[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 7, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38626-38628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16893]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0214, 3060-0316, 3060-0750, 3060-1065]
Information Collections 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, 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 October 7,
2019. 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: 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 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0214.
Title: Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection Files;
Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for profit entities; Not for profit
institutions; State, Local or Tribal government; Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 23,984 respondents; 62,839
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-52 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
Recordkeeping requirement, Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for these collections is contained in Sections 151,
152, 154(i), 303, 307 and 308 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,043,805 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: The Commission prepared a system of
records notice (SORN), FCC/MB-2, ``Broadcast Station Public Inspection
Files,'' that covers the PII contained in the broadcast station public
inspection files located on the Commission's website. The Commission
will revise appropriate privacy requirements as necessary to include
any entities and information added to the online public file in this
proceeding.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Most of the documents
comprising the public file consist of materials that are not of a
confidential nature. Respondents complying with the information
collection requirements may request that the information they submit be
withheld from disclosure. If confidentiality is requested, such
requests will be processed in accordance with the Commission's rules,
47 CFR 0.459.
In addition, the Commission has adopted provisions that permit
respondents subject to the information collection requirement for
Shared Service Agreements to redact confidential or proprietary
information from their disclosures.
Needs and Uses: On July 10, 2019, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order in MB Docket Nos. 18-202 and 17-105, FCC 19-67, In the Matter
of Children's Television Programming Rules; Modernization of Media
Regulation Initiative, which modernizes the children's television
programming rules in light of changes to the media landscape that have
occurred since the rules were first adopted. The Report and Order
revises the following information collection requirements:
Pursuant to 47 CFR 73.3526(e)(11)(ii), commercial TV and Class A TV
broadcast stations must maintain records sufficient to permit
substantiation of the station's certification, in its license renewal
application, of compliance with the commercial limits on children's
programming established in 47 U.S.C. Section 303a and 47 CFR 73.670. In
the Report and Order, the Commission revises this rule to permit these
stations to place such records in their public files annually rather
than quarterly and to permit the filing of these records within 30 days
after the end of the calendar year. The Commission also revises 47 CFR
73.3526(e)(11)(iii) to require commercial television stations to place
in their public files the Children's Television Programming Report
(Report) (FCC Form 2100 Schedule H) on an annual rather than quarterly
basis, within 30 days after the end of the calendar year and to
eliminate the requirement to publicize the existence and location of
the Report.
All other information collection requirements contained under 47
CFR 73.1212, 73.3526, 73.3527, 73.1943, and 76.1701 are still a part of
the information collection and remain unchanged since last approved by
OMB.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0316.
Title: 47 CFR 76.5, Definitions, 76.1700, Records to Be Maintained
Locally by Cable System Operators; 76.1702, Equal Employment
Opportunity; 76.1703, Commercial
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Records on Children's Programs; 76.1707, Leased Access; 76.1711,
Emergency Alert System (EAS) Tests and Activation.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,000 respondents; 3,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 14 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 303a, 307, 308, 309,
312, 315, 317, 325, 339, 340, 341, 503, 521, 522, 531, 532, 534, 535,
536, 537, 543, 544, 544a, 545, 548, 549, 552, 554, 556, 558, 560, 561,
571, 572, 573 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 42,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On July 10, 2019, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order in MB Docket Nos. 18-202 and 17-105, FCC 19-67, In the Matter
of Children's Television Programming Rules; Modernization of Media
Regulation Initiative, which modernizes the children's television
programming rules in light of changes to the media landscape that have
occurred since the rules were first adopted. The Report and Order
revises the following information collection requirements:
Pursuant to 47 CFR 76.1703, cable operators that air children's
programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with
47 CFR 76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such
records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the
limitations period specified in 47 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(6)(B). In the
Report and Order, the Commission revises the rules to permit cable
television operators to file their certifications of compliance with
the commercial limits in children's programming annually rather than
quarterly and to permit the filing of these certifications within 30
days after the end of the calendar year.
