[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-1190]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[MB Docket No. 02-230; FCC 03-273]


Digital Broadcast Content Protection

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the new public information 
collection, Digital Broadcast Content Protection, MB Docket 02-230, OMB 
Control Number 3060-1049. Therefore, the Commission announces that OMB 
Control No. 3060-1049 and associated rules 47 CFR 73.9002 and 73.9008 
are effective January 20, 2004.

DATES: The rules in 47 CFR 73.9002 and 73.9008 published at 68 FR 67599 
(December 3, 2003) are effective January 20, 2004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Communications Commission has 
received OMB approval for a new information collection in Digital 
Broadcast Content Protection, MB Docket No. 02-230, 68 FR 67599, 
December 3, 2003, which includes interim approval procedures for 
digital content protection and recording technologies, as well as 
written commitment regimes for manufacturers and importers of both 
demodulators and products where the demodulator and transport stream 
processor are physically separate. Through this document, the 
Commission announces that it received this approval on January 8, 2004; 
OMB Control No. 3060-1049. The effective date for this collection and 
associated rules 47 CFR 73.9002 and 73.9008 is January 20, 2004.
    Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, 
an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid control number. Notwithstanding any other 
provisions of law, 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. Questions concerning the OMB control numbers and expiration 
dates should be directed to Leslie F. Smith, Federal Communications 
Commission, (202) 418-0217 or via the Internet at [email protected].

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-1190 Filed 1-16-04; 8:45 am]
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