[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 239 (Wednesday, December 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74010-74011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-24025]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 7, 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;

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(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 13, 
2006.
    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: You may submit your comments by email or U.S. mail. To 
submit your comments by email send them to [email protected]. To submit your 
comments by U.S. mail send them to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554 and Kristy L. LaLonde, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3087 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) send an email to [email protected] or contact Cathy 
Williams at (202) 418-2918. If you would like to obtain 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.

SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0647.
    Title: Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 758.
    Estimated Time per Response: 7 hours per response.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,306 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 623(k) of the Cable Television Consumer 
Protection and Competition Act of 1992 requires the Commission to 
publish an annual statistical report on average rates for basic cable 
service, cable programming service, and equipment. The report must 
compare the prices charged by cable operators subject to effective 
competition and those not subject to effective competition. The data 
needed to prepare this report is collected using the Annual Survey of 
Cable Industry Prices.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-24025 Filed 12-13-05; 8:45 am]
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