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Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before May 13, 2014. 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: Submit your PRA comments
to Benish Shah, Federal
Communications Commission, via the
Internet at Benish.Shah@fcc.gov. To
submit your PRA comments by email
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benish Shah, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–7866.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0053.
Title: Experimental Authorization
Applications-FCC Form 702, Consent to
Assign an Experimental Authorization;
and FCC Form 703, Consent to Transfer
Control of Corporation Holding Station
License.
Form Nos.: FCC Form 702 and 703.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 50 respondents; 50
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.6
hours (36 minutes).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154,
302 and 303.
Total Annual Burden: 30 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $3,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
However, if respondents wish to request
that their information be withheld from
public inspection, they may do so under
47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: This information
collection will be submitted as an
extension (no change in reporting
requirement) after this 60-day comment
period to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to obtain the three year
clearance from them.
Mandatory electronic filing of
applications for Experimental Radio
licenses, for FCC Forms 702 and 703,
commenced on January 1, 2004.
Applicants for Experimental Radio
Services are required by 47 CFR 5.59(e)
of the Commission’s rules: To submit
FCC Form 702 when the legal right to
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control the use and operation of a
station is to be transferred, as a result of
a voluntary act (contract or other
agreement); of an involuntary act (death
or legal disability) of the grantee of a
station authorization; by involuntary
assignment of the physical property
constituting the station under a court
decree in bankruptcy proceedings or
other court order; or by operation of law
in any other manner; and they are also
required to submit FCC Form 703 when
they propose to change the control of a
corporation holding a station license via
a transfer of stock ownership or control
of a station. The Commission uses the
information to determine the eligibility
for licenses, without which, violations
of ownership regulations may occur.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
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
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
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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 May 13, 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: 3060–0980.
Title: Implementation of the Satellite
Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999:
Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues
and Retransmission Consent Issues, 47
CFR Section 76.66.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 10,280 respondents; 11,938
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement, One every three
years reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 325, 338, 339 and 340.
Total Annual Burden: 12,146 hours.
Total Annual Cost: 24,000.
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: The Commission is
requesting a three-year extension of this
currently approved collection. The
following information collection
requirements are covered by this
submission:
47 CFR Section 76.66(b)(1) states each
satellite carrier providing, under section
122 of title 17, United States Code,
secondary transmissions to subscribers
located within the local market of a
television broadcast station of a primary
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transmission made by that station, shall
carry upon request the signals of all
television broadcast stations located
within that local market, subject to
section 325(b) of title 47, United States
Code, and other paragraphs in this
section. Satellite carriers are required to
carry digital-only stations upon request
in markets in which the satellite carrier
is providing any local-into-local service
pursuant to the statutory copyright
license.
47 CFR Section 76.66(b)(2) requires a
satellite carrier that offers multichannel
video programming distribution service
in the United States to more than
5,000,000 subscribers shall, no later
than December 8, 2005, carry upon
request the signal originating as an
analog signal of each television
broadcast station that is located in a
local market in Alaska or Hawaii; and
shall, no later than June 8, 2007, carry
upon request the signals originating as
digital signals of each television
broadcast station that is located in a
local market in Alaska or Hawaii. Such
satellite carrier is not required to carry
the signal originating as analog after
commencing carriage of digital signals
on June 8, 2007. Carriage of signals
originating as digital signals of each
television broadcast station that is
located in a local market in Alaska or
Hawaii shall include the entire free
over-the-air signal, including multicast
and high definition digital signals.
47 CFR Section 76.66(c)(3) requires
that a commercial television station
notify a satellite carrier in writing
whether it elects to be carried pursuant
to retransmission consent or mandatory
consent in accordance with the
established election cycle.
47 CFR Section 76.66(c)(5) requires
that a noncommercial television station
must request carriage by notifying a
satellite carrier in writing in accordance
with the established election cycle.
47 CFR Section 76.66(c)(6) requires a
commercial television broadcast station
located in a local market in a
noncontiguous state to make its
retransmission consent-mandatory
carriage election by October 1, 2005, for
carriage of its signals that originate as
analog signals for carriage commencing
on December 8, 2005 and ending on
December 31, 2008, and by April 1,
2007 for its signals that originate as
digital signals for carriage commencing
on June 8, 2007 and ending on
December 31, 2008. For analog and
digital signal carriage cycles
commencing after December 31, 2008,
such stations shall follow the election
cycle in 47 CFR Section 76.66(c)(2) and
47 CFR Section 76.66(c)(4). A
noncommercial television broadcast
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station located in a local market in
Alaska or Hawaii must request carriage
by October 1, 2005, for carriage of its
signals that originate as an analog signal
for carriage commencing on December
8, 2005 and ending on December 31,
2008, and by April 1, 2007 for its signals
that originate as digital signals for
carriage commencing on June 8, 2007
and ending on December 31, 2008.
