80 FR 28270 - Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 95 (May 18, 2015)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28270-28271]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11867]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1057 and 3060-1133]


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 17, 
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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No.: 3060-1057.
    Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an 
International Broadcast Station.
    Form No.: FCC Form 420-IB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours per response.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339.
    Total Annual Burden: 60 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $46,050.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension following the 60-day 
comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance from 
OMB.
    The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') received 
approval from the OMB to develop a new application titled, 
``Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an 
International Broadcast Station (FCC Form 420-IB)'' to request 
authority from the Commission to construct or make changes in an 
international broadcast station. This application has not been 
implemented and released to the public yet due to a lack of budget 
resources and technical staff. After the FCC Form 420-IB has been 
implemented and the Commission has obtained final approval from the 
OMB, it will be completed by international broadcasters in lieu of the 
``Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an 
International, Experimental Television, Experimental Facsimile, or a 
Developmental Broadcast Station,'' (FCC Form 309). In the interim, 
applicants will continue to file the FCC Form 309 with the Commission. 
(Note: The OMB approved the FCC Form 309 under OMB Control No. 3060-
1035.
    The information collected pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR 
part 73, subpart F, is used by the Commission to assign frequencies for 
use by international broadcast stations, to grant authority to operate 
such stations and to determine if interference or adverse propagation 
conditions exist that may impact the operation of such stations. If the 
Commission did not collect this information, it would not be in a 
position to effectively coordinate spectrum for international 
broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency interference 
or adverse propagation conditions. The orderly nature of the provision 
of international broadcast service would be in jeopardy without the 
Commission's involvement.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1133
    Title: Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign 
Broadcast Stations (FCC Form 308); 47 CFR Section 73.3545 and 73.3580.
    Form No.: FCC Form 308.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 26 respondents; 70 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 325(c) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 73 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $26,451.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approve the establishment of a new information collection titled, 
``Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast 
Stations (FCC Form 308).'' Applicants use the FCC Form 308 to apply, 
under Section 325(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, for 
authority to locate, use, or maintain a studio in the United States for 
the purpose of supplying program material to a foreign radio or TV 
broadcast station whose signals are consistently received in the United 
States, or for extension of existing authority.
    Currently, the FCC Form 308 is only available to the public in 
paper form. The Commission obtained OMB approval of a revised FCC Form 
308, in Excel format, that will be made available to the public on the 
FCC Forms page of the FCC's Web site, www.fcc.gov. The form was revised 
to make it more user friendly and to

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include questions to obtain only the legal and technical information 
that is essential to grant authority to U.S. broadcasters to supply 
program material to a foreign radio or TV broadcast station whose 
signals are consistently received in the U.S. or to extend the current 
authority. After the applicant completes the form, it is mailed to the 
U.S. Bank along with the application fee. Then, it is forwarded to the 
International Bureau with the exception of fee exempt applications 
which are filed directly with the FCC Secretary's Office and then 
forwarded to the Bureau.
    FCC Form 308 applicants now have the option to file their 
applicants in the Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) and make 
their payment of their application filing fees electronically in the 
FCC Fee Filer System. Please note that this method is optional rather 
than mandatory. We believe that the availability of this option will 
substantially decrease or eliminate paper filings of FCC Form 308's 
with the Commission. This option will save time for the applicant and 
Commission staff. There are no other changes to the information 
collection, including burden estimates.
    Without this collection of information, the Commission would not be 
able to ascertain whether the main studio owner in the U.S. meets 
various legal requirements or the foreign broadcast facility, which 
receives and retransmits programming from the main studio in the U.S., 
meets various technical requirements that prevent harmful interference 
to other broadcast stations or telecommunications facilities.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office the of Secretary, Office of 
the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-11867 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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