This approval
follows-up on the informal OMB approval given on February 11th,
2009.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2009
6 Months From Approved
06/30/2009
4,980
0
4,410
5,025
0
4,550
992,890
0
3,984,890
Stations that wish to terminate their
analog signal transmission on February 17, 2009 must file a
notification to the Commission no later than Monday, February 9,
2009 (11:59 p.m. EST), of their intention to terminate analog
service,as planned, on the previous nationwide transition date of
February 17. Stations must file these notifications through the
FCCs Consolidated Database System (CDBS) using the Informal
Application Filing Form. Stations also were required to indicate
whether they would provide analog nightlight-type service for up
to 30 days after February 17. For stations intending to terminate
analog service on February 17, 2009, the Commission required
stations to support and supplement their initial February 17
Termination Notifications by February 13 by either (1) certifying
compliance with several public interest conditions; or (2) showing
that extraordinary, exigent circumstances, such as the unavoidable
loss of their analog site or extreme economic hardship, require
that they terminate their analog service on February 17th the
public interest.
On February 11, 2009,
the DTV Delay Act was signed by the President and enacted into law,
extending the nationwide DTV transition date from February 17 until
June 12, 2009. As a result, after June 12, 2009, full-power
television broadcast stations must transmit only digital signals,
and may no longer transmit analog signals, except for limited
analog nightlight service. The DTV Delay Act directs the
Commission to take any actions necessary or appropriate to
implement the provisions, and carry out the purposes of the DTV
Delay Act, and to do so within 30 days. Congress extended the
transition date in order to permit analog service to continue until
consumers have had additional time to prepare. But Congress also
directed the Commission to provide flexibility for stations wanting
to transition prior to the new date. Stations may have made
extensive preparations for a February 17 digital transition and
some may have difficulty altering their commitments at this time.
The Commissions challenge is to provide opportunities for some
stations to end analog broadcasting early without sacrificing the
goal of giving consumers additional time to prepare. On February 5,
2009, the Commission released a Public Notice, FCC 09-6 (February
5 Public Notice), in which it granted a partial waiver of the
Third DTV Periodic Report and Order, FCC 07-228 (2007), to permit
television broadcast stations to cease analog broadcasting on
February 17, 2009, despite the extension of the national DTV
transition deadline to June 12, 2009 pursuant to the DTV Delay Act.
This public notice contained revised information collection
3060-0386 to require stations wanting to terminate analog service
on February 17, 2009 (the previous nationwide transition date)to
submit notifications (February 17 Termination Notifications) to
the FCC of their intent to terminate analog service on February 17,
2009. On February 11, 2009, after review of the 491 February 17
Termination Notifications (due February 9), the Commission released
a Public Notice, FCC 09-7 (February 11 Public Notice), in which
it reconsidered the partial waiver granted in the February 5 Public
Notice with regard to 123 stations intending to terminate analog
service on February 17, 2009, based on the conclusion that
termination by such stations posed a significant risk of
substantial public harm. As a result, the Commission required these
123 stations to support and supplement their initial February 17
Termination Notifications by February 13 by either (1) certifying
compliance with several public interest conditions; or (2) showing
that extraordinary, exigent circumstances, such as the unavoidable
loss of their analog site or extreme economic hardship, require
that they terminate their analog service on February 17th the
public interest.
There are program changes to
the annual burden hours +475 hours and annual cost burden +$57,750.
These program changes are due to the Commission releasing two
public notices, FCC 09-6 and FCC 09-7 which contained revised
information collection requirements which impacted this collection.
The Commission also had an adjustment of -3,049,750 to the total
annual cost burden for this information collection which was the
result of a miscalculation to the cost with the Commissions last
submission to OMB. The calculation has been corrected with this
submission.
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:
(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;
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.
Emergency Justification Letter (DTV Notifications February 2009).pdf
FCC-09-7.DOC
Section 73.1635, Special Temporary Authorizations (STAs), Section 73.1635, Notifications, Section 73.1615; and Part 73, Information Filings