Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 32460-32461 [2019-14443]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32460-32461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-14443]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0289 and OMB 3060-1215]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to 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, 
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
    The Commission 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 August 7, 
2019. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find 
it difficult to do so with the period of time allowed by this notice, 
you should advise the contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION 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 webpage 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 Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0289.
    Title: Section 76.76.601, Performance Tests; Section 76.1704, Proof 
of Performance Test Data; 76.1717, Compliance with Technical Standards.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,455 respondents; 1,505 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-70 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Semi-annual and 
Triennial reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 101,900 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 4(i) and 624(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted a Report and Order on April 
12, 2019, In the Matter of Channel Requirements, Sections 76.1705 and 
76.1700(a)(4), Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative, MB Docket 
No. 18-92, MB Docket No. 17-105, FCC 19-33. In this Report and Order, 
the information collection requirement contained in 47 CFR 76.105 was 
eliminated. The Commission felt that it was an unnecessary requirement 
which pertains to cable operators' channel lineups. Section 76.1705, 
which requires cable operators to maintain at their local office a 
current listing of the cable television channels that each cable system 
delivers to its subscribers. This requirement is unnecessary as channel 
lineups are readily available to consumers through a variety of other 
means. In FCC 19-33, the Commission continue our efforts to modernize 
our regulations and reduce unnecessary requirements that can impede 
competition and innovation in the media marketplace.
    The information collection requirements approved under this 
collection remain the same and are as follows:

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    47 CFR 76.601(b) requires the operator of each cable television 
system shall conduct complete performance tests of that system at least 
twice each calendar year (at intervals not to exceed seven months), 
unless otherwise noted below. The performance tests shall be directed 
at determining the extent to which the system complies with all the 
technical standards set forth in Sec.  76.605(a) and shall be as 
follows:
    (1) For cable television systems with 1,000 or more subscribers but 
with 12,500 or fewer subscribers, proof-of-performance tests conducted 
pursuant to this section shall include measurements taken at six (6) 
widely separated points. However, within each cable system, one 
additional test point shall be added for every additional 12,500 
subscribers or fraction thereof (e.g., 7 test points if 12,501 to 
25,000 subscribers; 8 test points if 25,001 to 37,500 subscribers, 
etc.). In addition, for technically integrated portions of cable 
systems that are not mechanically continuous (i.e., employing microwave 
connections), at least one test point will be required for each portion 
of the cable system served by a technically integrated microwave hub. 
The proof-of-performance test points chosen shall be balanced to 
represent all geographic areas served by the cable system. At least 
one-third of the test points shall be representative of subscriber 
terminals most distant from the system input and from each microwave 
receiver (if microwave transmissions are employed), in terms of cable 
length. The measurements may be taken at convenient monitoring points 
in the cable network: Provided, that data shall be included to relate 
the measured performance of the system as would be viewed from a nearby 
subscriber terminal. An identification of the instruments, including 
the makes, model numbers, and the most recent date of calibration, a 
description of the procedures utilized, and a statement of the 
qualifications of the person performing the tests shall also be 
included.
    (2) Proof-of-performance tests to determine the extent to which a 
cable television system complies with the standards set forth in Sec.  
76.605(a)(3), (4), and (5) shall be made on each of the NTSC or similar 
video channels of that system. Unless otherwise as noted, proof-of-
performance tests for all other standards in Sec.  76.605(a) shall be 
made on a minimum of four (4) channels plus one additional channel for 
every 100 MHz, or fraction thereof, of cable distribution system upper 
frequency limit (e.g., 5 channels for cable television systems with a 
cable distribution system upper frequency limit of 101 to 216 MHz; 6 
channels for cable television systems with a cable distribution system 
upper frequency limit of 217-300 MHz; 7 channels for cable television 
systems with a cable distribution upper frequency limit to 300 to 400 
MHz, etc.). The channels selected for testing must be representative of 
all the channels within the cable television system.
    (3) The operator of each cable television system shall conduct 
semi-annual proof-of-performance tests of that system, to determine the 
extent to which the system complies with the technical standards set 
forth in Sec.  76.605(a)(4) as follows. The visual signal level on each 
channel shall be measured and recorded, along with the date and time of 
the measurement, once every six hours (at intervals of not less than 
five hours or no more than seven hours after the previous measurement), 
to include the warmest and the coldest times, during a 24-hour period 
in January or February and in July or August.
    (4) The operator of each cable television system shall conduct 
triennial proof-of-performance tests of its system to determine the 
extent to which the system complies with the technical standards set 
forth in Sec.  76.605(a)(11).
    Note 1 to 47 CFR 76.601 states prior to additional testing pursuant 
to Section 76.601(c), the local franchising authority shall notify the 
cable operator, who will then be allowed thirty days to come into 
compliance with any perceived signal quality problems which need to be 
corrected.
    47 CFR 76.1704 requires that proof of performance test required by 
47 CFR 76.601 shall be maintained on file at the operator's local 
business office for at least five years. The test data shall be made 
available for inspection by the Commission or the local franchiser, 
upon request. If a signal leakage log is being used to meet proof of 
performance test recordkeeping requirement in accordance with Section 
76.601, such a log must be retained for the period specified in 47 CFR 
76.601(d).
    47 CFR 76.1717 states that an operator shall be prepared to show, 
on request by an authorized representative of the Commission or the 
local franchising authority, that the system does, in fact, comply with 
the technical standards rules in part 76, subpart K.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1215.
    Title: Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio 
Services.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,230 respondents; 1,230 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5-10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement; upon commencement of service, or within 3 
years of effective date of rules; and at end of license term, or 2024 
for incumbent licensees.
    Obligation to Respond: Statutory authority for this collection are 
contained in sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 
302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 332, and 336 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 
160, 201, 225, 227, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 319, 
332, 336, Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 1302.
    Total Annual Burden: 735 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $540,000.
    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 Commission adopted the Use of Spectrum Bands 
Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio services in a Fifth Report and Order 
(``Fifth R&O''), GN Docket No. 14-177, FCC 19-30, on April 15, 2019. In 
the Fifth R&O, the Commission amended Section 25.136 by revising the 
section heading and revising paragraphs (e), (f), and (g) and adding 
paragraphs (e)(1), (2), (3), and (4)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv). The 
Commission added the 50 GHz band (50.4-51.4 GHz) to the bands that are 
subject to the framework for sharing between the Upper Microwave 
Flexible Use Service (UMFUS) and the Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) 
established in that rule. In turn, since the rules now apply in 
additional bands, the number of respondents, the annual number of 
responses, annual burden hours and annual costs will increase for this 
collection. In addition, the Commission re-orders the paragraphs in 
Sec.  25.136.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-14443 Filed 7-5-19; 8:45 am]
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