups or subcommittees (ad 

hoc or steering) will be established to 

facilitate the Committee’s work between 

meetings of the full Committee. All 

meetings, including working groups and 

subcommittees, will be fully accessible 

to individuals with disabilities. 

Application for Advisory Committee 

Appointment 

The Chairman is seeking nominations 

to fill approximately 25 membership 

vacancies, with a term up to two (2) 

years. The Commission seeks 

applications from representatives of 

interested organizations, institutions, or 

other entities from both the public and 

private sectors that wish to be 

considered for membership on the 

Committee. The Commission is 

particularly interested in receiving 

nominations and expressions of interest 

from individuals and organizations 

representing the following categories: 

• Individuals, organizations and other 

entities representing people with 

disabilities, including people who are 

blind and visually impaired, people 

who are deaf or hard of hearing, people 

with intellectual disabilities, people 

with multiple disabilities, including 

those who are deaf-blind, people with 

speech disabilities, and people with 

mobility disabilities; 

• Individuals, organizations and other 

entities with a particular interest in the 

accessibility needs of children and 

senior citizens with disabilities; 

Communications service providers, 

including TRS providers, wireline and 

wireless communications service 

providers; equipment manufacturers, 

video programming providers, owners, 

distributors and manufacturers; voice 

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