[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 150 (Monday, August 4, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45221-45222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17825]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

July 29, 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 September 3, 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

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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: 3060-0706.
    Title: Section 76.952 and 76.990, Cable Act Reform.
    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 and Responses: 70 respondents; 70 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104, Sections 301 
and 302.
    Total Annual Burden: 210 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 76.952 states that all cable 
operators must provide to the subscribers on monthly bills the name, 
mailing address and phone number of the franchising authority, unless 
the franchising authority in writing requests that the cable operator 
omits such information. The cable operator must also provide 
subscribers with the FCC community unit identifier for the cable system 
in their communities.
    47 CFR Section 76.990(b)(1) requires that a small cable operator, 
may certify in writing to its franchise authority at any time that it 
meets all criteria necessary to qualify as a small operator. Upon 
request of the local franchising authority, the operator shall identify 
in writing all of its affiliates that provide cable service, the total 
subscriber base of itself and each affiliate, and the aggregate gross 
revenues of its cable and non-cable affiliates. Within 90 days of 
receiving the original certification, the local franchising authority 
shall determine whether the operator qualifies for deregulation and 
shall notify the operator in writing of its decision, although this 90-
day period shall be tolled for so long as it takes the operator to 
respond to a proper request for information by the local franchising 
authority. An operator may appeal to the Commission a local franchise 
authority's information request if the operator seeks to challenge the 
information request as unduly or unreasonably burdensome. If the local 
franchising authority finds that the operator does not qualify for 
deregulation, its notice shall state the grounds for that decision. The 
operator may appeal the local franchising authority's decision to the 
Commission within 30 days.
    47 CFR Section 76.990(b)(3) requires that within 30 days of being 
served with a local franchising authority's notice that the local 
franchising authority intends to file a cable programming services tier 
rate complaint, an operator may certify to the local franchising 
authority that it meets the criteria for qualification as a small cable 
operator. This certification shall be filed in accordance with the 
cable programming services rate complaint procedure set forth in Sec.  
76.1402. Absent a cable programming services rate complaint, the 
operator may request a declaration of CPST rate deregulation from the 
Commission pursuant to Sec.  76.7.
    On March 26, 1999, the Commission released a Report and Order, FCC 
99-12, CS Docket 98-132, that among other things removed the 
requirements of 76.1404. With this submission we have removed the 
associated burdens.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-17825 Filed 8-1-08; 8:45 am]
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