Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 314; Application for consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Pe
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Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 314; Application for consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast Station Construction Pe
On January 28, 2010, the Commission adopted a First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("Rural First R&O") in MB Docket No. 09-52, FCC 10-24, 25 FCC Rcd 1583 (2010). In the Rural First R&O, the Commission adopted a Tribal Priority under Section 307(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to assist federally recognized Native American Tribes and Alaska Native Villages ("Tribes") and entities primarily owned or controlled by Tribes in obtaining broadcast radio construction permits designed primarily to serve Tribal Lands (the "Tribal Priority"). Tribal affiliated applicants that meet certain conditions regarding Tribal membership and signal coverage qualify for the Tribal Priority, which in most cases will enable the qualifying applicants to obtain radio construction permits without proceeding to competitive bidding, in the case of commercial stations, or to a point system evaluation, in the case of noncommercial educational ("NCE") stations.
On March 3, 2011, the Commission adopted a Second Report and Order ("Rural Second R&O"), First Order on Reconsideration, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in MB Docket No. 09-52, FCC 11-28, 26 FCC Rcd 2556 (2011). On December 28, 2011, the Commission adopted a Third Report and Order in MB Docket No. 09-52, FCC 11-190, 26 FCC Rcd 17642 (2011) ("Rural Third R&O"). In the Rural Third R&O the Commission further refined the use of the Tribal Priority in the commercial FM radio context, specifically adopting a "Threshold Qualifications" approach to commercial FM application processing.
The Commission has program changes to the total number of respondents of +20, to the total number of responses of +20, to the annual burden hours of +42, and to the annual cost burden of +$108,000, due to the adoption of information collection requirements contained in the Rural Third R&O, FCC 11-190. In particular, the Tribal Priority Holding Period requirements are now applied in the context of authorizations obtained using the Tribal Priority Threshold Qualifications procedures, which were set forth in the Rural Third R&O, 26 FCC Rcd at 17645-50. While designed to facilitate opportunities for participation in the broadcasting industry by Tribes that use a Tribal Priority, the requirements accommodate those Tribes that may need or desire to assign a station that had been obtained using the Tribal Priority.
There are also adjustments to this collection of +340 to the total number of responses, +185 to the to annual burden hours and +$667,006 to the annual cost burden. The Commission reevaluated some of its numbers from our previous submission to OMB.
$8,852,725
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Lisa Scalan 202 418-2700
No
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.
Form FCC Form 314 Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 314; Application for consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast .......
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0031 (Rural Radio Third Report and Order)(2012).doc
Application for Consent to Assignment of Broadcast Station Construction Permit or License, FCC Form 314; Application for consent to Transfer Control of Entity Holding Broadcast .......