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OMB Control No:
3060-0214
ICR Reference No:
201111-3060-013
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
201108-3060-008
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
MB
Title:
Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection File, Sections 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Comment filed on proposed rule and continue
Conclusion Date:
01/25/2012
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
11/22/2011
Terms of Clearance:
COMMENT: OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. Resubmit when proposed rule is finalized.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
10/31/2014
36 Months From Approved
10/31/2014
Responses
59,833
0
59,833
Time Burden (Hours)
2,176,815
0
2,176,815
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
On October 27, 2011, the Commission adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("FNPRM") in MM Docket 00-168, FCC 11-162, In the Matter of Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast Licensee Public Interest Obligations. The FNPRM proposes to largely replace the decades-old requirement that commercial and noncommercial television stations maintain a paper public file at their main studios with a requirement to submit documents for inclusion in an online public file to be hosted by the Commission.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 151, 152, 154(i), 303,307, 308
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-AH71
Proposed rulemaking
76 FR 72144
11/22/2011
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 72144
11/22/2011
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
76 FR 72144
11/22/2011
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
Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection File, Sections 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files
Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection File, Sections 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Changing Regulations
Short Statement:
The increased burdens imposed by the proposed requirements in the FNPRM will be offset in part by reducing burdens by placing the public file online in a database to be hosted by the Commission. Because more than a third of the required contents of the public file have to be filed with the Commission in our Consolidated DataBase System ("CDBS") under current rules, we propose that we will import and update any information that must already be filed with the Commission electronically in CDBS to each station's public file, which will be part of a database of all television station public files on the Commission's website. This will create efficiencies for broadcasters, since they must currently upload such filings to CDBS and then also ensure that the same documents are included in the public file kept at the station. Further efficiencies will be created as members of the public that wish to view the public file will no longer be visiting the station to do so, thereby enabling stations to reduce staff resources currently dedicated to assisting and overseeing members of the public that wish to view the file. Therefore, this collection has program changes/decreases of 17,906 to the annual burden hours. Also, there are program changes/increases to the annual cost burden of $801,150.00 for the proposed requirements contained in FCC 11-162.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$500,000
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]?
No
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:
Holly Saurer 202 418-7283 holly.saurer@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:
11/22/2011
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