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information is being collected under
EPA’s Office of Water National Program
Guidance and the State Grant
Performance Measures Template.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 33 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: State
environmental and health agencies.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
52.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
1,716.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$820,287, includes $748,257 annualized
capital or O&M costs, and $72,030 labor
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 149,215 hours per year in
the total estimated burden currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease
in burden is due to a decrease in the
number of items being reported. The
burden estimates were considerably
greater in the current ICR because it
included an additional 146,719 hours
annually and $0.24 million annually to
allow nine states to complete the source
water assessments.
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Dated: May 28, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Public Information Collection
Requirement Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval, Comments
Requested
June 2, 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 July 7, 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)
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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 Control Number: 3060–0419.
Title: Sections 76.94, Notification;
76.95, Exceptions; 76.105, Notification;
76.106, Exceptions; 76.107, Exclusivity
Contracts; and 76.1609, NonDuplication and Syndicated Exclusivity.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 5,555 respondents; 199,304
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5—
2.0 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party
disclosure requirement; One time
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 4(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 183,856 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Sections
76.94(a) and 76.105(a) require television
stations and program distributors to
notify cable television system operators
of non-duplication protection and
exclusivity rights being sought. The
notification shall include (1) the name
and address of the party requesting nonduplication protection/exclusivity rights
and the television broadcast station
holding the non-duplication right; (2)
the name of the program or series for
which protection is sought; and (3) the
dates on which protection is to begin
and end.
47 CFR Section 76.94(b) requires
broadcasters entering into contracts
providing for network non-duplication
protection to notify cable systems
within 60 days of the signing of such a
contract. If they are unable to provide
notices as provided for in Section
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74.94(a), they must provide modified
notices that contain the name of the
network which has extended nonduplication protection, the time periods
by time of day and by network for each
day of the week that the broadcaster will
be broadcasting programs from that
network, and the duration and extent of
the protection.
47 CFR Section 76.94(d) requires
broadcasters to provide the following
information to cable television systems
under the following circumstances: (1)
In the event the protection specified in
the notices described in 47 CFR Section
76.94(a) or (b) has been limited or ended
prior to the time specified in the notice,
or in the event a time period, as
identified to the cable system in a notice
pursuant to Section 76.94(b) for which
a broadcaster has obtained protection is
shifted to another time of day or another
day (but not expanded), the broadcaster
shall, as soon as possible, inform each
cable television system operator that has
previously received the notice of all
changes from the original notice. Notice
to be furnished ‘‘as soon as possible’’
under this subsection shall be furnished
by telephone, telegraph, facsimile,
overnight mail or other similar
expedient means. (2) In the event the
protection specified in the modified
notices described in Section 76.94(b)
has been expanded, the broadcaster
shall, at least 60 calendar days prior to
broadcast of a protected program
entitled to such expanded protection,
notify each cable system operator that
has previously received notice of all
changes from the original notice.
47 CFR Sections 76.94(e)(2) and
76.105(c)(2) state that if a cable
television system asks a television
station for information about its
program schedule, the television station
shall answer the request.
47 CFR Sections 76.94(f) and 76.107
require a distributor or broadcaster
exercising exclusivity to provide to the
cable system, upon request, an exact
copy of those portions of the contracts,
such portions to be signed by both the
network and the broadcaster, setting
forth in full the provisions pertinent to
the duration, nature, and extent of the
non-duplication terms concerning
broadcast signal exhibition to which the
parties have agreed. Providing copies of
relevant portions of the contracts is
assumed to be accomplished in the
notification process set forth in Sections
76.94 and 76.105.
47 CFR Section 76.95 states that the
provisions of Sections 76.92 through
76.94 (including the notification
provisions of Section 76.94) shall not
apply to a cable system serving fewer
than 1,000 subscribers. Within 60 days
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following the provision of service to
1,000 subscribers, the operator of each
such system shall file a notice to that
effect with the Commission, and serve a
copy of that notice on every television
station that would be entitled to
exercise network non-duplication
protection against it.
47 CFR Section 76.105(d) requires
that in the event the exclusivity
specified in Section 76.94(a) has been
limited or has ended prior to the time
specified in the notice, the distributor or
broadcaster who has supplied the
original notice shall, as soon as possible,
inform each cable television system
operator that has previously received
the notice of all changes from the
original notice. In the event the original
notice specified contingent dates on
which exclusivity is to begin and/or
end, the distributor or broadcaster shall,
as soon as possible, notify the cable
television system operator of the
occurrence of the relevant contingency.
Notice to be furnished ‘‘as soon as
possible’’ under this subsection shall be
furnished by telephone, telegraph,
facsimile, overnight mail or other
similar expedient means.
