Justification for Non-substantial Change Request

JUSTIFICATION

This non-substantial change request is being submitted to OMB for approval in the event that the change in the nationwide DTV Transition date is enacted into law. On February 5, 2009, the United States Congress passed legislation, known as the “DTV Delay Act,” that would extend the date for the completion of the DTV transition from February 17, 2009, to June 12, 2009.¹ This submission will cover information collection requirements through the new transition date (June 12, 2009 or whatever final DTV Transition date is ultimately established by Congress and enacted into law) and, where required by FCC Order, a specified amount of time after such date. This submission applies only if the DTV Delay Act is enacted into law.

Therefore, information collection 3060-1115 has been modified to update the date change and account for the increases to the annual burden hours and annual cost burden which will be the result of additional filings to this collection due to the date extension.

Also, FCC Form 388 will be updated to reflect the new DTV transition date.

1 See DTV Delay Act, S. 352, 111^th Cong. (January 29, 2009). The DTV Delay Act, passed by the United States Senate on January 29, 2009, was adopted by the United States House of Representatives yesterday and is being sent to the President for his signature to be enacted into law.