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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0906.
Title: Annual DTV Ancillary/
Supplemental Services Report for DTV
Stations, FCC Form 317; 47 CFR
73.624(g).
Form Number: FCC Form 317.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 9,391 respondents, 18,782
responses.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement, annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain benefits—Statutory authority for
this collection of information is
contained in Sections 154(i), 303, 336
and 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Estimated Time per Response: 2–4
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 56,346 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,408,650.
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: Each licensee/
permittee of a digital television (DTV)
station must file on an annual basis FCC
Form 317. Specifically, required filers
include the following (but we generally
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refer to all such entities herein as a
‘‘DTV licensee/permittee’’): A licensee
of a digital commercial or
noncommercial educational (NCE) full
power television (TV) station, low
power television (LPTV) station, TV
translator or Class A TV station.
A permittee operating pursuant to
digital special temporary authority
(STA) of a commercial or NCE full
power TV station, LPTV station, TV
translator or Class A TV station.
Each DTV licensee/permittee must
report whether they provided ancillary
or supplementary services at any time
during the reporting cycle. Each DTV
licensee/permittee is required to retain
the records supporting the calculation of
the fees due for three years from the
date of remittance of fees. Each NCE
licensee/permittee must also retain for
eight years documentation sufficient to
show that its entire bitstream was used
‘‘primarily’’ for NCE broadcast services
on a weekly basis.
OMB Control Number: 30600–xxxx.
Title: FCC Form 2100, Application for
Media Bureau Video Service
Authorization, Schedule 387 (Transition
Progress Report).
Form Number: FCC Form 2100,
Schedule 387 (Transition Progress
Report Form).
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,000 respondents; 3,333
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
(1 hour to complete the form, 1 hour to
respond to technical questions).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 6,666 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $260,241.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Public Law 112–96, 6402 (codified at
47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(G)), 6403 (codified at
47 U.S.C. 1452), 126 Stat. 156 (2012)
(Spectrum Act).
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: By Public Notice
released January 10, 2017, The Incentive
Auction Task Force and Media Bureau
Release Transition Progress Report Form
and Filing Requirements for Stations
Eligible for Reimbursement from the TV
Broadcast Relocation Fund and Seek
Comment on the Filing of the Report by
Non-Reimbursable Stations, MB Docket
No. 16–306, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd
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256 (IATF/Med. Bur. 2017). The
Incentive Auction Task Force and
Media Bureau described the information
that must be provided in the adopted
FCC Form 2100, Schedule 387
(Transition Progress Report Form) to be
filed by Reimbursable Stations and
when and how the Transition Progress
Reports must be filed. We also proposed
to require broadcast television stations
that are not eligible to receive
reimbursement of associated expenses
from the Reimbursement Fund (NonReimbursable Stations), but must
transition to new channels as part of the
Commission’s channel reassignment
plan, to file progress reports in the same
manner and on the same schedule as
Reimbursable Stations, and sought
comment on that proposal. By Public
Notice released May 18, 2017. The
Incentive Auction Task Force and
Media Bureau Adopt Filing
Requirements for the Transition
Progress Report Form by Stations That
Are Not Eligible for Reimbursement
from the TV Broadcast Relocation Fund,
MB Docket No. 16–306, Public Notice,
DA 17–484 (rel. May 18, 2017) (referred
to collectively with Public Notice cited
above as Transition Progress Report
Public Notices). We concluded that
Non-Reimbursable Stations will be
required to file Transition Progress
Reports following the filing procedures
adopted for Reimbursable Stations.
The Commission is seeking from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for FCC Form 2100,
Schedule 387 (Transition Progress
Report).
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–16562 Filed 8–4–17; 8:45 am]
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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), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other
SUMMARY:
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 150 / Monday, August 7, 2017 / Notices
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 Office of
Management and Budget (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 October 6, 2017.
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
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: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by
the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520),
the FCC 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
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further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0761.
Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning
of Video Programming, CG Docket No.
05–231.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Individuals or
households; and Not-for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 59,995 respondents; 512,831
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25
(15 minutes) to 60 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirements; Third party
disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this obligation is found at
section 713 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 613, and
implemented at 47 CFR 79.1.
