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OMB Control No: 3060-1086	ICR Reference No: 200812-3060-019
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200806-3060-015
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Section 74.786, Digital Channel Assignments: Section 74.787, Digital Licensing: Section 74.790, Permissible Service of Digital TV Translator and LPTV Stations: Section 74.794, Digital Emissions....
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 12/31/2008
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 12/29/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/24/2008
Terms of Clearance: In its next submission, the agency should remove the cost burdens that are a monetization of the burden hours. The agency is reminded to avoid such double-counting of burden in the future.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2009	6 Months From Approved	07/31/2011
Responses	34,780	0	34,660
Time Burden (Hours)	55,537	0	55,417
Cost Burden (Dollars)	95,764,200	0	95,734,200

Abstract: In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 08-253 (adopted December 22, 2008 and released December 23, 2008), the Commission adopted proposed rules to permit DTV stations to use the replacement digital television translator service. The proposed information collection requirement is contained 47 C.F.R. § 73.787(a)(5)(i). Only stations that voluntarily choose to use the replacement digital television translator service will be subject to these requirements.

Emergency Justfication: The FCC also requests approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and in accordance with OMBs emergency processing rules (5 CFR 1320.13), for a revision to an existing information collection. The new proposed requirement will allow full power DTV stations to use a new replacement digital television translator service to provide TV service. The stations will file an attachment to FCC Form 346 when filing for a replacement digital television translator. The attachment must demonstrate that a portion of its analog service area will not be served by its full, post-transition digital facility and that the service area of the replacement digital television translator is limited to the demonstrated loss area. Use of the replacement digital television translator service by DTV stations is voluntary, but for some stations may offer the only option for continuing to provide over-the-air service to current analog viewers after the statutory DTV transition deadline of February 17, 2009. The Commission would like the replacement digital television translator filings filed by early January 2009. Due to the short time frame, PRA approval is needed to allow stations to make these filings, we also request OMB to waive Federal Register notice for this emergency request under the PRA. See 5 C.F.R. § 1320.13(d). We also request OMB approval for this collection of information by December 31, 2008.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 301 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:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	34,780	34,660	120
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	55,537	55,417	120
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	95,764,200	95,734,200	30,000

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: There will be program changes of +120 annual burden hours and +$30,000 to the annual cost burden if the proposed information collection requirement contained in FCC 08-278 is made final by the adoption of a Report and Order by the Commission. There are no adjustments to this information collection.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $260,973

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]? Uncollected

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)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Shaun Maher 202 418-2324 smaher@fcc.gov

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