[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27050-27051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11379]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval
to the Office of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested concerning: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including
whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy
of the Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on the respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (e) ways to further reduce the information
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not
display a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before June 9, 2011. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via e-mail to
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected]. To
view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to
OMB: (1) Go to the web page http://reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2)
look for the section of the web page called ``Currently Under Review'',
(3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box
below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal
Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the
``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of
the ``Select Agency'' box, and (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its OMB
Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR Reference
Number to view detailed information about this ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams on (202) 418-
2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0548.
Title: Section 76.1708, Principal Headend; Sections 76.1709 and
76.1620, Availability of Signals; Section 76.56, Signal Carriage
Obligations; Section 76.1614, Identification of Must-Carry Signals.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 11,000 respondents; 132,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.0 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 4(i), 614 and 615 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 66,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
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Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.56 requires cable television systems to
carry signals of all qualified local Noncommercial Educational (NCE)
sting carriage. As a result of this requirement, the following
information collection requirements are needed for this collection:
47 CFR 76.1708 requires that the operator of every cable television
system shall maintain for public inspection the designation and
location of its principal headend. If an operator changes the
designation of its principal headend, that new designation must be
included in its public file.
47 CFR 76.1709(a) states effective June 17, 1993, the operator of
every cable television system shall maintain for public inspection a
file containing a list of all broadcast television stations carried by
its system in fulfillment of the must-carry requirements pursuant to 47
CFR 76.56. Such list shall include the call sign; community of license,
broadcast channel number, cable channel number, and in the case of a
noncommercial educational broadcast station, whether that station was
carried by the cable system on March 29, 1990.
47 CFR 76.1614 and 1709(c) states that a cable operator shall
respond in writing within 30 days to any written request by any person
for the identification of the signals carried on its system in
fulfillment of the requirements of 47 CFR 76.56.
Additionally, 47 CFR 76.1620 states that if a cable operator
authorizes subscribers to install additional receiver connections, but
does not provide the subscriber with such connections, or with the
equipment and materials for such connections, the operator shall notify
such subscribers of all broadcast stations carried on the cable system
which cannot be viewed via cable without a converter box and shall
offer to sell or lease such a converter box to such subscribers. Such
notification must be provided by June 2, 1993, and annually thereafter
and to each new subscriber upon initial installation. The notice, which
may be included in routine billing statements, shall identify the
signals that are unavailable without an additional connection, the
manner for obtaining such additional connection and instructions for
installation.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0674.
Title: Section 76.1618, Basic Tier Availability.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 8,250 respondents; 8,250
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.25 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 4(i) and 632 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 18,563 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.1618 states that a cable operator shall
provide written notification to subscribers of the availability of
basic tier service to new subscribers at the time of installation. This
notification shall include the following information: (a) That basic
tier service is available; (b) the cost per month for basic tier
service; and (c) a list of all services included in the basic service
tier. These notification requirements are to ensure the subscribers are
made aware of the availability of basic cable service at the time of
installation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-11379 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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