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the later of 90 days from receipt of an
election of mandatory carriage or upon
commencing local-into-local service in
the new television market.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(v) states
within 30 days of receiving a local
television station’s election of
mandatory carriage in a new television
market, a satellite carrier shall notify in
writing: Those local television stations
it will not carry, along with the reasons
for such decision, and those local
television stations it intends to carry.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(vi)
requires satellite carriers to notify all
local stations in a market of their intent
to launch HD carry-one, carry-all in that
market at least 60 days before
commencing such carriage.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(3)(ii) states a
new television station shall make its
election request, in writing, sent to the
satellite carrier’s principal place of
business by certified mail, return receipt
requested, between 60 days prior to
commencing broadcasting and 30 days
after commencing broadcasting. This
written notification shall include the
information required by paragraph
(d)(1)(iii) of this section.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(3)(iv) states
within 30 days of receiving a new
television station’s election of
mandatory carriage, a satellite carrier
shall notify the station in writing that it
will not carry the station, along with the
reasons for such decision, or that it
intends to carry the station.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(5)(i) states
beginning with the election cycle
described in § 76.66(c)(2), the
retransmission of significantly viewed
signals pursuant to § 76.54 by a satellite
carrier that provides local-into-local
service is subject to providing the
notifications to stations in the market
pursuant to paragraphs (d)(5)(i)(A) and
(B) of this section, unless the satellite
carrier was retransmitting such signals
as of the date these notifications were
due.
(A) In any local market in which a
satellite carrier provided local-into-local
service on December 8, 2004, at least 60
days prior to any date on which a
station must make an election under
paragraph (c) of this section, identify
each affiliate of the same television
network that the carrier reserves the
right to retransmit into that station’s
local market during the next election
cycle and the communities into which
the satellite carrier reserves the right to
make such retransmissions;
(B) In any local market in which a
satellite carrier commences local-intolocal service after December 8, 2004, at
least 60 days prior to the
commencement of service in that
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market, and thereafter at least 60 days
prior to any date on which the station
must thereafter make an election under
§ 76.66(c), identify each affiliate of the
same television network that the carrier
reserves the right to retransmit into that
station’s local market during the next
election cycle.
47 CFR Section 76.66(f)(3) states
except as provided in 76.66(d)(2), a
satellite carrier providing local-intolocal service must notify local television
stations of the location of the receive
facility by June 1, 2001 for the first
election cycle and at least 120 days
prior to the commencement of all
election cycles thereafter.
47 CFR Section 76.66(f)(4) states a
satellite carrier may relocate its local
receive facility at the commencement of
each election cycle. A satellite carrier is
also permitted to relocate its local
receive facility during the course of an
election cycle, if it bears the signal
delivery costs of the television stations
affected by such a move. A satellite
carrier relocating its local receive
facility must provide 60 days notice to
all local television stations carried in
the affected television market.
47 CFR Section 76.66(h)(5) states a
satellite carrier shall provide notice to
its subscribers, and to the affected
television station, whenever it adds or
deletes a station’s signal in a particular
local market pursuant to this paragraph.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(1) states whenever a
local television broadcast station
believes that a satellite carrier has failed
to meet its obligations under this
section, such station shall notify the
carrier, in writing, of the alleged failure
and identify its reasons for believing
that the satellite carrier failed to comply
with such obligations.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(2) states the satellite
carrier shall, within 30 days after such
written notification, respond in writing
to such notification and comply with
such obligations or state its reasons for
believing that it is in compliance with
such obligations.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(3) states a local
television broadcast station that
disputes a response by a satellite carrier
that it is in compliance with such
obligations may obtain review of such
denial or response by filing a complaint
with the Commission, in accordance
with 76.7 of title 47, Code of Federal
Regulations. Such complaint shall allege
the manner in which such satellite
carrier has failed to meet its obligations
and the basis for such allegations.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(4) states the satellite
carrier against which a complaint is
filed is permitted to present data and
arguments to establish that there has
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been no failure to meet its obligations
under this section.
Non-rule requirement: Satellite
carriers must immediately commence
carriage of the digital signal of a
television station that ceases analog
broadcasting prior to the February 17,
2009 transition deadline provided that
the broadcaster notifies the satellite
carrier on or before October 1, 2008 of
the date on which they anticipate
termination of their analog signal.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), 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. 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; (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 on 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
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
SUMMARY:
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Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before July 25, 2011.
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
Paul Laurenzano, FCC, via e-mail
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Paul.Laurenzano@fcc.gov.
DATES:
For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Paul
Laurenzano at (202) 418–1359.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1081.
Title: Telecommunications Carriers
Eligible To Receive Universal Service
Support.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1529 respondents; 1529
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25–
40 hours.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits, 47 CFR 54.202,
54.209.
