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The Broadband Data Improvement
Act of 2008, Public Law 110–385, Stat
4096, 103(c)(1) directs the Commission
to collect information on the type of
technology used to provide broadband
to consumers, the price of such services,
actual transmission speeds, and the
reasons for non-adoption of broadband
service.
This collection of information is
necessary to complete research done for
the Broadband Plan on key consumer
issues including transparency and
actual speeds and performance of
broadband service and broadband usage
and performance in schools and
libraries.
The Commission’s Office of Engineering
and Technology (OET), Office of
Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis
(OSPPA) and Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) and
other Commission entities use the
information collected under this study
to assess what actual broadband speeds
and performance consumers are
currently receiving from providers. Our
purpose is to measure the speed of
broadband services provided by ISPs
across service packages and
geographies, rather than to assess the
differences in broadband performance
received by demographics. This
assessment will help the Commission
create standards for broadband
measurements, assess the validity of ISP
performance claims, and inform future
steps to increasing transparency and
consumer awareness of broadband
service.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, 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.
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AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or the Commission)
invites the general public and other
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Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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 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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before April 1, 2014.
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
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov mailto:PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov
mailto:Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0863.
Title: Satellite Delivery of Network
Signals to Unserved Households for
Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer
Act.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
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. Statutory
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authority for this information collection
action 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; and
Satellite Television Extension and
Localism Act of 2010, Title V of the
‘‘American Workers, State, and Business
Relief Act of 2010,’’ Public Law 111–
175, 124 Stat. 1218 (2010) (STELA), see
footnote 3.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents:
125,000 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
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: 47 CFR 73.686
describes a method for measuring signal
strength at a household so that the
satellite and broadcast industries 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 contour signal strength tests
will be used to indicate whether a
household is ‘‘unserved’’ by over-the-air
network signals.
Satellite and broadcast industries
making field strength measurements for
formal submission to the Commission in
rulemaking proceedings, or making such
measurements upon the request of the
Commission, shall follow the procedure
for making and reporting such
measurements which shall be included
in a report to the Commission and
submitted in affidavit form, in triplicate.
The report shall contain the following
information:
(a) Tables of field strength
measurements, which for each
measuring location; (b) U.S. Geological
Survey topographic maps; (c) All
information necessary to determine the
pertinent characteristics of the
transmitting installation; (d) A list of
calibrated equipment used in the field
strength survey; (e) A detailed
description of the calibration of the
measuring equipment, and (f) Terrain
profiles in each direction in which
measurements were made.
47 CFR 73.686 also requires satellite
and broadcast companies to maintain a
written record describing, for each
location, factors which may affect the
recorded field (i.e., the approximate
time or measurement, weather,
topography, overhead wiring, heights
and types of vegetation, buildings and
other structures, the orientation of the
measuring location, objects of such
shape and size that cause shadows or
reflections, signals received that arrived
from a direction other than that of the
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transmitter, survey, list of the measured
value field strength, time and date of the
measurements and signature of the
person making the measurements).
47 CFR 73.686(e) describes the
procedures for measuring the field
strength of digital television signals.
These procedures will be used to
determine whether a household is
eligible to receive a distant digital
network signal from a satellite television
provider, largely rely on existing,
proven methods the Commission has
already established for measuring
analog television signal strength at any
individual location, as set forth in
Section 73.686(d) of the existing rules,
but include modifications as necessary
to accommodate the inherent
differences between analog and digital
TV signals. The new digital signal
measurement procedures include
provisions for the location of the
measurement antenna, antenna height,
signal measurement method, antenna
orientation and polarization, and data
recording.
Therefore, satellite and broadcast
industries making field strength
measurements shall maintain written
records and include the following
information: (a) A list of calibrated
equipment used in the field strength
survey, which for each instrument
specifies the manufacturer, type, serial
number and rated accuracy, and the
date of the most recent calibration by
the manufacturer or by a laboratory.
Include complete details of any
instrument not of standard manufacture;
(b) A detailed description of the
calibration of the measuring equipment,
including field strength meters,
measuring antenna, and connecting
cable; (c) For each spot at the measuring
site, all factors which may affect the
recorded field, such as topography,
height and types of vegetation,
buildings, obstacles, weather, and other
local features; (d) A description of
where the cluster measurements were
made; (e) Time and date of the
measurements and signature of the
person making the measurements; (f)
For each channel being measured, a list
of the measured value of field strength
(in units of dBm after adjustment for line
loss and antenna factor) of the five
readings made during the cluster
measurement process, with the median
value highlighted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501—
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
Comments are requested concerning:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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 further
ways to reduce the information 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 OMB 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.
SUMMARY:
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before April 1, 2014. 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 FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments
to Leslie F. Smith, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), via
the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov. To
submit your PRA comments by email,
send them to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information, contact Leslie F.
