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Title: Section 76.936, Written
Decisions.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities; State or Local, or Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 150 respondents; 150
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1
hour.
Frequency of Response: Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Section 4(i) 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: The information
collection requirements contain in 47
CFR 76.936 require that a franchising
authority must issue a written decision
in a rate-making proceeding whenever it
disapproves an initial rate for the basic
service tier or associated equipment in
whole or in part, disapproves a request
for a rate increase in whole or in part,
or approves a request for an increase
whole or in part over the objection of
interested parties. Franchising
authorities are required to issue a
written decision in rate-making
proceedings pursuant to Section 76.936
so that cable operators and the public
are made aware of the proceeding.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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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
SUMMARY:
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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 comments should be
submitted on or before November 19,
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 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:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0980.
Title: Implementation of the Satellite
Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999:
Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues
and Retransmission Consent Issues, 47
CFR Section 76.66.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 10,300 respondents; 11,978
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion
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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: The following
information collection requirements are
approved under this collection: 47 CFR
76.66(d)(6) addresses satellite carriage
after a market modification is granted by
the Commission. The rule states that
television broadcast stations that
become eligible for mandatory carriage
with respect to a satellite carrier
(pursuant to § 76.66) due to a change in
the market definition (by operation of a
market modification pursuant to
§ 76.59) may, within 30 days of the
effective date of the new definition,
elect retransmission consent or
mandatory carriage with respect to such
carrier. A satellite carrier shall
commence carriage within 90 days of
receiving the carriage election from the
television broadcast station. The
election must be made in accordance
with the requirements of 47 CFR
76.66(d)(1).
47 CFR 76.66(b)(1) states each satellite
carrier providing, under section 122 of
title 17, United States Code, secondary
transmissions to subscribers located
within the local market of a television
broadcast station of a primary
transmission made by that station, shall
carry upon request the signals of all
television broadcast stations located
within that local market, subject to
section 325(b) of title 47, United States
Code, and other paragraphs in this
section. Satellite carriers are required to
carry digital-only stations upon request
in markets in which the satellite carrier
is providing any local-into-local service
pursuant to the statutory copyright
license.
47 CFR 76.66(b)(2) requires a satellite
carrier that offers multichannel video
programming distribution service in the
United States to more than 5,000,000
subscribers shall, no later than
December 8, 2005, carry upon request
the signal originating as an analog signal
of each television broadcast station that
is located in a local market in Alaska or
Hawaii; and shall, no later than June 8,
2007, carry upon request the signals
originating as digital signals of each
television broadcast station that is
located in a local market in Alaska or
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Hawaii. Such satellite carrier is not
required to carry the signal originating
as analog after commencing carriage of
digital signals on June 8, 2007. Carriage
of signals originating as digital signals of
each television broadcast station that is
located in a local market in Alaska or
Hawaii shall include the entire free
over-the-air signal, including multicast
and high definition digital signals.
47 CFR 76.66(c)(3)–(4) requires that a
commercial television station notify a
satellite carrier in writing whether it
elects to be carried pursuant to
retransmission consent or mandatory
consent in accordance with the
established election cycle.
47 CFR 76.66(c)(5) requires that a
noncommercial television station must
request carriage by notifying a satellite
carrier in writing in accordance with the
established election cycle.
