Document Headings

                    Document headings vary by document type but may contain                    the following:                  
                -                       the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document                    
                -                       the number of the CFR title and the number of each part                      the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly                      related to                    
                -                       the agency docket number / agency internal file number                    
                -                       the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in                      the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory                      Actions                    

                    See the                                          Document Drafting Handbook                                        for more details.                  

###### Federal Communications Commission

# 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 August 26, 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:

                        Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget, via Internet at                         *Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov*                         or via fax at (202) 395-5167 and to Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC or via Internet at                         *Cathy.Williams @fcc.gov*                         or                         *PRA@fcc.gov.*                         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 title of this ICR (or its OMB control number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information about this ICR.”                    

# 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 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.                 

*Form Number:*                     302-DTV, 340 and 349.                 

*Type of Review:*                     Revision of a currently approved collection.                 

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

*Number of Respondents and Responses:*                     4,770 respondents; 4,770 responses.                 

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     1 hour to 4 hours.                 

*Frequency of Response:*                     On occasion reporting requirement; third party disclosure requirement.                 

*Total Annual Burden:*                     10,280 hours.                 

*Total Annual Cost:*                     $18,584,697.                 

*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:*                     The Commission received OMB approval on December 29, 2008 under the emergency process procedures for a period of six months for the changes to FCC Form 340 that were necessary to accommodate applications by a DTV station for a DTS facility. The Commission now is requesting OMB approval for a period of three years for the requirements and changes to FCC Form 340.                

In addition, the Commission is revising this information collection to eliminate the requirements that are no longer necessary because of the completion of the DTV transition on June 12, 2009. In particular, collections relating to the filing of applications for construction permits and broadcast licenses for analog TV stations are discontinued now that all full-power TV stations will broadcast only in digital. Therefore, with this submission the Commission is discontinuing FCC Form 302-TV now that all full-power TV stations will broadcast only in digital. The associated burdens and costs related to FCC Form 302-TV are removed from this collection.

*Form 302-DTV*                     is used by licensees and permittees of Digital TV (“DTV”) broadcast stations to obtain a new or modified station license and/or to notify the Commission of certain changes in the licensed facilities of those stations. It may be used: (1) To cover an authorized construction permit (or auxiliary antenna), provided that the facilities have been constructed in compliance with the provisions and conditions specified on the construction permit; or (2) To implement modifications to existing licenses as permitted by 47 C.F.R. Sections 73.1675(c) or 73.1690(c).                

*FCC Form 340*                     is used by licensees and permittees to apply for authority to construct a new noncommercial educational (“NCE”) FM and DTV broadcast station (including a DTS facility), or to make changes in the existing facilities of such a station. The FCC Form 340 is only used if the station will operate on a channel that is reserved exclusively for NCE use, or in the situation where applications for NCE stations on non-reserved channels are mutually exclusive only with one another.                

*Form 340's Newspaper Notice (third party disclosure) requirement; 47 CFR 73.3580.*                     Form 340 also contains a third                           ( print page 37034)                        party disclosure requirement, pursuant to § 73.3580. This rule requires stations applying for a new broadcast station, or to make major changes to an existing station, to give local public notice of this filing in a newspaper of general circulation in the community in which the station is located. This local public notice must be completed within 30 days of the tendering of the application. This notice must be published at least twice a week for two consecutive weeks in a three-week period. In addition, a copy of this notice must be placed in the station's public inspection file along with the application, pursuant to Section 73.3527. This recordkeeping information collection requirement is contained in OMB Control No. 3060-0214, which covers Section 73.3527.                

*FCC Form 349*                     is used to apply for authority to construct a new FM translator or FM booster broadcast station, or to make changes in the existing facilities of such stations.                

*Form 349's Newspaper Notice (third party disclosure) requirement; 47 CFR 73.3580.*                     Form 349 also contains a third party disclosure requirement, pursuant to § 73.3580. This rule requires stations applying for a new broadcast station, or to make major changes to an existing station, to give local public notice of this filing in a newspaper of general circulation in the community in which the station is located. This local public notice must be completed within 30 days of the tendering of the application. This notice must be published at least twice a week for two consecutive weeks in a three-week period. In addition, a copy of this notice must be placed in the station's public inspection file along with the application, pursuant to § 73.3527. This recordkeeping information collection requirement is contained in OMB Control No. 3060-0214, which covers § 73.3527.                

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. E9-17815 Filed 7-24-09; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712-01-P