[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37737-37739]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15454]
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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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the following information collections.
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 OMB 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 OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before August 1,
2014. 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
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) 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: 3060-1158.
Title: Disclosure of Network Management Practices, Preserving the
Open Internet and Broadband Industry Practices, Report and Order, GN
Docket No. 09-191 and WC Docket No. 07-52.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for profit
entities; State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,712 respondents; 1,712
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 24.4 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for the
information collection requirements are contained in section contained
in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 201, 218, 230, 251, 254, 256, 257,
301, 303, 304, 307, 309, 316, 332, 403, 503, 522, 536, 548, 1302.
Interpret or apply S. Rep. No. 104-23, at 51 (1995).
Total Annual Burden: 41,773 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $560,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from
individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts(s).
Needs and Uses: The rules adopted in the Open Internet and
Broadband Industry Practices, Report and Order, GN Docket No. 09-191,
WC Docket No. 07-52, FCC 10-201, require all providers of broadband
Internet access service to publicly disclose accurate information
regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial
terms of their broadband Internet access services sufficient for
consumers to make informed choices regarding use of such services and
for content, application, service, and device providers to develop,
market, and maintain Internet offerings. The rules ensure transparency
and continued Internet openness, while making clear that broadband
providers can manage their networks effectively. The Commission
anticipates that small entities may have less of a burden, and larger
entities may have more of a burden than the average compliance burden.
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OMB Control Number: 3060-0390.
Title: Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report, FCC Form 395-B.
Form Number: FCC 395-B.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 14,000 respondents, 14,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 14,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority of this collection of information is contained in
Sections 154(i) and 334 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extend of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 395-B, the ``Broadcast Station Annual
Employment Report,'' is a data collection device used by the Commission
to assess industry employment trends and provide reports to Congress.
By the form, broadcast licensees and permittees identify employees by
gender and race/ethnicity in ten specified major job categories in the
form.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1086.
Title: Section 74.787, Digital Licensing; Section 74.790,
Permissible Service of Digital TV Translator and LPTV Stations; Section
74.794, Digital Emissions, Section 74.796, Modification of Digital
Transmission Systems and Analog Transmission Systems for Digital
Operation; Section 74.798, LPTV Digital Transition Consumer Education
Information; Protection of Analog LPTV.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 8,345 respondents; 27,286
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50-4 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement,
Recordkeeping requirement and Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 301
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 56,286 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $68,978,000.
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: On July 15, 2011, the Commission adopted the Second
Report and Order, In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 73 and 74 of the
Commission's Rules to Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television
Translator, and Television Booster Stations and to Amend Rules for
Digital Class A Television Stations, MB Docket No. 03-185, FCC 11-110
(``LPTV Digital Second Report and Order''). This document contains
rules and policies for low power television stations (``LPTV'') to
transition from analog to digital broadcasting. Due to the Commission
adopting these rules and policies to effectuate the low power digital
transition, the LPTV Digital Second Report and Order imposed Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) burdens on licensees.
Due to the Commission initiating these new services, the Commission
adopted a number of rules and regulations entailing PRA burdens on
licensees and manufacturers. These rules have already been approved by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and are as follows:
47 CFR 74.787(a)(2)(iii) provides that mutually exclusive LPTV and
TV translator applicants for companion digital stations will be
afforded an opportunity to submit in writing to the Commission,
settlements and engineering solutions to resolve their situation.
47 CFR 74.787(a)(3) provides that mutually exclusive applicants
applying for construction permits for new digital stations and for
major changes to existing stations in the LPTV service will similarly
be allowed to submit in writing to the Commission, settlements and
engineering solutions to rectify the problem.
47 CFR 74.787(a)(4) provides that mutually exclusive displacement
relief applicants filing applications for digital LPTV and TV
translator stations may be resolved by submitting settlements and
engineering solutions in writing to the Commission.
