[Federal Register: June 2, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 104)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 74
[MB Docket No. 08-253; FCC 09-36]
Replacement Digital Television Translator Service
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of six months,
the information collection requirement associated with a previously
published rule document, and that this rule will take effect on June
19, 2009. On May 20, 2009, the Commission published the summary
document of the Report and Order, In the Matter of Amendment of Parts
73 and 74 of the Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Replacement
Digital Low Power Television Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 08-253,
FCC 09-36. The Ordering Clause of the Report and Order stated that the
Commission would publish notification in the Federal Register
announcing when OMB
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approval for this rule section which contains an information collection
requirement has been received and when the revised rule will take
effect. This notice is consistent with the statement in the Report and
Order.
DATES: The effective date for Sec. 74.787(a)(5)(i), added at 74 FR
23650, May 20, 2009, is June 19, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, please
contact Shaun Maher, Shaun.Maher@fcc.gov, of the Media Bureau, Video
Division, (202) 418-1600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on May 21,
2009, OMB approved, for a period of six months, the information
collection requirement contained in Sec. 74.787(a)(5)(i) of the rules.
The Commission publishes this notice to announce the effective date of
this rule. 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 OMB Control Numbers, 3060-0027 and
3060-0029, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your
comments via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To request
materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille,
large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 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 Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB
approval on May 21, 2009, for the information collection requirement
contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 73.787(a)(5)(i).
Under 5 CFR part 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 valid OMB Control Number.
The OMB Control Number is 3060-1086 and the total annual reporting
burdens and costs for respondents for this information collection are
as follows:
OMB Control Numbers: 3060-1086.
OMB Approval Date: May 21, 2009.
Expiration Date: November 30, 2009.
Title: Section 74.786, Digital Channel Assignments; Section 74.787,
Digital Licensing; Section 74.790, Permissible Service of Digital TV
Translator and LPTV Stations; Section 74.794, Digital Emissions, and
Section 74.796, Modification of Digital Transmission Systems and Analog
Transmission Systems for Digital Operation.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit
institutions; State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 8,533 respondents; 34,790
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50-4 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; One-time
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 55,542 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $95,767,200.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Section 301 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 May 8, 2009, the Commission adopted the Report
and Order, In the Matter of Amendments of Parts 73 and 74 of the
Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Replacement Digital Low Power
Television Translator Stations; MB Docket No. 08-253, FCC 09-36
(released May 8, 2009). In this Report and Order, the Commission
created a new ``replacement'' digital television translator service to
permit full-service television stations to continue to provide service
to viewers within their analog coverage areas who have lost service as
a result of those stations' digital transition. Replacement digital
translators can be licensed solely on digital television channels 2
through 51 and with secondary frequency status. Unlike other television
translator licenses, the replacement digital television translator
license will be associated with the full-service station's main license
and will have the same four letter call sign as its associated main
station. As a result, a replacement digital television translator
license may not be separately assigned or transferred and will be
renewed or assigned along with the full-service station's main license.
Almost all other rules associated with television translator stations
are applied to replacement digital television translators.
Moreover, the Report and Order adopts an information collection
requirement contained in 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i). 47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i)
states that an application for a replacement digital television
translator may be filed by a full-service television station that can
demonstrate that a portion of its analog service area will not be
served by its full, post-transition digital facilities. The service
area of the replacement digital television translators shall be limited
to only a demonstrated loss area. However, an applicant for a
replacement digital television translator may propose a de minimis
expansion of its full-service pre-transition analog service area upon
demonstrating that it is necessary to replace its post-transition
analog loss area.
Congress has mandated that after June 12, 2009, full-power
television broadcast stations must transmit only in digital signals,
and may no longer transmit analog signals. Therefore, this collection
of information will allow full-power DTV stations to use replacement
digital television translators to meet their statutory responsibilities
and begin operations on their final, post-transition (digital) channels
by their construction deadlines. Replacement digital television
translators will provide DTV broadcasters with an important tool for
providing optimum signal coverage to their pre-transition analog
viewers. For some broadcasters, replacement digital television
translators may offer the only option for continuing to provide over-
the-air service to pre-transition analog viewers.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-12836 Filed 6-1-09; 8:45 am]
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