[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31465-31466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10656]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB 
for Review and Approval

May 23, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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, as required by 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. 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 July 1, 2005. 
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 Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to [email protected] or 
Kristy L. LaLonde, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 
NEOB,

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Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3087 or via the Internet at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information concerning 
this information collection(s) contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 
or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0419.
    Title: Section 76.94, Notification; Section 76.95, Exceptions; 
Section 76.105, Notifications; Section 76.106, Exceptions; Section 
76.107, Exclusivity Contracts; and Section 76.1609, Non-Duplication and 
Syndicated Exclusivity.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 5,555.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes-2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One time requirement; Third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 183,856 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: FCC Rules under 47 CFR sections 76.94, 76.95, 
76.105, 76.106, 76.107 and 76.1609, require, among other things, that 
television stations, broadcast television stations, and program 
distributors notify cable system operators of non-duplication 
protection and exclusivity rights being sought within prescribed 
limitations and terms of contractual agreements. The various 
notification and disclosure requirements protect broadcasters that 
purchase the exclusive rights to transmit syndicated programming in 
their recognized markets.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0548.
    Title: Section 76.1708, Principal Headend; Sections 76.1709 and 
76.1620, Availability of Signals; Section 76.56, Signal Carriage 
Obligations; Section 76.1614, Identification of Must-Carry Signals.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 8,250.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.0 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 49,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CR 76.1708 requires a cable system to designate 
the location of its principal headend. 47 CFR 76.1709 was previously 
reported as Sec.  76.302, which requires the operator of every cable 
television system to maintain a public inspection file containing a 
list of all broadcast television stations carried by its system in 
fulfillment of the must-carry requirements pursuant to Sec.  76.1620 
and the designation and location of its principal headend. Sections 
76.1709 and 76.1620 state that upon written request from any person, a 
cable operator is required to provide the lists of must-carried signals 
in writing within 30 days of receipt of such request. Additionally, 
Sec.  76.1620 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. 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. These 
notification and recordkeeping requirements ensure that subscribers are 
aware of which channels cannot be viewed without converter boxes and 
which channels are defined as must-carry. The records kept by cable 
television systems are reviewed by Commission staff during field 
inspections and by local public officials to assess the system's 
compliance with applicable rules and regulations. 47 CFR 76.1614 states 
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 of 
Sec.  76.56.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-10656 Filed 5-31-05; 8:45 am]
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