[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 95 (Thursday, May 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28114-28115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10907]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

May 9, 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 June 16, 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: 3060-0289.
    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/Responses: 8,250 respondents; 12,185 
responses.
    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. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Sections 4(i) and 624(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 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

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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 Section 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 Section 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 Section 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 Section 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. E8-10907 Filed 5-14-08; 8:45 am]
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