47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i) states that an application for replacement
digital television translator may be filed by a full-service television
station that can demonstrate that a portion of its analog service area
will not be served by its full, post-transition digital facilities. The
service area of the replacement translator shall be limited to only a
demonstrated loss area.
47 CFR 74.787(a)(5)(i) states that an applicant for a replacement
digital television translator may propose a de minimis expansion of its
full-service pre-transition analog service area upon demonstrating that
it is necessary to replace its post-transition analog loss area.
47 CFR 74.790(f) permits digital TV translator stations to
originate emergency warnings over the air deemed necessary to protect
and safeguard life and property, and to originate local public service
announcements (PSAs) or messages seeking or acknowledging financial
support necessary for its continued operation. These announcements or
messages shall not exceed 30 seconds each, and be broadcast no more
than once per hour.
47 CFR 74.790(e) requires that a digital TV translator station
shall not retransmit the programs and signal of any TV broadcast or DTV
broadcast station(s) without prior written consent of such station(s).
A digital TV translator operator electing to multiplex signals must
negotiate arrangements and obtain written consent of involved DTV
station licensee(s).
47 CFR 74.790(g) requires a digital LPTV station who transmits the
programming of a TV broadcast or DTV broadcast station received prior
written consent of the station whose signal is being transmitted.
47 CFR 74.794 mandates that digital LPTV and TV translator stations
operating on TV channels 22-24, 32-36 and 38 with a digital transmitter
not specifically FCC-certificated for the channel purchase and utilize
a low pass filter or equivalent device rated by its manufacturer to
have an attenuation of at least 85 dB in the GPS band. The licensees
must retain with their station license a description of the low pass
filter or equivalent device with the manufacturer's rating or a report
of measurements by a qualified individual.
47 CFR 74.796(b)(5) requires digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing transmitter by use of a
manufacturer-provided modification kit would need to purchase the kit
and must notify the Commission upon completion of the transmitter
modifications. In addition, a digital LPTV or TV translator station
licensees that modify their existing transmitter and do not use a
manufacturer-provided modification kit, but instead perform custom
modification (those not related to installation of manufacturer-
supplied and FCC-certified equipment) must
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notify the Commission upon completion of the transmitter modifications
and shall certify compliance with all applicable transmission system
requirements.
47 CFR 74.796(b)(6) provides that operators who modify their
existing transmitter by use of a manufacturer-provided modification kit
must maintain with the station's records for a period of not less than
two years, and will make available to the Commission upon request, a
description of the nature of the modifications, installation and test
instructions, and other material provided by the manufacturer, the
results of performance-tests and measurements on the modified
transmitter, and copies of related correspondence with the Commission.
In addition, digital LPTV and TV translator operators who custom modify
their transmitter must maintain with the station's records for a period
of not less than two years, and will make available to the Commission
upon request, a description of the modifications performed and
performance tests, the results of performance-tests and measurements on
the modified transmitter, and copies of related correspondence with the
Commission.
Protection of Analog LPTV. In situations where protection of an
existing analog LPTV or translator station without a frequency offset
prevents acceptance of a proposed new or modified LPTV, TV translator,
or Class A station, the Commission requires that the existing non-
offset station install at its expense offset equipment and notify the
Commission that it has done so, or, alternatively, negotiate an
interference agreement with the new station and notify the Commission
of that agreement.
47 CFR 74.798 requires all stations in the low power television
services to provide notice of their upcoming digital transition to
their viewers.
Revised Information Collection Requirements: The Commission removed
the information collection requirements that were contained in 47 CFR
74.786(d) and (e), and the requirements related to resolving channel
conflict from this collection. The requirements were ``sunsetted'' when
operation on channels 52 to 69 went away on December 31, 2011.
Therefore, since stations cannot operate on these channels, they cannot
file for these channels. This means that the requirements in the rule
sections mentioned above are no longer applicable or used by
respondents (stations).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-15454 Filed 7-1-14; 8:45 am]
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