OMB Control Number: 3060‑0633 February 2015
Title: Sections 73.1230, 74.165, 74.432, 74.564, 74.664, 74.765, 74.832, 74.1265, Posting or Filing of Station Licenses
SUPPORTING STATEMENT
A. Justification:
1. 47 CFR 73.1230 requires that the station license and any other instrument of station authorization for an AM, FM or TV station be posted in a conspicuous place at the place the licensee considers to be the principal control point of the transmitter.
47 CFR 74.165 requires that the instrument of authorization for an experimental broadcast station be available at the transmitter site.
47 CFR 74.432(j) (remote pickup broadcast station) and 47 CFR 74.832(j) (low power auxiliary station) require that the license of a remote pickup broadcast/low power auxiliary station shall be retained in the licensee's files, posted at the transmitter, or posted at the control point of the station. These sections also require the licensee to forward the station license to the FCC in the case of permanent discontinuance of the station.
47 CFR 74.564 (aural broadcast auxiliary stations) requires that the station license and any other instrument of authorization be posted in the room where the transmitter is located, or if operated by remote control, at the operating position.
47 CFR 74.664 (television broadcast auxiliary stations) requires that the station license and any other instrument of authorization be posted in the room where the transmitter is located.
47 CFR 74.765 (low power TV, TV translator and TV booster) and 47 CFR 74.1265 (FM translator stations and FM booster stations) require that the station license and any other instrument of authorization be retained in the station's files. In addition, the call sign of the station, together with the name, address and telephone number of the licensee or the local representative of the licensee, and the name and address of the person and place where the station records are maintained, shall be displayed at the transmitter site on the structure supporting the transmitting antenna.
47 CFR 74.832(j) (low power auxiliary stations) requires that the license shall be retained in the licensee's files at the address shown on the authorization, posted at the transmitter, or posted at the control point of the station.
Revised Information Collection Requirement Which Requires OMB Review and Approval:
On June 2, 2014, the Commission released a Second Report and Order, FCC 14-62, WT Docket Nos. 08-166 and 08-167 and ET Docket No. 10-24, “Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 MHz Band.” This order expanded eligibility for low power auxiliary station licenses under Part 74 by adding two new categories of eligible entities: “large venue owner or operator” and “professional sound company.” To be eligible for a Part 74 license, a large venue owner or operator and a professional sound company must routinely use 50 or more low power auxiliary station devices, where the use of such devices is an integral part of major events or productions.
The Commission is now requesting OMB approval for a revision of this information collection to increase the number of licensed low power auxiliary station operators who will be subject to the requirement at section 74.832(j) to retain the station license in the licensee's files or post it at the transmitter or control point of the station.
This information collection does not affect individuals or households; thus, there are no impacts under the Privacy Act.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
2. FCC staff use the data in field investigations to ensure that a station is licensed and operating in the manner specified in the license. The information filed or posted would be used by the public and FCC staff to know to whom the transmitter is licensed.
3. This is a recordkeeping requirement. The use of information technology is feasible in this situation.
4. The agency does not impose a similar information collection on the respondents. There is no similar data available.
5. In conformance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commission is making an effort to minimize the burden on all respondents.
6. The frequency for this collection of information is determined by the grant of a license application and the renewal of a license.
7. This collection of information is consistent with the guidelines in 5 CFR 1320.5(d)(2).
8. The Commission published a Notice (79 FR 75803) in the Federal Register on December 19, 2014 seeking comments from the public on the information collection requirements contained in this collection. No comments were received from the public as a result of the Notice. [We will need to update this to reflect the Federal Register notice specific to wireless microphones.]
9. No payment or gift was provided to the respondents.
10. There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information.
11. This collection of information does not address any private matters of a sensitive nature.
12. We estimate that the Commission will grant and/or renew 2,784 licenses. These licenses will either be filed or posted at the stations involved and sometimes sent to the Commission. The average burden on a licensee is 0.083 hours per posting/filing/forwarding of the license.
Total Number of Annual Respondents: 2,784 licensees
Total Number of Annual Responses: 2,784 filings/postings/forwardings
2,784 licenses x 1 filing/posting/forwarding of the license/licensee x 0.083 hours/respondent/license = 231 hours
Total Annual “In-House” Cost: We assume that the posting, filing or forwarding of the station license would be done by clerical personnel at $15.03 per hour (equivalent to GS-3 step 5 grade level) with an average of 0.083 hours per respondent.
2,784 licenses x 0.083 hours/respondent/license x $15.03/hour = $3,473.01
This estimate is based on FCC staff's knowledge and familiarity with the availability of the data required.
13. Annual Cost Burden: 1,2431 low power TV, TV translator/booster and FM translator/booster stations will post the supporting structure of the transmitting antenna. We assume that the additional requirement of Sections 74.765 and 74.1265 would be met by the posting of a sign on the supporting structure of the transmitting antenna. We estimate that this sign would cost approximately $20 annually. We assume updates to this sign would occur on an annual basis.
$20.00/sign x 1,243 licenses/annually = $24,860
14. There is no cost to the Federal Government.
15. The Commission has program changes/increases to the following which are due to the information collection requirements adopted in FCC 14-62: 200 to the number of respondents, 200 to the annual responses and 17 to the annual burden hours.
There are no adjustments to this collection.
16. The data will not be published.
17. OMB approval of the expiration of the information collection will be displayed at 47 C.F.R. Section 0.408.
18. There are no exceptions to the Certification Statement.
B. Collections of Information Employing Statistical Methods:
No statistical methods are employed.
1 There are only 399 licensees subject to 47 CFR 74.765 and 844 licensees subject to 47 CFR 74.1265 of the total 2,784 licensees.
| File Type | application/msword |
| File Title | SUPPORTING STATEMENT |
| Author | JSWANK |
| Last Modified By | James |
| File Modified | 2015-03-02 |
| File Created | 2015-03-02 |