[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 48 (Tuesday, March 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13000-13001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4814]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 4, 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 (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

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collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 12, 
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: 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.

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: 3060-0289.
     Title: Section 76.76.601(a), Performance Tests; Section 
76.1704(a)(b), Proof of Performance Test Data; Section 76.1705, 
Performance Tests (Channels Delivered); Section 76.1717, Compliance 
with Technical Standards.
     Form Number: Not applicable.
     Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local 
or Tribal Government.
     Number of Respondents: 8,250.
     Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-70 hours.
     Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Semi-annual 
reporting requirement; Triennial reporting requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
     Total Annual Burden: 276,125 hours.
     Total Annual Costs: 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: 47 CFR 76.601(b) requires the operator of each 
cable television system shall conduct complete performance tests of 
that system at least twice each calendar year (at intervals not to 
exceed seven months), unless otherwise noted below. The performance 
tests shall be directed at determining the extent to which the system 
complies with all the technical standards set forth in Sec.  76.605(a) 
and shall be as follows:
    (1) For cable television systems with 1,000 or more subscribers but 
with 12,500 or fewer subscribers, proof-of-performance tests conducted 
pursuant to this section shall include measurements taken at six (6) 
widely separated points. However, within each cable system, one 
additional test point shall be added for every additional 12,500 
subscribers or fraction thereof (e.g., 7 test points if 12,501 to 
25,000 subscribers; 8 test points if 25,001 to 37,500 subscribers, 
etc.). In addition, for technically integrated portions of cable 
systems that are not mechanically continuous (i.e., employing microwave 
connections), at least one test point will be required for each portion 
of the cable system served by a technically integrated microwave hub. 
The proof-of-performance test points chosen shall be balanced to 
represent all geographic areas served by the cable system. At least 
one-third of the test points shall be representative of subscriber 
terminals most distant from the system input and from each microwave 
receiver (if microwave transmissions are employed), in terms of cable 
length. The measurements may be taken at convenient monitoring points 
in the cable network: Provided, that data shall be included to relate 
the measured performance of the system as would be viewed from a nearby 
subscriber terminal. An identification of the instruments, including 
the makes, model numbers, and the most recent date of calibration, a 
description of the procedures utilized, and a statement of the 
qualifications of the person performing the tests shall also be 
included.
    (2) Proof-of-performance tests to determine the extent to which a 
cable television system complies with the standards set forth in Sec.  
76.605(a) (3), (4), and (5) shall be made on each of the NTSC or 
similar video channels of that system. Unless otherwise as noted, 
proof-of-performance tests for all other standards in Sec.  76.605(a) 
shall be made on a minimum of four (4) channels plus one additional 
channel for every 100 MHz, or fraction thereof, of cable distribution 
system upper frequency limit (e.g., 5 channels for cable television 
systems with a cable distribution system upper frequency limit of 101 
to 216 MHz; 6 channels for cable television systems with a cable 
distribution system upper frequency limit of 217-300 MHz; 7 channels 
for cable television systems with a cable distribution upper frequency 
limit to 300 to 400 MHz, etc.). The channels selected for testing must 
be representative of all the channels within the cable television 
system.
    (3) The operator of each cable television system shall conduct 
semi-annual proof-of-performance tests of that system, to determine the 
extent to which the system complies with the technical standards set 
forth in Sec.  76.605(a)(4) as follows. The visual signal level on each 
channel shall be measured and recorded, along with the date and time of 
the measurement, once every six hours (at intervals of not less than 
five hours or no more than seven hours after the previous measurement), 
to include the warmest and the coldest times, during a 24-hour period 
in January or February and in July or August.
    (4) The operator of each cable television system shall conduct 
triennial proof-of-performance tests of its system to determine the 
extent to which the system complies with the technical standards set 
forth in Sec.  76.605(a)(11).
    47 CFR 76.601 states prior to additional testing pursuant to 
Section 76.601(c), the local franchising authority shall notify the 
cable operator, who will then be allowed thirty days to come into 
compliance with any perceived signal quality problems which need to be 
corrected.
    47 CFR 76.1704 requires that proof of performance test required by 
47 CFR Section 76.601 shall be maintained on file at the operator's 
local business office for at least five years. The test data shall be 
made available for inspection by the Commission or the local 
franchiser, upon request. If a signal leakage log is being used to meet 
proof of performance test recordkeeping requirement in accordance with 
Section 76.601, such a log must be retained for the period specified in 
47 CFR Section 76.601(d).
    47 CFR 76.1705 requires that the operator of each cable television 
system shall maintain at its local office a current listing of the 
cable television channels which that system delivers to its 
subscribers.
    47 CFR 76.1717 states that an operator shall be prepared to show, 
on request by an authorized representative of the Commission or the 
local franchising authority, that the system does, in fact, comply with 
the technical standards rules in part 76, subpart K.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-4814 Filed 3-10-08; 8:45 am]
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