[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 125 (Friday, June 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36514-36515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14640]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

June 23, 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 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 26, 
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 e-mail or 
U.S. post mail. To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to 
[email protected] and/or [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] and/or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0061.
    Title: Annual Report of Cable Television Systems.
    Form Number: FCC Form 325.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,200 respondents; 1,200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.166 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Sections 4(i), 601 and 602 of the Commissions Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,599 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission made revisions/refinements to FCC

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Form 325 to accommodate systems using technologies other than coaxial 
cable (Section II,4). Previously, the number of these filers was very 
small. Now the portion of the sample is becoming significant. These 
revisions/refinements to Form 325 will allow the form to be filed 
electronically by these filers, avoiding a significant cost. 
Refinements are also made to the form to eliminate instances where 
potential subscribers are double counted (Section II,2). This occurs 
where a competing system enters the market and reports as such. These 
refinements impose no significant new requirement and will reduce 
aggregate filing costs by simplifying filing for overbuilders and 
permitting electronic filing for the increasing number of competing 
service providers.
    The FCC uses Form 325 ``Annual Report of Cable Television'' to 
solicit basic operational information from a sample of cable systems 
nationwide, including: the operator's name and address; system-wide 
capacity and frequency information; channel usage; and number of 
subscribers. Operators of every operational cable television system are 
required to complete the form to verify, correct and/or furnish the 
Commission with the most current information on their respective cable 
systems.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-14640 Filed 6-26-08; 8:45 am]
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