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communicable disease into the United
States, even if persons or property in the
United States are already infected or
contaminated with the communicable
disease; and
(3) The term ‘‘Place’’ includes any
location specified by the Director,
including any carrier, as that term is
defined in 42 CFR 71.1, whatever the
carrier’s nationality.
(c) In any order issued under this
section, the Director shall designate the
foreign countries (or one or more
political subdivisions or regions thereof)
or places; the period of time or
circumstances under which the
introduction of any persons or class of
persons into the United States shall be
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including any relevant exceptions that
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as he deems appropriate in his
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(1) If the order will be implemented
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disease into the United States.
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(f) This section shall not apply to U.S.
citizens and lawful permanent
residents.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
42 CFR Part 71
Order Suspending Introduction of
Persons From a Country Where a
Communicable Disease Exists
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notification of order.
AGENCY:
This document is to inform
the public that the Director of the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, an agency of the Department
of Health and Human Services, has
issued an Order suspending the
introduction of persons into the United
States.
DATES: Effective date: The Order
referenced in this document is effective
on 11:59 p.m. EDT on March 20th, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle
McGowan, Office of the Chief of Staff,
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS
H21–10, Atlanta, GA 30329. Telephone:
404–498–7000; email: cdcregulations@
cdc.gov.
SUMMARY:
The CDC
Director (Director) has issued an Order
pursuant to section 362 of the Public
Health Service Act, 42 U.S.C. 265. The
Order suspends the introduction of
certain persons into the United States
because the Director has determined
that the existence of Coronavirus
Disease 2019 (COVID–19) in certain
foreign countries creates a serious
danger of the introduction of the disease
into the United States, and the danger
is so increased by the introduction of
persons from the foreign countries that
a temporary suspension of the
introduction of such persons is
necessary to protect the public health.
The Order is posted on the website for
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. It will be submitted to the
Federal Register for publication.
The Order does not apply to U.S.
citizens, lawful permanent residents,
persons from foreign countries who
hold valid travel documents, or persons
from foreign countries in the visa waiver
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program who are not subject to travel
restrictions.
The U.S. Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) is implementing the
Order. The Order also does not apply
where a designated customs officer of
DHS determines, based on the totality of
the circumstances, including
consideration of significant law
enforcement, officer and public safety,
humanitarian, and public health
interests, that the Order should not be
applied to a specific person otherwise
subject to the order.
Finally, the Order does not apply to
members of the armed forces of the
United States and associated personnel
for whom the Secretary of Defense
provides assurance to the Director that
the Secretary of Defense, through
measures such as quarantine, isolation,
or other measures for maintaining
control over such individuals, is
preventing the risk of transmission of
COVID–19 to others in the United
States.
Dated: March 20, 2020.
Alex M. Azar II,
Secretary, Department of Health and Human
Services.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 25, 73, and 76
[MB Docket Nos. 17–317, 17–105; FCC 19–
69; FRS 16539]
Carriage Election Notification
Procedures
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
compliance date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved the information collections
associated with the carriage election
procedures adopted in the
Commission’s 2019 CEN Order, FCC 19–
69, and that compliance with the
modified rules is now required. This
document is consistent with the 2019
CEN Order, FCC 19–69, which states
that the Commission will publish a
document in the Federal Register
announcing a compliance date for the
modified rule sections and revise the
rule accordingly.
DATES: Compliance date: Compliance
with 47 CFR 25.701, 73.3526, 73.3527,
76.64, and 76.66(d), published at 84 FR
SUMMARY:
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45659 on August 30, 2019, is required
on March 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyle
Elder, Policy Division, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418–2120 or lyle.elder@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that OMB
approved the information collection
requirements in §§ 25.701, 73.3526,
73.3527, 76.64, and 76.66(d) on
February 27, 2020. These rules were
modified in the 2019 CEN Order, FCC
19–69, published at 84 FR 45659 on
August 30, 2019. The Commission
publishes this document as an
announcement of the compliance date
of the rules. The other rule amendments
adopted in the 2019 CEN Order, which
did not require OMB approval, required
compliance as of October 29, 2019.
