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Information Collections Being
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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 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 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 Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before January 6,
2020. 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 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: 3060–0214.
Title: Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527,
Local Public Inspection Files; Sections
73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political
Files.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities; Not for profit institutions;
State, Local or Tribal government;
Individuals or households.
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Number of Respondents and
Responses: 23,984 respondents; 62,839
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1–52
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, Recordkeeping
requirement, Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for these collections is
contained in Sections 151, 152, 154(i),
303, 307 and 308 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,043,805
hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: The
Commission prepared a system of
records notice (SORN), FCC/MB–2,
‘‘Broadcast Station Public Inspection
Files,’’ that covers the PII contained in
the broadcast station public inspection
files located on the Commission’s
website. The Commission will revise
appropriate privacy requirements as
necessary to include any entities and
information added to the online public
file in this proceeding.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Most of the documents comprising the
public file consist of materials that are
not of a confidential nature.
Respondents complying with the
information collection requirements
may request that the information they
submit be withheld from disclosure. If
confidentiality is requested, such
requests will be processed in
accordance with the Commission’s
rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
In addition, the Commission has
adopted provisions that permit
respondents subject to the information
collection requirement for Shared
Service Agreements to redact
confidential or proprietary information
from their disclosures.
Needs and Uses: In 2019, the
Commission adopted new rules
governing the delivery and form of
carriage election notices. Electronic
Delivery of MVPD Communications,
Modernization of Media Regulation
Initiative, MB Docket Nos. 17–105, 17–
317, Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC
19–69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11,
2019). Pursuant to that decision, the
public file obligations of full power
television broadcasters were slightly
modified, although the resulting
burdens will be unchanged. The
modified information collection
requirements are as follows:
47 CFR 73.3526(e)(15)—Must-carry or
retransmission consent election.
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Statements of a commercial television or
Class A television station’s election with
respect to either must-carry or retransmission consent, as defined in
§§ 76.64 and 76.1608 of this chapter.
These records shall be retained for the
duration of the three-year election
period to which the statement applies.
Commercial television stations shall, no
later than July 31, 2020, provide an upto-date email address and phone
number for carriage-related questions
and respond as soon as is reasonably
possible to messages or calls from
MVPDs. Each commercial television
station is responsible for the continuing
accuracy and completeness of the
information furnished.
47 CFR 73.3527(e)(12)—Must-carry
requests. States noncommercial
television stations shall, no later than
July 31, 2020, provide an up-to-date
email address and phone number for
carriage-related questions and respond
as soon as is reasonably possible to
messages or calls from MVPDs. Each
noncommercial television station is
responsible for the continuing accuracy
and completeness of the information
furnished. Any such station requesting
mandatory carriage pursuant to Part 76
of this chapter shall place a copy of
such request in its public file and shall
retain both the request and relevant
correspondence for the duration of any
period to which the request applies.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0844.
Title: Carriage of the Transmissions of
Television Broadcast Stations: Section
76.56(a), Carriage of qualified
noncommercial educational stations;
Section 76.57, Channel positioning;
Section 76.61(a)(1)–(2), Disputes
concerning carriage; Section 76.64,
Retransmission consent.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,872 respondents and 7,052
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to
5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in Sections 1, 4(i) and (j),
325, 336, 614 and 615 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,471 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
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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: In 2019, the
Commission adopted new rules
governing the delivery and form of
carriage election notices. Electronic
Delivery of MVPD Communications,
Modernization of Media Regulation
Initiative, MB Docket Nos. 17–105, 17–
317, Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC
19–69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11,
2019). Pursuant to that decision, the
obligations of broadcasters and cable
operators were slightly modified (see 47
CFR 76.64(h) below for the modified
rule which requires review and
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB)). Under 47 CFR
76.64 the information collection
requirements are as follows:
Æ (h)(1): On or before each mustcarry/retransmission consent election
deadline, each television broadcast
station shall place a copy of its election
statement, and copies of any election
change notices applying to the
upcoming carriage cycle, in the station’s
public file
Æ (h)(2): Each cable operator shall, no
later than July 31, 2020, provide an upto-date email address for carriage
election notice submissions with respect
to its systems and an up-to-date phone
number for carriage-related questions.
