Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comments Requested, 22945-22946 [E8-9233]

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 82 (Monday, April 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22945-22946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9233]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comments Requested

April 23, 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

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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 28, 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 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Number: 3060-0568.
    Title: Commercial Leased Access.
    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 Respondents/Responses: 7,365 respondents; 152,315 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours to 45 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 173,610.
    Total Annual Cost: $105,000.
    Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Section 154(i) and 612 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On February 1, 2008, the Commission released a 
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, In the 
Matter of Leased Commercial Access, MB Docket No. 07-42, FCC 07-208. In 
this Report and Order, we modify the leased access rules. With respect 
to leased access, we modify the leased access rate formula; adopt 
customer service obligations that require minimal standards and equal 
treatment of leased access programmers with other programmers; 
eliminate the requirement for an independent accountant to review 
leased access rates; and require annual reporting of information on 
leased access. We also adopt expedited time frames for resolution of 
complaints and improve the discovery process. The commercial leased 
access requirements are set forth in Section 612 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended. The statute and corresponding leased access 
rules require a cable operator to set aside channel capacity for 
commercial use by unaffiliated video programmers. The Commission's 
rules implementing the statute require that cable operators with 36 or 
more channels calculate rates for leased access channels, maintain and 
provide on request information pertaining to leased access channels, 
and provide billing and collection services as required. The Commission 
may be required to resolve complaints about rates, terms and conditions 
of leased access. Changes to the rules increased the quantity of 
information maintained and provided, increase the information needed to 
calculate rates and require the filing of an annual report with the 
Commission on the status of leased access channels.
    In addition, the Commission is consolidating information collection 
OMB Control Number 3060-0569 (Commercial Leased Access Dispute 
Resolution) into this collection OMB Control Number 3060-0568.

Federal Communications Commission.
Jackie Coles,
Associate Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-9233 Filed 4-25-08; 8:45 am]
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