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Progress Report Form by Stations That
Are Not Eligible for Reimbursement
from the TV Broadcast Relocation Fund,
MB Docket No. 16–306, Public Notice,
DA 17–484 (rel. May 18, 2017) (referred
to collectively with Public Notice cited
above as Transition Progress Report
Public Notices). We concluded that
Non-Reimbursable Stations will be
required to file Transition Progress
Reports following the filing procedures
adopted for Reimbursable Stations.
The Commission is seeking a threeyear extension for this information
collection from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for FCC Form 2100, Schedule
387 (Transition Progress Report).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023–05046 Filed 3–10–23; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0906; FR ID 130257]
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 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 Office of
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Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before May 12, 2023.
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 to 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: 3060–0906.
Title: Annual DTV Ancillary/
Supplemental Services Report for DTV
Stations, FCC Form 2100, Schedule G;
47 CFR 73.624(g).
Form Number: FCC Form 2100,
Schedule G (formerly FCC Form 317).
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 7,175 respondents, 14,350
responses.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement, annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain benefits—Statutory authority for
this collection of information is
contained in sections 154(i), 303, 336
and 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Estimated Time per Response: 2–4
hours.
Total Annual Burden: 43,050 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,076,100.
Needs and Uses: Each licensee/
permittee of a digital television (DTV)
station that provides feeable ancillary or
supplementary services during the
relevant reporting period must file on an
annual basis FCC Form 2100, Schedule
G. Specifically, required filers include
the following (but we generally refer to
all such entities herein as a ‘‘DTV
licensee/permittee’’): A licensee of a
digital commercial or noncommercial
educational (NCE) full power television
(TV) station, low power television
(LPTV) station, TV translator or Class A
TV station. A permittee operating
pursuant to digital special temporary
authority (STA) of a commercial or NCE
full power TV station, LPTV station, TV
translator or Class A TV station.
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Each DTV licensee/permittee must
report the feeable ancillary or
supplementary services provided at any
time during the reporting cycle.
Specifically, a DTV licensee/permittee
must include the following in its annual
report: a brief description of the feeable
ancillary or supplementary services
provided; the gross revenues received
from such services during the applicable
period and the amount of bitstream used
to provide such services during the
applicable period.
Concurrent with the submission of
FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, each DTV
licensee/permittee is required to remit a
payment to the Commission, via FCC
Form 159 (see OMB Control No. 3060–
0589), in the amount of five percent of
the gross revenues derived from the
provision of its ancillary or
supplementary services.
Each DTV licensee/permittee is
required to retain the records supporting
the calculation of the fees due for three
years from the date of remittance of fees.
Each NCE licensee/permittee must also
retain for eight years documentation
sufficient to show that its entire
bitstream was used ‘‘primarily’’ for NCE
broadcast services on a weekly basis.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0548; FR ID 130398]
Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal Agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it can
further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
SUMMARY:
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information collection should be
submitted on or before April 12, 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 PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
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
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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: 3060–0548.
Title: Sections 76.1709 and 76.1620,
Availability of Signals; Section 76.1614,
Identification of Must-Carry Signals.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,103 respondents; 49,236
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–1.0
hour.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement, Third party
disclosure requirement, On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Total Annual Burden: 24,618 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.1709(a)
states that the operator of every cable
television system shall maintain for
public inspection a file containing a list
of all broadcast television stations
carried by its system in fulfillment of
the must-carry requirements. Such list
shall include the call sign; community
of license, broadcast channel number,
cable channel number, and in the case
of a noncommercial educational
broadcast station, whether that station
was carried by the cable system on
March 29, 1990. 47 CFR 76.1614 and 47
CFR 76.1709(c) each state that a cable
operator shall respond in writing within
30 days to any written request by any
person for the identification of the
signals carried on its system in
fulfillment of the must-carry
requirements. In addition, 47 CFR
76.1614 states that the required written
response may be delivered by email, if
the consumer used email to make the
request or complaint directly to the
cable operator, or if the consumer
specifies email as the preferred delivery
method in the request or complaint.