47 CFR 76.66(c)(6) requires a
commercial television broadcast station
located in a local market in a
noncontiguous state to make its
retransmission consent-mandatory
carriage election by October 1, 2005, for
carriage of its signals that originate as
analog signals for carriage commencing
on December 8, 2005 and ending on
December 31, 2008, and by April 1,
2007 for its signals that originate as
digital signals for carriage commencing
on June 8, 2007 and ending on
December 31, 2008. For analog and
digital signal carriage cycles
commencing after December 31, 2008,
such stations shall follow the election
cycle in 47 CFR 76.66(c)(2) and 47 CFR
76.66(c)(4). A noncommercial television
broadcast station located in a local
market in Alaska or Hawaii must
request carriage by October 1, 2005, for
carriage of its signals that originate as an
analog signal for carriage commencing
on December 8, 2005 and ending on
December 31, 2008, and by April 1,
2007 for its signals that originate as
digital signals for carriage commencing
on June 8, 2007 and ending on
December 31, 2008. Moreover, Section
76.66(c) requires a commercial
television station located in a local
market in a noncontiguous state to
provide notification to a satellite carrier
whether it elects to be carried pursuant
to retransmission consent or mandatory
consent.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii) states an
election request made by a television
station must be in writing and sent to
the satellite carrier’s principal place of
business, by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) states a
television station’s written notification
shall include the: (A) Station’s call sign;
(B) Name of the appropriate station
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contact person; (C) Station’s address for
purposes of receiving official
correspondence; (D) Station’s
community of license; (E) Station’s
DMA assignment; and (F) For
commercial television stations, its
election of mandatory carriage or
retransmission consent.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iv) Within 30 days
of receiving a television station’s
carriage request, a satellite carrier shall
notify in writing: (A) Those local
television stations it will not carry,
along with the reasons for such a
decision; and (B) those local television
stations it intends to carry.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(i) states a new
satellite carrier or a satellite carrier
providing local service in a market for
the first time after July 1, 2001, shall
inform each television broadcast station
licensee within any local market in
which a satellite carrier proposes to
commence carriage of signals of stations
from that market, not later than 60 days
prior to the commencement of such
carriage (A) Of the carrier’s intention to
launch local-into-local service under
this section in a local market, the
identity of that local market, and the
location of the carrier’s proposed local
receive facility for that local market; (B)
Of the right of such licensee to elect
carriage under this section or grant
retransmission consent under section
325(b); (C) That such licensee has 30
days from the date of the receipt of such
notice to make such election; and (D)
That failure to make such election will
result in the loss of the right to demand
carriage under this section for the
remainder of the 3-year cycle of carriage
under section 325.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(ii) states satellite
carriers shall transmit the notices
required by paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this
section via certified mail to the address
for such television station licensee
listed in the consolidated database
system maintained by the Commission.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iii) requires a
satellite carrier with more than five
million subscribers to provide a notice
as required by 47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(i) and
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(ii) to each television
broadcast station located in a local
market in a noncontiguous state, not
later than September 1, 2005 with
respect to analog signals and a notice
not later than April 1, 2007 with respect
to digital signals; provided, however,
that the notice shall also describe the
carriage requirements pursuant to
Section 338(a)(4) of Title 47, United
States Code, and 47 CFR 76.66(b)(2).
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iv) requires that a
satellite carrier shall commence carriage
of a local station by the later of 90 days
from receipt of an election of mandatory
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carriage or upon commencing local-intolocal service in the new television
market.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(v) states within 30
days of receiving a local television
station’s election of mandatory carriage
in a new television market, a satellite
carrier shall notify in writing: Those
local television stations it will not carry,
along with the reasons for such
decision, and those local television
stations it intends to carry.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(vi) requires
satellite carriers to notify all local
stations in a market of their intent to
launch HD carry-one, carry-all in that
market at least 60 days before
commencing such carriage.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(ii) states a new
television station shall make its election
request, in writing, sent to the satellite
carrier’s principal place of business by
certified mail, return receipt requested,
between 60 days prior to commencing
broadcasting and 30 days after
commencing broadcasting. This written
notification shall include the
information required by paragraph
(d)(1)(iii) of this section.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(iv) states within 30
days of receiving a new television
station’s election of mandatory carriage,
a satellite carrier shall notify the station
in writing that it will not carry the
station, along with the reasons for such
decision, or that it intends to carry the
station.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(5)(i) states beginning
with the election cycle described in
§ 76.66(c)(2), the retransmission of
significantly viewed signals pursuant to
§ 76.54 by a satellite carrier that
provides local-into-local service is
subject to providing the notifications to
stations in the market pursuant to
paragraphs (d)(5)(i)(A) and (B) of this
section, unless the satellite carrier was
retransmitting such signals as of the
date these notifications were due. (A) In
any local market in which a satellite
carrier provided local-into-local service
on December 8, 2004, at least 60 days
prior to any date on which a station
must make an election under paragraph
(c) of this section, identify each affiliate
of the same television network that the
carrier reserves the right to retransmit
into that station’s local market during
the next election cycle and the
communities into which the satellite
carrier reserves the right to make such
retransmissions; (B) In any local market
in which a satellite carrier commences
local-into-local service after December
8, 2004, at least 60 days prior to the
commencement of service in that
market, and thereafter at least 60 days
prior to any date on which the station
must thereafter make an election under
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§ 76.66(c) or (d)(2), identify each
affiliate of the same television network
that the carrier reserves the right to
retransmit into that station’s local
market during the next election cycle.