All other information collection requirements contained under 47
CFR 76.5, 76.1700, 76.1702, 76.1703, 76.1707, and 76.1711 are still a
part of the information collection and remain unchanged since last
approved by OMB.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0750.
Title: 47 CFR 73.671, Educational and Informational Programming for
Children; 47 CFR 73.673, Public Information Initiatives Regarding
Educational and informational Programming for Children.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,770 respondents; 1,125,720
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017-0.084 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third-party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections
154(i), 303, and 336 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 57,560 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On July 10, 2019, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order in MB Docket Nos. 18-202 and 17-105, FCC 19-67, In the Matter
of Children's Television Programming Rules; Modernization of Media
Regulation Initiative, which modernizes the children's television
programming rules in light of changes to the media landscape that have
occurred since the rules were first adopted. The Report and Order
revises the following information collection requirements:
Pursuant to 47 CFR 73.671(c)(5), each commercial television
broadcast station must identify programming as specifically designed to
educate and inform children by the display on the television screen
throughout the program of the symbol E/I. This requirement is intended
to assist parents in identifying educational and informational
programming for their children. Noncommercial television broadcast
stations are no longer be required to identify Core Programming by
displaying the E/I symbol throughout the program.
Pursuant to 47 CFR 73.671(e), each television broadcast station
that preempts an episode of a regularly scheduled weekly Core Program
on its primary stream will be permitted to count the episode toward the
Core Programming processing guidelines if it reschedules the episode on
its primary stream in accordance with the requirements of 47 CFR
73.671(e). Similarly, each television broadcast station that preempts
an episode of a regularly scheduled weekly Core Program on a multicast
stream will be permitted to count the episode toward the Core
Programming processing guidelines if it reschedules the episode on the
multicast stream in accordance with the requirements of 47 CFR
73.671(e). Among other requirements, the station must make an on-air
notification of the schedule change during the same time slot as the
preempted episode. The on-air notification must include the alternate
date and time when the program will air. This requirement will help to
ensure that parents and children are able to locate the rescheduled
program.
Pursuant to 47 CFR 73.673, each commercial television broadcast
station licensee must provide information identifying programming
specifically designed to educate and inform children to publishers of
program guides. This requirement is intended to improve the information
available to parents regarding programming specifically designed for
children's educational and informational needs. Commercial television
broadcast station licensees are no longer be required to provide
program guide publishers an indication of the age group for which the
programming is intended. The Report and Order finds that very few
program guides include this information.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1065.
Title: Section 25.701 of the Commission's Rules, Direct Broadcast
Satellite Public Interest Obligations.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; on occasion
reporting requirement; one time reporting requirement; annual reporting
requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority which covers this information collection is
contained in Section 335 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 48 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts.
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Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Although the Commission does
not believe that any confidential information will need to be disclosed
in order to comply with the information collection requirements,
applicants are free to request that materials or information submitted
to the Commission be withheld from public inspection. (See 47 CFR
0.459).
Needs and Uses: On July 10, 2019, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order in MB Docket Nos. 18-202 and 17-105, FCC 19-67, In the Matter
of Children's Television Programming Rules; Modernization of Media
Regulation Initiative, which modernizes the children's television
programming rules in light of changes to the media landscape that have
occurred since the rules were first adopted. The Report and Order
revises the following information collection requirements:
Pursuant to 47 CFR 25.701(e)(3), DBS providers that air children's
programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with
this rule and make such records available to the public. Such records
must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitations
period specified in 47 U.S.C. Section 503(b)(6)(B). In the Report and
Order, the Commission revises the rules to permit DBS operators to file
their certifications of compliance with the commercial limits in
children's programming annually rather than quarterly and to permit the
filing of these certifications within 30 days after the end of the
calendar year.
All other information collection requirements contained under 47
CFR 25.701 are still a part of the information collection and remain
unchanged since last approved by OMB.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-16893 Filed 8-6-19; 8:45 am]
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