[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13056-13057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-04303]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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. 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 29,
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 contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to [email protected] and [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0937.
Title: Establishment of a Class A Television Service, MM Docket No.
00-10.
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Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion and quarterly reporting
requirements.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 430 respondents; 10,850
responses.
Estimated time per response: 0.017 hours--52 hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 154(i), 307, 308, 309 and 319 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 202,133 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,911,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact (s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On November 29, 1999, the Community Broadcasters
Protection Act of 1999 (CBPA), Public Law 106-113, 113 Stat. Appendix I
at pp. 1501A-594--1501A-598 (1999), codified at 47 U.S.C. Section
336(f), was enacted. That legislation provided that a low power
television (LPTV) licensee should be permitted to convert the secondary
status of its station to the new Class A status, provided it can
satisfy certain statutorily-established criteria. The CBPA directs that
Class A licensees be subject to the same license terms and renewal
standards as full-power television licenses and that Class A licensees
be accorded primary status as television broadcasters as long as they
continue to meet the requirements set forth in the statute for a
qualifying low power station. The CBPA sets out certain certification
and application procedures for LPTV licensees seeking Class A
designation, prescribes the criteria LPTV licensees must meet to be
eligible for Class A licenses, and outlines the interference protection
Class A applicants must provide to analog, digital, LPTV and TV
translator stations.
The CBPA directs that Class A stations must comply with the
operating requirements for full-service television broadcast stations.
Therefore, beginning on the date of its application for a Class A
license and thereafter, a station must be ``in compliance'' with the
Commission's operating rules for full-service television stations,
contained in 47 CFR part 73.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0700.
Title: Open Video Systems Provisions, FCC Form 1275.
Form Number: FCC Form 1275.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; and State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 280 respondents; 4,672
respondents.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion reporting requirement.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to 20 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 9,855 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Section 302 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: Section 302 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act
provides for specific entry options for telephone companies wishing to
enter the video programming marketplace, one option being to provide
cable service over an ``open video system'' (``OVS''). The rule
sections that are covered by this collection relate to OVS.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-04303 Filed 2-25-13; 8:45 am]
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