47 CFR 76.66(f)(3) states except as
provided in 76.66(d)(2), a satellite
carrier providing local-into-local service
must notify local television stations of
the location of the receive facility by
June 1, 2001 for the first election cycle
and at least 120 days prior to the
commencement of all election cycles
thereafter.
47 CFR 76.66(f)(4) states a satellite
carrier may relocate its local receive
facility at the commencement of each
election cycle. A satellite carrier is also
permitted to relocate its local receive
facility during the course of an election
cycle, if it bears the signal delivery costs
of the television stations affected by
such a move. A satellite carrier
relocating its local receive facility must
provide 60 days notice to all local
television stations carried in the affected
television market.
47 CFR 76.66(h)(5) states a satellite
carrier shall provide notice to its
subscribers, and to the affected
television station, whenever it adds or
deletes a station’s signal in a particular
local market pursuant to this paragraph.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(1) states whenever a
local television broadcast station
believes that a satellite carrier has failed
to meet its obligations under this
section, such station shall notify the
carrier, in writing, of the alleged failure
and identify its reasons for believing
that the satellite carrier failed to comply
with such obligations.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(2) states the satellite
carrier shall, within 30 days after such
written notification, respond in writing
to such notification and comply with
such obligations or state its reasons for
believing that it is in compliance with
such obligations.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(3) states a local
television broadcast station that
disputes a response by a satellite carrier
that it is in compliance with such
obligations may obtain review of such
denial or response by filing a complaint
with the Commission, in accordance
with § 76.7 of title 47, Code of Federal
Regulations. Such complaint shall allege
the manner in which such satellite
carrier has failed to meet its obligations
and the basis for such allegations.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(4) states the satellite
carrier against which a complaint is
filed is permitted to present data and
arguments to establish that there has
been no failure to meet its obligations
under this section.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–20250 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
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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,
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 November 19,
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
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Intermediate Provider Registry,
WC Docket No. 13–39.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 168 respondents; 168
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Third-party
disclosure; one-time reporting
requirement; on occasion reporting
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in sections 1, 4(i), 201(b), 202(a), 217,
and 262 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
201(b), 202(a), 217, and 262.
Total Annual Burden: 168 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
the respondents submit confidential
information to the FCC. Respondents
may, however, request confidential
treatment for information they believe to
be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Improving Rural
Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
(RCC Act), Public Law 115–129,
requires the Commission establish a
registry for intermediate providers and
requires intermediate providers register
with the Commission before offering to
transmit covered voice communications.
The information collected through this
information collection will be used to
implement Congress’s direction to the
Commission to establish an
intermediate provider registry.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0980]
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 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 comments should be submitted on or before November 19,
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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email:
[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: 3060-0980.
Title: Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act
of 1999: Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues and Retransmission
Consent Issues, 47 CFR Section 76.66.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 10,300 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: The following information collection requirements
are approved under this collection: 47 CFR 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
76.66(d)(1).
47 CFR 76.66(b)(1) states each satellite carrier providing, under
section 122 of title 17, United States Code, secondary transmissions to
subscribers located within the local market of a television broadcast
station of a primary transmission made by that station, shall carry
upon request the signals of all television broadcast stations located
within that local market, subject to section 325(b) of title 47, United
States Code, and other paragraphs in this section. Satellite carriers
are required to carry digital-only stations upon request in markets in
which the satellite carrier is providing any local-into-local service
pursuant to the statutory copyright license.
