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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
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must be sent to the email address
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
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the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
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.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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[OMB 3060–0767; FRS 16414]
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
SUMMARY:
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Act (PRA) of 1995, 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 collection.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
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 March 23,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the Title as
shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0767.
Title: Sections 1.2110, 1.2111 and
1.2112, Auction and Licensing
Disclosures—Ownership and
Designated Entity Status.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and
State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 310
respondents; 310 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hours to 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, Third party
disclosure requirement, and
Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
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authorization for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
154(i) and 309(j). sections 154(i) and
309(j) of the Communications Act, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i) and 309(j)(5).
Total Annual Burden: 470 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $31,500.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
respondents submit confidential
information to the Commission as part
of this information collection. However,
to the extent a respondent wishes to
request confidential treatment of
information submitted in response to
this collection, it may do so in
accordance with section 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: A request for
extension of this information collection
(no change in requirements) will be
submitted to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day
comment period in order to obtain the
full three-year clearance from OMB.
Beginning first on May 5, 1997, OMB
approved under OMB Control No. 3060–
0767 the Commission’s collections of
information pursuant to sections 1.2110,
1.2111, and 1.2112 of the Commission’s
rules, 47 CFR 1.2110, 1.2111, and
1.2112, and their predecessors,
regarding ownership and designated
entity status of parties involved with
Commission licenses. The Commission
collects this information in several
contexts, including when determining
the eligibility of applicants to
participate in Commission auctions
(including eligibility to claim
designated entity benefits), the
eligibility of parties to hold a
Commission license/authorization
(including eligibility for designated
entity benefits), the eligibility of parties
to whom licenses/authorizations are
being assigned or transferred, and the
repayment by license/authorization
holders of the amount of bidding credits
received in Commission auctions to
avoid unjust enrichment. Applicants
and licensees/authorization holders
claiming eligibility for designated entity
status are subject to audits and a recordkeeping requirement regarding FCClicensed service concerning such claims
of eligibility, to confirm that their
representations are, and remain,
accurate. The collection of this
information will enable the Commission
to determine whether applicants are
qualified to bid on and hold
Commission licenses/authorizations
and, if applicable, to receive designated
entity benefits, and is designed to
ensure the fairness of the auction,
licensing, and license/authorization
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assignment and transfer processes. The
information collected will be reviewed
and, if warranted, referred to the
Commission’s Enforcement Bureau for
possible investigation and
administrative action. The Commission
may also refer allegations of
anticompetitive auction conduct to the
Department of Justice for investigation.
OMB has approved separately the
routine collections of information
pursuant to these Commission rules in
applications to participate in
Commission auctions) under OMB
Control No. 3060–0600 (FCC Form 175),
in Commission licensing applications
under OMB Control No. 3060–0798
(FCC Form 601), and in assignment/
transfer of control applications under
OMB Control No. 3060–0800 (FCC Form
603). On occasion, the Commission may
collect information from auction
applicants, winning bidders and others
applying for licenses/authorizations,
and license/authorization holders
pursuant to these rules under this
information collection to clarify
information provided in these
application forms or in circumstances to
which the standard forms may not
directly apply.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020–00846 Filed 1–17–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0972; FRS 16409]
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
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0767; FRS 16414]
Information Collection 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
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Act (PRA) of 1995, 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
collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden
estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 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 March 23,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
[email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments the
Title as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0767.
Title: Sections 1.2110, 1.2111 and 1.2112, Auction and Licensing
Disclosures--Ownership and Designated Entity Status.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit, Not-for-profit
institutions, and State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 310 respondents; 310 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours to 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Third
party disclosure requirement, and Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authorization for this collection of information is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 309(j). sections 154(i) and 309(j) of the
Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i) and 309(j)(5).
Total Annual Burden: 470 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $31,500.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the
Commission as part of this information collection. However, to the
extent a respondent wishes to request confidential treatment of
information submitted in response to this collection, it may do so in
accordance with section 0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: A request for extension of this information
collection (no change in requirements) will be submitted to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day comment period in
order to obtain the full three-year clearance from OMB. Beginning first
on May 5, 1997, OMB approved under OMB Control No. 3060-0767 the
Commission's collections of information pursuant to sections 1.2110,
1.2111, and 1.2112 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.2110, 1.2111,
and 1.2112, and their predecessors, regarding ownership and designated
entity status of parties involved with Commission licenses. The
Commission collects this information in several contexts, including
when determining the eligibility of applicants to participate in
Commission auctions (including eligibility to claim designated entity
benefits), the eligibility of parties to hold a Commission license/
authorization (including eligibility for designated entity benefits),
the eligibility of parties to whom licenses/authorizations are being
assigned or transferred, and the repayment by license/authorization
holders of the amount of bidding credits received in Commission
auctions to avoid unjust enrichment. Applicants and licensees/
authorization holders claiming eligibility for designated entity status
are subject to audits and a record-keeping requirement regarding FCC-
licensed service concerning such claims of eligibility, to confirm that
their representations are, and remain, accurate. The collection of this
information will enable the Commission to determine whether applicants
are qualified to bid on and hold Commission licenses/authorizations
and, if applicable, to receive designated entity benefits, and is
designed to ensure the fairness of the auction, licensing, and license/
authorization assignment and transfer processes. The information
collected will be reviewed and, if warranted, referred to the
Commission's Enforcement Bureau for possible investigation and
administrative action. The Commission may also refer allegations of
anticompetitive auction conduct to the Department of Justice for
investigation. OMB has approved separately the routine collections of
information pursuant to these Commission rules in applications to
participate in Commission auctions) under OMB Control No. 3060-0600
(FCC Form 175), in Commission licensing applications under OMB Control
No. 3060-0798 (FCC Form 601), and in assignment/transfer of control
applications under OMB Control No. 3060-0800 (FCC Form 603). On
occasion, the Commission may collect information from auction
applicants, winning bidders and others applying for licenses/
authorizations, and license/authorization holders pursuant to these
rules under this information collection to clarify information provided
in these application forms or in circumstances to which the standard
forms may not directly apply.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-00846 Filed 1-17-20; 8:45 am]
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