[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31467-31468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10970]


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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

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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, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3087 or via the Internet at 
Kristy -- L. -- [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]. If you would like to 
obtain or view a copy of this revised information collection, you may 
do so by visiting the FCC PRA web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0750.
    Title: 47 CFR Section 73.671, Educational and Informational 
Programming for Children; 47 CFR Section 73.673, Public Information 
Initiatives Regarding Educational and Informational Programming for 
Children.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 2,350.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 36,660 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On September 9, 2004, the Commission adopted a 
Report And Order (R&O) and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making 
(FNPRM), In The Matter of Children's Television Obligations of Digital 
Television Broadcasters, FCC 04-221, MM Docket No. 00-167. 47 CFR 
Section 73.673 is amended to remove program identification 
requirements. New identification requirements are in Section 73.671. 
Section 73.673 now states that each commercial television broadcast 
station licensee shall provide information identifying programming 
specifically designed to educate and inform children to publishers of 
program guides. Such information shall include an indication of the age 
group for this the program is intended. 47 CFR Section 73.671 states 
that each commercial and noncommercial educational television broadcast 
station licensee has an obligation to serve, over the term of its 
license, the Educational and Informational (E/I) needs of children 
(``Core Programming'') through both the licensee's overall programming 
and programming specifically designed to serve such needs. In order for 
a program to be identified as a core educational program, the E/I 
symbol must be displayed throughout the program. These changes are 
intended to provide greater clarity about broadcasters' obligations 
under the Children's Television Act (CTA) of 1990 which specified the 
airing of programs ``specifically designed'' to serve the educational 
and informational needs of children and to improve public access to 
information about the availability of these programs. These 
requirements will provide better information to the public about the 
shows broadcasters air to satisfy their obligation to provide 
educational and informational programming under the Children's 
Television Act of 1990.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-10970 Filed 5-31-05; 8:45 am]
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