Each cable operator is responsible for
the continuing accuracy and
completeness of the information
furnished. It must respond to questions
from broadcasters as soon as is
reasonably possible.
Æ (h)(3): A station shall send a notice
of its election to a cable operator only
if changing its election with respect to
one or more of that operator’s systems.
Such notice shall be sent to the email
address provided by the cable system
and carbon copied to ElectionNotices@
FCC.gov. A notice must include, with
respect to each station referenced in the
notice, the:
D Call sign;
D community of license;
D DMA where the station is located;
D specific change being made in
election status;
D email address for carriage-related
questions;
D phone number for carriage-related
questions;
D name of the appropriate station
contact person; and,
D if the station changes its election for
some systems of the cable operator but
not all, the specific cable systems for
which a carriage election applies.
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Æ (h)(4): Cable operators must
respond via email as soon as is
reasonably possible, acknowledging
receipt of a television station’s election
notice.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0980.
Title: Implementation of the Satellite
Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999:
Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues
and Retransmission Consent Issues, 47
CFR Section 76.66.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,410 respondents; 4,388
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
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: 3,576 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: In 2019, the
Commission adopted new rules
governing the delivery and form of
carriage election notices. Electronic
Delivery of MVPD Communications,
Modernization of Media Regulation
Initiative, MB Docket Nos. 17–105, 17–
317, Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC
19–69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11,
2019). Pursuant to that decision, the
public file obligations of DBS providers,
and the notice requirements of
broadcasters, were slightly modified.
The rule modifications were made to 47
CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii)–(vi) and
76.66(d)(3)(ii) as indicated above. These
modifications need OMB review and
approval. They are as follows:
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii) requires DBS
providers to place an up-to-date email
address for carriage election notice
submissions and an up-to-date phone
number for carriage-related questions in
their public file, to keep that
information updated, and to respond to
questions from broadcasters
expeditiously.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) states that
stations only have to send notice when
changing an election, and that notices
must be sent to the email address
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provided by the satellite carrier and
carbon copied to ElectionNotices@
FCC.gov.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iv) states that a
television station’s written notification
shall include, with respect to each
station referenced in the notice, the:
(A) Call sign;
(B) community of license;
(C) DMA where the station is located;
(D) specific change being made in
election status;
(E) email address for carriage-related
questions;
(F) phone number for carriage-related
questions; and
(G) name of the appropriate station
contact person.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(v) states that a
satellite carrier must respond via email
as soon as is reasonably possible,
acknowledging receipt of a television
station’s election notice.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(vi) states that,
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)(3)(ii) states that a
new television station shall make its
election request, in writing, sent to the
satellite carrier’s email address provided
by the satellite carrier and carbon
copied to ElectionNotices@FCC.gov,
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)(iv) of this section.
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: Revision 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
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.
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Total Annual Burden: 49 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impacts.
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).
Needs and Uses: In 2019, the
Commission adopted new rules
governing the delivery and form of
carriage election notices. Electronic
Delivery of MVPD Communications,
Modernization of Media Regulation
Initiative, MB Docket Nos. 17–105, 17–
317, Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC
19–69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11,
2019). Pursuant to that decision, the
public file obligations of DBS providers
were slightly modified.
Therefore, the following information
collection requirement needs review and
approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB):
47 CFR 25.701(f)(6)(i)(D) requires that
each satellite carrier shall provide an
up-to-date email address for carriage
election notice submissions and an upto-date phone number for carriagerelated questions. Each satellite carrier
is responsible for the continuing
accuracy and completeness of the
information furnished. It must respond
to questions from broadcasters as soon
as is reasonably possible.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
Secretary.
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Information Collection 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 (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
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Communications Commission (FCC or
the 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 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 Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before January 6,
2020. 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 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 No.: 3060–0994.
Title: Flexibility for Delivery of
Communications by Mobile Satellite
Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band,
the L Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Band.
Form No: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 126
respondents; 126 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50–
50 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one time and annual reporting
requirements, third-party disclosure and
recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
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authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 4(i), 7, 302, 303(c), 303(e),
303(f) and 303(r) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C.