If you have any comments on the
burden estimates listed below, or how
the Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens
caused thereby, please contact Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20554,
regarding OMB Control Numbers 3060–
0214, 3060–0844, 3060–0980, and 3060–
1065. Please include the applicable
OMB Control Number in your
correspondence. The Commission will
also accept your comments via email at
PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received final OMB approval on
February 27, 2020, for the information
collection requirements contained in the
modifications to §§ 25.701, 73.3526,
73.3527, 76.64, and 76.66(d). Under 5
CFR part 1320, an agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a current,
valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Numbers for
the information collection requirements
in §§ 25.701, 73.3526, 73.3527, 76.64,
and 76.66(d) are 3060–0214, 3060–0844,
3060–0980, and 3060–1065.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
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Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0214.
OMB Approval Date: February 27,
2020.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28,
2023.
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.
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 Act 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.
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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) requires that
records be retained for the duration of
the three-year election period.
Commercial television stations must
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 no later than July 31, 2020.
Each commercial television station is
responsible for the continuing accuracy
and completeness of the information
furnished.
47 CFR 73.3527(e)(12) requires that
noncommercial television stations shall
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 no later than July 31 2020.
For stations requesting mandatory
carriage, a copy of the request must be
placed 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.
OMB Approval Date: February 27,
2020.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28,
2023.
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.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,872 respondents; 7,052
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
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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.
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
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:
Paragraph (h)(1): 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 on or before each must-carry/
retransmission consent election
deadline.
Paragraph (h)(2): Each cable operator
must provide an up-to-date email
address for carriage election notice
submissions concerning its systems and
an up-to-date phone number for
carriage-related questions. Cable
Operators must respond to questions
from broadcasters as soon as is
reasonably possible.
Paragraph (h)(3): Stations shall send a
notice of its election to a cable operator
if one or more of that operator’s systems
is changing its election. The notice shall
be sent to the email address provided by
the cable system and carbon copied to
ElectionNotices@FCC.gov. A notice
must include the following: The:
Call sign;
community of license;
DMA where the station is located;
specific change being made in
election status;
email address for carriage-related
questions;
phone number for carriage-related
questions;
name of the appropriate station
contact person; and,
if the station changes its election for
some systems of the cable operator but
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not all, the specific cable systems for
which a carriage election applies.
(h)(4): Cable operators must respond
via email in a reasonable time period
and also acknowledge receipt of a
television station’s election notice.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0980.
OMB Approval Date: February 27,
2020.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28,
2023.
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: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,410 respondents; 4,388
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–5
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 that
DBS providers to place an up-to-date
email address for carriage election
notice submissions. An up-to-date
phone number for carriage-related
questions in their public file is also
required. This information must be kept
updated and a response to questions
from broadcasters is required
expeditiously.
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47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) requires
stations to send notice when changing
an election. The notices 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) requires that
television station’s written notification
shall include the following:
(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) requires that a
satellite carrier must respond via email
as soon as is reasonably possible to
acknowledging receipt of a television
station’s election notice.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(vi) requires within
30 days of receiving a television
station’s carriage request, a satellite
carrier shall notify in writing:
(A) Local television stations it will not
carry, along with the reasons for such a
decision; and
(B) Local television stations it intends
to carry.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(ii) requires that a
new television station make its election
request in writing. The notification must
be 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. The
information in paragraph (d)(1)(iv) must
be contained in the written notification.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1065.
OMB Approval Date: February 27,
2020.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28,
2023.
Title: Section 25.701 of the
Commission’s Rules, Direct Broadcast
Satellite Public Interest Obligations.
Form Number: N/A.
