TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund Reimbursement Form, FCC Form 2100, Schedule 399; Section 73.3700(e), Reimbursement Rules; Section 73.3701, Reimbursement Under the Reimbursement Expansion Act.
ICR 201906-3060-011
OMB: 3060-1178
Federal Form Document
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TV Broadcaster Relocation
Fund Reimbursement Form, FCC Form 2100, Schedule 399; Section
73.3700(e), Reimbursement Rules; Section 73.3701, Reimbursement
Under the Reimbursement Expansion Act.
This submission is being made to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the approval of new
information collection requirements contained in the Commission’s
LPTV , TV Translator, and FM Reimbursement Report and Order, FCC
19-21, adopted on March 15, 2019. The LPTV, TV Translator, and FM
Reimbursement Report and Order adopts rules pursuant to
Congressional directive, in the 2018 Reimbursement Expansion Act
(REA), that the Commission reimburse certain Low Power Television
(LPTV) and television translator (TV translator) stations (together
LPTV/translator stations), and FM broadcast stations (FM stations),
for costs incurred as a result of the Commission’s broadcast
television spectrum incentive auction and subsequent television
channel repacking. In the REA, Congress provided additional funding
for the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund (Reimbursement Fund) and
expanded the list of entities eligible to receive reimbursement for
costs incurred as a result of the reorganization of broadcast
television spectrum. Eligible entities now include LPTV/translator
and FM stations. This submission is being made to implement the
Commission’s directive to add LPTV, TV Translators, and FM
broadcast stations to this information collection. In the LPTV, TV
Translator, and FM Reimbursement Report and Order, the Commission
delegated to the Media Bureau the authority to modify current FCC
Form 2100, Schedule 399, TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund
Reimbursement Form (Reimbursement Form), to add all newly eligible
LPTV, TV Translator, and FM broadcast entities. The Media Bureau
has, therefore, added questions and certifications to the
Reimbursement Form to accommodate these newly eligible broadcast
entities. Specifically, in order to protect the Reimbursement Fund
against waste, fraud, and abuse, all newly eligible broadcast
entities that propose to request reimbursement for eligible
expenses must certify on the Reimbursement Form that they meet the
specified eligibility criteria (Eligibility Certification), and
provide information regarding their affected broadcasting equipment
and the estimated costs eligible for reimbursement.
There are program changes to
this collection of +2,500 to the number of respondents, +30,000 to
the annual number of responses, +67,700 to the annual burden hours
and $9,375,000 to the annual burden cost which are all due from the
information collection requirements adopted in FCC 19-21.
$9,423,568
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Lisa Scanlan 202
418-2700
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:
(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;
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.