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3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
II. What information collection activity
or ICR does this action apply to?
Title: Notification of Chemical
Exports—TSCA Section 12(b).
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0795.15.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0030.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2016.
The Agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information,
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40
of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40
CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers for certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: Section 12(b) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
any person who exports or intends to
export a chemical substance or mixture
that is regulated under TSCA sections 4,
5, 6 and/or 7 to notify EPA of such
export or intent to export. This
requirement is described in more detail
at 40 CFR part 707, subpart D. Upon
receipt of notification, EPA advises the
government of the importing country of
the U.S. regulatory action that required
the notification with respect to that
substance. EPA uses the information
obtained from the submitter via this
collection to advise the government of
the importing country. This information
collection addresses the burden
associated with industry reporting of
export notifications.
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
part 707, subpart D). Respondents may
claim all or part of a notice confidential.
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EPA will disclose information that is
covered by a claim of confidentiality
only to the extent permitted by, and in
accordance with, the procedures in
TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1.3 hours per
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the
docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed
explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only
briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
are companies that export chemical
substances or mixtures from the United
States to foreign countries.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 240.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 12.9.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
4,032 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$278,118. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $278,118 and an
estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is an increase of 7 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This
increase reflects EPA’s correction of
errors in the previous submission. This
change is an adjustment.
IV. What is the next step in the process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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Dated: October 19, 2015.
James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0546 and 3060–0980]
Information Collections 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 Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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 OMB 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 OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before December 28,
2015. 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 to PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0546.
Title: Section 76.59 Definition of
Markets for Purposes of the Cable
Television Mandatory Television
Broadcast Signal Carriage Rules.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 180 respondents and 200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to
40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,486 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $1,387,950.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303(r), 338 and
534.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On September 2,
2015, the Commission released a Report
and Order (Order), FCC 15–111, in MB
Docket No. 15–71, adopting satellite
television market modification rules to
implement Section 102 of the Satellite
Television Extension and Localism Act
(STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014
(STELAR). The STELAR amended the
Communications Act and the Copyright
Act to give the Commission authority to
modify a commercial television
broadcast station’s local television
market—defined by The Nielsen
Company’s Designated Market Area
(DMA) in which it is located—to
include additional communities or
exclude communities for purposes of
better effectuating satellite carriage
rights. The Commission previously had
the authority to modify a station’s
market only in the cable carriage
context. Market modification allows the
Commission to modify the local
television market of a particular
commercial television broadcast station
to enable commercial television
stations, cable operators and satellite
carriers to better serve the interests of
local communities. Market modification
provides a means to avoid rigid
adherence to DMA designations and to
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promote consumer access to in-state and
other relevant television programming.
Section 338(l) of the Communications
Act (the satellite market modification
provision) and Section 614(h)(1)(C) of
the Communications Act (the
corresponding cable provision) permit
the Commission to add communities to
or delete communities from a station’s
local television market following a
written request. Furthermore, the
Commission may determine that
particular communities are part of more
than one television market.
Section 76.59(a) of the Commission’s
Rules authorizes the filing of market
modification petitions and governs who
may file such a petition. With respect to
cable market modification petitions, a
commercial TV broadcast station and
cable system operator may file a market
modification petition to modify the
local television market of a particular
commercial television broadcast station
for purposes of cable carriage rights.
With respect to satellite market
modification petitions, a commercial TV
broadcast stations, satellite carrier and
county governmental entity (such as a
county board, council, commission or
other equivalent subdivision) may file a
market modification petition to modify
the local television market of a
particular commercial television
broadcast station for purposes of
satellite carriage rights. Section 76.59(b)
of the Commission’s Rules requires that
market modification petitions and
responsive pleadings (e.g., oppositions,
comments, reply comments) must be
submitted in accordance with the
procedures for filing Special Relief
petitions in Section 76.7 of the rules.
