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purposes: (1) To develop licensing and
service rules for Earth Stations on Board
Vessels (ESVs) in the Ku-band and Cband; (2) to prevent interference to
Fixed Services (FS), Fixed Satellite
Service (FSS) and other satellite
services; (3) to further the Commission’s
goals to manage spectrum efficiently;
and (4) to advance the provision of
broadband telecommunications services
that will benefit U.S. citizens on
passenger, government (military and
civilian), cargo and large recreational
vessels. The consequence to the
Commission if the collection were not
conducted is that there would continue
to be regulatory uncertainty with respect
to ESVs and other satellite services that
operate in the Ku-band and the C-band.
Without this information collection, the
Commission would not be able to take
the necessary measures to prevent
harmful interference to satellite services
from ESVs. Finally, the Commission
would not be able to advance its goals
of managing spectrum efficiently and
promoting broadband technologies to
benefit American consumers throughout
the United States and abroad.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
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November 21, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to (PRA) of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law No. 104–13. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid control number. Subject
to the PRA, no person shall be subject
to any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information 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
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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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before February 1,
2008. 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: You may submit all PRA
comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail.
To submit your comments by e-mail,
send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them
to the attention of Cathy Williams,
Federal Communications Commission,
Room 1–C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918 or send an
e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0667.
Title: Section 76.630, Compatibility
with Consumer Electronic Equipment;
Section 76.1621, Equipment
Compatibility Offer; Section 76.1622,
Consumer Education of Equipment
Compatibility.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 8,250.
Estimated Hours 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).
Nature of Response: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Confidentiality: No need for
confidentiality required.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.630(a)
states a cable system operator shall not
scramble or otherwise encrypt signals
carried on the basic service tier.
Requests for waivers of this prohibition
must demonstrate either a substantial
problem with theft of basic tier service
or a strong need to scramble basic
signals for other reasons. As part of this
showing, cable operators are required to
notify subscribers by mail of waiver
requests. The notice to subscribers must
be mailed no later than thirty calendar
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days from the date the request waiver
was filed with the Commission, and
cable operators must inform the
Commission in writing, as soon as
possible, of that notification date. The
notification to subscribers must state:
On (date of waiver request was filed
with the Commission), (cable operator’s
name) filed with the Federal
Communications Commission a request
for waiver of the rule prohibiting
scrambling of channels on the basic tier
of service. 47 CFR 76.630(a). The
request for waiver states (a brief
summary of the waiver request). A copy
of the request for waiver is on file for
public inspection at (the address of the
cable operator’s local place of business).
Individuals who wish to comment on
this request for waiver should mail
comments to the Federal
Communications Commission by no
later than 30 days from (the date the
notification was mailed to subscribers).
Those comments should be addressed to
the: Federal Communications
Commission, Media Bureau,
Washington, DC 20554, and should
include the name of the cable operator
to whom the comments are applicable.
Individuals should also send a copy of
their comments to (the cable operator at
its local place of business). Cable
operators may file comments in reply no
later than 7 days from the date
subscriber comments must be filed. 47
CFR 76.1621 states a cable system
operators that use scrambling,
encryption or similar technologies in
conjunction with cable system terminal
devices, as defined in § 15.3(e) of this
chapter, that may affect subscribers’
reception of signals shall offer to supply
each subscriber with special equipment
that will enable the simultaneous
reception of multiple signals. The
equipment offered shall include a single
terminal device with dual descramblers/
decoders and/or timers and bypass
switches. Other equipment, such as two
independent set-top terminal devices
may be offered at the same time that the
single terminal device with dual tuners/
descramblers is offered. For purposes of
this rule, two set-top devices linked by
a control system that provides
functionality equivalent to that of a
single device with dual descramblers is
considered to be the same as a terminal
device with dual descramblers/
decoders.
(a) The offer of special equipment
shall be made to new subscribers at the
time they subscribe and to all
subscribers at least once each year.
(b) Such special equipment shall, at a
minimum, have the capability:
(1) To allow simultaneous reception
of any two scrambled or encrypted
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signals and to provide for tuning to
alternative channels on a preprogrammed schedule; and
(2) To allow direct reception of all
other signals that do not need to be
processed through descrambling or
decryption circuitry (this capability can
generally be provided through a
separate by-pass switch or through
internal by-pass circuitry in a cable
system terminal device).
(c) Cable system operators shall
determine the specific equipment
needed by individual subscribers on a
case-by-case basis, in consultation with
the subscriber. Cable system operators
are required to make a good faith effort
to provide subscribers with the amount
and types of special equipment needed
to resolve their individual compatibility
problems.
