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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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0824.
Title: Service Provider and Billed
Entity Identification Number and
Contact Information Form.
Form Number: FCC Form 498.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit and Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 26,000 respondents; 26,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.75
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirements and third party
disclosure requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154 and
254 the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 19,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission notes that the
Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) who administers the
universal service program must preserve
the confidentiality of all data obtained
from respondents and contributors to
the universal service programs, must not
use the data except for purposes of
administering the universal service
programs, and must not disclose data in
company-specific form unless directed
to do so by the Commission. With
respect to the FCC Form 498, USAC
shall publish each participant’s name,
SPIN, and contact information via
USAC’s website. All other information,
including financial institution account
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numbers or routing information, shall
remain confidential.
Needs and Uses: One of the functions
of the Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) is to provide a means
for the billing, collection and
disbursement of funds for the universal
service support mechanisms. On
October 1998, the OMB approved FCC
Form 498, the ‘‘Service Provider
Information Form’’ to enable USAC to
collect service provider name and
address, telephone number, Federal
Employer Identification Number (EIN),
contact names, contact telephone
numbers, and remittance information.
FCC Form 498 enables participants to
request a Service Provider Identification
Number (SPIN) and provides the official
record for participation in the universal
service support mechanisms. The
remittance information provided by
participants on FCC Form 498 enables
USAC to make payments to participants
in the universal service support
mechanisms.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under
Delegated Authority
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 of 1995 (PRA), 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:
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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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before August 27,
2018. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1212.
Title: SDARS Political Broadcasting
Requirements.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1 respondent; 1 response.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; On
occasion reporting requirements; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority which covers this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
309(a) and 307(a) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Although the Commission does not
believe that any confidential
information will need to be disclosed in
order to comply with the information
collection requirements, applicants are
free to request that materials or
information submitted to the
Commission be withheld from public
inspection. (See 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s Rules.)
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
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Needs and Uses: In 1997, the
Commission imposed political
broadcasting requirements on Satellite
Digital Audio Broadcasting Service
(‘‘SDARS’’) licensees. See Establishment
of Rules and Policies for the Digital
Audio Radio Satellite Service in the
2310–2360 MHz Frequency Band, 12
FCC Rcd 5754, 5792, para. 92 (1997)
(‘‘1997 SDARS Order’’), FCC 97–70. The
Commission stated that SDARS
licensees should comply with the same
substantive political debate provisions
as broadcasters: the federal candidate
access provision (47 U.S.C. Section
312(a)(7)) and the equal opportunities
provision (47 U.S.C. Section 315). The
1997 SDARS Order imposes the
following requirements on SDARS
licensees:
Lowest Unit Charge: Similar to
broadcasters, SDARS licensees must
disclose any practices offered to
commercial advertisers that enhance the
value of advertising spots and different
classes of time. SDARS licensees must
also calculate the lowest unit charge and
are required to review their advertising
records throughout the election period
to determine whether compliance with
this rule section requires that candidates
receive rebates or credits. See 47 CFR
Section 73.1942.
Political File: Similar to broadcasters,
SDARS licensees must also keep and
permit public inspection of a complete
record (political file) of all requests for
SDARS origination time made by or on
behalf of candidates for public office,
together with an appropriate notation
showing the disposition made by the
system of such requests, and the charges
made, if any, if the request is granted.
The disposition includes the schedule
of time purchased, when the spots
actually aired, the rates charged, and the
classes of time purchased. Also, when
free time is provided for use by or on
behalf of candidates, a record of the free
time provided is to be placed in the
political file as soon as possible and
maintained for a period of two years.
See 47 CFR 73.1943.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1065.
Title: Section 25.701 of the
Commission’s Rules, Direct Broadcast
Satellite Public Interest Obligations.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1–10
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; on
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occasion reporting requirement; one
time reporting requirement; annual
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority which covers this information
collection is contained in Section 335 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Although the Commission does not
believe that any confidential
information will need to be disclosed in
order to comply with the information
collection requirements, applicants are
free to request that materials or
information submitted to the
Commission be withheld from public
inspection. (See 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s Rules).
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission
vacated an Order on Reconsideration, In
the Matter of Implementation Of Section
25 Of The Cable Television Consumer
Protection And Competition Act Of
1992, Direct Broadcast Satellite Public
Interest Obligations, MM No. Docket
93–25 FCC 03–78, adopted April 9, 2003
and adopted in its place, in the same
proceeding, a Second Order on
Reconsideration of the First Report and
Order, Sua Sponte Order on
Reconsideration (‘‘Second Order’’) and
accompanying rules FCC 04–44,
released March 25, 2004. The Second
Order differs from the Order on
Reconsideration with respect to two
issues: (1) The political broadcasting
requirements, and (2) the guidelines
concerning commercialization of
children’s programming.
