[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 193 (Monday, October 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52101-52102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26419]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
September 30, 1997.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, 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(s), 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 December 5,
1997. 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 Judy Boley, Federal Communications
Commissions, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via
internet to jboley@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collections contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or
via internet at jboley@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0027.
Title: Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast
Station.
Form No.: FCC Form 301.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
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Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 1,996.
Estimated Hour Per Response: 37--159 hours (average) per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Cost to Respondents: $23,118,660.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 8,071 hours.
Needs and Uses: On 4/3/97, the Commission adopted a Fifth Report
and Order in MM Docket No. 87-268. This Order adopted several rules
with the following objectives: (1) to promote the success of free,
universally available, local broadcast television in a digital world,
thereby preserving free, widely accessible programming that serves the
public interest; and (2) to attract consumers swiftly to digital
broadcast service, thus allowing the NTSC spectrum to be recovered and
turned to use for other beneficial purposes more rapidly.
Section 336 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that the
Commission limit the initial eligibility for digital television (DTV)
licenses to persons that, as of the date of such issuance, are licensed
to operate a television broadcast station or hold a permit to construct
a television broadcast station. The Commission has issued a license to
all eligible licensees and permittees in the form of an Appendix to the
Fifth Report and Order in MM Docket No. 87-268. By issuing these DTV
licenses with the Fifth Report and Order, the Commission has frozen
initial eligibility and allowed the completion of the Table of
Allotments. The license that we issued is a general instrument of
authorization for licensees/permittees to receive and hold a second 6
MHz channel for the purpose of concerting to DTV. It is not an
authorization to begin construction or operation.
To receive authorization for commencement of DTV operation,
commercial broadcast licensees must file FCC 301 for a construction
permit. This application may be filed anytime after receiving the
initial DTV license but must be filed before the mid-point in a
particular applicant's required construction period. The Commission has
developed a new Section V-D for DTV engineering which will be added to
the FCC 301. The Commission will consider these applications as minor
changes in facilities. Applicants will not have to supply full legal or
financial qualification information.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-26419 Filed 10-3-97; 8:45 am]
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