Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 81542-81545 [2015-32900]

Download as PDF 81542 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2015 / Notices Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ fcc.gov and to 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: 3060–0649. Title: Sections 76.1601, Deletion or Repositioning of Broadcast Signals; Section 76.1617, Initial Must-Carry Notice; 76.1607 and 76.1708 Principal Headend. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit institutions. Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,300 respondents and 4,100 responses. Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to 1 hour. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement. Total Annual Burden: 2,200 hours. Total Annual Costs: None. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in Sections 4(i) and 614(b)(9) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality required with this collection of information. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.1601 requires that effective April 2, 1993, a cable operator shall provide written notice to any broadcast television station at least 30 days prior to either deleting from carriage or repositioning that station. Such notification shall also be provided to subscribers of the cable system. 47 CFR 76.1607 states that cable operators shall provide written notice by certified mail to all stations carried on its system pursuant to the must-carry rules at least 60 days prior to any change in the designation of its principal headend. 47 CFR 76.1617(a) states within 60 days of activation of a cable system, a cable operator must notify all qualified NCE stations of its designated principal headend by certified mail. 47 CFR 76.1617(b) within 60 days of activation of a cable system, a cable operator must notify all local commercial and NCE stations that may mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Dec 29, 2015 Jkt 238001 not be entitled to carriage because they either: (1) Fail to meet the standards for delivery of a good quality signal to the cable system’s principal headend, or (2) May cause an increased copyright liability to the cable system. 47 CFR 76.1617(c) states within 60 days of activation of a cable system, a cable operator must send by certified mail a copy of a list of all broadcast television stations carried by its system and their channel positions to all local commercial and noncommercial television stations, including those not designated as must-carry stations and those not carried on the system. 47 CFR 76.1708(a) states that the operator of every cable television system shall maintain for public inspection the designation and location of its principal headend. If an operator changes the designation of its principal headend, that new designation must be included in its public file. Federal Communications Commission. Gloria J. Miles, Federal Register Liaison Officer, The Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–32901 Filed 12–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 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 comments should be submitted on or before January 29, 2016. 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 contacts below as soon as possible. Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@ fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. ADDRESSES: For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page <https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) select ‘‘Federal Communications Commission’’ from the list of agencies presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–0546, 3060–0748, 3060–0980] Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget 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, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2015 / Notices 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Dec 29, 2015 Jkt 238001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 81543 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 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 E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 81544 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2015 / Notices 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. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Dec 29, 2015 Jkt 238001 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). OMB Control Number: 3060–0748. Title: Section 64.104, 64.1509, 64.1510 Pay-Per-Call and Other Information Services. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,125 respondents; 5,175 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours–260 hours. Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority(s) for the information collection are found at 47 U.S.C. 228(c)(7)–(10); Public Law 192–556, 106 stat. 4181 (1992), codified at 47 U.S.C. 228 (The Telephone Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act of 1992). Total Annual Burden: 47,750 hours. Total Annual Cost: None. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does not require the collection of personally identifiable information from individuals. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 64.1504 of the Commission’s rules incorporates the requirements of Sections 228(c)(7)–(10) of the Communications Act restricting the manner in which toll-free numbers may be used to charge telephone subscribers for information services. Common carriers may not charge a calling party for information conveyed on a toll-free number call, unless the calling party: (1) Has executed a written agreement that specifies the material terms and conditions under which the information is provided, or (2) pays for the information by means of a prepaid account, credit, debit, charge, or calling card and the information service provider gives the calling party an introductory message disclosing the cost and other terms and conditions for the service. The disclosure requirements are intended to ensure that consumers know when charges will be levied for calls to toll-free numbers and are able to obtain information necessary to make informed choices about whether to purchase toll-free information services. PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47 CFR 64.1509 of the Commission rules incorporates the requirements of 47 U.S.C. (c)(2) and 228 (d)(2)–(3) of the Communications Act. Common carriers that assign telephone numbers to payper-call services must disclose to all interested parties, upon request, a list of all assigned pay-per-call numbers. For each assigned number, carriers must also make available: (1) A description of the pay-per-call services; (2) the total cost per minute or other fees associated with the service; and (3) the service provider’s name, business address, and telephone number. In addition, carriers handling pay-per-call services must establish a toll-free number that consumers may call to receive information about pay-per-call services. Finally, the Commission requires carriers to provide statements of payper-call rights and responsibilities to new telephone subscribers at the time service is