81 FR 40527 - Low Power Television Digital Rules

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 120 (June 22, 2016)

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, certain information collection requirements associated with the Commission's Low Power Television Digital Rules Report and Order, FCC 15-175. This document is consistent with the Low Power Television Digital Rules Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the rule.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40527]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14804]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 74

[MB Docket No. 03-185; GN Docket No. 12-268; ET Docket No. 14-175; FCC 
15-175]


Low Power Television Digital Rules

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
has approved, for a period of three years, certain information 
collection requirements associated with the Commission's Low Power 
Television Digital Rules Report and Order, FCC 15-175. This document is 
consistent with the Low Power Television Digital Rules Report and 
Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the 
Federal Register announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the 
rule.

DATES: 47 CFR 74.800, published at 81 FR 5041, February 1, 2016, is 
effective June 22, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams, 
[email protected], (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on June 15, 
2016, OMB approved the information collection requirements contained in 
the Commission's Low Power Television Digital Rules Report and Order, 
FCC 15-175, published at 81 FR 5041, February 1, 2016. The OMB Control 
Number is 3060-1177. The Commission publishes this document as an 
announcement of the effective date of the requirement. If you have any 
comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission 
can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, 
please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 
1-C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the 
OMB Control Number, 3060-1177, in your correspondence. The Commission 
will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to 
[email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
June 15, 2016 for the information collection requirements contained in 
FCC 15-175, 47 CFR 74.800. Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct 
or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current, 
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 current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-1177. The foregoing document is required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, 
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1177.
    OMB Approval Date: June 15, 2016.
    OMB Expiration Date: June 30, 2019.
    Title: 47 CFR 74.800, Channel Sharing Agreement.
    Form Numbers: Not applicable.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 100 respondents; 100 responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1 hr.
    Frequency of Response: One time reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $54,000.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. The statutory 
authority for this information collection is contained in sections 1, 
4(i) and (j), 7, 154(i), 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 312, 316, 318, 
319, 324, 325, 336 and 337 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 Act Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On December 18, 2015, the Commission released a 
Third Report and Order and Fourth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, In the 
Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to 
Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television 
Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 03-185, FCC 15-175. Low power 
television and television translator stations (collectively ``LPTV 
stations'') will be required to include certain terms in their channel 
sharing agreements (CSAs) and to file their CSAs with the Commission. 
This new requirement is provided in 47 CFR 74.800.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-14804 Filed 6-21-16; 8:45 am]
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