Digital TV Transition Report

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FCC Form 387 Digital TV Transition Status Report Form and Instruction	Modified
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-1105 FCC Form 387(2008)(Evan's final).doc Supporting Statement A	2008-05-07

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
180629	Digital TV Transition Status Report Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1105	ICR Reference No: 200805-3060-003
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200712-3060-022
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Digital TV Transition Report
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: 06/09/2008
	Date Received in OIRA: 05/08/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2011	36 Months From Approved	07/31/2008
Responses	1,953	0	1,812
Time Burden (Hours)	3,906	0	3,624
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,367,100	0	1,268,400

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Abstract: Congress has mandated that after February 17, 2009, full-power television broadcast stations must transmit only in digital signals, and may no longer transmit analog signals. On December 22, 2007, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, In the Matter of the Third Periodic Review of the Commission’s Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television, MB Docket No. 07-91, FCC 07-228, to establish the rules, policies and procedures necessary to complete the nation's transition to Digital TV (DTV). With the DTV transition deadline less than one year away, the Commission must ensure that broadcasters meet their statutory responsibilities and complete construction of, and begin operations on, the facility on their final, post-transition (digital) channel that will reach viewers in their authorized service areas by the statutory transition deadline, when they must cease broadcasting in analog. The Commission wants to ensure that no consumers are left behind in the DTV transition. The Report and Order required all full-power television stations to file a DTV Transition Status Report using FCC Form 387 on or before February 19, 2008. All full-power television stations should have now made this initial filing, meaning this filing requirement is now complete. As of April 10, 2008, a number of stations have reported completion of their transition, meaning that these stations will not need to make additional Form 387 updates/filings. The Report and Order also requires stations to update their Form 387 as events warrant and, by October 20, 2008, if they have not by that date reported the completion of their transition, i.e., that they have begun operating their full facility as authorized by the post-transition DTV Table Appendix B. Stations must provide the specific details of their current transition status, any additional steps necessary for digital-only operation upon expiration of the February 17, 2009 transition deadline, and a timeline for making those steps.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 1,4(i) and (j), 7, 301, 302, Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 303, 307, 308, 309, 312, 316, Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
   US Code: 47 USC 318, 319, 324, 325, 337 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-AI89	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 5634	01/30/2008

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 6504	02/04/2008
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	73 FR 25702	05/07/2008
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Digital TV Transition Status Report	FCC Form 387	Digital TV Transition Status Report

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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	1,953	1,812	0	141	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	3,906	3,624	0	282	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,367,100	1,268,400	0	98,700	0	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 had the following changes to this information collection that resulted in program changes in the total annual burden hours and total annual cost burden since the Commission’s last submission to OMB: (1) the number of respondents is reduced from 1,812 to 781 because many stations no longer need to make additional Form 387 filings; (2) the total number of responses/filings is increased from 1,812 to 1,953 because the collection is being modified to cover the second filing deadline (i.e., October 20, 2008) that will apply only to 781 stations and to reflect that these stations may need to make more than one “update” filing before reporting completion of their transition; (3) the total annual burden hours is increased from 3,624 hours to 3,906 hours because of the increase in the number of responses/filings; and, for this same reason, (4) the total annual cost burden is increased from $1,268,400 to $1,367,100.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $155,967

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

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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: 05/08/2008

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