47 CFR 76.66(b)(2) requires a satellite carrier that offers
multichannel video programming distribution service in the United
States to more than 5,000,000 subscribers shall, no later than December
8, 2005, carry upon request the signal originating as an analog signal
of each television broadcast station that is located in a local market
in Alaska or Hawaii; and shall, no later than June 8, 2007, carry upon
request the signals originating as digital signals of each television
broadcast station that is located in a local market in Alaska or
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Hawaii. Such satellite carrier is not required to carry the signal
originating as analog after commencing carriage of digital signals on
June 8, 2007. Carriage of signals originating as digital signals of
each television broadcast station that is located in a local market in
Alaska or Hawaii shall include the entire free over-the-air signal,
including multicast and high definition digital signals.
47 CFR 76.66(c)(3)-(4) requires that a commercial television
station notify a satellite carrier in writing whether it elects to be
carried pursuant to retransmission consent or mandatory consent in
accordance with the established election cycle.
47 CFR 76.66(c)(5) requires that a noncommercial television station
must request carriage by notifying a satellite carrier in writing in
accordance with the established election cycle.
47 CFR 76.66(c)(6) requires a commercial television broadcast
station located in a local market in a noncontiguous state to make its
retransmission consent-mandatory carriage election by October 1, 2005,
for carriage of its signals that originate as analog signals for
carriage commencing on December 8, 2005 and ending on December 31,
2008, and by April 1, 2007 for its signals that originate as digital
signals for carriage commencing on June 8, 2007 and ending on December
31, 2008. For analog and digital signal carriage cycles commencing
after December 31, 2008, such stations shall follow the election cycle
in 47 CFR 76.66(c)(2) and 47 CFR 76.66(c)(4). A noncommercial
television broadcast station located in a local market in Alaska or
Hawaii must request carriage by October 1, 2005, for carriage of its
signals that originate as an analog signal for carriage commencing on
December 8, 2005 and ending on December 31, 2008, and by April 1, 2007
for its signals that originate as digital signals for carriage
commencing on June 8, 2007 and ending on December 31, 2008. Moreover,
Section 76.66(c) requires a commercial television station located in a
local market in a noncontiguous state to provide notification to a
satellite carrier whether it elects to be carried pursuant to
retransmission consent or mandatory consent.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii) states an election request made by a
television station must be in writing and sent to the satellite
carrier's principal place of business, by certified mail, return
receipt requested.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) states a television station's written
notification shall include the: (A) Station's call sign; (B) Name of
the appropriate station contact person; (C) Station's address for
purposes of receiving official correspondence; (D) Station's community
of license; (E) Station's DMA assignment; and (F) For commercial
television stations, its election of mandatory carriage or
retransmission consent.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iv) Within 30 days of receiving a television
station's carriage request, a satellite carrier shall notify in
writing: (A) Those local television stations it will not carry, along
with the reasons for such a decision; and (B) those local television
stations it intends to carry.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(i) states a new satellite carrier or a satellite
carrier providing local service in a market for the first time after
July 1, 2001, shall inform each television broadcast station licensee
within any local market in which a satellite carrier proposes to
commence carriage of signals of stations from that market, not later
than 60 days prior to the commencement of such carriage (A) Of the
carrier's intention to launch local-into-local service under this
section in a local market, the identity of that local market, and the
location of the carrier's proposed local receive facility for that
local market; (B) Of the right of such licensee to elect carriage under
this section or grant retransmission consent under section 325(b); (C)
That such licensee has 30 days from the date of the receipt of such
notice to make such election; and (D) That failure to make such
election will result in the loss of the right to demand carriage under
this section for the remainder of the 3-year cycle of carriage under
section 325.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(ii) states satellite carriers shall transmit the
notices required by paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section via certified
mail to the address for such television station licensee listed in the
consolidated database system maintained by the Commission.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iii) requires a satellite carrier with more than
five million subscribers to provide a notice as required by 47 CFR
76.66(d)(2)(i) and 47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(ii) to each television broadcast
station located in a local market in a noncontiguous state, not later
than September 1, 2005 with respect to analog signals and a notice not
later than April 1, 2007 with respect to digital signals; provided,
however, that the notice shall also describe the carriage requirements
pursuant to Section 338(a)(4) of Title 47, United States Code, and 47
CFR 76.66(b)(2).
