Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station, FCC Form 346; 47 CFR Sections 74.787(c) and 74.793(d); LPTV Out-of-Core Digital Displac..

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form FCC Form 346 Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0016 (November 2012).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2012-11-21	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
29443	Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station	Form and Instruction	Modified
183799	Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translaotr or TV Booster Station		Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0016	ICR Reference No: 201211-3060-018
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201107-3060-027
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station, FCC Form 346; 47 CFR Sections 74.787(c) and 74.793(d); LPTV Out-of-Core Digital Displac..
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule and continue	Conclusion Date: 01/07/2013
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/21/2012
Terms of Clearance: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit when proposed rule is finalized.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2014	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2014
Responses	3,500	0	3,500
Time Burden (Hours)	33,250	0	33,250
Cost Burden (Dollars)	19,418,000	0	19,418,000

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Abstract: On October 2, 2012, the Commission released the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Expanding the Economic and Innovative Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, Docket No. 12-268, FCC 12-118 ("IA NPRM"). The IA NPRM contains rules and policies for the incentive auction mandated by Congress in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-96, 125 Stat. 156 (2012). Following the completion of the incentive auction process, low power television stations and TV translator stations may be displaced from their current operating channel and will be afforded an opportunity to file a displacement application on FCC Form 346.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 154(i), 303, 307, 308, 309 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-AJ82	Proposed rulemaking	77 FR 69934	11/21/2012

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 69934	11/21/2012
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	77 FR 69934	11/21/2012
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translaotr or TV Booster Station
Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station	FCC Form 346	Applicatioon for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station

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Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to: Changing Regulations

Short Statement: If the proposed requirements contained in FCC 12-118 are adopted in a final rulemaking +6,100 respondents, +6,100 responses, -2,530 burden hours and -$3,573,200 in annual cost will be added or removed from OMB's inventory. The decrease in hours and cost is due to the Commission thoroughly evaluating the impact of the proposed requirements on the respondents that will be impacted by this collection of information and in turn this evaluation resulted in a decrease in both figures.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,643,008

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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 11/21/2012

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