Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Emergency Review and Approval, 26632-26633 [E7-9028]

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 90 (Thursday, May 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26632-26633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-9028]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for 
Emergency Review and Approval

May 4, 2007.
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, 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before May 16, 2007. 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 listed 
below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Jasmeet K. Seehra, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, 
(202) 395-3123, or via fax at (202) 395-5167 or via Internet at 
Jasmeet--K.--Seehra@omb.eop.gov and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC. If you would like to

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obtain or view a copy of this information collection, you may do so by 
visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: https://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

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 PRA@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting emergency OMB 
processing of this information collection and has requested OMB 
approval by May 18, 2007.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Section 15.117, Broadcast Receivers.
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000 respondents; 100,000 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: One time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
    Total Annual Burden: 25,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    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 (PII) 
from individuals.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking emergency processing of 
this information collection by May 18, 2007. The Commission adopted on 
April 25, 2007, a Second Report and Order, In the Matter of Second 
Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the 
Conversion to Digital Television, MB Docket 03-15, FCC 07-69. The DTV 
Act amended 47 U.S.C. Section 309(j)(14)(A) to establish a final date 
of February 17, 2009 set by Congress for the transition from analog to 
digital television service by full power television broadcasters. In a 
continuing effort to inform consumers of this impending deadline, the 
Commission will require sellers at the point-of-sale to alert consumers 
about analog-only televisions. Consumers using analog-only television 
equipment will not be able to receive an over-the-air broadcast signal 
unless they get a digital TV or a box to convert the digital signals to 
analog or subscribe to pay TV service after February 17, 2009. The 
Commission adopted 47 CFR 15.117(i) which prohibits the manufacture or 
import of television receivers that do not contain a digital tuner 
after March 1, 2007. Because the rule does not prohibit sale of analog-
only television equipment from inventory, the Commission decided it is 
necessary to require retailers and other sellers who choose to continue 
selling analog-only television equipment to display a sign or label 
disclosing that analog-only television equipment will not be able to 
receive over-the-air broadcasting after February 17, 2009. Therefore, 
the Commission adopted on April 25, 2007, a Second Report and Order, In 
the Matter of Second Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and 
Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital Television, MB Docket 03-
15, FCC 07-69. This rulemaking adopted 47 CFR 15.117(k).
    47 CFR 15.117(k) states that any person that displays or offers for 
sale or rent television receiving equipment that is not capable of 
receiving, decoding and tuning digital signals must place conspicuously 
and in close proximity to the television broadcast receivers a sign 
containing, in clear and conspicuous print, the Consumer Alert 
Disclosure. The text should be in a size of type large enough to be 
clear, conspicuous and readily legible, consistent with the dimensions 
of the equipment and the label. The information may be printed on a 
transparent material and affixed to the screen, if the receiver 
includes a display, in a manner that is removable by the consumer and 
does not obscure the picture, or, if the receiver does not include a 
display, in a prominent location on the device, such as on the top or 
front of the device, when displayed for sale, or the information in 
this format may be displayed separately immediately adjacent to each 
television broadcast receiver offered for sale and clearly associated 
with the analog-only model to which it pertains. This requirement would 
also apply to persons who offer for sale or rent television broadcast 
receivers via direct mail, catalog, or electronic means.
    The Consumer Alert Disclosure must contain the following text: 
``This television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will 
require a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-
air broadcasts with an antenna because of the Nation's transition to 
digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before 
with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD 
players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal 
Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322) or 
visit the Commission's digital television website at: www.dtv.gov.''
    The Commission is requesting emergency OMB approval for the 
Consumer Alert Disclosure requirement to allow the Commission to 
implement this important requirement to alert and disclose to consumers 
information concerning analog-only television broadcast receivers. 
Please see the ADDRESSES section of this Federal Register notice, to 
determine how to obtain a copy of the entire OMB submission. Please 
look for the title of this collection in our PRA Web site because it 
has not been assigned an OMB Control Number yet.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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