Digital TV Transition Report, FCC Form 387

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form FCC Form 387 Digital TV Transition Status Report Form and Instruction	Modified
DTV Delay Act.txt Supplementary Document	2009-02-11
JUSTIFICATION for 3060-1105 (2009).doc Justification for No Material/Nonsubstantive Change	2009-02-11
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-1105 (non-substantial change for date change).doc Supporting Statement A	2009-02-11

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: 200902-3060-016
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200805-3060-003
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Digital TV Transition Report, FCC Form 387
Type of Information Collection: No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/11/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/11/2009
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	06/30/2011	06/30/2011	06/30/2011
Responses	1,274	0	1,953
Time Burden (Hours)	2,548	0	3,906
Cost Burden (Dollars)	891,800	0	1,367,100

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Abstract: This non-substantial change request is being submitted to OMB for approval in the event that the change in the nationwide DTV Transition date is enacted into law. On February 5, 2009, the United States Congress passed legislation, known as the “DTV Delay Act,” that would extend the date for the completion of the DTV transition from February 17, 2009, to June 12, 2009. This submission will cover information collection requirements through the new transition date (June 12, 2009 or whatever final DTV Transition date is ultimately established by Congress and enacted into law) and, where required by FCC Order, a specified amount of time after such date. This submission applies only if the DTV Delay Act is enacted into law. Congress has mandated that after June 12, 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.

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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	1,274	1,953	0	0	-679	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	2,548	3,906	0	0	-1,358	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	891,800	1,367,100	0	0	-475,300	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: The Commission had adjustments to the annual burden hours and annual cost burden due to the date extension for the conversion from analog to digital TV from February 17, 2009 to June 12, 2009 and the completion of the February and October 2008 filing dates.

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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: 02/11/2009

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