Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2009/08/17/E9-19672/notice-of-public-information-collections-being-submitted-for-review-to-the-office-of-management-and
Timestamp: 2018-09-19 10:51:28
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 154', '§ 73', '§ 1', '§ 73', '§ 73', '§ 73', '§ 73']

Federal Register :: Notice of Public Information Collections Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, Comments Requested
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, Comments Requested
A Notice by the Federal Communications Commission on 08/17/2009
Persons wishing to comments on this information collection should submit comments on September 16, 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.
74 FR 41434
E9-19672
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E9-19672 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/E9-19672
Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), (202) 395-5887, or via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the Internet at Nocholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20554. To submit your comments by e-mail send them to: PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to 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, and (6) when the FCC list appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR.
Number of Respondent and Responses: 200 respondents; 1,800 responses.
Estimated time per Response: 0.50 hours - 85 hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 4(i), 303(r), 335, and 336 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 303(r), 335, and 336.
Needs and Uses: After the nationwide DTV transition date of June 12, 2009, full-power television broadcast stations must transmit only digital signals, and may no longer transmit analog signals, except for limited analog “nightlight” service. The DTV Delay Act directs the Commission to take any actions “necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions, and carry out the Start Printed Page 41435purposes” of the DTV Delay Act, and to do so within 30 days. Congress extended the transition date in order to permit analog service to continue until consumers have had additional time to prepare. But Congress also directed the Commission to provide flexibility for stations wanting to transition prior to the new date. Stations may have made extensive preparations for a February 17 digital transition and some may have difficulty altering their commitments at this time. The Commission's challenge is to provide opportunities for some stations to end analog broadcasting early without sacrificing the goal of giving consumers additional time to prepare.
The information collection requirements that will remain in the collection are as follows:
Broadcaster Education and Reporting (47 CFR 73.674).
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,070 respondents; 3,070 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours - 4 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 3,105.
Total Annual Costs: $1,929,410.
Special Temporary Authority (STA) Requests (47 CFR § 73.1635). Broadcast stations (AM, FM, TV, Class A TV or LPTV licensees or permittes) may file a request for STA approval to permit a station to operate a broadcast facility for a limited period at a specified variance from the terms of the station's authorization or requirements of the FCC rules. Stations may file a request for STA approval for a variety of reasons. The request must describe the operating modes and facilities to be used. Types of STA requests include Engineering and Legal STAs.
Change in Official Mailing Address for Broadcast Station (47 CFR § 1.5). Broadcast stations may file this form to report any changes in the station's mailing address, but cannot use this form to correct or change the name of the licensee.
Silent Notifications (47 CFR § 73.1740). Broadcast stations (AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees) may file this form to notify the Commission of the station's suspension of broadcast operations pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 73.1740. Broadcast stations also may use this form to request a silent STA or extension thereof. Types of Silent Notifications include Silent STA, Notification of Suspension, Resumption of Operations, and Extension of Silent STA Request.
Section 73.1615 notifications (47 CFR § 73.1615). Broadcast stations (AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees) must file a notification under 47 CFR 73.1615(c) when such a station is in the process of Start Printed Page 41436modifying existing facilities as authorized by a construction permit and determines it is necessary to either discontinue operation or to operate with temporary facilities to continue program service for a period not more than 30 days. Licensees or permittees of directional or nondirectional FM, TV or Class A TV or nondirectional AM must file a notification and comply with 47 CFR 73.1615(a). Licensees or permittees of a directional AM station whose modification does not involve a change in operating frequency must file a notification and comply with 47 CFR 73.1615(b). Licensees or permittees of a directional AM station whose modification does involve a change in frequency and determines it is necessary to discontinue operation for a period not more than 30 days must file a notification and comply with 47 CFR 73.1615(d)(2).
Section 73.1615 informal letter requests (47 CFR § 73.1615). Broadcast stations (AM, FM, TV or Class A TV licensees or permittees) must file an informal letter request under 47 CFR 73.1615(c)(1) when such a station is in the process of modifying existing facilities pursuant to 47 CFR 73.1615(a) or (b) and determines it is necessary to either discontinue operation or to operate with temporary facilities to continue program service for a period of more than 30 days. Licensees or permittees that filed notifications under 47 CFR 73.1615(d)(2) but which determine that it is necessary to discontinue operation for a period more than 30 days must file an informal letter request and comply with 47 CFR 73.1615(d)(1) and (2).
[FR Doc. E9-19672 Filed 8-14-09; 8:45 am]