The information collection
requirements approved under this
collection are as follows:
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(i)(C) states DBS
providers may establish and define their
own reasonable classes of immediately
preemptible time so long as the
differences between such classes are
based on one or more demonstrable
benefits associated with each class and
are not based solely upon price or
identity of the advertiser. Such
demonstrable benefits include, but are
not limited to, varying levels of
preemption protection, scheduling
flexibility, or associated privileges, such
as guaranteed time sensitive make
goods. DBS providers may not use class
distinctions to defeat the purpose of the
lowest unit charge requirement. All
classes must be fully disclosed and
made available to candidates.
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47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(i)(D) states DBS
providers may establish reasonable
classes of preemptible with notice time
so long as they clearly define all such
classes, fully disclose them and make
them available to candidates.
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(i)(E) states DBS
providers may treat non preemptible
and fixed position as distinct classes of
time provided that they articulate
clearly the differences between such
classes, fully disclose them, and make
them available to candidates.
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(i)(I) states DBS
providers shall review their advertising
records periodically throughout the
election period to determine whether
compliance with this section requires
that candidates receive rebates or
credits. Where necessary, DBS providers
shall issue such rebates or credits
promptly.
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(i)(M) states DBS
providers must disclose and make
available to candidates any make good
policies provided to commercial
advertisers. If a DBS provider places a
make good for any commercial
advertiser or other candidate in a more
valuable program or daypart, the value
of such make good must be included in
the calculation of the lowest unit charge
for that program or daypart.
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(ii) states at any
time other than the respective periods
set forth in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this
section, DBS providers may charge
legally qualified candidates for public
office no more than the charges made
for comparable use of the facility by
commercial advertisers. The rates, if
any, charged all such candidates for the
same office shall be uniform and shall
not be rebated by any means, direct or
indirect. A candidate shall be charged
no more than the rate the DBS provider
would charge for comparable
commercial advertising. All discount
privileges otherwise offered by a DBS
provider to commercial advertisers must
be disclosed and made available upon
equal terms to all candidates for public
office.
47 CFR 25.701(d) states each DBS
provider shall keep and permit public
inspection of a complete and orderly
political file and shall prominently
disclose the physical location of the file,
and the telephonic and electronic means
to access the file.
(1) The political file shall contain, at
a minimum:
(i) A record of all requests for DBS
origination time, the disposition of
those requests, and the charges made, if
any, if the request is granted. The
‘‘disposition’’ includes the schedule of
time purchased, when spots actually
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aired, the rates charged, and the classes
of time purchased; and
(ii) A record of the free time provided
if free time is provided for use by or on
behalf of candidates.
(2) DBS providers shall place all
records required by this section in a file
available to the public as soon as
possible and shall be retained for a
period of four years until December 31,
2006, and thereafter for a period of two
years.
47 CFR 25.701(e)(3) requires DBS
providers airing children’s programming
must maintain records sufficient to
verify compliance with this rule and
make such records available to the
public. Such records must be
maintained for a period sufficient to
cover the limitations period specified in
47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B).
47 CFR 25.701(f)(6) states that each
DBS provider shall keep and permit
public inspection of a complete and
orderly record of:
(A) Quarterly measurements of
channel capacity and yearly average
calculations on which it bases its four
percent reservation, as well as its
response to any capacity changes;
(B) A record of entities to whom
noncommercial capacity is being
provided, the amount of capacity being
provided to each entity, the conditions
under which it is being provided and
the rates, if any, being paid by the
entity;
(C) A record of entities that have
requested capacity, disposition of those
requests and reasons for the disposition.
(ii) All records required by this
paragraph shall be placed in a file
available to the public as soon as
possible and shall be retained for a
period of two years.
The statutory authority which covers
this information collection is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 335 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
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Revised Information Collection
Requirements
The Commission is reinstating this
collection into the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB’s)
inventory because after further
evaluation the Commission has
determined that this collection is still
needed by the Commission because DBS
providers make up the majority of their
universe of respondents. Since this is
the case, OMB approval is still needed
for this collection.
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications will also be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than July 17, 2018.
