On October 10, 2014, the Commission
released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, In the Matter of
Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the Commission’s 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.