47 CFR 76.1620, pursuant to 47 U.S.C.
614(b)(7), states that if a cable operator
authorizes subscribers to install
additional receiver connections, but
does not provide the subscriber with
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such connections, or with the
equipment and materials for such
connections, the operator shall notify
such subscribers of all broadcast
stations carried on the cable system
which cannot be viewed via cable
without a converter box and shall offer
to sell or lease such a converter box to
such subscribers. Such notification must
be provided by June 2, 1993, and
annually thereafter and to each new
subscriber upon initial installation. The
notice, which may be included in
routine billing statements, shall identify
the signals that are unavailable without
an additional connection, the manner
for obtaining such additional
connection and instructions for
installation. 47 CFR 76.1600(a) provides
that written information provided by
cable operators to subscribers or
customers pursuant to § 76.1620 may be
delivered electronically by email to any
subscriber who has not opted out of
electronic delivery if the entity: (1)
Sends the notice to the subscriber’s or
customer’s verified email address; (2)
Provides either the entirety of the
written information or a weblink to the
written information in the notice; and
(3) Includes, in the body of the notice,
a telephone number that is clearly and
prominently presented to subscribers so
that it is readily identifiable as an optout mechanism that will allow
subscribers to continue to receive paper
copies of the written material.
Note: These recordkeeping and
notification requirements ensure that
subscribers are aware of the broadcast
stations carried in compliance with the
Commission’s cable must-carry rules,
see 47 CFR 76.56.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0548; FR ID 130398]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
Office of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
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information collection should be submitted on or before April 12, 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: 3060-0548.
Title: Sections 76.1709 and 76.1620, Availability of Signals;
Section 76.1614, Identification of Must-Carry Signals.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,103 respondents; 49,236
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.0 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Third party
disclosure requirement, On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Total Annual Burden: 24,618 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.1709(a) states that the operator of every
cable television system shall maintain for public inspection a file
containing a list of all broadcast television stations carried by its
system in fulfillment of the must-carry requirements. Such list shall
include the call sign; community of license, broadcast channel number,
cable channel number, and in the case of a noncommercial educational
broadcast station, whether that station was carried by the cable system
on March 29, 1990. 47 CFR 76.1614 and 47 CFR 76.1709(c) each state that
a cable operator shall respond in writing within 30 days to any written
request by any person for the identification of the signals carried on
its system in fulfillment of the must-carry requirements. In addition,
47 CFR 76.1614 states that the required written response may be
delivered by email, if the consumer used email to make the request or
complaint directly to the cable operator, or if the consumer specifies
email as the preferred delivery method in the request or complaint.
47 CFR 76.1620, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 614(b)(7), states that if a
cable operator authorizes subscribers to install additional receiver
connections, but does not provide the subscriber with such connections,
or with the equipment and materials for such connections, the operator
shall notify such subscribers of all broadcast stations carried on the
cable system which cannot be viewed via cable without a converter box
and shall offer to sell or lease such a converter box to such
subscribers. Such notification must be provided by June 2, 1993, and
annually thereafter and to each new subscriber upon initial
installation. The notice, which may be included in routine billing
statements, shall identify the signals that are unavailable without an
additional connection, the manner for obtaining such additional
connection and instructions for installation. 47 CFR 76.1600(a)
provides that written information provided by cable operators to
subscribers or customers pursuant to Sec. 76.1620 may be delivered
electronically by email to any subscriber who has not opted out of
electronic delivery if the entity: (1) Sends the notice to the
subscriber's or customer's verified email address; (2) Provides either
the entirety of the written information or a weblink to the written
information in the notice; and (3) Includes, in the body of the notice,
a telephone number that is clearly and prominently presented to
subscribers so that it is readily identifiable as an opt-out mechanism
that will allow subscribers to continue to receive paper copies of the
written material.
Note: These recordkeeping and notification requirements ensure that
subscribers are aware of the broadcast stations carried in compliance
with the Commission's cable must-carry rules, see 47 CFR 76.56.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-05048 Filed 3-10-23; 8:45 am]
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