47 CFR Section 76.106(b) states that
the provisions of Sections 76.101
through 76.105 (including the
notification provisions of Section
76.105) shall not apply to a cable system
serving fewer than 1,000 subscribers.
Within 60 days following the provision
of service to 1,000 subscribers, the
operator of each such system shall file
a notice to effect with the Commission,
and serve a copy of that notice on every
television station that would be entitled
to exercise syndicated exclusivity
protection against it.
47 CFR Section 76.1609 states that
network non-duplication provisions of
Sections 76.92 through 76.94 shall not
apply to cable systems serving fewer
than 1,000 subscribers. Within 60 days
following the provision of service to
1,000 subscribers, the operator of each
system shall file a notice to that effect
with the Commission, and serve a copy
of that notice on every television station
that would be entitled to exercise
network non-duplication or syndicated
exclusivity protection against it.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0548.
Title: Section 76.1708, Principal
Headend; Sections 76.1709 and 76.1620,
Availability of Signals; Section 76.56,
Signal Carriage Obligations; Section
76.1614, Identification of Must-Carry
Signals.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
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Number of Respondents and
Responses: 11,000 respondents; 132,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–1.0
hour.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in Section 4(i), 614 and 615
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 66,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section
76.56 requires cable television systems
to carry signals of all qualified local
Noncommercial Educational (NCE) sting
carriage. As a result of this requirement,
the following information collection
requirements are needed for this
collection:
47 CFR Section 76.1708 requires that
the operator of every cable television
system shall maintain for public
inspection the designation and location
of its principal headend. If an operator
changes the designation of its principal
headend, that new designation must be
included in its public file.
47 CFR Section 76.1709(a) states
effective June 17, 1993, the operator of
every cable television system shall
maintain for public inspection a file
containing a list of all broadcast
television stations carried by its system
in fulfillment of the must-carry
requirements pursuant to 47 CFR
Section 76.56. Such list shall include
the call sign; community of license,
broadcast channel number, cable
channel number, and in the case of a
noncommercial educational broadcast
station, whether that station was carried
by the cable system on March 29, 1990.
47 CFR Sections 76.1614 and 1709(c)
states that a cable operator shall respond
in writing within 30 days to any written
request by any person for the
identification of the signals carried on
its system in fulfillment of the
requirements of 47 CFR Section 76.56.
47 CFR Section 76.1620 states that if
a cable operator authorizes subscribers
to install additional receiver
connections, but does not provide the
subscriber with such connections, or
with the equipment and materials for
such connections, the operator shall
notify such subscribers of all broadcast
stations carried on the cable system
which cannot be viewed via cable
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without a converter box and shall offer
to sell or lease such a converter box to
such subscribers. Such notification must
be provided by June 2, 1993, and
annually thereafter and to each new
subscriber upon initial installation. The
notice, which may be included in
routine billing statements, shall identify
the signals that are unavailable without
an additional connection, the manner
for obtaining such additional
connection and instructions for
installation.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0750.
Title: 47 CFR Section 73.671
Educational and Informational
Programming for Children; 47 CFR
Section 73.673, Public Information
Initiatives Regarding Educational and
informational Programming for
Children.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,323 respondents; 4,266
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 5
minutes.
Frequency of Response: Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in Sections
154(i) and 303 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 31,319 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.671(c)(5)
states that a core educational television
program must be identified as
specifically designed to educate and
inform children by the display on the
television screen throughout the
program of the Educational/
Informational ‘‘E/I.’’
47 CFR 73.673 states each commercial
television broadcast station licensee
must provide information identifying
programming specifically designed to
educate and inform children to
publishers of program guides. Such
information must include an indication
of the age group for which the program
is intended.
These requirements are intended to
provide greater clarity about
broadcasters’ obligations under the
Children’s Television Act (CTA) of 1990
to air programming ‘‘specifically
designed’’ to serve the educational and
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informational needs of children and to
improve public access to information
about the availability of these programs.
These requirements provide better
information to the public about the
shows broadcasters air to satisfy their
obligation to provide educational and
informational programming under the
Children’s Television Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Notice of Meeting
Agency Holding the Meeting: Federal
Maritime Commission.
Time and Date: June 4, 2008—10 a.m.
Place: 800 North Capitol Street, NW.,
First Floor Hearing Room, Washington,
DC.
Status: A portion of the meeting will
be in Open Session and the remainder
of the meeting will be in Closed Session.
Matters To Be Considered
Open Session
(1) Agency FAIR Act Report/
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(2) Docket No. 07–05 KEI Enterprises
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Closed Session
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(2) Show Cause Order re OTI
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No. 201170—Los Angeles and Long
Beach Port Infrastructure and
Environmental Programs.
(4) Export Cargo Issues.
(5) Internal Administrative Practices
and Personnel Matters.
