[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 216 (Thursday, November 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 63162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21944]


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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 emergency provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
(NTIA).
    Title: Certification for Retailers to Accept and Redeem Coupons for 
the Purchase of a Digital-to-Analog Converter Box.
    OMB Approval Number: 0660-0020.
    Agency Form Number: DTV-1.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,000.
    Average Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Needs and Uses: The National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration (NTIA) proposes to add additional questions to the 
retailer certification form for the digital-to-analog converter box 
coupon program. In March 2007, NTIA published a Final Rule that 
outlined the parameters of the coupon program for consumers, retailers, 
and manufacturers.\1\ As part of that rulemaking, NTIA discussed its 
information requirements for consumers, manufacturers and retailers.\2\ 
NTIA received approval from OMB on its information collection 
certification for retailers, but has determined that additional 
information is needed to ensure that the program is run efficiently.
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    \1\ See Rules to Implement and Administer a Coupon Program for 
Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes (Final Rule), 72 FR 12097 (March 
15, 2007).
    \2 \ Id. at p. 12113.
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    The additional information required from retailers will ensure, 
among other things, that: (1) Retailers are timely reimbursed; (2) 
there is consumer information regarding the availability of converter 
boxes; (3) retailers are complying with program regulations; (4) there 
is information available as to the geographic location of converter 
boxes; and (5) the program is able to minimize waste, fraud, and abuse.
    An agreement will be on a retailer Web site that will enable 
retailers to provide the information previously approved by OMB as part 
of the information collection. This agreement, which is also available 
to retailers in a hard copy format, also requires additional 
information from retailers.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Jasmeet K. 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, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by November 14, 2007 to Jasmeet K. Seehra, 
OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-5167 or via the Internet at 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 5, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-21944 Filed 11-7-07; 8:45 am]
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