Section 76.59(b) of the Commission’s
Rules requires petitioners (e.g.,
commercial TV broadcast stations, cable
system operators, satellite carriers and
county governments) to include the
specific evidence in support of market
modification petitions.
Section 338(l)(3) of the
Communications Act provides that ‘‘[a]
market determination . . . shall not
create additional carriage obligations for
a satellite carrier if it is not technically
and economically feasible for such
carrier to accomplish such carriage by
means of its satellites in operation at the
time of the determination.’’ If a satellite
carrier opposes a market modification
petition because the resulting carriage
would be technically or economically
infeasible pursuant to Section 338(l)(3),
the carrier must provide specific
evidence in its opposition or response to
a pre-filing coordination request (see
below) to demonstrate its claim of
infeasibility. If the satellite carrier is
claiming infeasibility based on
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insufficient spot beam coverage, then
the carrier may instead provide a
detailed certification submitted under
penalty of perjury. Although the
Commission will not require satellite
carriers to provide supporting
documentation as part of their
certification, the Commission may
decide to look behind any certification
and require supporting documentation
when it deems it appropriate, such as
when there is evidence that the
certification may be inaccurate. In the
event that the Commission requires
supporting documentation, it will
require a satellite carrier to provide its
‘‘satellite link budget’’ calculations that
were created for the new community.
Because the Commission may determine
in a given case that supporting
documentation should be provided to
support a detailed certification, satellite
carriers are required to retain such
‘‘satellite link budget’’ information in
the event that the Commission
determines further review by the
Commission is necessary. Satellite
carriers must retain such information
throughout the pendency of
Commission or judicial proceedings
involving the certification and any
related market modification petition. If
satellite carriers have concerns about
providing proprietary and confidential
information underlying their analysis,
they may request confidentiality.
The Report and Order establishes a
‘‘pre-filing coordination’’ process that
will allow a prospective petitioner for
market modification (i.e., broadcaster or
county government), at its option, to
request/obtain a certification from a
satellite carrier about whether or not
(and to what extent) carriage resulting
from a contemplated market
modification is technically and
economically feasible for such carrier
before the prospective petitioner
undertakes the time and expense of
preparing and filing a satellite market
modification petition. To initiate this
process, a prospective petitioner may
make a request in writing to a satellite
carrier for the carrier to provide the
certification about the feasibility or
infeasibility of carriage. A satellite
carrier must respond to this request
within a reasonable amount of time by
providing a feasibility certification to
the prospective petitioner. A satellite
carrier must also file a copy of the
correspondence and feasibility
certification it provides to the
prospective petitioner in this docket
electronically via ECFS so that the
Media Bureau can track these
certifications and monitor carrier
response time. If the carrier is claiming
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spot beam coverage infeasibility, then
the certification provided by the carrier
must be the same type of detailed
certification that would be required in
response to a market modification
petition. For any other claim of
infeasibility, the carrier’s feasibility
certification must explain in detail the
basis of such infeasibility and must be
prepared to provide documentation in
support of its claim, in the event the
prospective petitioner decides to seek a
Commission determination about the
validity of the carrier’s claim. If carriage
is feasible, a statement to that effect
must be provided in the certification. To
obtain a Commission determination
about the validity of the carrier’s claim
of infeasibility, a prospective petitioner
must either file a (separate) petition for
special relief or its market modification
petition.
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: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 10,300 respondents; 11,978
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Once every three
years reporting requirement;
Recordkeeping 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: 12,186 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: On September 2,
2015, the Commission released a Report
and Order (Order), FCC 15–111, in MB
Docket No. 15–71, adopting satellite
television market modification rules to
implement Section 102 of the Satellite
Television Extension and Localism Act
(STELA) Reauthorization Act of 2014
(STELAR). With respect to this
collection, the Order amended Section
76.66 of the Commission’s Rules by
adding a new paragraph (d)(6) that
addresses satellite carriage after a
market modification is granted by the
Commission.
