[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 11, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 18246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6624]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

April 3, 2007.
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 May 11, 2007. 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 all Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
comments by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by e-
mail send them to [email protected]. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, 
mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 and 
Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk Officer, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or 
via Internet at [email protected] or via fax at (202) 
395-5167. If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this 
information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC's PRA Web 
page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Children's Television Requests for Preemption Flexibility.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On September 26, 2006, the Commission adopted a 
Second Order on Reconsideration and Second Report and Order in MM 
Docket 00-167, FCC 06-143, In the Matter of Children's Television 
Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. The Second Order 
addressed several matters relating to the obligation of television 
licensees to provide educational programming for children and the 
obligation of television licensees and cable operators to protect 
children from excessive and inappropriate commercial messages. Among 
other things, the Second Order adopts a children's programming 
preemption policy. This policy requires all networks requesting 
preemption flexibility to file a request with the Media Bureau by 
August 1 of each year. The request identifies the number of preemptions 
the network expects, when the program will be rescheduled, whether the 
rescheduled time is the program's second home, and the network's plan 
to notify viewers of the schedule change. Preemption flexibility 
requests are not mandatory filings. They are requests that may be filed 
by networks seeking preemption flexibility.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-6624 Filed 4-10-07; 8:45 am]
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