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
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collection is contained in Section 335 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 49 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act 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. The satellite
carrier must respond to questions from
broadcasters as soon as is reasonably
possible.
pool fishery greater opportunity to
harvest, but not exceed, the annual
quotas for these stocks.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
DATES:
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 181203999–9503–02]
RTID 0648–XX044
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Northeast Multispecies
Fishery; Possession and Trip Limit
Increases for the Common Pool
Fishery
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment.
AGENCY:
This action increases the
possession and trip limits of Georges
Bank cod, Gulf of Maine cod, Gulf of
Maine haddock, Cape Cod/Gulf of
Maine yellowtail flounder, American
plaice, and witch flounder for Northeast
multispecies common pool vessels for
the remainder of the 2019 fishing year.
This action will provide the common
SUMMARY:
These possession and trip limit
adjustments are effective March 23,
2020, through April 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Spencer Talmage, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–281–9232.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
regulations at § 648.86(o) authorize the
Regional Administrator to adjust the
possession and trip limits for common
pool vessels in order to help avoid
overharvest or underharvest of the
common pool quotas.
Based on most recent catch
information, the common pool fishery
has caught low amounts of the following
species relative to the annual quotas for
each of these stocks (Table 1): Georges
Bank (GB) cod, Gulf of Maine (GOM)
cod, GOM haddock, Cape Cod (CC)/
GOM yellowtail flounder, American
plaice, and witch flounder. At the
current rate of fishing, we project that
the common pool fishery will not fully
harvest the annual quotas for these
stocks by the end of the 2019 fishing
year. Providing vessels an opportunity
to possess and land greater amounts of
catch should provide greater incentive
to fish and more opportunity to catch
available quota. Based on our review of
past fishing effort, we project that
increases in the possession and trip
limit for these stocks should provide
additional fishing opportunities and
flexibility to catch available quota while
ensuring that the common pool does not
exceed its annual quotas.
TABLE 1—SUMMARY OF COMMON POOL CATCH
FY 2019 catch
(mt)
Stock
GB cod .............................................................................................................................
GOM cod .........................................................................................................................
GOM haddock ..................................................................................................................
CC/GOM yellowtail flounder ............................................................................................
American plaice ...............................................................................................................
Witch flounder ..................................................................................................................
Effective March 23, 2020, until April
30, 2020, NMFS increases the
Sub-ACL
(mt)
1.4
4.7
6.9
4.5
3.8
2.6
Percent caught
53.8
10.9
96.1
21.4
31.4
23.1
2.5
43.1
7.1
21
12.2
11.2
possession and trip limits summarized
in Tables 2 and 3.
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TABLE 2—PREVIOUS POSSESSION AND TRIP LIMITS
Stock
A days-at-sea
Handgear A
Handgear B
Small vessel
category
GB cod ..............................
250 lb (113.4 kg) per DAS, up to 500 lb (226.8 kg)
per trip.
250 lb (113.4 kg) per trip
25 lb (11.3 kg) per trip ....
250 lb (113.4 kg) per trip.
GOM cod ...........................
50 lb (22.7 kg) per DAS, up to 100 lb (45.4 kg) per
trip.
50 lb (22.7 kg) per trip ....
25 lb (11.3 kg) per trip ....
50 lb (22.7 kg) per trip.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 25, 73, and 76
[MB Docket Nos. 17-317, 17-105; FCC 19-69; FRS 16539]
Carriage Election Notification Procedures
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of compliance date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved the information collections
associated with the carriage election procedures adopted in the
Commission's 2019 CEN Order, FCC 19-69, and that compliance with the
modified rules is now required. This document is consistent with the
2019 CEN Order, FCC 19-69, which states that the Commission will
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing a compliance date
for the modified rule sections and revise the rule accordingly.
