[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 13, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 8315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2663]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 8, 2008.
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 comment 
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not 
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid control number. Pursuant 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 April 14, 
2008. 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: Interested parties may submit all PRA 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, mark them to the attention of 
Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 
12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Number: 3060-0568.
    Title: Commercial Leased Access.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 4,001
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 minutes to 40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 76,819.
    Total Annual Cost: $105,000.
    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 February 1, 2008, the Commission released a 
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, In the 
Matter of Leased Commercial Access, MB Docket No. 07-42, FCC 07-42. In 
this Report and Order, we modify the leased access rules. With respect 
to leased access, we modify the leased access rate formula; adopt 
customer service obligations that require minimal standards and equal 
treatment of leased access programmers with other programmers; 
eliminate the requirement for an independent accountant to review 
leased access rates; and require annual reporting of leased access 
statistics. We also adopt expedited time frames for resolution of 
complaints and improve the discovery process.
    The commercial leased access requirements are set forth in Section 
612 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. The statute and 
corresponding leased access rules require a cable operator to set aside 
channel capacity for commercial use by unaffiliated video programmers. 
The Commission's rules implementing the statute require that cable 
operators with 36 or more channels calculate rates for leased access 
channels, maintain and provide on request information pertaining to 
leased access channels, and provide billing and collection services as 
required. The Commission may be required to resolve complaints about 
rates, terms and conditions of leased access. Changes to the rules 
increased the quantity of information maintained and provided, increase 
the information needed to calculate rates and require the filing of an 
annual report with the Commission on the status of leased access 
channels.
    In addition, the Commission is consolidating information collection 
OMB Control Number 3060-0569 (Commercial leased access dispute 
resolution) into this collection OMB Control Number 3060-0568.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-2663 Filed 2-12-08; 8:45 am]
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