Moreover, Section 76.66(c) requires a
commercial television station located in
a local market in a noncontiguous state
to provide notification to a satellite
carrier whether it elects to be carried
pursuant to retransmission consent or
mandatory consent.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(1)(ii) states
an election request made by a television
station must be in writing and sent to
the satellite carrier’s principal place of
business, by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(1) (iii) states
a television station’s written notification
shall include the:
(A) Station’s call sign;
(B) Name of the appropriate station
contact person;
(C) Station’s address for purposes of
receiving official correspondence;
(D) Station’s community of license;
(E) Station’s DMA assignment; and
(F) For commercial television stations,
its election of mandatory carriage or
retransmission consent.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(1) (iv) Within
30 days of receiving a television
station’s carriage request, a satellite
carrier shall notify in writing: (A) Those
local television stations it will not carry,
along with the reasons for such a
decision; and (B) those local television
stations it intends to carry.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(i) states a
new satellite carrier or a satellite carrier
providing local service in a market for
the first time after July 1, 2001, shall
inform each television broadcast station
licensee within any local market in
which a satellite carrier proposes to
commence carriage of signals of stations
from that market, not later than 60 days
prior to the commencement of such
carriage
(A) Of the carrier’s intention to launch
local-into-local service under this
section in a local market, the identity of
that local market, and the location of the
carrier’s proposed local receive facility
for that local market;
(B) Of the right of such licensee to
elect carriage under this section or grant
retransmission consent under section
325(b);
(C) That such licensee has 30 days
from the date of the receipt of such
notice to make such election; and
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(D) That failure to make such election
will result in the loss of the right to
demand carriage under this section for
the remainder of the 3-year cycle of
carriage under section 325.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(ii) states
satellite carriers shall transmit the
notices required by paragraph (d)(2)(i) of
this section via certified mail to the
address for such television station
licensee listed in the consolidated
database system maintained by the
Commission.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(iii)
requires a satellite carrier with more
than five million subscribers to provide
a notice as required by 47 CFR Section
76.66(d)(2)(i) and 47 CFR Section
76.66(d)(2)(ii) to each television
broadcast station located in a local
market in a noncontiguous state, not
later than September 1, 2005 with
respect to analog signals and a notice
not later than April 1, 2007 with respect
to digital signals; provided, however,
that the notice shall also describe the
carriage requirements pursuant to
Section 338(a)(4) of Title 47, United
States Code, and 47 CFR Section
76.66(b)(2).
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(iv)
requires that a satellite carrier shall
commence carriage of a local station by
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
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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
market, and thereafter at least 60 days
prior to any date on which the station
must thereafter make an election under
§ 76.66(c) or (d)(2), 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.
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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
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.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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Next Meeting of the North American
Numbering Council
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission released a public notice
announcing the meeting and agenda of
the North American Numbering Council
(NANC). The intended effect of this
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action is to make the public aware of the
NANC’s next meeting and agenda.
DATES: Thursday, March 27, 2014, 10:00
a.m.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, Portals II, 445 12th Street
SW., Room 5–C162, Washington, DC
20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carmell Weathers at (202) 418–2325 or
Carmell.Weathers@fcc.gov. The fax
number is: (202) 418–1413. The TTY
number is: (202) 418–0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s
document in CC Docket No. 92–237, DA
14–324 released March 10, 2014. The
complete text in this document is
available for public inspection and
copying during normal business hours
in the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
The document my also be purchased
from the Commission’s duplicating
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.,
445 12th Street SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800)
378–3160 or (202) 863–2893, facsimile
(202) 863–2898, or via the Internet at
https://www.bcpiweb.com. It is available
on the Commission’s Web site at https://
www.fcc.gov.
The North American Numbering
Council (NANC) has scheduled a
meeting to be held Thursday, March 27,
2014, from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
The meeting will be held at the Federal
Communications Commission, Portals
II, 445 12th Street SW., Room TW–C305,
Washington, DC. This meeting is open
to members of the general public. The
FCC will attempt to accommodate as
many participants as possible. The
public may submit written statements to
the NANC, which must be received two
business days before the meeting. In
addition, oral statements at the meeting
by parties or entities not represented on
the NANC will be permitted to the
extent time permits. Such statements
will be limited to five minutes in length
by any one party or entity, and requests
to make an oral statement must be
received two business days before the
meeting.
People with Disabilities: To request
materials in accessible formats for
people with disabilities (braille, large
print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call
the Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202–
418–0432 (tty). Reasonable
accommodations for people with
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Include a description of the
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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 May 13,
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: 3060-0980.
Title: Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act
of 1999: Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues and Retransmission
Consent Issues, 47 CFR Section 76.66.
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: 10,280 respondents; 11,938
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement; On
occasion reporting requirement, One every three years reporting
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 325,
338, 339 and 340.
Total Annual Burden: 12,146 hours.
Total Annual Cost: 24,000.
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: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension
of this currently approved collection. The following information
collection requirements are covered by this submission:
47 CFR Section 76.66(b)(1) states each satellite carrier providing,
under section 122 of title 17, United States Code, secondary
transmissions to subscribers located within the local market of a
television broadcast station of a primary
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transmission made by that station, shall carry upon request the signals
of all television broadcast stations located within that local market,
subject to section 325(b) of title 47, United States Code, and other
paragraphs in this section. Satellite carriers are required to carry
digital-only stations upon request in markets in which the satellite
carrier is providing any local-into-local service pursuant to the
statutory copyright license.
