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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority
January 26, 2005.
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, Public Law No. 104–
13. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a valid control
number. 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; and
(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.
Dates: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before April 4, 2005. 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 Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) comments to
Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20554 or via the Internet to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
For Further Information Contact: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection(s), contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918 or via the
Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Supplementary Information:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0841.
Title: Public Notice—Additional
Processing Guidelines for DTV
(Nonchecklist applications).
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Form Number: FCC Forms 301 and
340.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Time per Response: 3
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 900 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,080,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses:The Commission
released a Public Notice on August 10,
1998, that explained how
‘‘nonchecklist’’ applications (i.e.,
applications that do not conform to
certain criteria to enable ‘‘fast-track
processing’’) would be processed for
Digital Television (DTV) station
construction permits. This public notice
explained what should be included in
engineering showings and other types of
application exhibits and cover letters.
This public notice for ‘‘nonchecklist’’
applications should help to resolve
processing uncertainties, enable the
preparation of complete and quality
applications, and hasten the
authorization of DTV service. TheFCC
staff will use this data to ensure that
interference to other DTV and NTSC
(analog TV) stations is minimized.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
January 25, 2005.
Summary: The Federal
Communications Commissions, 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, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 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
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
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does not display a valid control number.
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; and (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.
Dates: Written comments should be
submitted on or before March 4, 2005.
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 comments to
Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20554 or via the Internet to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or Kristy L.
LaLonde, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB,
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395–3087
or via the Internet at
Kristy_L._LaLonde@omb.eop.gov.
For Further Information Contact: For
additional information or copy of the
information collection(s) contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918 or via the
Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Supplementary Information:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0287.
Title: Section 78.69, Station Records.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 1,400.
Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5
hours per week (26 hours per year).
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 36,400 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section
78.69 requires that licensees of Cable
Television Relay Stations maintain
various records, including but not
limited to records pertaining to
transmissions, unscheduled
interruptions to transmissions,
maintenance, observations, inspections
and repairs. All stations are required to
keep station records in an orderly and
legible manner by the person or persons
competent to do so. Section 78.69
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requires that no station record or
portion of the record can be erased,
obliterated, or willfully destroyed
within the period of retention required.
Station records are required to be
maintained for a period of not less than
two years. The records kept pursuant to
Section 78.69 provide for a history of
station operations and are reviewed by
Commission staff during field
investigations to ensure that proper
operation of the stations is being
conducted.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0652.
Title: Section 76.309, Customer
Service Obligations; Section 76.1602,
Customer Service—General Information;
Section 76.1603, Customer Service—
Rate and Service Changes, and Section
76, 1619, Information on Subscriber
Bills.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 8,260.
Estimated Time Per Response: 10
minutes to 1.0 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 29,235 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section
76.1602 states that franchise authorities
must provide affected operators 90 days
written notice of its intent to enforce
customer service standards. 47 CFR
Sections 76.1603 and 76.309 set forth
various customer service obligations
and notification requirements for
changes in rates, programming services
and channel positions. In addition,
Sections 76.1603 states that cable
operators shall provide written
information on each of the following
areas at the time of installation of
service, at least annually to all
subscribers, and at any time upon
request: (1) Products and services
offered; (2) prices and options for
programming services and conditions of
subscription to programming and other
services; (3) installation and service
maintenance policies; (4) instructions
on how to use the cable service; (5)
channel positions programming carried
on the system; and (6) billing complaint
procedures, including the address and
telephone number of the local franchise
authority’s cable office. Section 76.1603
states that customers will be notified of
any changes in rates, programming
services or channel positions as soon as
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possible in writing. Notice must be
given to subscribers a minimum of
thirty (30) days in advance of such
changes if the change is within the
control of the cable operator. In
addition, the cable operator shall notify
subscribers 30 days in advance of any
significant changes in the other
information required by section
76.1603. Section 76.1603 states that in
addition to the requirements regarding
advanced notification to customers of
any changes in rates, programming
services or channel positions, cable
systems shall give 30 days written
notice to both subscribers and local
franchising authorities before
implementing any rate or service
change. Such notice shall state the
precise amount of any rate change and
briefly explain in readily
understandable fashion the cause of the
rate change (e.g. inflation, changes in
external costs or the addition/deletion
of channels). When the change involves
the addition or deletion of channels,
each channel added or deleted must be
separately identified. Notices to
subscribers shall inform them of their
right to file complaints about changes in
cable programming service tier rates and
services, shall state that the subscriber
may file the complaint within 90 days
of the effective date of the rate change,
and shall provide the address and
phone number of the local franchising
authority. 47 CFR Section 76.1619 states
that in case of a billing dispute, the
cable operator must respond to a written
complaint from a subscriber within 30
days. The Commission requires the
various disclosure and notifications
contained in this collection as a means
of consumer protection to ensure that
subscribers and franchising authorities
are knowledgeable of cable operators’
business practices, current rates, rate
changes for programming service and
equipment, and channel line-up
changes.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0667.
Title: Section 76.630, Compatibility
With Consumer Electronics Equipment;
Section 76.1621, Equipment
Compatibility Offer; Section 76.1622,
Consumer Education of Equipment
Compatibility.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 8,250.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1–3
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; On
occasion reporting requirement.
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Total Annual Burden: 16,505 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $5,800.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On March 14, 2002,
the Commission released an Order, In
the Matter of Establishment of the
Media Bureau and Other Organizational
Changes, DA 02–577, which amended
47 CFR Section 76.630, 76.1621 and
76.1622 to reflect the reorganization of
the existing Cable Services and Mass
Media Bureaus into a new Media
Bureau. 47 CFR Section 76.630(a) states
that cable system operators shall not
scramble otherwise encrypt signals
carried on the basic service tier, though
operators may file request for waivers of
this prohibition with the Commission.