established and, although not required by statute, to all subscribers annually. Under 47 CFR 64.1510 of the Commission’s rules, telephone bills containing charges for interstate payper-call and other information services must include information detailing consumers’ rights and responsibilities with respect to these charges. Specifically, telephone bills carrying pay-per-call charges must include a consumer notification stating that: (1) The charges are for non-communication services; (2) local and long distance telephone services may not be disconnected for failure to pay per-call charges; (3) pay-per-call (900 number) blocking is available upon request; and (4) access to pay-per-call services may be involuntarily blocked for failure to pay per-call charges. In addition, each call billed must show the type of services, the amount of the charge, and the date, time, and duration of the call. Finally, the bill must display a toll-free number which subscribers may call to obtain information about pay-per-call services. Similar billing disclosure requirements apply to charges for information services either billed to subscribers on a collect basis or accessed by subscribers through a tollfree number. The billing disclosure requirements are intended to ensure that telephone subscribers billed for pay-percall or other information services can understand the charges levied and are informed of their rights and responsibilities with respect to payment of such charges. E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 250 / Wednesday, December 30, 2015 / Notices Federal Communications Commission. Gloria J. Miles, Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of Secretary. [FR Doc. 2015–32900 Filed 12–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [AU Docket No. 14–252, GN Docket No. 12– 268, WT Docket No. 12–269; DA 15–1428] Application Procedures for Broadcast Incentive Auction Scheduled To Begin on March 29, 2016; Updates and Other Supplemental Information Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This document updates and supplements information on procedures for the Broadcast Incentive Auction. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division: For general auction questions contact Linda Sanderson, at (717) 338–2868; for reverse auction legal questions contact Erin Griffith or Kathryn Hinton at (202) 418–0660; for forward auction legal questions contact Leslie Barnes or Valerie Barrish at (202) 418–0660. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Broadcast Incentive Auction Supplemental Information Public Notice (PN), AU Docket No. 14– 252, GN Docket No. 12–268, WT Docket No. 12–269, DA 15–1428, released on December 21, 2015. The complete text of the Broadcast Incentive Auction Supplemental Information PN, including the attachments, is available for public inspection and copying from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday or from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. ET on Fridays in the FCC Reference Information Center, 445 12th Street SW., Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. The complete text is also available on the Commission’s Web site at https:// wireless.fcc.gov, or by using the search function on the ECFS Web page at https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by sending an email to FCC504@fcc.gov or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY). mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: I. Introduction 1. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) updates and supplements information provided in the Auction 1000 Application VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:59 Dec 29, 2015 Jkt 238001 Procedures Public Notice (PN), 80 FR 66429, October 29, 2015. Specifically, the Bureau announces that the preauction process tutorial for the forward auction will be available by January 19, 2016; provides additional information concerning access to the Commission’s bidding system (Auction System) for the reverse and forward auctions; provides additional details about the grouping of Partial Economic Areas (PEAs) in the assignment phase of the forward auction; and makes ministerial changes to two of the appendices released with the Auction 1000 Application Procedures PN. All other dates and deadlines, as well as other application procedures, instructions, and information, remain as previously announced. II. Tutorial on Forward Auction PreAuction Process To Be Available by January 19, 2016 2. The Bureau will make available an interactive, online tutorial focusing on the pre-auction application process for the forward auction (Auction 1002) no later than January 19, 2016. The preauction application process tutorial will be accessible from the Commission’s Auction 1002 Web page at https:// www.fcc.gov/auctions/1002 through a link under the ‘‘Education’’ tab. Once posted, the tutorial will remain available and accessible on the Auction 1002 Web page anytime for reference. III. Access to the Auction System for Bidding 3. As previously described in the Auction 1000 Application Procedures PN, an applicant must have an FCCprovided SecurID® token to access the Auction System in order to place bids in the reverse or forward clock rounds, as well as to participate in any mock auction. SecurID® tokens will be distributed to applicants for the reverse auction prior to the deadline for initial commitments, and to forward auction applicants prior to the announcement of qualified bidders, to enable applicants with complete applications to practice with the Auction System. Each authorized bidder identified on an applicant’s FCC Form 177 or 175 will be issued a unique SecurID® token tailored to that bidder. For security purposes, the SecurID® tokens, the telephonic bidding telephone number, and the relevant Auction System Bidder’s Guide are mailed only to the applicant’s contact person at the contact address listed on its auction application. A. Reverse Auction Applicants 4. Each reverse auction (Auction 1001) applicant permitted to make an PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 81545 initial commitment must do so in the Auction System using a SecurID® token. The Bureau will therefore provide SecurID® tokens prior to the initial commitment deadline. 5. As explained in the Auction 1000 Application Procedures PN, an applicant will receive confidential notices concerning the status of its application and of each station selected on its application after the initial filing deadline (First Confidential Status Letter) and after the resubmission deadline (Second Confidential Status Letter), respectively. Each applicant whose application and at least one selected station have been deemed ‘‘complete’’ in the Second Confidential Status Letter will be permitted to make an initial commitment to a preferred relinquishment option for each complete station using a SecurID® token. Additional instructions for making an initial commitment will be provided to each applicant with one or more complete stations as an enclosure to its Second Confidential Status Letter. 