[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 62 (Monday, March 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 16858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6594]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval, Comments Requested

March 25, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden, 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 of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for 
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before April 30, 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 contacts 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via Internet at [email protected] 
or via fax at (202) 395-5167 and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC or via Internet at [email protected] or 
[email protected]. To view a copy of this information collection request 
(ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called 
``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in 
the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, 
(4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of 
agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the 
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when 
the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the title 
of this ICR (or its OMB control number, if there is one) and then click 
on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information about this 
ICR.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0647.
    Title: Annual Cable Price Survey and Supplemental Questions.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 758.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours to 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 9,096 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature of Response: Mandatory.
    Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
    Needs and Uses: Section 623(k) of the Cable Television Consumer 
Protection and Competition Act of 1992 requires the Commission to 
publish annually a statistical report on average rates for basic cable 
service, cable programming service, and equipment. The report must 
compare the prices charged by cable operators subject to ``effective 
competition'' and those not subject to effective competition. The data 
from these supplemental questions are needed to complete this report.
    The Commission determined that a small number of additional 
questions related to the cable industry's carriage of digital broadcast 
signals would be needed to complete the 2007/2008 report on cable 
industry prices that will be prepared later this year based on the 
findings from the survey. The increased burden to this information 
collection represents the burden associated with the supplemental 
questionnaire.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-6594 Filed 3-28-08; 8:45 am]
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