[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7666-7667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-02827]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the 
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. 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 11, 
2014. 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: 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: 3060-0548.
    Title: Section 76.1708, Principal Headend; Sections 76.1709 and 
76.1620, Availability of Signals; Section 76.56, Signal Carriage 
Obligations; Section 76.1614, Identification of Must-Carry Signals.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,100 respondents; 61,200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5--1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement; On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in in Sections 
4(i), 614 and 615 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 30,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.56 requires cable television systems to 
carry signals of all qualified local Noncommercial Educational (NCE) 
sting carriage. As a result of this requirement, the following 
information collection requirements are needed for this collection:
    47 CFR 76.1708 requires that the operator of every cable television 
system shall maintain for public inspection the designation and 
location of its principal headend. If an operator changes the 
designation of its principal headend, that new designation must be 
included in its public file.
    47 CFR 76.1709(a) states effective June 17, 1993, the operator of 
every cable television system shall maintain for public inspection a 
file containing a list of all broadcast television stations carried by 
its system in fulfillment of the must-carry requirements pursuant to 47 
CFR Section 76.56. Such list shall include the call sign; community of 
license, broadcast channel number, cable channel number, and in the 
case of a noncommercial educational broadcast station, whether that 
station was carried by the cable system on March 29, 1990.
    47 CFR 76.1614 and 1709(c) states that a cable operator shall 
respond in writing within 30 days to any written request by any person 
for the identification of the signals carried on its system in 
fulfillment of the requirements of 47 CFR Section 76.56.
    47 CFR 76.1620 states that if a cable operator authorizes 
subscribers to install additional receiver connections, but does not 
provide the subscriber with such connections, or with the equipment and 
materials for such connections, the operator shall notify such 
subscribers of all broadcast stations carried on the cable system which 
cannot be viewed via cable without a converter box and shall offer to 
sell or lease such a converter box to such subscribers. Such 
notification must be provided by June 2, 1993, and annually thereafter 
and to each new subscriber upon initial installation. The notice, which 
may be included in routine billing statements, shall identify the 
signals that are unavailable without an additional connection, the 
manner for obtaining such additional

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connection and instructions for installation.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-02827 Filed 2-7-14; 8:45 am]
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