[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 145 (Thursday, July 29, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 45318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17245]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

July 22, 2004.
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 (PRA) 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. 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 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before September 27, 2004. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Les 
Smith, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 
or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0844.
    Title: Carriage of the Transmission of Digital Television Broadcast 
Stations, R&O, and FNPRM.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 12,700 respondents (multiple responses).
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes-40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 93,221 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $2,414,894.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The FCC adopted a Report and Order (R&O) on January 
23, 2001, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM). The R&O 
modified 47 CFR 76.64(f) to provide that stations that return their 
analog spectrum and broadcast only in digital format are entitled to 
elect must-carry or retransmission consent status following the 
procedures previously applicable to new television stations. The R&O 
also provided only carriage rights for a very limited number of 
digital-only television broadcast stations (DTV) and may result in 
voluntary carriage for a subset of other DTV stations. Furthermore, the 
R&O established a framework for voluntary retransmission consent 
agreements between DTV station licensees and multi-channel video 
programming distributors and modified several sections of the rules 
accordingly. The FNPRM sought additional comments on carriage 
requirements relating to digital television stations generally, as 
proposed in the initial NPRM.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-17245 Filed 7-28-04; 8:45 am]
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