Smith at (202) 418–0217, or via the
Internet at PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
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OMB Control Number: 3060–0816.
Title: Local Telephone Competition
and Broadband Reporting, FCC Form
477.
Form Number: FCC Form 477.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions;
and state, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,002 respondents; 4,004
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 327
hours.
Frequency of Response: Semi-annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i),
201, 218–220, 251–252, 271, 303(r), 332,
and 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended and section 706 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, as
amended, codified in section 1302 of
the Broadband Data Improvement Act,
47 U.S.C. 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 1,549,548
hours.
Total Annual Cost: $68,335,067.
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA): No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission will continue to allow
respondents to certify on the submission
interface that some subscribership data
contained in that submission are
privileged or confidential commercial or
financial information and that
disclosure of such information would
likely cause substantial harm to the
competitive position of the entity
making the submission. If the
Commission receives a request for, or
proposes to disclose such information,
the respondent would be required to
show, pursuant to Commission rules for
withholding from public inspection
information submitted to the
Commission, that the information in
question is entitled to confidential
treatment. We will retain our current
policies and procedures regarding the
protection of submitted FCC Form 477
data subject to confidential treatment,
including the use of only non-company
specific aggregates of subscribership
data in our published reports. Most of
the broadband deployment data to be
collected on Form 477 as a result of
modifications will be made publicly
available. NTIA currently publishes
similar data on the National Broadband
Map Web site at
www.broadbandmap.gov. The
Commission will coordinate with NTIA
to continue the publication of the
National Broadband Map using the data
to be collected through modifications to
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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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden
estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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
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.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 1,
2014. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov mailto:PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov
mailto:Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0863.
Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households
for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer Act.
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: 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.
Statutory authority for this information collection action 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; and Satellite
Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, Title V of the
``American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010,'' Public
Law 111-175, 124 Stat. 1218 (2010) (STELA), see footnote 3.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 125,000 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
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: 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring
signal strength at a household so that the satellite and broadcast
industries 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 contour signal strength
tests will be used to indicate whether a household is ``unserved'' by
over-the-air network signals.
Satellite and broadcast industries making field strength
measurements for formal submission to the Commission in rulemaking
proceedings, or making such measurements upon the request of the
Commission, shall follow the procedure for making and reporting such
measurements which shall be included in a report to the Commission and
submitted in affidavit form, in triplicate. The report shall contain
the following information:
(a) Tables of field strength measurements, which for each measuring
location; (b) U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps; (c) All
information necessary to determine the pertinent characteristics of the
transmitting installation; (d) A list of calibrated equipment used in
the field strength survey; (e) A detailed description of the
calibration of the measuring equipment, and (f) Terrain profiles in
each direction in which measurements were made.
47 CFR 73.686 also requires satellite and broadcast companies to
maintain a written record describing, for each location, factors which
may affect the recorded field (i.e., the approximate time or
measurement, weather, topography, overhead wiring, heights and types of
vegetation, buildings and other structures, the orientation of the
measuring location, objects of such shape and size that cause shadows
or reflections, signals received that arrived from a direction other
than that of the
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transmitter, survey, list of the measured value field strength, time
and date of the measurements and signature of the person making the
measurements).
47 CFR 73.686(e) describes the procedures for measuring the field
strength of digital television signals. These procedures will be used
to determine whether a household is eligible to receive a distant
digital network signal from a satellite television provider, largely
rely on existing, proven methods the Commission has already established
for measuring analog television signal strength at any individual
location, as set forth in Section 73.686(d) of the existing rules, but
include modifications as necessary to accommodate the inherent
differences between analog and digital TV signals. The new digital
signal measurement procedures include provisions for the location of
the measurement antenna, antenna height, signal measurement method,
antenna orientation and polarization, and data recording.
Therefore, satellite and broadcast industries making field strength
measurements shall maintain written records and include the following
information: (a) A list of calibrated equipment used in the field
strength survey, which for each instrument specifies the manufacturer,
type, serial number and rated accuracy, and the date of the most recent
calibration by the manufacturer or by a laboratory. Include complete
details of any instrument not of standard manufacture; (b) A detailed
description of the calibration of the measuring equipment, including
field strength meters, measuring antenna, and connecting cable; (c) For
each spot at the measuring site, all factors which may affect the
recorded field, such as topography, height and types of vegetation,
buildings, obstacles, weather, and other local features; (d) A
description of where the cluster measurements were made; (e) Time and
date of the measurements and signature of the person making the
measurements; (f) For each channel being measured, a list of the
measured value of field strength (in units of dB[micro] after
adjustment for line loss and antenna factor) of the five readings made
during the cluster measurement process, with the median value
highlighted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
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