[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6624-6625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2804]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 4, 2009.
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 comment 
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) 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. Pursuant 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 April 13, 
2009. 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. 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, send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact Cathy 
Williams at 202-418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0568.
    Title: Sections 76.970, 76.971 and 76.975, Commercial Leased Access 
Rates, Terms and Conditions.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,030 respondents; 11,940 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes-10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 612 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 59,671 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $74,000.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.970(h) requires cable operators to 
provide the following information within 15 calendar days of a request 
regarding leased access (for systems subject to small system relief, 
cable operators are required to provide the following information 
within 30 days of a request regarding leased access):
    (a) A complete schedule of the operator's full-time and part-time 
leased access rates;
    (b) How much of the cable operator's leased access set-aside 
capacity is available;
    (c) Rates associated with technical and studio costs;
    (d) If specifically requested, a sample leased access contract; and
    (e) Operators must maintain supporting documentation to justify 
scheduled rates in their files.
    47 CFR 76.971 requires cable operators to provide billing and 
collection services to leased access programmers unless they can 
demonstrate the existence of third party billing and collection 
services which, in terms of cost and accessibility, offer leased access 
programmers an alternative substantially equivalent to that offered to 
comparable non-leased access programmers.
    47 CFR 76.975(b) requires that persons alleging that a cable 
operator's leased access rate is unreasonable must receive a 
determination of the cable operator's maximum permitted rate from an 
independent accountant prior to filing a petition for relief with the 
Commission.
    47 CFR 76.975(c) requires that petitioners attach a copy of the 
final accountant's report to their petition where the petition is based 
on allegations that a cable operator's leased access rates are 
unreasonable.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0716.
    Title: Sections 73.88, 73.318, 73.685 and 73.1630, Blanketing 
Interference.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 21,000 respondents/21,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 41,000 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.88(AM) states that the licensee of each 
broadcast station is required to satisfy all reasonable complaints of 
blanketing interference within the 1 V/m contour.
    47 CFR 73.318(b)(FM) states that after January 1, 1985, permittees 
or licensees who either (1) commence program tests, (2) replace the 
antennas, or (3) request facilities modifications and are issued a new 
construction permit must satisfy all complaints of blanketing 
interference which are received by the station during a one year 
period.
    47 CFR 73.318(c)(FM) states that a permittee collocating with one 
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existing stations and beginning program tests on or after January 1, 
1985, must assume full financial responsibility for remedying new 
complaints of blanketing interference for a period of one year.
    Under 47 CFR 73.88(AM), 73.318(FM), and 73.685(d)(TV), the license 
is financially responsible for resolving complaints of interference 
within one year of program test authority when certain conditions are 
met. After the first year, a license is only required to provide 
technical assistance to determine the cause of interference.
    The FCC has an outstanding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in 
MM Docket No. 96-62, In the Matter of Amendment of Part 73 of the 
Commission's Rules to More Effectively Resolve Broadcast Blanketing 
Interference, Including Interference to Consumer Electronics and Other 
Communications Devices. The NPRM has proposed to provide detailed 
clarification of the AM, FM, and TV licensee's responsibilities in 
resolving/eliminating blanketing interference caused by their 
individual stations. The NPRM has also proposed to consolidate all 
blanketing interference rules under a new section 47 CFR 73.1630, 
``Blanketing Interference.'' This new rule has been designed to 
facilitate the resolution of broadcast interference problems and set 
forth all responsibilities of the licensee/permittee of a broadcast 
station. To date, final rules have not been adopted.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-2804 Filed 2-9-09; 8:45 am]
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