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47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(6) addresses
satellite carriage after a market
modification is granted by the
Commission. The rule states that
television broadcast stations that
become eligible for mandatory carriage
with respect to a satellite carrier
(pursuant to § 76.66) due to a change in
the market definition (by operation of a
market modification pursuant to
§ 76.59) may, within 30 days of the
effective date of the new definition,
elect retransmission consent or
mandatory carriage with respect to such
carrier. A satellite carrier shall
commence carriage within 90 days of
receiving the carriage election from the
television broadcast station. The
election must be made in accordance
with the requirements of 47 CFR Section
76.66(d)(1).
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0741]
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
SUMMARY:
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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 December 28,
2015. 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
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0741.
Title: Technology Transitions, GN
Docket No. 13–5, et al.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of currently
approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 5,357 respondents; 573,767
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–8
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirements; recordkeeping;
third party disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 222 and 251.
Total Annual Burden: 575,840 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
the respondents submit confidential
information to the FCC. Respondents
may, however, request confidential
treatment for information they believe to
be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: Section 251 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 251, is designed to
accelerate private sector development
and deployment of telecommunications
technologies and services by spurring
competition. Section 222(e) is also
designed to spur competition by
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0546 and 3060-0980]
Information Collections 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 Commission)
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the following information collections.
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 OMB 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 OMB control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December
28, 2015. 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 to
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0546.
Title: Section 76.59 Definition of Markets for Purposes of the
Cable Television Mandatory Television Broadcast Signal Carriage Rules.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 180 respondents and 200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,486 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $1,387,950.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 303(r), 338 and 534.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On September 2, 2015, the Commission released a
Report and Order (Order), FCC 15-111, in MB Docket No. 15-71, adopting
satellite television market modification rules to implement Section 102
of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA)
Reauthorization Act of 2014 (STELAR). The STELAR amended the
Communications Act and the Copyright Act to give the Commission
authority to modify a commercial television broadcast station's local
television market--defined by The Nielsen Company's Designated Market
Area (DMA) in which it is located--to include additional communities or
exclude communities for purposes of better effectuating satellite
carriage rights. The Commission previously had the authority to modify
a station's market only in the cable carriage context. Market
modification allows the Commission to modify the local television
market of a particular commercial television broadcast station to
enable commercial television stations, cable operators and satellite
carriers to better serve the interests of local communities. Market
modification provides a means to avoid rigid adherence to DMA
designations and to promote consumer access to in-state and other
relevant television programming. Section 338(l) of the Communications
Act (the satellite market modification provision) and Section
614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act (the corresponding cable
provision) permit the Commission to add communities to or delete
communities from a station's local television market following a
written request. Furthermore, the Commission may determine that
particular communities are part of more than one television market.
Section 76.59(a) of the Commission's Rules authorizes the filing of
market modification petitions and governs who may file such a petition.
With respect to cable market modification petitions, a commercial TV
broadcast station and cable system operator may file a market
modification petition to modify the local television market of a
particular commercial television broadcast station for purposes of
cable carriage rights. With respect to satellite market modification
petitions, a commercial TV broadcast stations, satellite carrier and
county governmental entity (such as a county board, council, commission
or other equivalent subdivision) may file a market modification
petition to modify the local television market of a particular
commercial television broadcast station for purposes of satellite
carriage rights. Section 76.59(b) of the Commission's Rules requires
that market modification petitions and responsive pleadings (e.g.,
oppositions, comments, reply comments) must be submitted in accordance
with the procedures for filing Special Relief petitions in Section 76.7
of the rules. Section 76.59(b) of the Commission's Rules requires
petitioners (e.g., commercial TV broadcast stations, cable system
operators, satellite carriers and county governments) to include the
specific evidence in support of market modification petitions.