Total Annual Burden: 702,562 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $35,638,596.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Confidentiality is an issue to the extent
that individuals and households
provide personally identifiable
information, which is covered under the
FCC’s system of records notice (SORN),
FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints,
Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute
Assistance.’’ As required by the Privacy
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also
published a SORN, FCC/CGB–1
‘‘Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and
Requests for Dispute Assistance’’ in the
Federal Register on August 15, 2014,
published at 79 FR 48152, which
became effective on September 24, 2014.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
seeks to extend existing information
collection requirements in its closed
captioning rules (47 CFR 79.1), which
require that, with some exceptions, all
new video programming, and 75 percent
of ’’pre-rule’’ programming, be closed
captioned. The existing collections
include petitions by video programming
providers, producers, and owners for
exemptions from the closed captioning
rules, responses by commenters, and
replies; complaints by viewers alleging
violations of the closed captioning rules,
responses by video programming
distributors (VPDs) and video
programmers, recordkeeping in support
of complaint responses, and compliance
ladder obligations in the event of a
pattern or trend of violations; records of
monitoring and maintenance activities;
caption quality best practices
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procedures; making video programming
distributor contact information available
to viewers in phone directories, on the
Commission’s Web site and the Web
sites of video programming distributors
(if they have them), and in billing
statements (to the extent video
programming distributors issue them);
and video programmers filing contact
information and compliance
certifications with the Commission.
On February 19, 2016, the
Commission adopted the Closed
Captioning Quality Second Report and
Order, published at 81 FR 57473,
August 23, 2016, amending its rules to
allocate the responsibilities of VPDs and
video programmers with respect to the
provision and quality of closed
captioning. The Commission took the
following actions, among others:
(a) Required video programmers to
file certifications with the Commission
that (1) the video programmer (i) is in
compliance with the rules requiring the
inclusion of closed captions, and (ii)
either is in compliance with the
captioning quality standards or has
adopted and is following related Best
Practices; or (2) is exempt from the
captioning obligation and specifies the
exemption claimed.
(b) Revised the procedures for
receiving, serving, and addressing
television closed captioning complaints
in accordance with a burden-shifting
compliance model.
(c) Established a compliance ladder
for the Commission’s television closed
captioning quality requirements.
(d) Required VPDs to use the
Commission’s web form when providing
contact information to the VPD registry.
(e) Required video programmers to
register their contact information with
the Commission for the receipt and
handling of written closed captioning
complaints.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: 60-Day Public Comment
Request
Federal Maritime Commission.
Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
As part of our continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, and as required by
SUMMARY:
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[OMB 3060-0761]
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), the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general
public and other
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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 Office of Management and Budget (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 October 6,
2017. 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 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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0761.
Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning of Video Programming, CG
Docket No. 05-231.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or
households; and Not-for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 59,995 respondents; 512,831
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 (15 minutes) to 60 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirements; Third party
disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this obligation is found at section 713 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 613, and implemented
at 47 CFR 79.1.
Total Annual Burden: 702,562 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $35,638,596.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's system of
records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and
Requests for Dispute Assistance.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5
U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal
Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute Assistance'' in the
Federal Register on August 15, 2014, published at 79 FR 48152, which
became effective on September 24, 2014.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to extend existing information
collection requirements in its closed captioning rules (47 CFR 79.1),
which require that, with some exceptions, all new video programming,
and 75 percent of ''pre-rule'' programming, be closed captioned. The
existing collections include petitions by video programming providers,
producers, and owners for exemptions from the closed captioning rules,
responses by commenters, and replies; complaints by viewers alleging
violations of the closed captioning rules, responses by video
programming distributors (VPDs) and video programmers, recordkeeping in
support of complaint responses, and compliance ladder obligations in
the event of a pattern or trend of violations; records of monitoring
and maintenance activities; caption quality best practices procedures;
making video programming distributor contact information available to
viewers in phone directories, on the Commission's Web site and the Web
sites of video programming distributors (if they have them), and in
billing statements (to the extent video programming distributors issue
them); and video programmers filing contact information and compliance
certifications with the Commission.
On February 19, 2016, the Commission adopted the Closed Captioning
Quality Second Report and Order, published at 81 FR 57473, August 23,
2016, amending its rules to allocate the responsibilities of VPDs and
video programmers with respect to the provision and quality of closed
captioning. The Commission took the following actions, among others:
(a) Required video programmers to file certifications with the
Commission that (1) the video programmer (i) is in compliance with the
rules requiring the inclusion of closed captions, and (ii) either is in
compliance with the captioning quality standards or has adopted and is
following related Best Practices; or (2) is exempt from the captioning
obligation and specifies the exemption claimed.
(b) Revised the procedures for receiving, serving, and addressing
television closed captioning complaints in accordance with a burden-
shifting compliance model.
(c) Established a compliance ladder for the Commission's television
closed captioning quality requirements.
(d) Required VPDs to use the Commission's web form when providing
contact information to the VPD registry.
(e) Required video programmers to register their contact
information with the Commission for the receipt and handling of written
closed captioning complaints.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-16563 Filed 8-4-17; 8:45 am]
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