A. Federal Reserve Bank of
Philadelphia (William Spaniel, Senior
Vice President) 100 North 6th Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19105–
1521. Comments can also be sent
electronically to
Comments.applications@phil.frb.org:
1. LinkBancorp, Inc., Camp Hill,
Pennsylvania; to acquire voting shares
of Stonebridge Bank, West Chester,
Pennsylvania.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, June 21, 2018.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Agency for Toxic Substance and
Disease Registry
[60Day-18–18AJA; Docket No. ATSDR–
2018–0005]
Proposed Data Collection Submitted
for Public Comment and
Recommendations
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR),
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice with comment period.
AGENCY:
The Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR), as part of its continuing effort
to reduce public burden and maximize
the utility of government information,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to
comment on a proposed and/or
continuing information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. This notice invites
comment on a proposed information
collection project titled ‘‘Environmental
Health and Land Reuse Certification’’
This certification is a joint collaboration
with National Environmental Health
Association (NEHA); ATSDR will jointly
co-produce the course with NEHA.
DATES: Written comments must be
received on or before August 27, 2018.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket No. ATSDR–2018–
0005 by any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
Regulations.gov. Follow the instructions
for submitting comments.
• Mail: Jeffrey M. Zirger, Information
Collection Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 1600
Clifton Road NE, MS–D74, Atlanta,
Georgia 30329.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name and
Docket Number. ATSDR will post,
without change, all relevant comments
to Regulations.gov.
Please note: Submit all Federal
comments through the Federal
eRulemaking portal (regulations.gov) or
by U.S. mail to the address listed above.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
request more information on the
proposed project or to obtain a copy of
the information collection plan and
instruments, contact Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection Review Office,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS–
D74, Atlanta, Georgia 30329; phone:
404–639–7570; Email: omb@cdc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1065, OMB 3060-1212]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 27,
2018. 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
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1212.
Title: SDARS Political Broadcasting Requirements.
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: 1 respondent; 1 response.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority which covers this information collection is
contained in 47 U.S.C. 309(a) and 307(a) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Although the Commission does
not believe that any confidential information will need to be disclosed
in order to comply with the information collection requirements,
applicants are free to request that materials or information submitted
to the Commission be withheld from public inspection. (See 47 CFR 0.459
of the Commission's Rules.)
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
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Needs and Uses: In 1997, the Commission imposed political
broadcasting requirements on Satellite Digital Audio Broadcasting
Service (``SDARS'') licensees. See Establishment of Rules and Policies
for the Digital Audio Radio Satellite Service in the 2310-2360 MHz
Frequency Band, 12 FCC Rcd 5754, 5792, para. 92 (1997) (``1997 SDARS
Order''), FCC 97-70. The Commission stated that SDARS licensees should
comply with the same substantive political debate provisions as
broadcasters: the federal candidate access provision (47 U.S.C. Section
312(a)(7)) and the equal opportunities provision (47 U.S.C. Section
315). The 1997 SDARS Order imposes the following requirements on SDARS
licensees:
Lowest Unit Charge: Similar to broadcasters, SDARS licensees must
disclose any practices offered to commercial advertisers that enhance
the value of advertising spots and different classes of time. SDARS
licensees must also calculate the lowest unit charge and are required
to review their advertising records throughout the election period to
determine whether compliance with this rule section requires that
candidates receive rebates or credits. See 47 CFR Section 73.1942.
Political File: Similar to broadcasters, SDARS licensees must also
keep and permit public inspection of a complete record (political file)
of all requests for SDARS origination time made by or on behalf of
candidates for public office, together with an appropriate notation
showing the disposition made by the system of such requests, and the
charges made, if any, if the request is granted. The disposition
includes the schedule of time purchased, when the spots actually aired,
the rates charged, and the classes of time purchased. Also, when free
time is provided for use by or on behalf of candidates, a record of the
free time provided is to be placed in the political file as soon as
possible and maintained for a period of two years. See 47 CFR 73.1943.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1065.
Title: Section 25.701 of the Commission's Rules, Direct Broadcast
Satellite Public Interest Obligations.
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: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement; one time reporting requirement; annual reporting
requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority which covers this information collection is
contained in Section 335 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 50 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Although the Commission does
not believe that any confidential information will need to be disclosed
in order to comply with the information collection requirements,
applicants are free to request that materials or information submitted
to the Commission be withheld from public inspection. (See 47 CFR 0.459
of the Commission's Rules).
