Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested, 16819 [05-6597]

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 62 (Friday, April 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 16819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6597]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

March 30, 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 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 May 31, 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: 3060-0980.
    Title: Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and 
Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Procedural Rules); Implementation of the 
Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999 (Broadcast Signal 
Carriage Issues, Retransmission Consent Issues) CS Docket Nos. 00-96 
and 99-363.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 9,600.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
Party Disclosure Requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,800 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $260,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On March 28, 2005, the Commission adopted rules in 
compliance with requirements in the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and 
Reauthorization Act of 2004 (``SHVERA''). In December 2004, Congress 
passed and the President signed the SHVERA, which amends the 1988 
copyright laws and the Communications Act of 1934 to further aid 
competition in the multichannel video programming distribution market 
and provide more video programming options for satellite subscribers. 
The SHVERA is the third statute that addresses satellite carriage of 
television broadcast stations. Section 202 of the SHVERA requires the 
Commission to implement the new section 340(h), which prescribes rules 
for carriage elections on a county basis, unified retransmission 
consent negotiations, and notifications by satellite carriers to local 
broadcasters concerning carriage of significantly viewed signals. We 
also adopt two additional procedural rule changes mandated by sections 
205 and 209 of the SHVERA. Section 205 amends section 338 of the 
Communications Act to add subsection 338(h), which requires the 
Commission to revise its rules for satellite carriers' notices to 
station licensees when the carrier is going to initiate new local 
service. Section 209 of the SHVERA amends section 339(c)(4) of the 
Communications Act to require the Commission to exempt satellite 
carriers from the signal testing requirements mandated by this section 
when local-into-local service is available. We are amending the rules 
without providing prior public notice and comment because these 
amendments merely implement provisions of the SHVERA that direct the 
Commission to revise its rules as specified in the legislation.
    In 1988, Congress passed the Satellite Home Viewer Act (``1988 
SHVA''), which established a statutory copyright license for satellite 
carriers to offer broadcast programming to subscribers who could not 
receive the signal of a broadcast station over the air (``unserved 
households''). In the 1999 Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act 
(``SHVIA''), Congress expanded on the 1988 SHVA by amending both the 
1988 copyright laws and the Communications Act to permit satellite 
carriers to retransmit local broadcast television signals directly to 
their subscribers without requiring that they live in ``unserved 
households.''

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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