154(i), 157, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f)
and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 520 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $529,160.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of
information.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as a
revision following the 60-day comment
period in order to obtain the full threeyear clearance from OMB. This
information collection is revised to
reflect a decrease in annual costs from
$530,340 to $529,160 due to the
Commission’s elimination of equipment
certification fees. This results in a
program change of ¥$1,180 in annual
costs.
The purposes of this collection are to
obtain information necessary for
licensing operators of Mobile-Satellite
Service (MSS) networks to provide
ancillary services in the U.S. via
terrestrial base stations (Ancillary
Terrestrial Components, or ATCs);
obtain the legal and technical
information required to facilitate the
integration of ATCs into MSS networks
in the L-Band and the 1.6/2.4 GHz
Bands; and to ensure that ATC licensees
meet the Commission’s legal and
technical requirements to develop and
maintain their MSS networks and
operate their ATC systems without
causing harmful interference to other
radio systems.
This information collection is used by
the Commission to license commercial
ATC radio communication services in
the United States, including low-power
ATC. The revised collection is to be
used by the Commission to regulate
equipment manufacturers and licensees
of low-power ATC networks. Without
the collection of information that would
result from these final rules, the
Commission would not have the
necessary information to grant entities
the authority to operate commercial
ATC stations and provide
telecommunications services to
consumers.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
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ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 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 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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 6,
2020. 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
[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: 3060-0214.
Title: Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection Files;
Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal government; Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 23,984 respondents; 62,839
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-52 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
Recordkeeping requirement, Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for these collections is contained in Sections 151,
152, 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,043,805 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: The Commission prepared a system of
records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-2, ``Broadcast Station Public Inspection
Files,'' that covers the PII contained in the broadcast station public
inspection files located on the Commission's website. The Commission
will revise appropriate privacy requirements as necessary to include
any entities and information added to the online public file in this
proceeding.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Most of the documents
comprising the public file consist of materials that are not of a
confidential nature. Respondents complying with the information
collection requirements may request that the information they submit be
withheld from disclosure. If confidentiality is requested, such
requests will be processed in accordance with the Commission's rules,
47 CFR 0.459.
In addition, the Commission has adopted provisions that permit
respondents subject to the information collection requirement for
Shared Service Agreements to redact confidential or proprietary
information from their disclosures.
Needs and Uses: In 2019, the Commission adopted new rules governing
the delivery and form of carriage election notices. Electronic Delivery
of MVPD Communications, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative,
MB Docket Nos. 17-105, 17-317, Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19-69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11, 2019).
Pursuant to that decision, the public file obligations of full power
television broadcasters were slightly modified, although the resulting
burdens will be unchanged. The modified information collection
requirements are as follows:
47 CFR 73.3526(e)(15)--Must-carry or retransmission consent
election. Statements of a commercial television or Class A television
station's election with respect to either must-carry or re-transmission
consent, as defined in Sec. Sec. 76.64 and 76.1608 of this chapter.
These records shall be retained for the duration of the three-year
election period to which the statement applies. Commercial television
stations shall, no later than July 31, 2020, provide an up-to-date
email address and phone number for carriage-related questions and
respond as soon as is reasonably possible to messages or calls from
MVPDs. Each commercial television station is responsible for the
continuing accuracy and completeness of the information furnished.
47 CFR 73.3527(e)(12)--Must-carry requests. States noncommercial
television stations shall, no later than July 31, 2020, provide an up-
to-date email address and phone number for carriage-related questions
and respond as soon as is reasonably possible to messages or calls from
MVPDs. Each noncommercial television station is responsible for the
continuing accuracy and completeness of the information furnished. Any
such station requesting mandatory carriage pursuant to Part 76 of this
chapter shall place a copy of such request in its public file and shall
retain both the request and relevant correspondence for the duration of
any period to which the request applies.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0844.
Title: Carriage of the Transmissions of Television Broadcast
Stations: Section 76.56(a), Carriage of qualified noncommercial
educational stations; Section 76.57, Channel positioning; Section
76.61(a)(1)-(2), Disputes concerning carriage; Section 76.64,
Retransmission consent.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,872 respondents and 7,052
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 325, 336, 614 and 615 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,471 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
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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: In 2019, the Commission adopted new rules governing
the delivery and form of carriage election notices. Electronic Delivery
of MVPD Communications, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative,
MB Docket Nos. 17-105, 17-317, Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19-69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11, 2019).