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission vacated an Order on Reconsideration,
In the Matter of Implementation Of Section 25 Of The Cable Television
Consumer Protection And Competition Act Of 1992, Direct Broadcast
Satellite Public Interest Obligations, MM No. Docket 93-25 FCC 03-78,
adopted April 9, 2003 and adopted in its place, in the same proceeding,
a Second Order on Reconsideration of the First Report and Order, Sua
Sponte Order on Reconsideration (``Second Order'') and accompanying
rules FCC 04-44, released March 25, 2004. The Second Order differs from
the Order on Reconsideration with respect to two issues: (1) The
political broadcasting requirements, and (2) the guidelines concerning
commercialization of children's programming.
The information collection requirements approved under this
collection are as follows:
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(i)(C) states DBS providers may establish and
define their own reasonable classes of immediately preemptible time so
long as the differences between such classes are based on one or more
demonstrable benefits associated with each class and are not based
solely upon price or identity of the advertiser. Such demonstrable
benefits include, but are not limited to, varying levels of preemption
protection, scheduling flexibility, or associated privileges, such as
guaranteed time sensitive make goods. DBS providers may not use class
distinctions to defeat the purpose of the lowest unit charge
requirement. All classes must be fully disclosed and made available to
candidates.
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(i)(D) states DBS providers may establish
reasonable classes of preemptible with notice time so long as they
clearly define all such classes, fully disclose them and make them
available to candidates.
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(i)(E) states DBS providers may treat non
preemptible and fixed position as distinct classes of time provided
that they articulate clearly the differences between such classes,
fully disclose them, and make them available to candidates.
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(i)(I) states DBS providers shall review their
advertising records periodically throughout the election period to
determine whether compliance with this section requires that candidates
receive rebates or credits. Where necessary, DBS providers shall issue
such rebates or credits promptly.
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(i)(M) states DBS providers must disclose and
make available to candidates any make good policies provided to
commercial advertisers. If a DBS provider places a make good for any
commercial advertiser or other candidate in a more valuable program or
daypart, the value of such make good must be included in the
calculation of the lowest unit charge for that program or daypart.
47 CFR 25.701(c)(1)(ii) states at any time other than the
respective periods set forth in paragraph (c)(1)(i) of this section,
DBS providers may charge legally qualified candidates for public office
no more than the charges made for comparable use of the facility by
commercial advertisers. The rates, if any, charged all such candidates
for the same office shall be uniform and shall not be rebated by any
means, direct or indirect. A candidate shall be charged no more than
the rate the DBS provider would charge for comparable commercial
advertising. All discount privileges otherwise offered by a DBS
provider to commercial advertisers must be disclosed and made available
upon equal terms to all candidates for public office.
47 CFR 25.701(d) states each DBS provider shall keep and permit
public inspection of a complete and orderly political file and shall
prominently disclose the physical location of the file, and the
telephonic and electronic means to access the file.
(1) The political file shall contain, at a minimum:
(i) A record of all requests for DBS origination time, the
disposition of those requests, and the charges made, if any, if the
request is granted. The ``disposition'' includes the schedule of time
purchased, when spots actually
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aired, the rates charged, and the classes of time purchased; and
(ii) A record of the free time provided if free time is provided
for use by or on behalf of candidates.
(2) DBS providers shall place all records required by this section
in a file available to the public as soon as possible and shall be
retained for a period of four years until December 31, 2006, and
thereafter for a period of two years.
47 CFR 25.701(e)(3) requires DBS providers airing children's
programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with
this rule and make such records available to the public. Such records
must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations
period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B).
47 CFR 25.701(f)(6) states that each DBS provider shall keep and
permit public inspection of a complete and orderly record of:
(A) Quarterly measurements of channel capacity and yearly average
calculations on which it bases its four percent reservation, as well as
its response to any capacity changes;
(B) A record of entities to whom noncommercial capacity is being
provided, the amount of capacity being provided to each entity, the
conditions under which it is being provided and the rates, if any,
being paid by the entity;
(C) A record of entities that have requested capacity, disposition
of those requests and reasons for the disposition.
(ii) All records required by this paragraph shall be placed in a
file available to the public as soon as possible and shall be retained
for a period of two years.
The statutory authority which covers this information collection is
contained in 47 U.S.C. 335 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Revised Information Collection Requirements
The Commission is reinstating this collection into the Office of
Management and Budget's (OMB's) inventory because after further
evaluation the Commission has determined that this collection is still
needed by the Commission because DBS providers make up the majority of
their universe of respondents. Since this is the case, OMB approval is
still needed for this collection.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-13755 Filed 6-26-18; 8:45 am]
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