Contact Person for More Information:
Karen V. Gregory, Assistant Secretary,
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Karen V. Gregory,
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Federal Trade Commission
(‘‘FTC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Federal Trade
Commission is seeking public
comments on its proposal to conduct
consumer research on parental use of
the Motion Picture Association of
America (‘‘MPAA’’) movie rating
information as it appears on DVD
packaging for home video releases of
rated motion pictures. The FTC is also
seeking comment on a related proposal
to conduct consumer research on
parental attitudes toward the marketing
of unrated DVD versions of rated motion
pictures. To examine both issues, the
Commission intends to conduct surveys
of parents who have one or more
children ages 7 to 16, and who have
bought or rented a movie on DVD
within the past year. The information
collection requirements described below
will be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (‘‘PRA’’).
DATES: Comments must be filed by
August 4, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments.
Comments should refer to ‘‘DVD Rating
Symbol Study: FTC Matter No.
P994511,’’ to facilitate the organization
of comments. A comment filed in paper
form should include this reference both
in the text and on the envelope and
should be mailed or delivered to the
following address: Federal Trade
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
Room H-135 (Annex J), 600
Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington,
DC 20580. The FTC is requesting that
any comment filed in paper form be sent
by courier or overnight service, if
possible because U.S. postal mail in the
Washington area and at the Commission
is subject to delay due to heightened
security precautions. Moreover, because
paper mail in the Washington area and
at the Agency is subject to delay, please
consider submitting your comments in
electronic form, as prescribed below. If,
however, the comment contains any
material for which confidential
treatment is requested, it must be filed
in paper form, and the first page of the
document must be clearly labeled
‘‘Confidential.’’1
1 FTC Rule 4.2(d), 16 CFR 4.2(d). The comment
must be accompanied by an explicit request for
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval, Comments Requested
June 2, 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 July 7, 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 Control Number: 3060-0419.
Title: Sections 76.94, Notification; 76.95, Exceptions; 76.105,
Notification; 76.106, Exceptions; 76.107, Exclusivity Contracts; and
76.1609, Non-Duplication and Syndicated Exclusivity.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,555 respondents; 199,304
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5--2.0 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement; One time
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 183,856 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Sections 76.94(a) and 76.105(a) require
television stations and program distributors to notify cable television
system operators of non-duplication protection and exclusivity rights
being sought. The notification shall include (1) the name and address
of the party requesting non-duplication protection/exclusivity rights
and the television broadcast station holding the non-duplication right;
(2) the name of the program or series for which protection is sought;
and (3) the dates on which protection is to begin and end.
47 CFR Section 76.94(b) requires broadcasters entering into
contracts providing for network non-duplication protection to notify
cable systems within 60 days of the signing of such a contract. If they
are unable to provide notices as provided for in Section
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74.94(a), they must provide modified notices that contain the name of
the network which has extended non-duplication protection, the time
periods by time of day and by network for each day of the week that the
broadcaster will be broadcasting programs from that network, and the
duration and extent of the protection.
47 CFR Section 76.94(d) requires broadcasters to provide the
following information to cable television systems under the following
circumstances: (1) In the event the protection specified in the notices
described in 47 CFR Section 76.94(a) or (b) has been limited or ended
prior to the time specified in the notice, or in the event a time
period, as identified to the cable system in a notice pursuant to
Section 76.94(b) for which a broadcaster has obtained protection is
shifted to another time of day or another day (but not expanded), the
broadcaster shall, as soon as possible, inform each cable television
system operator that has previously received the notice of all changes
from the original notice. Notice to be furnished ``as soon as
possible'' under this subsection shall be furnished by telephone,
telegraph, facsimile, overnight mail or other similar expedient means.
(2) In the event the protection specified in the modified notices
described in Section 76.94(b) has been expanded, the broadcaster shall,
at least 60 calendar days prior to broadcast of a protected program
entitled to such expanded protection, notify each cable system operator
that has previously received notice of all changes from the original
notice.
47 CFR Sections 76.94(e)(2) and 76.105(c)(2) state that if a cable
television system asks a television station for information about its
program schedule, the television station shall answer the request.
47 CFR Sections 76.94(f) and 76.107 require a distributor or
broadcaster exercising exclusivity to provide to the cable system, upon
request, an exact copy of those portions of the contracts, such
portions to be signed by both the network and the broadcaster, setting
forth in full the provisions pertinent to the duration, nature, and
extent of the non-duplication terms concerning broadcast signal
exhibition to which the parties have agreed. Providing copies of
relevant portions of the contracts is assumed to be accomplished in the
notification process set forth in Sections 76.94 and 76.105.
47 CFR Section 76.95 states that the provisions of Sections 76.92
through 76.94 (including the notification provisions of Section 76.94)
shall not apply to a cable system serving fewer than 1,000 subscribers.
