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required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
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 April 11, 2008.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments
to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, (202) 395–
5887, or via fax at 202–395–5167 or via
internet at:
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to Judith-B. Herman@fcc.gov, Federal
Communications Commission, or an email to PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of
this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web
page https://reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the
Web page called ‘‘Currently Under
Review’’, (3) click on the downwardpointing 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, and (6) when the list of
FCC ICRs currently under review
appears, look for the title of this ICR (or
its OMB Control Number, if there is one)
and then click on the ICR Reference
Number to view detailed information
about this ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, contact Judith B.
Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the
Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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OMB Control Number: 3060–0850.
Title: Quick Form Application for
Authorization in the Ship, Aircraft,
Amateur, Restricted and Commercial
Operator, and General Mobile Radio
Services.
Form No.: FCC Form 605.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; and business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions, and
state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 175,000
respondents; 175,000 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .44
hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and every five or ten year reporting
requirement, third party disclosure
requirement and recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 4(i),
303(r), and 332(a)(2) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 77,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,538,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
To protect the privacy of its applicants,
the FCC will redact the telephone
number(s) of applicants and the bid date
for the Commercial Operator applicants.
Information on the FCC Form 605 is
maintained in the Commission’s system
of records, FCC/WTB–1, ‘‘Wireless
Services Licensing Records.’’ These
licensee records are publicly available
and routinely used in accordance with
subsection b of the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C.
552a(b), as amended. Taxpayer
Identification Numbers (TINs) and
material that is afforded confidential
treatment pursuant to a request made
under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules will not be available
for public inspection.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this information collection
(IC) to the OMB as a revision during this
comment period to obtain the full threeyear clearance from them. There have
been no changes in the estimated
number of respondents, burden hours
and annual costs. The Commission, on
its own motion, is now revising FCC
Form 605 Schedule D by removing
within the past two years on the first
eligibility of Item 2 per 47 CFR 97.21(b).
The FCC Form 605 is a multi-part,
consolidated, general application form
that is part of the Universal Licensing
System (ULS). FCC Form 605 includes
a main form containing administrative
information and a series of Schedules
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used to file technical information
applicable to a specific radio service.
The form is used to file for authorization
to operate radio stations, amend
pending applications, modify existing
licenses, renew or renew/modify
existing licenses, request cancellation of
a license, withdraw a pending
application, request a duplicate license,
or request an administrative update of
an existing license (i.e., name change
without change to corporate structure or
control), change mailing address,
change name of vessel, etc. in the Ship
(Part 80), Aircraft (Part 87), Amateur
(including Amateur Vanity) (Part 97),
Restricted and Commercial (Part 13),
and General Mobile Radio Services
(GMRS) (Part 95). This form is also used
to apply for a Developmental License or
a Special Temporary Authority (STA) in
these services and to self-certify for
temporary authorization to operate
where applicable. Respondents are
encouraged to submit FCC Form 605
electronically via ULS. The FCC uses
the information collected on the FCC
Form 605 to determine whether the
applicant is legally, technically, and
financially qualified to obtain a license.
Without such information, the
Commission cannot determine whether
to issue the licenses to the applicants
that provide telecommunication
services to the public, and therefore, to
fulfill its statutory responsibilities in
accordance with the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended. Information
provided on this form will also be used
to update the Commission’s database
and to provide for proper use of the
frequency spectrum as well as
enforcement purposes.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–4958 Filed 3–11–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection
Requirements Being Submitted to
OMB for Emergency Review and
Approval, Comments Requested
March 7, 2008.
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 104–13. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a
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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 April 11,
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: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or via
fax at (202) 395–5167 and to Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC or via
Internet at PRA@fcc.gov.
To view a copy of this information
collection request (ICR) submitted to
OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://
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 title
of this ICR (or its OMB control number,
if there is one) and then click on the ICR
Reference Number to view detailed
information about this ICR.
You may submit all PRA comments
by email or U.S. post mail. To submit
your comments by email, 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
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information collection(s), contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918 or send an
e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission is requesting emergency
OMB processing of the information
collection requirements contained in
this notice and has requested OMB
approval by March 27, 2008.
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: DTV Consumer Education
Initiative; Sections 15.124, 27.20,
54.418, 73.674, and 76.1630.
Form Number: FCC Form 388.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions,
State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondent: 11,022
respondents.
Estimated time per Response: 1
minute–3 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Quarterly
reporting requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain benefits—Statutory authority for
this collection of information is
contained in Sections 4(i), 303(r), 335,
and 336 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i),
303(r), 335, and 336.
