Notices. Final rule; announcement of effective date
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BILLING CODE 9110-04-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 73 [MM Docket No. 99-25; FCC 12-144] Implementation of the Local Community Radio Act of 2010; Revision of Service and Eligibility Rules for Low Power FM Stations AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date. SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB)has approved, for a period of three years, the information collection associated with the Commission's Local Community Radio Act of 2010; Revision of Service and Eligibility Rules for Low Power FM Stations, Sixth Report and Order ( *Order* ) and revisions to Form 318. This notice is consistent with the *Order,* which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the **Federal Register** announcing OMB approval and the effective date of the requirements. DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 73.807, 73.810, 73.827, 73.850, 73.853, 73.855, 73.860, 73.872, and FCC Form 318, published at 78 FR 2078, January 9, 2013, are effective May 23, 2013. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Doyle, Media Bureau, Audio Division, at
(202)418-2789, or email *Peter.Doyle@fcc.gov <mailto:Peter.Doyle@fcc.gov>* . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on April 12, 2013, OMB approved the new information collection requirements contained in the Commission's *Order,* FCC 12-144, published at 78 FR 2078, January 9, 2013. The OMB Control Number is 3060-0920. The Commission publishes this notice as an announcement of the effective date of the requirements. 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, 3060-0920, in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to *PRA@fcc.gov <mailto:PRA@fcc.gov>* . To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to *fcc504@fcc.gov <mailto:fcc504@fcc.gov>* 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 April 12, 2013, for the new information collection requirements contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 73.807, 73.810, 73.827, 73.850, 73.853, 73.855, 73.860, 73.872 and FCC Form 318. 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 3060-0920. The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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 Number:* 3060-0920. *OMB Approval Date:* April 12, 2013. *OMB Expiration Date:* April 30, 2016. *Title:* Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station; Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-25 Creation of Low Power Radio Service; §§ 73.807, 73.809, 73.810, 73.827, 73.850, 73.865, 73.870, 73.871, 73.872, 73.877, 73.878, 73.318, 73.1030, 73.1207, 73.1212, 73.1230, 73.1300, 73.1350, 73.1610, 73.1620, 73.1750, 73.1943, 73.3525, 73.3550, 73.3598, 11.61(ii), FCC Form 318. *Form Number:* FCC Form 318. *Respondents:* Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal governments. *Number of Respondents and Responses:* 21,019 respondents; 27,737 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* .0025 to 12 hours. *Frequency of Response:* Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion reporting requirement; monthly reporting requirement; third party disclosure requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in sections 154(i), 303, 308, and 325(a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. *Total Annual Burden:* 35,471 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $39,750. *Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:* There is no need for confidentiality with this information collection. *Privacy Impact Assessment:* No impact(s). *Needs and Uses:* On December 4, 2012, the FCC released a Sixth Report and Order (“Order”), MM Docket No. 99-25, FCC 12-144. In the Order, the FCC revised § 73.853(b) of the Commission's rules (“rules”) to permit federally recognized Native American Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (“Tribal Nations”) and entities owned or controlled by Native Nations (collectively, “Tribal Nation Applicants”) to hold LPFM licenses. The FCC also revised its definition of local to specify that Tribal Nation Applicants are considered local throughout their Tribal lands. We have revised FCC Form 318 to reflect these changes. In the Order, the FCC also modified its ownership rules. First, the FCC revised its cross-ownership rule to permit cross-ownership of an LPFM station and up to two FM translator stations. Second, the FCC modified its cross-ownership rule to permit Tribal Nation Applicants to seek up to two LPFM construction permits to ensure adequate coverage of tribal lands. We have revised FCC Form 318 to reflect these changes. The FCC further modified the point system used to select among mutually exclusive LPFM applicants and set forth in § 73.872 of the rules. First, the FCC revised the “established community presence” criterion to extend the “established community presence” standard in rural areas. Under the earlier version of the rule, an LPFM applicant was deemed to have an established community presence if it was physically headquartered or had a campus within ten miles of the proposed LPFM transmitter site, or if 75 percent of its board members resided within ten miles of the proposed LPFM transmitter site. The FCC changed the standard from ten to twenty miles for all LPFM applicants proposing facilities located outside the top fifty urban markets, for both the distance from transmitter and residence of board member standards. Second, the FCC modified the point system to award a point to Tribal Nation Applicants, when they propose to provide LPFM service to Tribal Nation communities. Third, the FCC established additional points criteria related to maintenance and staffing of a main studio, commitments to locally originate programming and maintain and staff a main studio, and new entry into the broadcasting field. We have revised the Form 318 to reflect these changes to the point system. The FCC made a number of changes related to time-sharing. It adopted a requirement that parties submit voluntary time-sharing agreements via the Consolidated Database System. It also revised the Commission's involuntary time-sharing policy. As a result of these changes, an LPFM applicant must submit the date on which it qualified as having an “established community presence.” The FCC also may require certain LPFM applicants to indicate which 8-hour and 12-hour time slots they prefer. Finally, the FCC adopted a mandatory time-sharing policy similar to that applicable to full-service noncommercial educational FM stations. We have revised the Form 318 to reflect these changes. Finally, the FCC modified the manner in which it processes requests for waiver of the second-adjacent channel minimum distance separation requirement, amended the rule related to third-adjacent channel interference, and amended the rule that sets forth the obligations of LPFM stations with respect to interference to the input signals of FM translator or FM booster stations. We have revised the Form 318 to reflect these proposed changes. Federal Communications Commission. Gloria J. Miles, Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director. [FR Doc. 2013-09545 Filed 4-22-13; 8:45 am]
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