Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval, Comments Requested, 2587-2588 [E9-794]

Download as PDF jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 10 / Thursday, January 15, 2009 / Notices Total Annual Burden: 460 hours. Total Annual Cost: $304,000. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Needs and Uses: On April 16, 2003, the FCC released a Report and Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration, In the Matter of Remedial Steps for Failure to Comply with Digital Television Construction Schedule, MM Docket No. 02–113, FCC 03–77 (‘‘R&O’’). The Commission adopted a series of remedial measures for stations that fail to construct their digital television (DTV) facilities in a timely fashion and fail to justify an extension of their DTV construction deadline. Stations will be subject to periodic reporting requirements. Under the first step, the Commission will deny the request for an unqualified extension and admonish the station for its failure to comply with its DTV construction obligation. The station must submit a report within thirty days outlining the steps it intends to take to complete construction and the approximate date that it expects to reach each of these construction milestones. Sixty days after its initial report, the station must submit a report detailing its progress on meeting its proposed construction milestones and justifying any delays it has encountered. Under the second step in the approach, if the station has not come into compliance with the DTV construction rule within a six-month period, then, absent extraordinary and compelling circumstances, the Commission will issue a Notice of Apparent Liability for forfeiture to the licensee and require that the station report every thirty days on its proposed construction milestones and its efforts to meet those milestones. Once again, failure to adequately demonstrate that the station was taking all reasonable steps towards construction and to justify any additional delays that were encountered will result in the imposition of additional sanctions. Under the third and final step in the approach, if the station still had failed to come into compliance with the DTV construction rule within an additional six-month period of time (i.e., one year from the date of the formal admonition), then, absent extraordinary and compelling circumstances, the Commission will consider its construction permit for its DTV facilities to have expired and will rescind the station’s DTV authorization. The Commission concluded that no hearing was necessary prior to rescinding the VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:58 Jan 14, 2009 Jkt 217001 station’s DTV authorization. The Commission also concluded that it would not make the station’s vacant DTV allotment available. The Commission also announced that the station will be required to surrender its analog authorization at the end of the DTV transition. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–792 Filed 1–14–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval, Comments Requested January 6, 2009. 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 February 17, 2009. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2587 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: 3060–0703. Title: Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and Installation. Form Number: FCC Form 1205. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,000 respondents; 6,000 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 4–12 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Annual reporting requirement, Third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 and 623(a)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 52,000 hours. Total Annual Cost: $900,000. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality. Needs and Uses: Information derived from FCC Form 1205 filings is used to facilitate the review of equipment and installation rates. This information is then reviewed by each cable system’s respective local franchising authority. E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1 2588 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 10 / Thursday, January 15, 2009 / Notices jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Section 76.923 records are kept by cable operators in order to demonstrate that charges for the sale and lease of equipment for installation have been developed in accordance with the Commission’s rules. OMB Control Number: 3060–0863. Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer’s Act (SHVA). Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit. Number of Respondents/Responses: 848 respondents; 250,000 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this collections is contained in the Satellite Home Viewer Act, 17 U.S.C. 119. The Satellite Home Viewer Act is an amendment of the Copyright Act. Total Annual Burden: 125,000 hours. Annual Cost Burden: None. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality. Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring signal strength at a household so that the satellite and broadcast industries and consumers would have a uniform method for making an actual determination of the signal strength that a household received. The information gathered as part of the Grade B signal strength tests will be used to indicate whether consumers are ‘‘unserved’’ by over-the-air network signals. The written records of test results will be made after testing and predicting the strength of a television station’s signal. Parties impacted by the test results will be consumers; parties using the written test results will primarily be the satellite and broadcasting industries. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–794 Filed 1–14–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:58 Jan 14, 2009 Jkt 217001 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested January 6, 2009. 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 comment on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law No. 104– 13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Pursuant 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 March 16, 2009. 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: Interested parties may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. 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, send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy Williams at 202–418–2918. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0573. Title: Application for Franchise Authority Consent to Assignment or PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Transfer of Control of Cable Television Franchise. Form Number: FCC Form 394. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business of other forprofit entities; State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,000 respondents; 1,000 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 1–5 hours. Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in Section 4(i) and 617 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 7,000 hours. Total Annual Costs: $375,000. Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Needs and Uses: Cable operators use FCC Form 394 to apply to the local franchise authority (LFA) for approval to assign or transfer control of a cable television system. With the information provided by Form 394, LFAs can restrict profiteering transactions and other transfers that are likely to have an adverse effect on cable rates or service in the franchise area. OMB Control Number: 3060–0754. Title: Children’s Television Programming Report. Form Number: FCC Form 398. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,962 respondents; 7,848 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Quarterly reporting requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 94,176 hours. Total Annual Cost: $3,139,200. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality with this collection of information. Needs and Uses: Commercial television broadcast stations and Class E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2587-2588]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-794]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 6, 2009.
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 February 17, 2009. 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: 3060-0703.
    Title: Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and 
Installation.
    Form Number: FCC Form 1205.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,000 respondents; 6,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Annual reporting 
requirement, Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 and 623(a)(7) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 52,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $900,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: Information derived from FCC Form 1205 filings is 
used to facilitate the review of equipment and installation rates. This 
information is then reviewed by each cable system's respective local 
franchising authority.

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Section 76.923 records are kept by cable operators in order to 
demonstrate that charges for the sale and lease of equipment for 
installation have been developed in accordance with the Commission's 
rules.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0863.
    Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households 
for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer's Act (SHVA).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 848 respondents; 250,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collections is contained in the Satellite 
Home Viewer Act, 17 U.S.C. 119. The Satellite Home Viewer Act is an 
amendment of the Copyright Act.
    Total Annual Burden: 125,000 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring 
signal strength at a household so that the satellite and broadcast 
industries and consumers would have a uniform method for making an 
actual determination of the signal strength that a household received. 
The information gathered as part of the Grade B signal strength tests 
will be used to indicate whether consumers are ``unserved'' by over-
the-air network signals. The written records of test results will be 
made after testing and predicting the strength of a television 
station's signal. Parties impacted by the test results will be 
consumers; parties using the written test results will primarily be the 
satellite and broadcasting industries.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-794 Filed 1-14-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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