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OMB Control No:
3060-0027
ICR Reference No:
201004-3060-008
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
200812-3060-020
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
MB
Title:
Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station, FCC Form 301
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
06/04/2010
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/14/2010
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2013
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2012
Responses
7,889
0
7,889
Time Burden (Hours)
19,561
0
19,291
Cost Burden (Dollars)
85,096,314
0
54,441,352
Abstract:
On January 28, 2010, the Commission adopted a First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Order) in MB Docket No. 09-52, FCC 10-24. The Order adopts changes to certain procedures associated with the award of broadcast radio construction permits by competitive bidding, including modifications to the manner in which it awards preferences to applicants under the provisions of Section 307(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). With regard to AM application processing, the Commission adopted a proposal to explicitly prohibit the downgrading of proposed AM facilities that receive a dispositive preference under Section 307(b) of the Act and thus are not awarded through competitive bidding. Specifically, an AM applicant that receives a dispositive preference under Section 307(b) will not be allowed to later modify that proposal to serve a smaller population or otherwise negate the factors that led to the award of the preference. The Commission imposed these restrictions for a period of four years of on-air operations. These procedural safeguards are necessary to protect the integrity of our Section 307(b) analyses.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 154(i)
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 308
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
US Code:
47 USC 303
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
3060-AJ23
Final or interim final rulemaking
75 FR 9797
03/04/2010
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
75 FR 6663
02/10/2010
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
75 FR 19396
04/14/2010
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station, FCC Form 301
FCC Form 301
Application for Construction Permit for a Commercial Broadcast Station
Application for Construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast Station, FCC Form 301
FCC Form 301
Application for Construction Permit for a Commercial Broadcast Station
ICR Summary of Burden
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
7,889
7,889
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
19,561
19,291
0
270
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
85,096,314
54,441,352
0
40,538
30,614,424
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Increase Due to:
Changing Regulations
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The Commission has program changes to the annual burden hours of +270 hours and cost burden of +$40,537.50 ($40,538 rounded) due to the adoption of information collection requirements contained in the Order. The increases are due to revisions made to FCC 301 to include a new question asking AM broadcast applicants to certify that the construction permit application complies with the four year substantial equivalency service requirements if the AM facility that is the subject of the application was awarded on the basis of a dispositive Section 307(b) preference. These changes reflect an increase by one quarter hour per application for AM applicants and/or their consulting engineers to evaluate compliance with FCC rules and assess whether the facility provides service substantially as proposed for those applicants that had received a dispositive preference under Section 307(b) of the Act. We also made modifications to the instructions for the Legal Section (Instructions, Section III A - AM Engineering) of Form 301 that do not add burdens because they are editorial in nature. The Commission also had adjustments to the annual cost burden of +$40,614,424 which were due to increases in consulting fees.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$8,830,736
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002?
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
Uncollected
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Tom Nessinger 202 418-2709 thomas.nessinger@fcc.gov
Common Form ICR:
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:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(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;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
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.
Certification Date:
04/14/2010
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