February 2012
New collection titled: Section 74.605, Registration of Stationary TV Pickup Receive Sites
SUPPORTING STATEMENT
1. The FCC adopted and released a Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 11-120, WT Docket No. 10-153 on August 9, 2011, 76 FR 59559 (September 27, 2011). In the Report and Order, the rules adopted in the Report and Order will become effective 30 days after Federal Register publication, except for 47 CFR 74.605, which contains information collection modifications that require Office of Management and Budget approval. Section 74.605 requires that licensees of TV pickup stations in the 6875-7125 MHz and 12700-13200 MHz bands shall register their stationary receive sites using the Commission’s Universal Licensing System. Therefore, the Commission seeks Office of Management and Budget approval for this new information collection for a full three-year clearance.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. §§ 303, 308.
As noted on the Form OMB 83-I, this collection of information does not affect individuals or households; thus, there are no impacts under the Privacy Act.
2. Section 74.605 requires that licensees of TV pickup stations in the 6875-7125 MHz and 12700-13200 MHz bands shall register their stationary receive sites using the Commission’s Universal Licensing System. TV Pickup licensees record their receive-only sites in the Universal Licensing System (ULS) database, including all fixed service locations. The TV Pickup stations, licensed under Part 74 of the Commission’s rules, make it possible for television and radio stations and networks to transmit program material from the sites of breaking news stories or other live events to television studios for inclusion in broadcast programs, to transmit programming material from studios to broadcasting transmitters for delivery to consumers’ televisions and radios, and to transmit programs between broadcast stations. Registering the receive sites will allow analysis to determine whether Fixed Service links will cause interference to TV Pickup stations.
3. Prior to finalizing rulemakings, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau conducts an analysis to ensure that improved information technology can be used to reduce the burden on the public. This analysis considers the possibility of obtaining and/or computer-generating the required data from existing data bases in the Commission or other federal agencies.
4. No other agency collects this data.
5. In conformance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commission is making an effort to minimize the burden on all respondents, regardless of size. The Commission has limited the information requirements to those absolutely necessary for evaluating and processing applications and to determine whether interference will occur.
6. The consequence of not requiring TV Pickup licensees to register their receive sites would be an increased risk of interference between TV Pickup stations and Fixed Service stations that will be operating in adjacent geographic areas. The information will be used by TV Pickup licensees and Fixed Service applicants to evaluate the potential for interference.
7. Current data collection is consistent with the guidelines in 5 CFR 1320.6.
8. Prior to this submission to the OMB, the FCC published a 60-day comment period which was published in the Federal Register on November 28, 2011 (76 FR 72921), as required by 5 CFR Section 1320.8(d). No comments were received.
9. Respondents will not receive any payments.
10. There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information.
11. This collection does not address any private matters of a sensitive nature.
12. Total Annual Burden Hours:
There are approximately 75 licensees with TV Pickup licenses in the affected bands, and a total of 942 licenses. There will need to be an initial filing for each license. The Commission estimates that 314 filings will be made on an annual basis. We estimate that it will take approximately 3 hours per responses. We estimate each filing will take 3 hours, on average. So, the average annual burden will be 314 filings x 3 hours per response = 942 Total Annual Burden Hours.
13. Total Annual Cost Burden:
(1) Total capital and start-up cost: $0
(2) Two-thirds of respondents will use outside engineers charging $250/hour to consult and prepare information.
Total Annual Outside Contracting Costs: $156,750
$250/hour x 209 x 3 hours = $156,750
(3) One-third of respondents will perform the work themselves at an imputable rate of $50 per hour.
Total Annual In-House Costs: $15,750
$50/hour x 105 x 3 hours = $15,750
(4) Total Annual Cost to the Respondent = $156,750.
14. There is no government cost associated with this information collection.
15. This is a new information collection resulting in a program change increase of 942 total annual burden hours and $156,750 in annual costs.
16. The data will not be published for statistical use.
17. No expiration date will be displayed.
18. There are no exceptions.
B. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods:
No statistical methods are employed.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | 3060-0975 |
| Author | Ronnie.Banks |
| Last Modified By | judith |
| File Modified | 2012-02-02 |
| File Created | 2012-02-02 |