Within 60 days following the provision of service to 1,000 subscribers,
the operator of each such system shall file a notice to that effect
with the Commission, and serve a copy of that notice on every
television station that would be entitled to exercise network non-
duplication protection against it.
47 CFR Section 76.105(d) requires that in the event the exclusivity
specified in Section 76.94(a) has been limited or has ended prior to
the time specified in the notice, the distributor or broadcaster who
has supplied the original notice shall, as soon as possible, inform
each cable television system operator that has previously received the
notice of all changes from the original notice. In the event the
original notice specified contingent dates on which exclusivity is to
begin and/or end, the distributor or broadcaster shall, as soon as
possible, notify the cable television system operator of the occurrence
of the relevant contingency. Notice to be furnished ``as soon as
possible'' under this subsection shall be furnished by telephone,
telegraph, facsimile, overnight mail or other similar expedient means.
47 CFR Section 76.106(b) states that the provisions of Sections
76.101 through 76.105 (including the notification provisions of Section
76.105) shall not apply to a cable system serving fewer than 1,000
subscribers. Within 60 days following the provision of service to 1,000
subscribers, the operator of each such system shall file a notice to
effect with the Commission, and serve a copy of that notice on every
television station that would be entitled to exercise syndicated
exclusivity protection against it.
47 CFR Section 76.1609 states that network non-duplication
provisions of Sections 76.92 through 76.94 shall not apply to cable
systems serving fewer than 1,000 subscribers. Within 60 days following
the provision of service to 1,000 subscribers, the operator of each
system shall file a notice to that effect with the Commission, and
serve a copy of that notice on every television station that would be
entitled to exercise network non-duplication or syndicated exclusivity
protection against it.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0548.
Title: Section 76.1708, Principal Headend; Sections 76.1709 and
76.1620, Availability of Signals; Section 76.56, Signal Carriage
Obligations; Section 76.1614, Identification of Must-Carry Signals.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 11,000 respondents; 132,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.0 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Section 4(i), 614 and 615 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 66,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 76.56 requires cable television
systems to carry signals of all qualified local Noncommercial
Educational (NCE) sting carriage. As a result of this requirement, the
following information collection requirements are needed for this
collection:
47 CFR Section 76.1708 requires that the operator of every cable
television system shall maintain for public inspection the designation
and location of its principal headend. If an operator changes the
designation of its principal headend, that new designation must be
included in its public file.
47 CFR Section 76.1709(a) states effective June 17, 1993, the
operator of every cable television system shall maintain for public
inspection a file containing a list of all broadcast television
stations carried by its system in fulfillment of the must-carry
requirements pursuant to 47 CFR Section 76.56. Such list shall include
the call sign; community of license, broadcast channel number, cable
channel number, and in the case of a noncommercial educational
broadcast station, whether that station was carried by the cable system
on March 29, 1990.
47 CFR Sections 76.1614 and 1709(c) states that a cable operator
shall respond in writing within 30 days to any written request by any
person for the identification of the signals carried on its system in
fulfillment of the requirements of 47 CFR Section 76.56.
47 CFR Section 76.1620 states that if a cable operator authorizes
subscribers to install additional receiver connections, but does not
provide the subscriber with such connections, or with the equipment and
materials for such connections, the operator shall notify such
subscribers of all broadcast stations carried on the cable system which
cannot be viewed via cable
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without a converter box and shall offer to sell or lease such a
converter box to such subscribers. Such notification must be provided
by June 2, 1993, and annually thereafter and to each new subscriber
upon initial installation. The notice, which may be included in routine
billing statements, shall identify the signals that are unavailable
without an additional connection, the manner for obtaining such
additional connection and instructions for installation.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0750.
Title: 47 CFR Section 73.671 Educational and Informational
Programming for Children; 47 CFR Section 73.673, Public Information
Initiatives Regarding Educational and informational Programming for
Children.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,323 respondents; 4,266
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 5 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 31,319 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.671(c)(5) states that a core educational
television program must be identified as specifically designed to
educate and inform children by the display on the television screen
throughout the program of the Educational/Informational ``E/I.''
47 CFR 73.673 states each commercial television broadcast station
licensee must provide information identifying programming specifically
designed to educate and inform children to publishers of program
guides. Such information must include an indication of the age group
for which the program is intended.
These requirements are intended to provide greater clarity about
broadcasters' obligations under the Children's Television Act (CTA) of
1990 to air programming ``specifically designed'' to serve the
educational and informational needs of children and to improve public
access to information about the availability of these programs. These
requirements provide better information to the public about the shows
broadcasters air to satisfy their obligation to provide educational and
informational programming under the Children's Television Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-12626 Filed 6-4-08; 8:45 am]
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