Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0248 2023

OMB Control Number: 3060-0248 July 2023

Title: Section 74.751, Modification of Transmission Systems

SUPPORTING STATEMENT

A. Justification

1. The Commission adopted on April 17, 2023, the Report and Order (R&O), 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, Update of Parts 74 of the Commission’s Rules Related to Low Power Television and Television Translator Stations, MB Docket Nos. 03-185 and 22-261, FCC 23-25.  The Report and Order adopted the following revisions to 47 CFR Section 74.751:

47 CFR Section 74.751(a) requires licensees of low power TV or TV translator stations to send written notification to the FCC of equipment changes which may be made at licensee's discretion without the use of a formal application.

47 CFR Section 74.751(b)(4) requires low power TV or TV translator stations to file an application in the Commission’s Licensing and Management System (LMS) on FCC Form 2100, Schedule C, requesting authorization for all antenna relocations.

47 CFR Section 74.751(c) provides that notwithstanding the requirement in 47 CFR Section 74.751(b)(4), a station may file in LMS a correction of geographic coordinates where the change is 3 seconds or fewer in latitude and/or 3 seconds or fewer in longitude, provided there is no physical change in location and no other licensed parameters are changed. An exhibit should be attached to the application(s) specifying it is a coordinate correction. Stations seeking to correct coordinates by less than 3 seconds of latitude and/or longitude may do so without paying a filing fee.

47 CFR Section 74.751(d) requires that licensees of low power TV or TV translator stations place in the station records a certification that the installation of new or replacement transmitting equipment complies in all respects with the technical requirements of this section and the station authorization.

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. The notifications of equipment changes are used by FCC staff to assure that the equipment changes made are in full compliance with the technical requirements of this section and the station authorizations and will not cause interference to other authorized stations. The certification of the installation of new or replacement transmitting equipment serves as a record of the change of equipment.

3. This information collection are simple notification and certification requirements. The use of information technology is not feasible in this situation.

4. No other agency imposes a similar information collection on the respondents. There is no similar data available.

5. This collection does not impose any significant impact on small businesses.

6. The frequency for this collection of information is determined by respondents, as necessary.

7. The retention period for the certification that the installation of new or replacement equipment complies with the technical requirements of this section shall be retained so long as the station is authorized to operate with this equipment.

8. The Commission published a Notice (88 FR 28547) in Federal Register on May 4, 2023 seeking comment 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.

9. No payment or gift was provided to the respondent.

10. There is no need for confidentiality with this information collection.

11. This information collection does not address any private matters of a sensitive nature.

12. We estimate that 200 notifications will be filed and processed. The average burden on licensee is 0.50 hours per notification. We also estimate that 200 certifications will be placed in the station records. The average burden on licensee is 0.50 hours per certification. This estimate is based on FCC staff's knowledge and familiarity with the availability of the data required.

Total Number of Annual Respondents: 400 Licensees

Total Number of Annual Responses: 400 Written Notifications/Certifications

Total Number of Annual Burden Hours:

200 notifications x 0.5 hours per notification/licensee/annum = 100 hours

200 certifications x 0.5 hours per certification/licensee/annum = 100 hours

200 hours

Annual “In-House” Cost: We assume that licensee of the low power TV or TV translator station would prepare the written notification to the FCC and the certification to be placed in the station records. We estimate that this licensee would have an average yearly salary of $100,000 ($48.08/hour).

200 notifications x 0.5 hours/licensee/annum x $48.08/hour = $4,808.00

200 certifications x 0.5 hours/licensee/annum x $48.08/hour = $4,808.00

Total Annual “In-House” Cost: $9,616.00

13. Annual Cost Burden:

1. Total annualized capital/startup costs: None

2. Total annual costs (O&M): None

(c) Total annualized cost requested: None

14. Cost to the Federal Government: The Commission will use professionals staff at the GS-12 step 5 grade level ($51.15/hour) and clerical staff at the GS-5 step 5 grade level ($23.28/hour) to process these notifications.

200 notifications x 0.50 hours/notification processing time x $51.15 = $5,115

200 notifications x 0.50 hours/notification processing time x $23.28 = $2,328

Total Cost to the Federal Government = $7,443

15. There are program changes or adjustments to this information collection.

16. The data will not be published.

17. OMB approval of the expiration date 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 were employed.

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