Frequency of Response: One-time and
annual reporting requirements;
recordkeeping requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 1,356 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: If
respondents submit information which
respondents believe is confidential,
respondents may request confidential
treatment of such information pursuant
to section 0.459 of the Commission’s
rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Needs and Uses: Designation as an
Eligible Telecommunications Carrier
(ETC) makes a telecommunications
carrier eligible to participate in the
Universal Service Fund’s high-cost and
low-income programs, which support
the extension of telecommunications
services to underserved rural and lowincome communities. In the absence of
this information collection, the
Commission’s ability to oversee the use
of Federal universal service funds and
to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the
use of Federal funds would be
compromised. The Commission’s rules
for ETCs require the collection of the
following information as stated in
paragraphs a–c:
a. ETC Designation Application. Rule
54.202 requires carriers seeking
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designation from the Commission to
submit an application that certifies that
the carrier will reasonably provide
service to customers in their designated
service area, 47 CFR 54.202(a)(1)(i),
includes a five-year plan that describes
network improvements or why such
improvements are unnecessary,
§ 54.202(a)(1)(ii), demonstrates the
carrier’s ability to remain functional in
emergency situations, § 54.202(a)(2),
demonstrates the carrier’s commitment
to consumer protection and service
quality standards, § 54.202(a)(3),
demonstrates that carrier offers a local
usage plan comparable to the one
offered by the incumbent telephone
company, § 54.202(a)(4), and certifies
that the Commission may require the
carrier to provide equal access to other
long distance carriers, § 54.202(a)(5). If
the carrier is seeking designation on
Tribal lands, the carrier must also
submit a copy of its application to the
Tribal government and Tribal regulatory
authority. § 54.202(d).
b. ETC Annual Reporting. Rule 54.209
requires Federally designated ETCs to
submit each year an annual report on
October 1 that parallels many of the
requirements of an application. The
annual report must include a progress
report on the ETC’s five-year plan,
§ 54.209(a)(1), detailed outage
information, § 54.209(a)(2), the number
of unfulfilled requests for service from
potential customers within its service
areas, § 54.209(a)(3), the number of
complaints per 1,000 handsets or lines,
§ 54.209(a)(4), certification that the ETC
is complying with applicable service
quality standards and consumer
protection rules, § 54.209(a)(5),
certification that the ETC is able to
function in emergency situations,
§ 54.209(a)(6), certification that the ETC
is offering a local usage plan comparable
to that offered by the incumbent LEC in
the relevant service areas, § 54.209(a)(7),
and certification that the Commission
may require the carrier to provide equal
access to other long distance carriers,
§ 54.209(a)(8).
c. ETC Recordkeeping. Rule 54.202(e)
requires all ETCs to keep for a period of
at least five years all records required to
demonstrate to auditors that the support
received was consistent with the
universal service high-cost program
rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary,
Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–13020 Filed 5–25–11; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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(s), 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; (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 currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before July 25, 2011. 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: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202–
395–5167 or via e-mail to
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov
and Paul.Laurenzano@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, contact Paul
Laurenzano on (202) 418–1359.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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. 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; (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 on 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 PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
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DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 25,
2011. 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 Paul Laurenzano, FCC, via e-mail
PRA@fcc.gov and to Paul.Laurenzano@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Paul Laurenzano at (202) 418-1359.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1081.
Title: Telecommunications Carriers Eligible To Receive Universal
Service Support.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1529 respondents; 1529
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-40 hours.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits, 47
CFR 54.202, 54.209.
Frequency of Response: One-time and annual reporting requirements;
recordkeeping requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 1,356 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: If respondents submit
information which respondents believe is confidential, respondents may
request confidential treatment of such information pursuant to section
0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Needs and Uses: Designation as an Eligible Telecommunications
Carrier (ETC) makes a telecommunications carrier eligible to
participate in the Universal Service Fund's high-cost and low-income
programs, which support the extension of telecommunications services to
underserved rural and low-income communities. In the absence of this
information collection, the Commission's ability to oversee the use of
Federal universal service funds and to combat waste, fraud, and abuse
in the use of Federal funds would be compromised. The Commission's
rules for ETCs require the collection of the following information as
stated in paragraphs a-c:
a. ETC Designation Application. Rule 54.202 requires carriers
seeking designation from the Commission to submit an application that
certifies that the carrier will reasonably provide service to customers
in their designated service area, 47 CFR 54.202(a)(1)(i), includes a
five-year plan that describes network improvements or why such
improvements are unnecessary, Sec. 54.202(a)(1)(ii), demonstrates the
carrier's ability to remain functional in emergency situations, Sec.
54.202(a)(2), demonstrates the carrier's commitment to consumer
protection and service quality standards, Sec. 54.202(a)(3),
demonstrates that carrier offers a local usage plan comparable to the
one offered by the incumbent telephone company, Sec. 54.202(a)(4), and
certifies that the Commission may require the carrier to provide equal
access to other long distance carriers, Sec. 54.202(a)(5). If the
carrier is seeking designation on Tribal lands, the carrier must also
submit a copy of its application to the Tribal government and Tribal
regulatory authority. Sec. 54.202(d).
b. ETC Annual Reporting. Rule 54.209 requires Federally designated
ETCs to submit each year an annual report on October 1 that parallels
many of the requirements of an application. The annual report must
include a progress report on the ETC's five-year plan, Sec.
54.209(a)(1), detailed outage information, Sec. 54.209(a)(2), the
number of unfulfilled requests for service from potential customers
within its service areas, Sec. 54.209(a)(3), the number of complaints
per 1,000 handsets or lines, Sec. 54.209(a)(4), certification that the
ETC is complying with applicable service quality standards and consumer
protection rules, Sec. 54.209(a)(5), certification that the ETC is
able to function in emergency situations, Sec. 54.209(a)(6),
certification that the ETC is offering a local usage plan comparable to
that offered by the incumbent LEC in the relevant service areas, Sec.
54.209(a)(7), and certification that the Commission may require the
carrier to provide equal access to other long distance carriers, Sec.
54.209(a)(8).
c. ETC Recordkeeping. Rule 54.202(e) requires all ETCs to keep for
a period of at least five years all records required to demonstrate to
auditors that the support received was consistent with the universal
service high-cost program rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-13020 Filed 5-25-11; 8:45 am]
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