6. Once the initial clearing target has been determined based on initial commitments, an applicant that was permitted to make an initial commitment will receive a third confidential status letter (Final Confidential Status Letter) notifying the applicant for each complete station whether or not the station is qualified to bid in the clock rounds of the reverse auction. An applicant with one or more qualified stations will be eligible to participate in a mock auction prior to bidding in the clock rounds of the reverse auction. Additional instructions for participating in the mock auction and for placing bids in the clock rounds of the reverse auction, using the applicant’s previously received SecurID® tokens, will be provided to each applicant that has at least one station qualified to bid. Any applicant with a station that is not qualified to bid in the reverse auction clock rounds will not be able to place clock round bids for that station in the Auction System. B. Forward Auction Applicants 7. As described in the Auction 1000 Application Procedures PN, an Auction 1002 applicant whose application has been deemed to be ‘‘complete’’ will be eligible to practice with the Auction System prior to the mock auction that will be offered to qualified bidders. Any applicant that is eligible to practice with the Auction System must have a SecurID® token to log in. SecurID® tokens along with instructions for practicing with the Auction System will therefore be distributed to each applicant whose application is listed as E:\FR\FM\30DEN1.SGM 30DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2015)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0546, 3060-0748, 3060-0980]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget

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 comments should be submitted on or before January 29, 
2016. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page <https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>, (2) look for the section of the Web page called 
``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in 
the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, 
(4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of 
agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the 
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when 
the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB 
control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. 
A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    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: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.

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    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 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 
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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).
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0748.
    Title: Section 64.104, 64.1509, 64.1510 Pay-Per-Call and Other 
Information Services.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,125 respondents; 5,175 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours-260 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority(s) for the information collection are found at 47 
U.S.C. 228(c)(7)-(10); Public Law 192-556, 106 stat. 4181 (1992), 
codified at 47 U.S.C. 228 (The Telephone Disclosure and Dispute 
Resolution Act of 1992).
    Total Annual Burden: 47,750 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from 
individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 64.1504 of the Commission's rules 
incorporates the requirements of Sections 228(c)(7)-(10) of the 
Communications Act restricting the manner in which toll-free numbers 
may be used to charge telephone subscribers for information services. 
Common carriers may not charge a calling party for information conveyed 
on a toll-free number call, unless the calling party: (1) Has executed 
a written agreement that specifies the material terms and conditions 
under which the information is provided, or (2) pays for the 
information by means of a prepaid account, credit, debit, charge, or 
calling card and the information service provider gives the calling 
party an introductory message disclosing the cost and other terms and 
conditions for the service. The disclosure requirements are intended to 
ensure that consumers know when charges will be levied for calls to 
toll-free numbers and are able to obtain information necessary to make 
informed choices about whether to purchase toll-free information 
services. 47 CFR 64.1509 of the Commission rules incorporates the 
requirements of 47 U.S.C. (c)(2) and 228 (d)(2)-(3) of the 
Communications Act. Common carriers that assign telephone numbers to 
pay-per-call services must disclose to all interested parties, upon 
request, a list of all assigned pay-per-call numbers. For each assigned 
number, carriers must also make available: (1) A description of the 
pay-per-call services; (2) the total cost per minute or other fees 
associated with the service; and (3) the service provider's name, 
business address, and telephone number. In addition, carriers handling 
pay-per-call services must establish a toll-free number that consumers 
may call to receive information about pay-per-call services. Finally, 
the Commission requires carriers to provide statements of pay-per-call 
rights and responsibilities to new telephone subscribers at the time 
service is established and, although not required by statute, to all 
subscribers annually.
    Under 47 CFR 64.1510 of the Commission's rules, telephone bills 
containing charges for interstate pay-per-call and other information 
services must include information detailing consumers' rights and 
responsibilities with respect to these charges. Specifically, telephone 
bills carrying pay-per-call charges must include a consumer 
notification stating that: (1) The charges are for non-communication 
services; (2) local and long distance telephone services may not be 
disconnected for failure to pay per-call charges; (3) pay-per-call (900 
number) blocking is available upon request; and (4) access to pay-per-
call services may be involuntarily blocked for failure to pay per-call 
charges. In addition, each call billed must show the type of services, 
the amount of the charge, and the date, time, and duration of the call. 
Finally, the bill must display a toll-free number which subscribers may 
call to obtain information about pay-per-call services. Similar billing 
disclosure requirements apply to charges for information services 
either billed to subscribers on a collect basis or accessed by 
subscribers through a toll-free number. The billing disclosure 
requirements are intended to ensure that telephone subscribers billed 
for pay-per-call or other information services can understand the 
charges levied and are informed of their rights and responsibilities 
with respect to payment of such charges.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-32900 Filed 12-29-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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