On October 10, 2014, the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commissionâs Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations, MB Docket No. 03-185, FCC 14-151. This document contains proposed rules for channel sharing by and between low power television and TV translator stations. FCC Form 2100, Schedule D, Application for Media Bureau Audio and Video Service Authorization, will be modified to allow applicants to propose that their stations be licensed on a shared basis. Basically, this is the license form that the Commission uses to license LPTV and TV translator stations and we are proposing new rules to allow these stations to share a single channel. The applicants will propose a shared arrangement using the license form. Question 4 of the proposed FCC Form 347 (new name - Form 2100, Schedule D) has a new entry where the stations can state that they are proposing a shared facility and where they can report the other channel sharing station(s). On December 17, 2015, the Commission adopted a final rulemaking, FCC 15-175. In the final rulemaking, the proposed information collections for FCC Form 2100, Schedule D were adopted as proposed. The Office of Management and Budget issued a preapproval at the NPRM stage on January 30, 2015. The Commission is now seeking final approval for the information collections in FCC 15-175.
The Commission has the following program changes/increases to OMB inventory due to the final information collection requirements adopted in FCC 15-175: 100 to the number of respondents, 100 to the annual number of responses, 150 to the annual burden hours and $12,000 to the annual cost burden.
There are no adjustments to this collection.
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.