[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52746-52747]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-21306]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
Comments Requested

August 20, 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

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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 for 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 
submitted on or before [lsqb]September 27, 2010[rsqb]. 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]. To view 
a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: 
(1) Go to the web page http://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, and (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 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 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.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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