[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 147 (Wednesday, August 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 42085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14776]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

July 24, 2007.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to (PRA) of 
1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor 
a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid 
control number. Subject to the PRA, no person shall be subject to any 
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 1, 
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 all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. post 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 or via Internet at 
[email protected], and to Jasmeet Seehra, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503 or via Internet at Jasmeet [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or 
send an e-mail to [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: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 10,100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes to 40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 81,296 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $2,359,681.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality required for this information collection.
    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, as well as new 
digital-only stations, are entitled to elect must-carry or 
retransmission consent status following the procedures previously 
applicable to new television 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.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-14776 Filed 7-31-07; 8:45 am]
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