[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63338-63339]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31216]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collections(s) being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission

November 20, 1997.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. An agency 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 
paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control 
number. 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 estimate; (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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before January 27, 
1998. 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 comments to Judy Boley, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via 
internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), 
contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0108.
    Title: Emergency Alert System, EAS Activation Report.

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    Form No.: FCC 201.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,300.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .084 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and upon 
system activation.
    Cost to Respondents: N/A.
    Total Annual Burden: 43 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) has been 
changed to the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The change required that 
all EBS collections/forms be revised to reflect the name change. The 
EAS Activation Report (FCC Form 201) is part of the EAS planning 
program. The program is a tri-agency agreement between the Commission, 
the NOAA National Weather Service, and the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency (FEMA) The FCC 201 postcard was recommended for use in the 
program by the National Industry Advisory Committee (NIAC). The 
postcard allows the three agencies to assess the success of the program 
and identify the areas of the country that need further assistance in 
developing their local EAS plan.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0629.
    Title: Section 76.987, New Product Tiers.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Cost to Respondents: Postage and stationery costs are estimated to 
be $1 per filing. Therefore, 500 filings x $1=$500.
    Total Annual Burden: The Commission estimates that approximately 
500 NPT filings will be received in the next year. The average burden 
to cable operators to comply with this filing requirement is estimated 
to be .5 hours per filing. 500 filings x .5=250 total annual burden 
hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 76.987(g) states that within 30 days of the 
offering of a new product tier (``NPT''), operators shall file with the 
Commission, a copy of the new rate card that contains the following 
information on their basic service tiers (``BSTs''), able programming 
service tiers (``CPSTs''), and NPTs: (1) The names of the programming 
services contained on each tier; and (2) the price of each tier. 
Operators also must file with the Commission, copies of notifications 
that were sent to subscribers regarding the initial offering of NPTs. 
After this initial filing, cable operators must file updated rate cards 
and copies of customer notifications with the Commission within 30 days 
of rate or service changes affecting the NPT.
    The information contained in NPT filings is used by the Commission 
to ensure that cable operators are complying with conditions set forth 
for NPTs, i.e., that operators are not making fundamental changes to 
what they offer on their tiers of service, and that subscribers are 
given due notice of NPT offerings.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-31216 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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