Total Annual Burden: 156,069 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature of Response: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Confidentiality: No need for
confidentiality required.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on February 19, 2008, a Report
and Order, In the Matter DTV Consumer
Education Initiative, MB Docket 07–148,
FCC 08–56. As the Nation transitions
from analog broadcast television service
to digital broadcast television service,
the Commission has been committed to
working with representatives from
industry, public interest groups, and
Congress to make the significant
benefits of digital broadcasting available
to the public. The digital transition will
make valuable spectrum available for
both public safety uses and expanded
wireless competition and innovation. By
compressing television broadcasting
into a smaller amount of the available
spectrum, the digital transition has
allowed the Commission to make
valuable 700 MHz spectrum available
for sale and use by wireless companies
and public safety organizations. The
transition will also provide consumers
with better quality television picture
and sound, and make new services
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available through multicasting. These
innovations, however, are dependent
upon widespread consumer
understanding of the benefits and
mechanics of the transition. The
Congressional decision to establish a
hard deadline of February 17, 2009, for
the end of full-power analog
broadcasting has made consumer
awareness even more critical. In this
Order, the Commission imposes the
following information and disclosure
requirements:
(a) Broadcaster Education and
Reporting (47 CFR 73.674).
(i) On-air Education. Broadcasters
must provide on-air DTV Transition
consumer education information (e.g.,
via Public Service Announcements
(PSAs) or information crawls) to their
viewers. Broadcasters must comply with
one of three alternative sets of rules as
provided in the Report and Order.
(ii) DTV Consumer Education
Quarterly Activity Report, FCC Form
388. Broadcasters must electronically
file a report about its DTV Transition
consumer education efforts to the
Commission on a quarterly basis.
Broadcasters must begin filing these
quarterly reports no later than April 10,
2008. In addition, if the broadcaster has
a public website, they must post these
reports on that Web site.
(b) Multichannel Video Programming
Distributor (MVPD) Customer Bill
Notices (47 CFR 76.1630). MVPDs,
which include, for example (and are not
limited to), cable operators, direct
broadcast satellite (DBS) carriers, open
video system operators, and private
cable operators, must provide monthly
notices about the DTV transition in their
customer billing statements.
(c) Consumer Electronics
Manufacturer Notices (47 CFR 15.124).
Parties that manufacture, import, or ship
interstate television receivers and
devices designed to work with
television receivers must provide notice
to consumers of the transition’s impact
on that equipment. This information
must be included with all devices
shipped, beginning on the effective date
of these rules, until March 31, 2009.
(d) DTV.gov Partner Consumer
Education Reporting. DTV.gov
Transition Partners must report their
consumer education efforts, as a
condition of continuing Partner status.
They must begin filing these quarterly
reports no later than April 10, 2008.
(e) Eligible telecommunications
carriers (ETCs) Federal Universal
Service Low-Income Program
Participant Notices (47 CFR 54.418).
ETCs that receive federal universal
service funds must provide monthly
notice of the transition to their low
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income customers and potential
customers. This information must be
provided beginning on the effective date
of these rules, until March 31, 2009.
(f) 700 MHz Auction Winner
Consumer Education Reporting (47 CFR
27.20). Winners of the 700 MHz
spectrum auction must report their
consumer education efforts to the
Commission on a quarterly basis. These
parties must file the first by the tenth
day of the first calendar quarter
following the initial grant of the license
authorization that the entity holds.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0214.
Title: Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527,
Local Public Inspection Files; Sections
76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondent: 52,285
respondents.
Estimated time per Response: 2.5—
109 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain benefits—Statutory authority for
this collection of information is
contained in Sections 154(i), 303 and
308 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,831,706
hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature of Response: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Confidentiality: No need for
confidentiality required.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission
adopted on February 19, 2008, a Report
and Order, In the Matter DTV Consumer
Education Initiative, MB Docket 07–148,
FCC 08–56. The Report and Order adds
a new recordkeeping requirement for
full-power commercial and
noncommercial educational TV
broadcast stations (both analog and
digital) for the contents of their public
inspection files. Specifically, the rule
requires these stations to retain in their
public inspection file a copy of their
DTV Consumer Education Quarterly
Activity Report, FCC Form 388, on a
quarterly basis. The Report for each
quarter is to be placed in the public
inspection file by the tenth day of the
succeeding calendar quarter. These
Reports shall be retained in the public
inspection file for one year.
Broadcasters shall publicize in an
appropriate manner the existence and
location of these Reports.
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Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8–4963 Filed 3–11–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Public Information Collection
Requirement Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval, Comments
Requested
March 6, 2008.
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 April 11, 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 contacts listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov or via
fax at (202) 395–5167 and to Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC or via
Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or
PRA@fcc.gov.
To view a copy of this information
collection request (ICR) submitted to
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OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://
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 title
of this ICR (or its OMB control number,
if there is one) and then click on the ICR
Reference Number to view detailed
information about this ICR.’’
For
additional information or copies of the
information collection(s), contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0960.
Title: 47 CFR 76.122, Satellite
Network Non-duplication Protection
Rules; 47 CFR 76.123, Satellite
Syndicated Program Exclusivity Rules;
47 CFR 76.124, Requirements for
Invocation of Non-duplication and
Syndicated Exclusivity Protection; 47
CFR 76.127, Satellite Sports Blackout
Rules.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 1,428.
Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5–1
hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 12,402 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Nature of Response: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Confidentiality: No need for
confidentiality required.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.122,
76.123, 76.124 and 76.127 are used to
protect exclusive contract rights
negotiated between broadcasters,
distributors, and rights holders for the
transmission of network, syndicated,
and sports programming in the
broadcasters’ recognized market areas.