(d) Cable operators shall provide such
equipment at the request of individual
subscribers and may charge for purchase
or lease of the equipment and its
installation in accordance with the
provisions of the rate regulation rules
for customer premises equipment used
to receive the basic service tier, as set
forth in § 76.923. Notwithstanding the
required annual offering, cable operators
shall respond to subscriber requests for
special equipment for reception of
multiple signals that are made at any
time.
47 CFR 76.1622 states that Cable
system operators shall provide a
consumer education program on
compatibility matters to their
subscribers in writing, as follows:
(a) The consumer information
program shall be provided to
subscribers at the time they first
subscribe and at least once a year
thereafter. Cable operators may choose
the time and means by which they
comply with the annual consumer
information requirement. This
requirement may be satisfied by a oncea-year mailing to all subscribers. The
information may be included in one of
the cable system’s regular subscriber
billings.
(b) The consumer information
program shall include the following
information:
(1) Cable system operators shall
inform their subscribers that some
models of TV receivers and
videocassette recorders may not be able
to receive all of the channels offered by
the cable system when connected
directly to the cable system. In
conjunction with this information, cable
system operators shall briefly explain,
the types of channel compatibility
problems that could occur if subscribers
connected their equipment directly to
the cable system and offer suggestions
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for resolving those problems. Such
suggestions could include, for example,
the use of a cable system terminal
device such as a set-top channel
converter. Cable system operators shall
also indicate that channel compatibility
problems associated with reception of
programming that is not scrambled or
encrypted programming could be
resolved through use of simple
converter devices without descrambling
or decryption capabilities that can be
obtained from either the cable system or
a third party retail vendor.
(2) In cases where service is received
through a cable system terminal device,
cable system operators shall indicate
that subscribers may not be able to use
special features and functions of their
TV receivers and videocassette
recorders, including features that allow
the subscriber to: View a program on
one channel while simultaneously
recording a program on another
channel; record two or more
consecutive programs that appear on
different channels; and, use advanced
picture generation and display features
such as ‘‘Picture-in-Picture,’’ channel
review and other functions that
necessitate channel selection by the
consumer device.
(3) In cases where cable system
operators offer remote control capability
with cable system terminal devices and
other customer premises equipment that
is provided to subscribers, they shall
advise their subscribers that remote
control units that are compatible with
that equipment may be obtained from
other sources, such as retail outlets.
Cable system operators shall also
provide a representative list of the
models of remote control units currently
available from retailers that are
compatible with the customer premises
equipment they employ. Cable system
operators are required to make a good
faith effort in compiling this list and
will not be liable for inadvertent
omissions. This list shall be current as
of no more than six months before the
date the consumer education program is
distributed to subscribers. Cable
operators are also required to encourage
subscribers to contact the cable operator
to inquire about whether a particular
remote control unit the subscriber might
be considering for purchase would be
compatible with the subscriber’s
customer premises equipment.
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
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
November 21, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to (PRA) of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law No. 104–13. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid control number. Subject
to the PRA, no person shall be subject
to any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information 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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before February 1,
2008. 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: You may submit all PRA
comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail.
To submit your comments by e-mail,
send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them
to the attention of Cathy Williams,
Federal Communications Commission,
Room 1–C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918 or send an
e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0248.
Title: Section 74.751, Modification of
Transmission Systems.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
November 21, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to (PRA) of
1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid
control number. Subject to the PRA, no person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before February
1, 2008. 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: You may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail.
To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or
send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0667.
Title: Section 76.630, Compatibility with Consumer Electronic
Equipment; Section 76.1621, Equipment Compatibility Offer; Section
76.1622, Consumer Education of Equipment Compatibility.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 8,250.
Estimated Hours 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).
Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.630(a) states a cable system operator
shall not scramble or otherwise encrypt signals carried on the basic
service tier. Requests for waivers of this prohibition must demonstrate
either a substantial problem with theft of basic tier service or a
strong need to scramble basic signals for other reasons. As part of
this showing, cable operators are required to notify subscribers by
mail of waiver requests. The notice to subscribers must be mailed no
later than thirty calendar days from the date the request waiver was
filed with the Commission, and cable operators must inform the
Commission in writing, as soon as possible, of that notification date.
The notification to subscribers must state:
On (date of waiver request was filed with the Commission), (cable
operator's name) filed with the Federal Communications Commission a
request for waiver of the rule prohibiting scrambling of channels on
the basic tier of service. 47 CFR 76.630(a). The request for waiver
states (a brief summary of the waiver request). A copy of the request
for waiver is on file for public inspection at (the address of the
cable operator's local place of business).
Individuals who wish to comment on this request for waiver should
mail comments to the Federal Communications Commission by no later than
30 days from (the date the notification was mailed to subscribers).
