Sections 1.30002, 1.30003, 1.30004, 73.875, 73.1657 and 73.1690, Disturbance of AM Broadcast Station Antenna Patterns

ICR 201909-3060-004

OMB: 3060-1121

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2019-09-24
IC Document Collections
IC ID
Document
Title
Status
187431
Unchanged
ICR Details
3060-1121 201909-3060-004
Active 201612-3060-017
FCC MB
Sections 1.30002, 1.30003, 1.30004, 73.875, 73.1657 and 73.1690, Disturbance of AM Broadcast Station Antenna Patterns
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Delegated
Approved without change 09/24/2019
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 09/24/2019
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
09/30/2022 36 Months From Approved 02/29/2020
1,195 0 1,195
1,960 0 1,960
1,078,200 0 1,078,200

On August 14, 2013, the Commission adopted the Third Report and Order and Second Order on Reconsideration in the matter of An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification, MM Docket No. 93-177, FCC 13-115. In the Third Report and Order in this proceeding, the Commission harmonized and streamlined the Commission's rules regarding tower construction near AM stations. In AM radio, the tower itself functions as the antenna. Consequently, a nearby tower may become an unintended part of the AM antenna system, reradiating the AM signal and distorting the authorized AM radiation pattern. Our old rules contained several sections concerning tower construction near AM antennas that were intended to protect AM stations from the effects of such tower construction, specifically, Sections 73.1692, 22.371, and 27.63. These old rule sections imposed differing requirements on the broadcast and wireless entities, although the issue is the same regardless of the types of antennas mounted on a tower. Other rule parts, such as Part 90 and Part 24, entirely lacked provisions for protecting AM stations from possible effects of nearby tower construction. In the Third Report and Order the Commission adopted a uniform set of rules applicable to all services, thus establishing a single protection scheme regarding tower construction near AM tower arrays. The Third Report and Order also designates "moment method" computer modeling as the principal means of determining whether a nearby tower affects an AM radiation pattern. This serves to replace time-consuming direct measurement procedures with a more efficient computer modeling methodology that is reflective of current industry practice.

US Code: 47 USC 154(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  84 FR 35673 07/24/2019
84 FR 35673 07/24/2019
No

1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Disturbance of AM Broadcast Station Antenna Patterns

  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 1,195 1,195 0 0 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 1,960 1,960 0 0 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 1,078,200 1,078,200 0 0 0 0
No
No

$18,062
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Amy Van De Kerckhove 202 418-2726

  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.
09/24/2019


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