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iv) requires that a satellite carrier shall
commence carriage of a local station by the later of 90 days from
receipt of an election of mandatory carriage or upon commencing local-
into-local service in the new television market.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(v) states within 30 days of receiving a local
television station's election of mandatory carriage in a new television
market, a satellite carrier shall notify in writing: Those local
television stations it will not carry, along with the reasons for such
decision, and those local television stations it intends to carry.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(vi) requires satellite carriers to notify all
local stations in a market of their intent to launch HD carry-one,
carry-all in that market at least 60 days before commencing such
carriage.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(ii) states a new television station shall make
its election request, in writing, sent to the satellite carrier's
principal place of business by certified mail, return receipt
requested, between 60 days prior to commencing broadcasting and 30 days
after commencing broadcasting. This written notification shall include
the information required by paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(iv) states within 30 days of receiving a new
television station's election of mandatory carriage, a satellite
carrier shall notify the station in writing that it will not carry the
station, along with the reasons for such decision, or that it intends
to carry the station.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(5)(i) states beginning with the election cycle
described in Sec. 76.66(c)(2), the retransmission of significantly
viewed signals pursuant to Sec. 76.54 by a satellite carrier that
provides local-into-local service is subject to providing the
notifications to stations in the market pursuant to paragraphs
(d)(5)(i)(A) and (B) of this section, unless the satellite carrier was
retransmitting such signals as of the date these notifications were
due. (A) In any local market in which a satellite carrier provided
local-into-local service on December 8, 2004, at least 60 days prior to
any date on which a station must make an election under paragraph (c)
of this section, identify each affiliate of the same television network
that the carrier reserves the right to retransmit into that station's
local market during the next election cycle and the communities into
which the satellite carrier reserves the right to make such
retransmissions; (B) In any local market in which a satellite carrier
commences local-into-local service after December 8, 2004, at least 60
days prior to the commencement of service in that market, and
thereafter at least 60 days prior to any date on which the station must
thereafter make an election under
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Sec. 76.66(c) or (d)(2), identify each affiliate of the same
television network that the carrier reserves the right to retransmit
into that station's local market during the next election cycle.
47 CFR 76.66(f)(3) states except as provided in 76.66(d)(2), a
satellite carrier providing local-into-local service must notify local
television stations of the location of the receive facility by June 1,
2001 for the first election cycle and at least 120 days prior to the
commencement of all election cycles thereafter.
47 CFR 76.66(f)(4) states a satellite carrier may relocate its
local receive facility at the commencement of each election cycle. A
satellite carrier is also permitted to relocate its local receive
facility during the course of an election cycle, if it bears the signal
delivery costs of the television stations affected by such a move. A
satellite carrier relocating its local receive facility must provide 60
days notice to all local television stations carried in the affected
television market.
47 CFR 76.66(h)(5) states a satellite carrier shall provide notice
to its subscribers, and to the affected television station, whenever it
adds or deletes a station's signal in a particular local market
pursuant to this paragraph.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(1) states whenever a local television broadcast
station believes that a satellite carrier has failed to meet its
obligations under this section, such station shall notify the carrier,
in writing, of the alleged failure and identify its reasons for
believing that the satellite carrier failed to comply with such
obligations.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(2) states the satellite carrier shall, within 30
days after such written notification, respond in writing to such
notification and comply with such obligations or state its reasons for
believing that it is in compliance with such obligations.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(3) states a local television broadcast station that
disputes a response by a satellite carrier that it is in compliance
with such obligations may obtain review of such denial or response by
filing a complaint with the Commission, in accordance with Sec. 76.7
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations. Such complaint shall allege
the manner in which such satellite carrier has failed to meet its
obligations and the basis for such allegations.
47 CFR 76.66(m)(4) states the satellite carrier against which a
complaint is filed is permitted to present data and arguments to
establish that there has been no failure to meet its obligations under
this section.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20250 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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