Pursuant to that decision, the obligations of broadcasters and cable
operators were slightly modified (see 47 CFR 76.64(h) below for the
modified rule which requires review and approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)). Under 47 CFR 76.64 the information
collection requirements are as follows:
[cir] (h)(1): On or before each must-carry/retransmission consent
election deadline, each television broadcast station shall place a copy
of its election statement, and copies of any election change notices
applying to the upcoming carriage cycle, in the station's public file
[cir] (h)(2): Each cable operator shall, no later than July 31,
2020, provide an up-to-date email address for carriage election notice
submissions with respect to its systems and an up-to-date phone number
for carriage-related questions. Each cable operator is responsible for
the continuing accuracy and completeness of the information furnished.
It must respond to questions from broadcasters as soon as is reasonably
possible.
[cir] (h)(3): A station shall send a notice of its election to a
cable operator only if changing its election with respect to one or
more of that operator's systems. Such notice shall be sent to the email
address provided by the cable system and carbon copied to
[email protected]. A notice must include, with respect to each
station referenced in the notice, the:
[ssquf] Call sign;
[ssquf] community of license;
[ssquf] DMA where the station is located;
[ssquf] specific change being made in election status;
[ssquf] email address for carriage-related questions;
[ssquf] phone number for carriage-related questions;
[ssquf] name of the appropriate station contact person; and,
[ssquf] if the station changes its election for some systems of the
cable operator but not all, the specific cable systems for which a
carriage election applies.
[cir] (h)(4): Cable operators must respond via email as soon as is
reasonably possible, acknowledging receipt of a television station's
election notice.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0980.
Title: Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act
of 1999: Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues and Retransmission
Consent Issues, 47 CFR Section 76.66.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,410 respondents; 4,388
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 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: 3,576 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: In 2019, the Commission adopted new rules governing
the delivery and form of carriage election notices. Electronic Delivery
of MVPD Communications, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative,
MB Docket Nos. 17-105, 17-317, Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19-69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11, 2019).
Pursuant to that decision, the public file obligations of DBS
providers, and the notice requirements of broadcasters, were slightly
modified. The rule modifications were made to 47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii)-
(vi) and 76.66(d)(3)(ii) as indicated above. These modifications need
OMB review and approval. They are as follows:
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii) requires DBS providers to place an up-to-
date email address for carriage election notice submissions and an up-
to-date phone number for carriage-related questions in their public
file, to keep that information updated, and to respond to questions
from broadcasters expeditiously.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) states that stations only have to send
notice when changing an election, and that notices must be sent to the
email address provided by the satellite carrier and carbon copied to
[email protected].
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iv) states that a television station's written
notification shall include, with respect to each station referenced in
the notice, the:
(A) Call sign;
(B) community of license;
(C) DMA where the station is located;
(D) specific change being made in election status;
(E) email address for carriage-related questions;
(F) phone number for carriage-related questions; and
(G) name of the appropriate station contact person.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(v) states that a satellite carrier must respond
via email as soon as is reasonably possible, acknowledging receipt of a
television station's election notice.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(vi) states that, 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)(3)(ii) states that a new television station shall
make its election request, in writing, sent to the satellite carrier's
email address provided by the satellite carrier and carbon copied to
[email protected], 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)(iv) of this section.
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: Revision 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.
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Total Annual Burden: 49 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts.
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).
Needs and Uses: In 2019, the Commission adopted new rules governing
the delivery and form of carriage election notices. Electronic Delivery
of MVPD Communications, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative,
MB Docket Nos. 17-105, 17-317, Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19-69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11, 2019).
Pursuant to that decision, the public file obligations of DBS providers
were slightly modified.
Therefore, the following information collection requirement needs
review and approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB):
47 CFR 25.701(f)(6)(i)(D) requires that each satellite carrier
shall provide an up-to-date email address for carriage election notice
submissions and an up-to-date phone number for carriage-related
questions. Each satellite carrier is responsible for the continuing
accuracy and completeness of the information furnished. It must respond
to questions from broadcasters as soon as is reasonably possible.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-24070 Filed 11-4-19; 8:45 am]
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