[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 251 (Friday, December 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96452-96453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31711]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0863]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to 
comment on the following information collections. 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 OMB 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 OMB 
control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 
28, 2017. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but 
find it difficult to do so within the period of

[[Page 96453]]

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: 3060-0863.
    Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households 
for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer Act.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 848 respondents; 250,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, On occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection action is contained 
in the Satellite Home Viewer Act, 17 U.S.C. 119. The Satellite Home 
Viewer Act is an amendment of the Copyright Act; and Satellite 
Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010, Title V of the 
``American Workers, State, and Business Relief Act of 2010,'' Public 
Law 111-175, 124 Stat. 1218 (2010) (STELA), see footnote 3.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 125,000 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring signal strength at a 
household so that the satellite and broadcast industries would have a 
uniform method for making an actual determination of the signal 
strength that a household received. The information gathered as part of 
the Grade B contour signal strength tests will be used to indicate 
whether a household is ``unserved'' by over-the-air network signals.
    Satellite and broadcast industries making field strength 
measurements for formal submission to the Commission in rulemaking 
proceedings, or making such measurements upon the request of the 
Commission, shall follow the procedure for making and reporting such 
measurements which shall be included in a report to the Commission and 
submitted in affidavit form, in triplicate. The report shall contain 
the following information:
    (a) Tables of field strength measurements, which for each measuring 
location; (b) U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps; (c) All 
information necessary to determine the pertinent characteristics of the 
transmitting installation; (d) A list of calibrated equipment used in 
the field strength survey; (e) A detailed description of the 
calibration of the measuring equipment, and (f) Terrain profiles in 
each direction in which measurements were made.
    The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.686 
also requires satellite and broadcast companies to maintain a written 
record describing, for each location, factors which may affect the 
recorded field (i.e., the approximate time or measurement, weather, 
topography, overhead wiring, heights and types of vegetation, buildings 
and other structures, the orientation of the measuring location, 
objects of such shape and size that cause shadows or reflections, 
signals received that arrived from a direction other than that of the 
transmitter, survey, list of the measured value field strength, time 
and date of the measurements and signature of the person making the 
measurements).
    The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 
73.686(e) describes the procedures for measuring the field strength of 
digital television signals. These procedures will be used to determine 
whether a household is eligible to receive a distant digital network 
signal from a satellite television provider, largely rely on existing, 
proven methods the Commission has already established for measuring 
analog television signal strength at any individual location, as set 
forth in Section 73.686(d) of the existing rules, but include 
modifications as necessary to accommodate the inherent differences 
between analog and digital TV signals. The new digital signal 
measurement procedures include provisions for the location of the 
measurement antenna, antenna height, signal measurement method, antenna 
orientation and polarization, and data recording.
    Therefore, satellite and broadcast industries making field strength 
measurements shall maintain written records and include the following 
information: (a) A list of calibrated equipment used in the field 
strength survey, which for each instrument specifies the manufacturer, 
type, serial number and rated accuracy, and the date of the most recent 
calibration by the manufacturer or by a laboratory. Include complete 
details of any instrument not of standard manufacture; (b) A detailed 
description of the calibration of the measuring equipment, including 
field strength meters, measuring antenna, and connecting cable; (c) For 
each spot at the measuring site, all factors which may affect the 
recorded field, such as topography, height and types of vegetation, 
buildings, obstacles, weather, and other local features; (d) A 
description of where the cluster measurements were made; (e) Time and 
date of the measurements and signature of the person making the 
measurements; (f) For each channel being measured, a list of the 
measured value of field strength (in units of dB[mu] after adjustment 
for line loss and antenna factor) of the five readings made during the 
cluster measurement process, with the median value highlighted.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Howard,
Federal Register Liaison Officer. Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-31711 Filed 12-29-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P