Notice of Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Emergency Review and Approval, Comments Requested, 68356-68357 [2010-28123]

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 214 (Friday, November 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68356-68357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-28123]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Emergency Review and 
Approval, Comments Requested

October 29, 2010.
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 (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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; and (e) 
ways to further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC 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.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reductions (PRA) comments on this information 
collection should be submitted on or before November 22, 2010. 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 contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via e-mail at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov 
or via fax at (202) 395-5167 and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications 
Commission via e-mail at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or by telephone at 
(202) 418-2918.
    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 OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting emergency OMB 
processing of the information collection requirement(s) contained in 
this notice and has requested OMB approval 17 days after the collection 
is received at OMB.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Consumer survey.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 5,000 respondents, 5,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours (15 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,250 hours.
    Nature of Response: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this 
collection of information is contained in Section 202(h) of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No personally identifying 
information will be transmitted to the Commission from the survey 
contractor as a matter of vendor policy.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting emergency processing 
under 5 CFR 1320.13 so this information can be available for use to 
prepare one of the Commission's media ownership studies,

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Consumer Valuation of Media as a Function of Local Market Structure. 
This information collection is critical to the development and 
completion of the media ownership rules proceeding required pursuant to 
Section 202(h) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Specifically, the 
Commission is required to review its media ownership rules 
quadrennially to determine whether its rules ``are necessary in the 
public interest as the result of competition.'' The Commission is then 
required to repeal or modify any regulation it determines no longer to 
serve the public interest. With the Notice of Inquiry (NOI) released on 
May 25, 2010, the Commission launched its fifth proceeding pursuant to 
the statutory mandate requiring that the media ownership rules be 
reviewed. Subsequently, in June 2010, the Commission's Media Bureau 
sought Requests for Quotation (RFQ) for nine studies to be incorporated 
as part of the 2010 Quadrennial Review. The survey that is the subject 
of this review, the Consumer Survey, was included in the RFQ and a bid 
was selected on September 30, 2010. The consumer survey will be used in 
a determination to define a performance metric related to the public 
interest goals the Commission seeks to promote through its media 
ownership rules. The Consumer Survey will be used to examine the impact 
of local media market structure on consumer satisfaction with available 
broadcast radio and television service. The Consumer Survey will 
collect information regarding how much time people spend with various 
media and how people get news and information. The Survey will ask 
respondents to rate, on a numerical scale, their current satisfaction 
with the overall local media environment and with components such as 
broadcast television, broadcast radio, and newspapers. The Survey will 
also include questions asking respondents to rate their current 
satisfaction with the local news, local public affairs, and other 
locally oriented media content. This survey will be distributed via the 
Internet to a nationwide sample of consumers, and the Commission 
anticipates approximately 5,000 responses to the survey. Based on the 
results of the survey, the contractor will conduct a study to examine 
the impact of local media market structure on consumer satisfaction 
with available broadcast radio and television service. This collection 
of data and resulting survey will enable the Commission to adequately 
review the media ownership rules and determine whether the rules are 
necessary in the public interest as a result of competition, as 
required by Congress.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-28123 Filed 11-4-10; 8:45 am]
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