Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station, FCC Form 349

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FCC Form 349 Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station, FCC Form 349 Form and Instruction	Modified
Form FCC Form 349 Application for Authority to Construct or Make Chankges in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station, FCC Form 349 Form and Instruction	Modified
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0405 (2015) AM Revitalization - FNPRM Form 349 - new fill-in rule (October 2015).doc Supporting Statement A	2016-01-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
30091	Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station, FCC Form 349 Form and Instruction	Modified
192568	Application for Authority to Construct or Make Chankges in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station, FCC Form 349 Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-0405	ICR Reference No: 201601-3060-011
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No: 201512-3060-011
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station, FCC Form 349
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Preapproved	Conclusion Date: 03/21/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/19/2016
Terms of Clearance: Pre-approval contingent upon no substantive changes to this collection after adoption of the final rule. Otherwise this collection should be re-submitted to OMB for review.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2019	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2018
Responses	2,400	0	2,400
Time Burden (Hours)	4,500	0	4,500
Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,674,600	0	4,598,100

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Abstract: FCC 349 is used to apply for authority to construct a new FM translator or FM booster broadcast station, or to make changes in existing facilities. FCC staff use the data to ensure that applicant meets basic statutory requirements and will not cause interference to other licensed broadcast services. On October 21, 2015, the Commission adopted a First Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and Notice of Inquiry, in Revitalization of the AM Radio Service, MB Docket No. 13-249, FCC 15-142. In the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking component of this rulemaking proceeding (“AM Revitalization FNPRM”), the Commission proposes to make the following rule (and Form) changes to this information collection: modify Section 74.1201(g) of the rules to provide that the coverage contour (1 mV/m) of an FM translator station rebroadcasting an AM radio station as its primary station must be contained within the greater of either the 2 mV/m daytime contour of the AM station, or a 25-mile radius centered at the AM station’s transmitter site, but that in no event may the FM translator’s 1 mV/m coverage contour extend beyond a 40-mile (64 km) radius centered at the AM station’s transmitter site.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 154(i), 303 and 308 Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
3060-AK14	Proposed rulemaking	81 FR 2818	01/19/2016

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 2818	01/19/2016
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	81 FR 2818	01/19/2016
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Application for Authority to Construct or Make Chankges in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station, FCC Form 349	FCC Form 349	Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station
Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station, FCC Form 349	FCC Form 349	Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an FM Translator or FM Booster Station

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	2,400	2,400	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	4,500	4,500	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	4,674,600	4,598,100	0	0	76,500	0

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: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $342,282

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

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 01/19/2016

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