When filing requests for waivers of this
prohibition, operators must notify
subscribers by mail of waiver requests.
47 CFR Section 76.1621 of the
Commission’s rules requires cable
system operators that use scrambling or
encryption equipment to provide
subscribers special equipment that will
enable the reception of multiple signals.
The equipment offered shall include a
single terminal device with dual
descramblers/decoders and/or timers
and bypass switches. 47 CFR Section
76.1622 requires cable system operators
to provide in writing a consumer
education program concerning
equipment compatibility. The
Commission has set forth these
disclosure requirements for consumer
protection purposes to inform
subscribers of compatibility matters,
and notify subscribers of cable operator’’
requests to waive the prohibition on
signal encryption.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
January 25, 2005.
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, Public Law 104–13.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
January 25, 2005.
Summary: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. 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
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control
number. 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; and (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.
Dates: Written comments should be submitted on or before March 4,
2005. 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 comments to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or
Kristy L. LaLonde, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3087 or via the Internet at
Kristy--L.--LaLonde@omb.eop.gov.
For Further Information Contact: For additional information or copy
of the information collection(s) contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918 or via the Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Supplementary Information:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0287.
Title: Section 78.69, Station Records.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 1,400.
Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 hours per week (26 hours per
year).
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 36,400 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 78.69 requires that licensees of
Cable Television Relay Stations maintain various records, including but
not limited to records pertaining to transmissions, unscheduled
interruptions to transmissions, maintenance, observations, inspections
and repairs. All stations are required to keep station records in an
orderly and legible manner by the person or persons competent to do so.
Section 78.69
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requires that no station record or portion of the record can be erased,
obliterated, or willfully destroyed within the period of retention
required. Station records are required to be maintained for a period of
not less than two years. The records kept pursuant to Section 78.69
provide for a history of station operations and are reviewed by
Commission staff during field investigations to ensure that proper
operation of the stations is being conducted.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0652.
Title: Section 76.309, Customer Service Obligations; Section
76.1602, Customer Service--General Information; Section 76.1603,
Customer Service--Rate and Service Changes, and Section 76, 1619,
Information on Subscriber Bills.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 8,260.
Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes to 1.0 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 29,235 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 76.1602 states that franchise
authorities must provide affected operators 90 days written notice of
its intent to enforce customer service standards. 47 CFR Sections
76.1603 and 76.309 set forth various customer service obligations and
notification requirements for changes in rates, programming services
and channel positions. In addition, Sections 76.1603 states that cable
operators shall provide written information on each of the following
areas at the time of installation of service, at least annually to all
subscribers, and at any time upon request: (1) Products and services
offered; (2) prices and options for programming services and conditions
of subscription to programming and other services; (3) installation and
service maintenance policies; (4) instructions on how to use the cable
service; (5) channel positions programming carried on the system; and
(6) billing complaint procedures, including the address and telephone
number of the local franchise authority's cable office. Section 76.1603
states that customers will be notified of any changes in rates,
programming services or channel positions as soon as possible in
writing. Notice must be given to subscribers a minimum of thirty (30)
days in advance of such changes if the change is within the control of
the cable operator. In addition, the cable operator shall notify
subscribers 30 days in advance of any significant changes in the other
information required by section 76.1603. Section 76.1603 states that in
addition to the requirements regarding advanced notification to
customers of any changes in rates, programming services or channel
positions, cable systems shall give 30 days written notice to both
subscribers and local franchising authorities before implementing any
rate or service change. Such notice shall state the precise amount of
any rate change and briefly explain in readily understandable fashion
the cause of the rate change (e.g. inflation, changes in external costs
or the addition/deletion of channels). When the change involves the
addition or deletion of channels, each channel added or deleted must be
separately identified. Notices to subscribers shall inform them of
their right to file complaints about changes in cable programming
service tier rates and services, shall state that the subscriber may
file the complaint within 90 days of the effective date of the rate
change, and shall provide the address and phone number of the local
franchising authority. 47 CFR Section 76.1619 states that in case of a
billing dispute, the cable operator must respond to a written complaint
from a subscriber within 30 days. The Commission requires the various
disclosure and notifications contained in this collection as a means of
consumer protection to ensure that subscribers and franchising
authorities are knowledgeable of cable operators' business practices,
current rates, rate changes for programming service and equipment, and
channel line-up changes.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0667.
Title: Section 76.630, Compatibility With Consumer Electronics
Equipment; Section 76.1621, Equipment Compatibility Offer; Section
76.1622, Consumer Education of Equipment Compatibility.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 8,250.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1-3 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 16,505 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $5,800.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On March 14, 2002, the Commission released an
Order, In the Matter of Establishment of the Media Bureau and Other
Organizational Changes, DA 02-577, which amended 47 CFR Section 76.630,
76.1621 and 76.1622 to reflect the reorganization of the existing Cable
Services and Mass Media Bureaus into a new Media Bureau. 47 CFR Section
76.630(a) states that cable system operators shall not scramble
otherwise encrypt signals carried on the basic service tier, though
operators may file request for waivers of this prohibition with the
Commission. When filing requests for waivers of this prohibition,
operators must notify subscribers by mail of waiver requests. 47 CFR
Section 76.1621 of the Commission's rules requires cable system
operators that use scrambling or encryption equipment to provide
subscribers special equipment that will enable the reception of
multiple signals. The equipment offered shall include a single terminal
device with dual descramblers/decoders and/or timers and bypass
switches. 47 CFR Section 76.1622 requires cable system operators to
provide in writing a consumer education program concerning equipment
compatibility. The Commission has set forth these disclosure
requirements for consumer protection purposes to inform subscribers of
compatibility matters, and notify subscribers of cable operator''
requests to waive the prohibition on signal encryption.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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