[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8528-8530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02512]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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. Comments are requested concerning 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; the accuracy of the 
Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information collected; 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 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 PRA that does not display a valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 8, 
2013. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find 
it difficult to do so within the period of

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time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0609.
    Title: Section 76.934(e), Petitions for Extension of Time.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; and State, 
local, or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 20 respondents; 10 responses.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 80 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority is contained in Sections 4(i) and 623 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.934(e) states that small cable systems 
may obtain an extension of time to establish compliance with rate 
regulations provided that they can demonstrate that timely compliance 
would result in severe economic hardship. Requests for the extension of 
time should be addressed to the local franchising authorities 
(``LFAs'') concerning rates for basic service tiers.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1100.
    Title: Section 15.117(k), TV Broadcast Receivers.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,000 respondents; 5,000 
responses.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 (15 minutes).
    Total Annual Burden: 1,250 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in Sections 1, 2(a), 3(33), 3(52), 
4(i), 4(j), 7, 301, 303(r), 303(s), 309, 336, 337 and 624 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality 
required with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: As of the June 12, 2009 statutory digital 
television (DTV) transition deadline, all full-power television 
stations stopped broadcasting in analog and are broadcasting only 
digital signals. Section 15.117(k) of the Commission's rules requires 
sellers of TV sets (and other TV receiver equipment) that do not 
contain a digital tuner to disclose to consumers at the point-of-sale 
that such devices include only an analog tuner and, therefore, are not 
able to receive over-the-air TV broadcasts. (Consumers with analog-only 
television equipment are not able to receive an over-the-air broadcast 
signal unless they get a digital TV or a box to convert the digital 
signals to analog or subscribe to pay TV service, such as cable or 
satellite.) The Commission adopted this labeling (disclosure) 
requirement in 2007 to protect consumers by ensuring that they are made 
aware at the point-of-sale about the limitations of analog-only 
television receivers. Note that, while the Commission's rules prohibit 
the manufacture or import of television receivers that do not contain a 
digital tuner, the rules do not prohibit the sale of analog-only 
television equipment from inventory. For this reason, the Commission 
decided it was necessary to impose this requirement. Although the DTV 
transition deadline has passed, analog-only TV equipment remains 
available in the marketplace and this disclosure requirement, 
therefore, remains necessary to continue to protect consumers.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1103.
    Title: Section 76.41, Franchise Application Process.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; State, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 106 respondents; 300 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 157nt, 201, 531, 541 and 542.
    Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required with this 
collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on December 20, 2006 a 
Report and Order In the Matter of Implementation of Section 621(a)(1) 
of the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 as amended by the Cable 
Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (R&O), FCC 
06-180, MB Docket 05-311. This R&O provided rules and guidance to 
implement Section 621 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Section 621 of the Communications Act prohibits franchising 
authorities from unreasonably refusing to award competitive franchises 
for the provision of cable services. The Commission found that the 
current franchising process constitutes an unreasonable barrier to 
entry for competitive entrants that impede enhanced cable competition 
and accelerated broadband deployment. The information collection 
requirements are as follows:
    47 CFR 76.41(b) requires a competitive franchise applicant to 
include the following information in writing in its franchise 
application, in addition to any information required by applicable 
state and local laws: (1) The applicant's name; (2) the names of the 
applicant's officers and directors; (3) the business address of the 
applicant; (4) the name and contact information of a designated contact 
for the applicant; (5) a description of the geographic area that the 
applicant proposes to serve; (6) the PEG channel capacity and capital 
support proposed by the applicant; (7) the term of the agreement 
proposed by the applicant; (8) whether the applicant holds an existing 
authorization to access the public rights-of-way in the subject 
franchise service area; (9) the amount of the franchise fee the 
applicant offers to pay; and (10) any additional information required 
by applicable state or local laws.
    47 CFR 76.41(d) states when a competitive franchise applicant files 
a franchise application with a franchising authority and the applicant 
has existing authority to access public rights-of-way

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in the geographic area that the applicant proposes to serve, the 
franchising authority grant or deny the application within 90 days of 
the date the application is received by the franchising authority. If a 
competitive franchise applicant does not have existing authority to 
access public rights-of-way in the geographic area that the applicant 
proposes to serve, the franchising authority must perform grant or deny 
the application within 180 days of the date the application is received 
by the franchising authority. A franchising authority and a competitive 
franchise applicant may agree in writing to extend the 90-day or 180-
day deadline, whichever is applicable.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-02512 Filed 2-5-13; 8:45 am]
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