[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 6 (Wednesday, January 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1860-1862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00285]
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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 (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. An agency 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 PRA that does not
display a valid control number. Comments are requested concerning
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; the accuracy of
the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information collected; 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 ways to further reduce the information collection
burden on 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 PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before February 8,
2013. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax
202-395-5167, or via email [email protected]; and to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email [email protected] and to
[email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control number
as shown in the ``Supplementary Information'' section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.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)
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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, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0316.
Title: 47 CFR 76.1700, Records to be maintained locally by Cable
System Operators; 76.1702, Equal Employment Opportunity; 76.1703,
Commercial Records on Children's Programs; 76.170, Leased Access;
76.1711, Emergency Alert System (EAS) Tests and Activation.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,000 respondents and 3,000
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 75,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 4(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is not
required with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission is revising this collection to
remove the requirements for 47 CFR 76.1704(a) from this collection. It
has been discovered that this rule section has already been approved
under collection 3060-0289, so we are removing the requirements for
Section 76.1704(a) from this collection to avoid duplication.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0419.
Title: Network Non-duplication Protection and Syndication
Exclusivity: Sections 76.94, Notification; 76.95, Exceptions; 76.105,
Notifications; 76.106, Exceptions; 76.107, Exclusivity Contracts; and
76.1609, Non-Duplication and Syndicated Exclusivity.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,555 respondents; 208,460
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-2.0 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; One time
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
Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 193,012.
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: The Commission is requesting that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the revision of this collection for
a three year time period. This collection is being revised to receive
approval for the information collection requirements that are contain
in 47 CFR 76.105(b). Section 76.105(b) states that broadcasters
entering into contracts on or after August 18, 1988, which contain
syndicated exclusivity protection shall notify affected cable systems
within sixty calendar days of the signing of such a contract.
Broadcasters who have entered into contracts prior to August 18, 1988,
and who comply with the requirements specified in Sec. 76.109 shall
notify affected cable systems on or before June 19, 1989.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0844.
Title: Carriage of the Transmissions of Television Broadcast
Stations: Section 76.57, Channel positioning; Section 76.59,
Modification of television markets; Section 76.61, Disputes concerning
carriage; Section 76.64, Retransmission consent.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 818 respondents and 15,932
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 40 hrs.
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 1, 4(i) and (j), 325, 336, 614 and 615 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 21,372 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $43,972.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality
required with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approve the revision of this collection for
a three year time period. This collection is being revised to receive
approval for the information collection requirements that are contain
in 47 CFR 76.57(e), as well as modified to remove collections which
have already been approved under OMB Control Nos. 3060-0419 (Network
Non-duplication Protection and Syndication Exclusivity: Sections 76.94,
Notification; 76.95, Exceptions; 76.105, Notifications; 76.106,
Exceptions; 76.107, Exclusivity Contracts; and 76.1609, Non Duplication
and Syndicated Exclusivity), 3060-0548 (Cable Television System Signal
Carriage Obligation Recordkeeping: Section 76.1708, Principal Headend;
Sections 76.1709 and 76.1620, Availability of Signals; Section 76.1614,
Identification of Must-Carry Signals), and 3060-0652 (Section 76.309,
Customer Service Obligations; Section 76.1602, Customer Service--
General Information, Section 76.1603, Customer Service--Rate and
Service Changes and 76.1619, Information and Subscriber Bills).
OMB Control No.: 3060-0678.
Title: Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules
Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Commercial Earth
Stations and Space Stations.
Form No.: FCC Form 312; Schedule S.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,248 respondents; 1,248 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-22 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements; third-party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154,
301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332 and 705 unless otherwise noted. Total
Annual Burden: 9,765 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $22,375,860.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
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confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On September 28, 2012, the Federal Communications
Commission (``Commission'') released a Report and Order (R&O) titled,
``In the Matter of 2006 Biennial Regulatory Review--Revision of Part
25,'' FCC 12-116. With two exceptions, the amendments are non-
substantive; that is, they neither impose new requirements nor
eliminate or alter existing requirements. The two substantive
amendments adopted in the R&O do not increase paperwork burdens.
Therefore, the number of respondents, number of responses, annual
burden hours and annual costs have not been amended from the previous
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 2,
2010.
In this Report and Order, the Commission amended various provisions
of Part 25 of its rules pertaining to licensing and operation of
satellite service radio stations. Among other things, the Commission
added definitions for several technical terms that appear in Part 25
but are not defined there, and it deleted definitions of terms that are
not used in Part 25. The Commission also eliminated redundant text from
several rule sections, revised the wording of other provisions that
were ambiguous or unduly confusing, updated cross-references to
Commission rules or recommendations of the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), and corrected grammatical, spelling, and
typographical errors. The two substantive amendments the Commission
adopted in this Report and Order amended the rules in minor ways by:
(1) Eliminating requirements to identify a radio service and station
location in correspondence in 47 CFR 25.110 and (2) codifying an
established practice of allowing applicants to cross-reference, rather
than re-submit, previously filed information regarding non-U.S.-
licensed satellites in 47 CFR 25.137. Collectively, the changes adopted
in this Report and Order will facilitate preparation of earth and space
station applications, promote compliance with the Commission's
operating rules, and ease administrative burdens for applicants,
licensees, and the Commission. The information collection requirements
accounted for in this collection are necessary to determine the
technical and legal qualifications of applicants or licensees to
operate a station and to determine whether the authorization is in the
public interest, convenience and necessity. Without such information,
the Commission could not determine whether to permit respondents to
provide telecommunications services in the United States. Therefore,
the Commission would not be able to fulfill its statutory
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and the obligations imposed on parties to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0692.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Title: Sections 76.802 and 76.804, Home Wiring Provisions; Section
76.613, Interference from a Multi-channel Video Programming Distributor
(MVPD).
Form Number: N/A.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 22,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.083--2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement;
Recordkeeping requirement; Annual reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 1, 4,
224, 251, 303, 601, 623, 624 and 632 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 36,114 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: In the Cable Television Consumer Protection and
Competition Act of 1992, Congress directed the FCC to adopt rules
governing the disposition of home wiring owned by a cable operator when
a subscriber terminates service. The rules at 76.800 et seq., implement
that directive. The intention of the rules is to clarify the status and
provide for the disposition of existing cable operator-owned wiring in
single family homes *58991 and multiple dwelling units upon the
termination of a contract for cable service by the home owner or MDU
owner. Section 76.613(d) requires that when Multichannel Video
Programming Distributors (MVPDs) cause harmful signal interference
MVPDs may be required by the District Director and/or Resident Agent to
prepare and submit a report regarding the cause(s) of the interference,
corrective measures planned or taken, and the efficacy of the remedial
measures.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-00285 Filed 1-8-13; 8:45 am]
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