DATES: Compliance date: Compliance with 47 CFR 25.701, 73.3526,
73.3527, 76.64, and 76.66(d), published at 84 FR
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45659 on August 30, 2019, is required on March 24, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyle Elder, Policy Division, Media
Bureau, at (202) 418-2120 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that OMB approved
the information collection requirements in Sec. Sec. 25.701, 73.3526,
73.3527, 76.64, and 76.66(d) on February 27, 2020. These rules were
modified in the 2019 CEN Order, FCC 19-69, published at 84 FR 45659 on
August 30, 2019. The Commission publishes this document as an
announcement of the compliance date of the rules. The other rule
amendments adopted in the 2019 CEN Order, which did not require OMB
approval, required compliance as of October 29, 2019.
If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or
how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens
caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554,
regarding OMB Control Numbers 3060-0214, 3060-0844, 3060-0980, and
3060-1065. Please include the applicable OMB Control Number in your
correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via email
at [email protected].
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received final OMB
approval on February 27, 2020, for the information collection
requirements contained in the modifications to Sec. Sec. 25.701,
73.3526, 73.3527, 76.64, and 76.66(d). Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it
displays a current, valid OMB Control Number.
No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB
Control Numbers for the information collection requirements in
Sec. Sec. 25.701, 73.3526, 73.3527, 76.64, and 76.66(d) are 3060-0214,
3060-0844, 3060-0980, and 3060-1065.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0214.
OMB Approval Date: February 27, 2020.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 2023.
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.
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 Act 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) requires that records be retained for the
duration of the three-year election period. Commercial television
stations must 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 no later than July 31, 2020.
Each commercial television station is responsible for the continuing
accuracy and completeness of the information furnished.
47 CFR 73.3527(e)(12) requires that noncommercial television
stations shall 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 no later than July 31 2020.
For stations requesting mandatory carriage, a copy of the request must
be placed 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.
OMB Approval Date: February 27, 2020.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 2023.
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.
Respondents: Business or other for profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,872 respondents; 7,052
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory
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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.
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 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:
Paragraph (h)(1): 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
on or before each must-carry/retransmission consent election deadline.
Paragraph (h)(2): Each cable operator must provide an up-to-date
email address for carriage election notice submissions concerning its
systems and an up-to-date phone number for carriage-related questions.
Cable Operators must respond to questions from broadcasters as soon as
is reasonably possible.
Paragraph (h)(3): Stations shall send a notice of its election to a
cable operator if one or more of that operator's systems is changing
its election. The notice shall be sent to the email address provided by
the cable system and carbon copied to [email protected]. A notice
must include the following: The:
Call sign;
community of license;
DMA where the station is located;
specific change being made in election status;
email address for carriage-related questions;
phone number for carriage-related questions;
name of the appropriate station contact person; and,
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.
(h)(4): Cable operators must respond via email in a reasonable time
period and also acknowledge receipt of a television station's election
notice.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0980.
OMB Approval Date: February 27, 2020.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 2023.
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: N/A.
Respondents: Business or other for profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,410 respondents; 4,388
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-5 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 that DBS providers to place an up-
to-date email address for carriage election notice submissions. An up-
to-date phone number for carriage-related questions in their public
file is also required. This information must be kept updated and a
response to questions from broadcasters is required expeditiously.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) requires stations to send notice when
changing an election. The 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) requires that television station's written
notification shall include the following:
(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) requires that a satellite carrier must
respond via email as soon as is reasonably possible to acknowledging
receipt of a television station's election notice.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(vi) requires within 30 days of receiving a
television station's carriage request, a satellite carrier shall notify
in writing:
(A) Local television stations it will not carry, along with the
reasons for such a decision; and
(B) Local television stations it intends to carry.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(ii) requires that a new television station make
its election request in writing. The notification must be 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. The
information in paragraph (d)(1)(iv) must be contained in the written
notification.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1065.
OMB Approval Date: February 27, 2020.
OMB Expiration Date: February 28, 2023.
Title: Section 25.701 of the Commission's Rules, Direct Broadcast
Satellite Public Interest Obligations.
Form Number: N/A.
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
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collection is contained in Section 335 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 49 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act 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. The satellite
carrier must respond to questions from broadcasters as soon as is
reasonably possible.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
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