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OMB Control No:
3060-0214
ICR Reference No:
201701-3060-012
Status:
Historical Inactive
Previous ICR Reference No:
201602-3060-020
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
MB
Title:
Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection File, Sections 73.1212, 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:
Withdrawn and continue
Conclusion Date:
01/27/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
01/17/2017
Terms of Clearance:
Withdrawn at agency request.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2019
36 Months From Approved
05/31/2019
Responses
64,374
0
64,374
Time Burden (Hours)
2,093,149
0
2,093,149
Cost Burden (Dollars)
3,653,372
0
3,653,372
Abstract:
On August 10, 2016, the Commission adopted a Second Report and Order (Order) in MB Docket Nos. 14-50, 09-182, 07-294, 04-256, FCC 16-107, which completed the 2010 and 2014 Quadrennial Reviews of the Commission’s broadcast ownership rules. The Order finds that competitive television stations in a local market are able to combine certain operations through the use of Shared Service Agreements (SSAs), with effectively the same station personnel handling or facilities performing functions for multiple, independently owned stations. The Order also finds that the Commission has an obligation to ensure that these agreements are not being used to circumvent the Commission’s broadcast ownership rules and are not otherwise inconsistent with the Commission’s rules and policies. The Order notes that consideration of these issues is impeded because so little is known by the Commission and the public about the content, scope, and prevalence of SSAs and finds that disclosure of SSAs is necessary to facilitate the Commission’s regulatory purposes. Accordingly, the Commission adopts a definition of SSAs and requires commercial television stations to disclose those SSAs by placing the agreements in each station’s online public inspection file.
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-AJ27
Final or interim final rulemaking
81 FR 76220
11/01/2016
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 78591
11/08/2016
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 4879
01/17/2017
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 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files
Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection File, Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Changing Regulations
Short Statement:
The Commission has program changes/decreases to the following figures which are due to the modifications to the number of stations/entities that have to comply with the public file requirement:: -949 to the number of respondents, -1,010 to the annual number of responses, -5,523 to the annual burden hours and -$3,626,009 to the annual cost burden. There are no adjustments to this collection.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$2,000
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:
Chad Guo 202 418-0652
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:
01/17/2017
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