[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35813-35814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-15106]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

June 16, 2010.
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(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 - 3520. 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; (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, and (e) 
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    The FCC 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 currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be

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submitted on or before August 23, 2010. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via email to 
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to [email protected] and [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cathy Williams on (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0844.
     Title: Carriage of the Transmission of Digital Television 
Broadcast Stations, R&O, and FNPRM.
     Form Number: N/A.
     Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
     Number of Respondents and Responses: 20,322 respondents and 78,422 
responses.
     Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes to 40 hrs.
     Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting 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 1, 4(i) and (j), 325, 336, 614 and 615 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended.
     Total Annual Burden: 75,202 hours.
     Total Annual Cost: $2,759,872.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality 
required with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
     Needs and Uses: The FCC adopted a Report and Order (R&O) on 
January 23, 2001 and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM). The 
R&O modified 47 CFR
    76.64(f) to provide that stations that return their analog spectrum 
and broadcast only in digital format, as well as new digital-only 
stations, are entitled to elect must-carry or retransmission consent 
status following the procedures previously applicable to new television 
stations. Furthermore, the R&O established a (Cite as: 66 FR 38278, 
*38279)
    framework for voluntary retransmission consent agreements between 
DTV station licensees and multi-channel video programming distributors 
and modified several sections of the rules accordingly. The FNPRM 
sought additional comments on carriage requirements relating to digital 
television stations generally, as proposed in the initial NPRM.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.

[FR Doc. 2010-15106 Filed 6-22-10; 8:45 am]
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