Section 338(l)(3) of the Communications Act provides that ``[a]
market determination . . . shall not create additional carriage
obligations for a satellite carrier if it is not technically and
economically feasible for such carrier to accomplish such carriage by
means of its satellites in operation at the time of the
determination.'' If a satellite carrier opposes a market modification
petition because the resulting carriage would be technically or
economically infeasible pursuant to Section 338(l)(3), the carrier must
provide specific evidence in its opposition or response to a pre-filing
coordination request (see below) to demonstrate its claim of
infeasibility. If the satellite carrier is claiming infeasibility based
on insufficient spot beam coverage, then the carrier may instead
provide a detailed certification submitted under penalty of perjury.
Although the Commission will not require satellite carriers to provide
supporting documentation as part of their certification, the Commission
may decide to look behind any certification and require supporting
documentation when it deems it appropriate, such as when there is
evidence that the certification may be inaccurate. In the event that
the Commission requires supporting documentation, it will require a
satellite carrier to provide its ``satellite link budget'' calculations
that were created for the new community. Because the Commission may
determine in a given case that supporting documentation should be
provided to support a detailed certification, satellite carriers are
required to retain such ``satellite link budget'' information in the
event that the Commission determines further review by the Commission
is necessary. Satellite carriers must retain such information
throughout the pendency of Commission or judicial proceedings involving
the certification and any related market modification petition. If
satellite carriers have concerns about providing proprietary and
confidential information underlying their analysis, they may request
confidentiality.
The Report and Order establishes a ``pre-filing coordination''
process that will allow a prospective petitioner for market
modification (i.e., broadcaster or county government), at its option,
to request/obtain a certification from a satellite carrier about
whether or not (and to what extent) carriage resulting from a
contemplated market modification is technically and economically
feasible for such carrier before the prospective petitioner undertakes
the time and expense of preparing and filing a satellite market
modification petition. To initiate this process, a prospective
petitioner may make a request in writing to a satellite carrier for the
carrier to provide the certification about the feasibility or
infeasibility of carriage. A satellite carrier must respond to this
request within a reasonable amount of time by providing a feasibility
certification to the prospective petitioner. A satellite carrier must
also file a copy of the correspondence and feasibility certification it
provides to the prospective petitioner in this docket electronically
via ECFS so that the Media Bureau can track these certifications and
monitor carrier response time. If the carrier is claiming
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spot beam coverage infeasibility, then the certification provided by
the carrier must be the same type of detailed certification that would
be required in response to a market modification petition. For any
other claim of infeasibility, the carrier's feasibility certification
must explain in detail the basis of such infeasibility and must be
prepared to provide documentation in support of its claim, in the event
the prospective petitioner decides to seek a Commission determination
about the validity of the carrier's claim. If carriage is feasible, a
statement to that effect must be provided in the certification. To
obtain a Commission determination about the validity of the carrier's
claim of infeasibility, a prospective petitioner must either file a
(separate) petition for special relief or its market modification
petition.
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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 10,300 respondents; 11,978
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement; On
occasion reporting requirement; Once every three years reporting
requirement; Recordkeeping 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: 12,186 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: On September 2, 2015, the Commission released a
Report and Order (Order), FCC 15-111, in MB Docket No. 15-71, adopting
satellite television market modification rules to implement Section 102
of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA)
Reauthorization Act of 2014 (STELAR). With respect to this collection,
the Order amended Section 76.66 of the Commission's Rules by adding a
new paragraph (d)(6) that addresses satellite carriage after a market
modification is granted by the Commission.
47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(6) addresses satellite carriage after a
market modification is granted by the Commission. The rule states that
television broadcast stations that become eligible for mandatory
carriage with respect to a satellite carrier (pursuant to Sec. 76.66)
due to a change in the market definition (by operation of a market
modification pursuant to Sec. 76.59) may, within 30 days of the
effective date of the new definition, elect retransmission consent or
mandatory carriage with respect to such carrier. A satellite carrier
shall commence carriage within 90 days of receiving the carriage
election from the television broadcast station. The election must be
made in accordance with the requirements of 47 CFR Section 76.66(d)(1).
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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