[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46953-46954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16545]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA).
    Title: Application for the Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon.
    Form Number(s): DTV-1.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 27,500,000.
    Number of Respondents: 110,000,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: NTIA is required to create a program to provide 
coupons for consumers to purchase digital-to-analog converter boxes. 
These converter boxes are necessary for consumers who wish to continue 
receiving broadcast programming over-the-air using analog-only 
television sets after February 17, 2009--the date that television 
stations are required by law to cease analog broadcasting. As part of 
this program, eligible U.S. households may obtain a maximum of two 
coupons of $40 each (valid for three months after issuance) to be 
applied towards the purchase of a digital-to-analog converter box(es).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time-only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet Seehra, (202) 395-3123.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to Jasmeet Seehra, OMB Desk

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Officer, Fax number, (202) 395-5167 or via the Internet at [email protected].

    Dated: August 16, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-16545 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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