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

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FCC Form 318 Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0920(2008) (3) May 13 2008 CWKD(FINAL).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2008-05-21	Available

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
31366	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	Form and Instruction	Modified	Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station
185007	Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station, FCC Form 318		New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0920	ICR Reference No: 200805-3060-013
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200506-3060-018
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
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
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 06/23/2008
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 05/22/2008
Terms of Clearance:

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	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2008
Responses	23,377	0	23,012
Time Burden (Hours)	34,396	0	33,866
Cost Burden (Dollars)	23,850	0	24,000

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Abstract: On December 11, 2007, the FCC released a Third Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Creation of a Low Power Radio Service, MM Docket No. 99-25, FCC 07-204. In the Third Report and Order, the FCC extended the local standards for rural markets. Under the old Rules, an LPFM applicant was deemed local 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 Third Report and Order modified the ten-mile requirement to twenty miles for all LPFM applicants for proposed facilities in other than the top fifty urban markets, for both the distance from transmitter and residence of board member standards. We have revised the Form 318 to reflect this extension of local standards for rural markets. While the overall number of respondents increases because the Rule change expands the universe of eligible applicants, there are no new information collection requirements with respect to completion of the Form 318. In the Third Report and Order, the Commission also delegated to the Media Bureau the authority to consider Section 73.807 waiver requests from certain LPFM stations. The Third Report and Order also allows LPFM stations to file waiver requests of Section 73.809 of the Rules if: (1) it is at risk of displacement by an encroaching full-service station modification application and no alternative channel is available, and (2) it can demonstrate that it has regularly provided at least eight hours per day of locally originated programming. LPFM stations that wish to make a showing under this waiver standard must file an informal objection to the “encroaching” community of license modification application.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 154(i), 303, 308 and 325(a) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AJ07	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 3202	01/17/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 15156	03/21/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 29755	05/22/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

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IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station, FCC Form 318
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	FCC Form 318	Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM Broadcast Station

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ICR Summary of Burden

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	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	23,377	23,012	0	365	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	34,396	33,866	0	530	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	23,850	24,000	0	0	-150	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Reduction Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

Short Statement: We have a program change to this information collection resulting in an increase of +530 to the total annual burden hours due to the adoption of the information collection requirements in FCC 07-204, MM Docket No. 99-25 and revised form changes. There was an adjustment to the total annual burden cost due to rounding issues in ROCIS. FCC 07-204 did not have an impact on the annual cost for this information collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $694,164

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 05/22/2008

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