47 CFR Section 76.66(b)(2) requires a satellite carrier that offers
multichannel video programming distribution service in the United
States to more than 5,000,000 subscribers shall, no later than December
8, 2005, carry upon request the signal originating as an analog signal
of each television broadcast station that is located in a local market
in Alaska or Hawaii; and shall, no later than June 8, 2007, carry upon
request the signals originating as digital signals of each television
broadcast station that is located in a local market in Alaska or
Hawaii. Such satellite carrier is not required to carry the signal
originating as analog after commencing carriage of digital signals on
June 8, 2007. Carriage of signals originating as digital signals of
each television broadcast station that is located in a local market in
Alaska or Hawaii shall include the entire free over-the-air signal,
including multicast and high definition digital signals.
47 CFR Section 76.66(c)(3) requires that a commercial television
station notify a satellite carrier in writing whether it elects to be
carried pursuant to retransmission consent or mandatory consent in
accordance with the established election cycle.
47 CFR Section 76.66(c)(5) requires that a noncommercial television
station must request carriage by notifying a satellite carrier in
writing in accordance with the established election cycle.
47 CFR Section 76.66(c)(6) requires a commercial television
broadcast station located in a local market in a noncontiguous state to
make its retransmission consent-mandatory carriage election by October
1, 2005, for carriage of its signals that originate as analog signals
for carriage commencing on December 8, 2005 and ending on December 31,
2008, and by April 1, 2007 for its signals that originate as digital
signals for carriage commencing on June 8, 2007 and ending on December
31, 2008. For analog and digital signal carriage cycles commencing
after December 31, 2008, such stations shall follow the election cycle
in 47 CFR Section 76.66(c)(2) and 47 CFR Section 76.66(c)(4). A
noncommercial television broadcast station located in a local market in
Alaska or Hawaii must request carriage by October 1, 2005, for carriage
of its signals that originate as an analog signal for carriage
commencing on December 8, 2005 and ending on December 31, 2008, and by
April 1, 2007 for its signals that originate as digital signals for
carriage commencing on June 8, 2007 and ending on December 31, 2008.
Moreover, Section 76.66(c) requires a commercial television station
located in a local market in a noncontiguous state to provide
notification to a satellite carrier whether it elects to be carried
pursuant to retransmission consent or mandatory consent.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(1)(ii) states an election request made by a
television station must be in writing and sent to the satellite
carrier's principal place of business, by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(1) (iii) states a television station's
written notification shall include the:
(A) Station's call sign;
(B) Name of the appropriate station contact person;
(C) Station's address for purposes of receiving official
correspondence;
(D) Station's community of license;
(E) Station's DMA assignment; and
(F) For commercial television stations, its election of mandatory
carriage or retransmission consent.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(1) (iv) Within 30 days of receiving a
television station's carriage request, a satellite carrier shall notify
in writing: (A) Those local television stations it will not carry,
along with the reasons for such a decision; and (B) those local
television stations it intends to carry.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(i) states a new satellite carrier or a
satellite carrier providing local service in a market for the first
time after July 1, 2001, shall inform each television broadcast station
licensee within any local market in which a satellite carrier proposes
to commence carriage of signals of stations from that market, not later
than 60 days prior to the commencement of such carriage
(A) Of the carrier's intention to launch local-into-local service
under this section in a local market, the identity of that local
market, and the location of the carrier's proposed local receive
facility for that local market;
(B) Of the right of such licensee to elect carriage under this
section or grant retransmission consent under section 325(b);
(C) That such licensee has 30 days from the date of the receipt of
such notice to make such election; and
(D) That failure to make such election will result in the loss of
the right to demand carriage under this section for the remainder of
the 3-year cycle of carriage under section 325.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(ii) states satellite carriers shall
transmit the notices required by paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section
via certified mail to the address for such television station licensee
listed in the consolidated database system maintained by the
Commission.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(iii) requires a satellite carrier with
more than five million subscribers to provide a notice as required by
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(i) and 47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(ii) to
each television broadcast station located in a local market in a
noncontiguous state, not later than September 1, 2005 with respect to
analog signals and a notice not later than April 1, 2007 with respect
to digital signals; provided, however, that the notice shall also
describe the carriage requirements pursuant to Section 338(a)(4) of
Title 47, United States Code, and 47 CFR Section 76.66(b)(2).
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(2)(iv) requires that a satellite carrier
shall commence carriage of a local station by 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
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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 Sec. 76.66(c)(2), the retransmission of
significantly viewed signals pursuant to Sec. 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-into-local service after December 8, 2004, at least 60 days prior
to the commencement of service in that market, and thereafter at least
60 days prior to any date on which the station must thereafter make an
election under Sec. 76.66(c) or (d)(2), 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-into-local 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 Sec. 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 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.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
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