Notices. Notice and request for comments
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BILLING CODE 6712-01-P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-1176, 3060-1177; FR ID 303802] Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA)of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number. DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 22, 2025. 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 PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to *PRA@fcc.gov* and to *Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at
(202)418-2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *OMB Control Number:* 3060-1176. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Title:* MVPD Notice, Section 73.3800. *Form Number:* N/A. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions. *Number of Respondents and Responses:* 10 respondents and 10 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 2 to 4 hours. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 7, 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 312, 316, 318, 319, 324, 325, 336, and 337 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. *Total Annual Burden:* 19 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $600. *Needs and Uses:* On March 23, 2017, the Commission adopted the Report and Order, Channel Sharing by Full Power and Class A Stations Outside the Broadcast Television Spectrum Incentive Auction Context, GN Docket No. 12-268, MB Docket No. 03-185, MB Docket No. 15-137, FCC 17-29. This document approved channel sharing outside of the incentive auction context between full power, Class A, Low Power Television
(LPTV)and TV translator stations. Channel sharing stations also must notify MVPDs of the fact that stations will be terminating operations on one channel to share another station's channel. *OMB Control Number:* 3060-1177. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Title:* Section 74.799, Channel Sharing Agreements. *Form Number:* N/A. *Respondents:* Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions. *Number of Respondents and Responses:* 20 respondents and 20 responses. *Estimated Time per Response:* 1 hour. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement. *Obligation to Respond:* Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 7, 301, 302, 303, 307, 308, 309, 312, 316, 318, 319, 324, 325, 336, and 337 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. *Total Annual Burden:* 20 hours. *Total Annual Cost:* $12,000. *Needs and Uses:* Full power and Class A television stations that agreed to share a single television channel in conjunction with the now-completed Incentive Auction and low power television
(LPTV)and TV translator stations that channel share outside of the auction context are required to reduce their agreement
(CSA)to writing and submit a copy to the Commission for review. There is no specified format for the CSA but it must contain provisions covering: a. Access to facilities, including whether each licensee will have unrestrained access to the shared transmission facilities; b. Allocation of bandwidth within the shared channel; c. Operation, maintenance, repair, and modification of facilities, including a list of all relevant equipment, a description of each party's financial obligations, and any relevant notice provisions; d. Transfer/assignment of a shared license, including the ability of a new licensee to assume the existing CSA; e. Termination of the license of a party to the CSA, including reversion of spectrum usage rights to the remaining parties to the CSA and f. A provision affirming compliance with the channel sharing requirements in the rules including a provision requiring that each channel sharing licensee shall retain spectrum usage rights adequate to ensure a sufficient amount of the shared channel capacity to allow it to provide at least one Standard Definition
(SD)program stream at all times. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2025-13782 Filed 7-21-25; 8:45 am]