Those comments should be addressed to the: Federal Communications
Commission, Media Bureau, Washington, DC 20554, and should include the
name of the cable operator to whom the comments are applicable.
Individuals should also send a copy of their comments to (the cable
operator at its local place of business). Cable operators may file
comments in reply no later than 7 days from the date subscriber
comments must be filed. 47 CFR 76.1621 states a cable system operators
that use scrambling, encryption or similar technologies in conjunction
with cable system terminal devices, as defined in Sec. 15.3(e) of this
chapter, that may affect subscribers' reception of signals shall offer
to supply each subscriber with special equipment that will enable the
simultaneous reception of multiple signals. The equipment offered shall
include a single terminal device with dual descramblers/decoders and/or
timers and bypass switches. Other equipment, such as two independent
set-top terminal devices may be offered at the same time that the
single terminal device with dual tuners/descramblers is offered. For
purposes of this rule, two set-top devices linked by a control system
that provides functionality equivalent to that of a single device with
dual descramblers is considered to be the same as a terminal device
with dual descramblers/decoders.
(a) The offer of special equipment shall be made to new subscribers
at the time they subscribe and to all subscribers at least once each
year.
(b) Such special equipment shall, at a minimum, have the
capability:
(1) To allow simultaneous reception of any two scrambled or
encrypted
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signals and to provide for tuning to alternative channels on a pre-
programmed schedule; and
(2) To allow direct reception of all other signals that do not need
to be processed through descrambling or decryption circuitry (this
capability can generally be provided through a separate by-pass switch
or through internal by-pass circuitry in a cable system terminal
device).
(c) Cable system operators shall determine the specific equipment
needed by individual subscribers on a case-by-case basis, in
consultation with the subscriber. Cable system operators are required
to make a good faith effort to provide subscribers with the amount and
types of special equipment needed to resolve their individual
compatibility problems.
(d) Cable operators shall provide such equipment at the request of
individual subscribers and may charge for purchase or lease of the
equipment and its installation in accordance with the provisions of the
rate regulation rules for customer premises equipment used to receive
the basic service tier, as set forth in Sec. 76.923. Notwithstanding
the required annual offering, cable operators shall respond to
subscriber requests for special equipment for reception of multiple
signals that are made at any time.
47 CFR 76.1622 states that Cable system operators shall provide a
consumer education program on compatibility matters to their
subscribers in writing, as follows:
(a) The consumer information program shall be provided to
subscribers at the time they first subscribe and at least once a year
thereafter. Cable operators may choose the time and means by which they
comply with the annual consumer information requirement. This
requirement may be satisfied by a once-a-year mailing to all
subscribers. The information may be included in one of the cable
system's regular subscriber billings.
(b) The consumer information program shall include the following
information:
(1) Cable system operators shall inform their subscribers that some
models of TV receivers and videocassette recorders may not be able to
receive all of the channels offered by the cable system when connected
directly to the cable system. In conjunction with this information,
cable system operators shall briefly explain, the types of channel
compatibility problems that could occur if subscribers connected their
equipment directly to the cable system and offer suggestions for
resolving those problems. Such suggestions could include, for example,
the use of a cable system terminal device such as a set-top channel
converter. Cable system operators shall also indicate that channel
compatibility problems associated with reception of programming that is
not scrambled or encrypted programming could be resolved through use of
simple converter devices without descrambling or decryption
capabilities that can be obtained from either the cable system or a
third party retail vendor.
(2) In cases where service is received through a cable system
terminal device, cable system operators shall indicate that subscribers
may not be able to use special features and functions of their TV
receivers and videocassette recorders, including features that allow
the subscriber to: View a program on one channel while simultaneously
recording a program on another channel; record two or more consecutive
programs that appear on different channels; and, use advanced picture
generation and display features such as ``Picture-in-Picture,'' channel
review and other functions that necessitate channel selection by the
consumer device.
(3) In cases where cable system operators offer remote control
capability with cable system terminal devices and other customer
premises equipment that is provided to subscribers, they shall advise
their subscribers that remote control units that are compatible with
that equipment may be obtained from other sources, such as retail
outlets. Cable system operators shall also provide a representative
list of the models of remote control units currently available from
retailers that are compatible with the customer premises equipment they
employ. Cable system operators are required to make a good faith effort
in compiling this list and will not be liable for inadvertent
omissions. This list shall be current as of no more than six months
before the date the consumer education program is distributed to
subscribers. Cable operators are also required to encourage subscribers
to contact the cable operator to inquire about whether a particular
remote control unit the subscriber might be considering for purchase
would be compatible with the subscriber's customer premises equipment.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-23262 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
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