Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 74419-74421 [2022-26348]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 232 (Monday, December 5, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74419-74421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-26348]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0126, OMB 3060-0289, OMB 3060-0419, OMB 3060-0433, OMB 3060-
0674 and OMB 3060-1104; FR ID 116220]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
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required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general 
public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before January 4, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, 
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) go to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB 
control number.
    As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed 
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of 
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information 
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's 
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of 
the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 
2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks 
specific comment on how it might ``further reduce the information 
collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0126.
    Title: Section 73.1820, Station Log.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,200 respondents; 15,200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.017-0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 15,095 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 73.1820 require that each licensee of an AM, FM or TV 
broadcast station maintain a station log. Each entry must accurately 
reflect the station's operation. This log should reflect adjustments to 
operating parameters for AM stations with directional antennas without 
an approved sampling system; for all stations the actual time of any 
observation of extinguishment or improper operation of tower lights; 
and entry of each test of the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) for 
commercial stations.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0289.
    Title: Section 76.601, Performance Tests; Section 76.1704, Proof of 
Performance Test Data; Section 76.1717, Compliance with Technical 
Standards.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and state, 
local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 4,085 respondents, 6,433 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 70 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Semi-annual and 
Triennial reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 4(i) and 624(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 166,405 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 76.1705 requires that the operator of each cable television 
system shall maintain at its local office a current listing of the 
cable television channels which that system delivers to its 
subscribers. 47 CFR 76.601(b) and (c) require cable systems with over 
1,000 subscribers that deliver analog signals to conduct semi-annual 
proof of performance tests and triennial proof of performance tests for 
color testing. 47 CFR 76.601 also states that prior to additional 
testing pursuant to section 76.601(c), the local franchising authority 
shall notify the cable operator, who will then be allowed thirty days 
to come into compliance with any perceived signal quality problems 
which need to be corrected. 47 CFR 76.1704 requires that proof of 
performance test required by 47 CFR 76.601 shall be maintained on file 
at the operator's local business office for at least five years. The 
test data shall be made available for inspection by the Commission or 
the local franchiser, upon request. If a signal leakage log is being 
used to meet proof of performance test recordkeeping requirement in 
accordance with section 76.601, such a log must be retained for the 
period specified in 47 CFR 76.601(d). 47 CFR 76.1705 requires that the 
operator of each cable television system shall maintain at its local 
office a current listing of the cable television channels which that 
system delivers to its subscribers. 47 CFR 76.1717 states that

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an operator shall be prepared to show, on request by an authorized 
representative of the Commission or the local franchising authority, 
that the system does, in fact, comply with the technical standards 
rules in part 76, subpart K.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0419.
    Title: Network Non-duplication Protection and Syndication 
Exclusivity: Sections 76.94, Notification; 76.95, Exceptions; 76.105, 
Notifications; 76.106, Exceptions; 76.107, Exclusivity Contracts; and 
76.1609, Non-Duplication and Syndicated Exclusivity.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 5,511 respondents; 238,008 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; One-time 
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 
Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 221,644 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of the various notification and 
disclosure requirements accounted for in this collection are to protect 
broadcasters who purchase the exclusive rights to transmit network or 
syndicated programming in their recognized market areas. The 
Commission's network non-duplication and syndicated exclusivity rules 
permit, but do not require broadcasters and program distributors to 
obtain the same enforceable exclusive distribution rights for network 
and syndicated programming that all other video programming 
distributors possess.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0433.
    Title: Basic Signal Leakage Performance Report.
    Form Number: FCC Form 320.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,038 respondents and 2,423 
responses.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Annual reporting 
requirement.
    Estimated Time per Hours: 20 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 48,460 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i), 
302 and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Needs and Uses: Cable television system operators and Multichannel 
Video Programming Distributors (MPVDs) who use frequencies in the bands 
108-137 and 225-400 MHz (aeronautical frequencies) are required to file 
a Cumulative Signal Leakage Index (CLI) derived under 47 CFR 
76.611(a)(1) or the results of airspace measurements derived under 47 
CFR 76.611(a)(2). This filing must include a description of the method 
by which compliance with basic signal leakage criteria is achieved and 
the method of calibrating the measurement equipment. This yearly filing 
of FCC Form 320 is done in accordance with 47 CFR 76.1803. The records 
must be retained by cable operators.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0674.
    Title: Section 76.1618, Basic Tier Availability.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,139 respondents; 4,139 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Section 4(i) and Section 632 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 9,313 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 76.1618 state that a cable operator shall provide written 
notification to subscribers of the availability of basic tier service 
to new subscribers at the time of installation. This notification shall 
include the following information: (a) That basic tier service is 
available; (b) the cost per month for basic tier service; and (c) a 
list of all services included in the basic service tier. These 
notification requirements are to ensure the subscribers are made aware 
of the availability of basic cable service at the time of installation.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1104.
    Title: Section 73.682(d), DTV Transmission and Program System and 
Information Protocol (``PSIP'') Standards.
    From Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,812 respondents and 1,812 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third Party Disclosure requirement; Weekly 
reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 47,112 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No costs.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 309 
and 337 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.682(d) of the Commission's rules 
incorporates by reference the Advanced Television Systems Committee, 
Inc. (``ATSC'') Program System and Information Protocol (``PSIP'') 
standard ``A/65C.'' PSIP data is transmitted along with a TV broadcast 
station's digital signal and provides viewers (via their DTV receivers) 
with information about the station and what is being broadcast, such as 
program information. The Commission has recognized the utility that the 
ATSC PSIP standard offers for both broadcasters and consumers (or 
viewers) of digital television (``DTV'').
    ATSC PSIP standard A/65C requires broadcasters to provide detailed 
programming information when transmitting their broadcast signal. This 
standard enhances consumers' viewing experience by providing detailed 
information about digital channels and programs, such as how to find a 
program's closed captions, multiple streams and V-chip information. 
This standard requires broadcasters to populate the Event Information 
Tables (``EITs'') (or program guide) with accurate information about 
each event (or program) and to update the EIT if more accurate 
information becomes available. The previous ATSC PSIP standard A/65-B 
did not require broadcasters to provide such detailed programming 
information but only general information.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-26348 Filed 12-2-22; 8:45 am]
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