[Federal Register: July 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 134)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
June 28, 2004.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid 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 (PRA) that does not display a valid control
number. 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.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before August 13,
2004. 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 comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or
via the Internet to Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov or Kristy L. LaLonde, Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503,
(202) 395-3087 or via the Internet at Kristy_L._LaLonde@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copy of
the information collection(s) contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or
via the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0034.
Title: Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel
Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station, FCC Form 340.
Form Number: FCC 340.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 668.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 4 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third
party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 2,158 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $7,071,746.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Needs and Uses: FCC 340 is used to apply for authority to construct
a new noncommercial educational FM, TV, and DTV broadcast station, or
to make changes in the existing facilities of such a station. The FCC
340 is to be used for channels that are reserved exclusively for
noncommercial educational use and on non-reserved channels if the only
applicants competing propose to build NCE stations. For existing
authorized analog stations to receive authorization for commencement of
DTV operation, noncommercial educational broadcast licensees operating
on a reserved channel must file FCC Form 340 for a construction permit.
This application may be filed anytime after receiving the initial DTV
channel allotment, but must be filed before the mid-point in a
particular applicant's required construction period. The Commission
will consider these applications as minor changes in facilities.
Applicants do not have to supply full legal or financial qualification
information. In addition, applicants for a newly allotted DTV channel
reserved for noncommercial educational use(s) must also file the FCC
Form 340.
On February 28, 2001, the FCC released a Memorandum Opinion and
Order, In the Matter of Reexamination of the Comparative Standards for
Noncommercial Educational Applicants (MO&O), MM Docket No. 95-31, FCC
01-64. The MO&O established a point system to compare objective
characteristics of applicants for full-service radio or television
stations on channels reserved for NCE use and on non-reserved channels
if the only applicants competing propose to build NCE stations. The
Commission has used the auction procedures to select among mutually
exclusive commercial applications on non-reserved (commercial)
channels. The MO&O, by establishing the point system, also resolved the
``supplement issue'' for those noncommercial stations that had
previously filed pending applications filed before the Commission, but
which were filed without point information (because the point system
didn't exist when the applications were filed). These systems were
required to file a ``supplement'' to their application providing the
point information. Most applicants who had requested mutually exclusive
NCE proposed for the reserved band have been required to supplement or
settle their request(s) by 2001. A small number of these applicants
remain, who were never subject to this requirement. These applicants
are still required to supplement their Form 340 applications. The
Commission will issue a public notice announcing the procedures to be
used in this process at a future date, yet unknown.
Under 47 CFR 73.3580, applicants must publish a notice in a
newspaper of general circulation of the filing of all applications for
new or major changes in facilities for at least twice a week for two
consecutive weeks in a three-week period. This notice must be completed
within 30 days of the tendering of the application. A copy of this
notice and the applications must be placed in the station's public
inspection file.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0405.
Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an
FM Translator or FM Booster Station, FCC Form 349.
Form Number: FCC 394.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; and State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 3 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time and on occasion reporting
requirements; Third party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 2,700 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,654,500.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 349 is used to apply for authority to
construct a new FM translator or FM booster
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broadcast station, or to make changes in the existing facilities of
such stations. Under 47 CFR section 73.3580, applicants must give
notice of their applications for new or major changes in facilities in
a local newspaper within 30 days, and a copy of both the notice and the
application must be placed in the station's public inspection file. On
April 4, 2000, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, In the Matter
of Reexamination of the Comparative Standards for Noncommercial
Educational Applicants, MM Docket No. 95-31. This Report and Order
adopted new procedures to select among competing applicants for
noncommercial educational (NCE) broadcast stations. Among other things,
this Report and Order instituted a point system to compare objective
characteristics whenever there are competing applications for NCE
translator stations. FCC Form 349 was revised to incorporate these
newly adopted procedures. Most applicants for NCE translator stations
have been required to supplement or settle their request(s) by 2001. A
small number of these applicants remain, who were never subject to this
requirements. These applicants are still required to supplement their
Form 349 applications. The FCC will issue a public notice announcing
the procedures to be used in this process at a future date, yet
unknown.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-15866 Filed 7-13-04; 8:45 am]
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