Rule sections 76.122 and 76.123
implement statutory requirements to
provide rights for in-market stations to
assert non-duplication and exclusivity
rights.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Requirements Being
Submitted to OMB for Emergency Review and Approval, Comments Requested
March 7, 2008.
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 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a
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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 April 11,
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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov
or via fax at (202) 395-5167 and to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC or via Internet at PRA@fcc.gov.
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR)
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://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 title of this ICR (or
its OMB control number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR
Reference Number to view detailed information about this ICR.
You may submit all PRA comments by email or U.S. post mail. To
submit your comments by email, 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: The Commission is requesting emergency OMB
processing of the information collection requirements contained in this
notice and has requested OMB approval by March 27, 2008.
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: DTV Consumer Education Initiative; Sections 15.124, 27.20,
54.418, 73.674, and 76.1630.
Form Number: FCC Form 388.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions, State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondent: 11,022 respondents.
Estimated time per Response: 1 minute-3 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Quarterly
reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits--Statutory
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections
4(i), 303(r), 335, and 336 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 303(r), 335, and 336.
Total Annual Burden: 156,069 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on February 19, 2008, a
Report and Order, In the Matter DTV Consumer Education Initiative, MB
Docket 07-148, FCC 08-56. As the Nation transitions from analog
broadcast television service to digital broadcast television service,
the Commission has been committed to working with representatives from
industry, public interest groups, and Congress to make the significant
benefits of digital broadcasting available to the public. The digital
transition will make valuable spectrum available for both public safety
uses and expanded wireless competition and innovation. By compressing
television broadcasting into a smaller amount of the available
spectrum, the digital transition has allowed the Commission to make
valuable 700 MHz spectrum available for sale and use by wireless
companies and public safety organizations. The transition will also
provide consumers with better quality television picture and sound, and
make new services available through multicasting. These innovations,
however, are dependent upon widespread consumer understanding of the
benefits and mechanics of the transition. The Congressional decision to
establish a hard deadline of February 17, 2009, for the end of full-
power analog broadcasting has made consumer awareness even more
critical. In this Order, the Commission imposes the following
information and disclosure requirements:
(a) Broadcaster Education and Reporting (47 CFR 73.674).
(i) On-air Education. Broadcasters must provide on-air DTV
Transition consumer education information (e.g., via Public Service
Announcements (PSAs) or information crawls) to their viewers.
Broadcasters must comply with one of three alternative sets of rules as
provided in the Report and Order.
(ii) DTV Consumer Education Quarterly Activity Report, FCC Form
388. Broadcasters must electronically file a report about its DTV
Transition consumer education efforts to the Commission on a quarterly
basis. Broadcasters must begin filing these quarterly reports no later
than April 10, 2008. In addition, if the broadcaster has a public
website, they must post these reports on that Web site.
(b) Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) Customer Bill
Notices (47 CFR 76.1630). MVPDs, which include, for example (and are
not limited to), cable operators, direct broadcast satellite (DBS)
carriers, open video system operators, and private cable operators,
must provide monthly notices about the DTV transition in their customer
billing statements.
(c) Consumer Electronics Manufacturer Notices (47 CFR 15.124).
Parties that manufacture, import, or ship interstate television
receivers and devices designed to work with television receivers must
provide notice to consumers of the transition's impact on that
equipment. This information must be included with all devices shipped,
beginning on the effective date of these rules, until March 31, 2009.
(d) DTV.gov Partner Consumer Education Reporting. DTV.gov
Transition Partners must report their consumer education efforts, as a
condition of continuing Partner status. They must begin filing these
quarterly reports no later than April 10, 2008.
(e) Eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) Federal Universal
Service Low-Income Program Participant Notices (47 CFR 54.418). ETCs
that receive federal universal service funds must provide monthly
notice of the transition to their low
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income customers and potential customers. This information must be
provided beginning on the effective date of these rules, until March
31, 2009.
(f) 700 MHz Auction Winner Consumer Education Reporting (47 CFR
27.20). Winners of the 700 MHz spectrum auction must report their
consumer education efforts to the Commission on a quarterly basis.
These parties must file the first by the tenth day of the first
calendar quarter following the initial grant of the license
authorization that the entity holds.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0214.
Title: Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection Files;
Sections 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondent: 52,285 respondents.
Estimated time per Response: 2.5--109 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits--Statutory
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections
154(i), 303 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,831,706 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on February 19, 2008, a
Report and Order, In the Matter DTV Consumer Education Initiative, MB
Docket 07-148, FCC 08-56. The Report and Order adds a new recordkeeping
requirement for full-power commercial and noncommercial educational TV
broadcast stations (both analog and digital) for the contents of their
public inspection files. Specifically, the rule requires these stations
to retain in their public inspection file a copy of their DTV Consumer
Education Quarterly Activity Report, FCC Form 388, on a quarterly
basis. The Report for each quarter is to be placed in the public
inspection file by the tenth day of the succeeding calendar quarter.
These Reports shall be retained in the public inspection file for one
year. Broadcasters shall publicize in an appropriate manner the
existence and location of these Reports.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-4963 Filed 3-11-08; 8:45 am]
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