[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 20, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43129-43130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17808]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0667]


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 of 1995 (PRA), 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 Office of Management and Budget 
(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 comments should be submitted on or before October 21, 
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 contacts below as soon as possible.

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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: 3060-0667.
    Title: Section 76.630(a), Compatibility with Consumer Electronic 
Equipment.
    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 respondent, 50,001 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: .017-3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 853 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,550.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Section 4(i) and Section 632 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: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 76.630(a) state a cable system operator shall not scramble or 
otherwise encrypt signals carried on the basic service tier. Requests 
for waivers of this prohibition must demonstrate either a substantial 
problem with theft of basic tier service or a strong need to scramble 
basic signals for other reasons. As part of this showing, cable 
operators are required to notify subscribers by mail of waiver 
requests. The notice to subscribers must be mailed no later than thirty 
calendar days from the date the request waiver was filed with the 
Commission, and cable operators must inform the Commission in writing, 
as soon as possible, of that notification date. The notification to 
subscribers must state: On (date of waiver request was filed with the 
Commission), (cable operator's name) filed with the Federal 
Communications Commission a request for waiver of the rule prohibiting 
scrambling of channels on the basic tier of service. 47 CFR 76.630(a). 
The request for waiver states (a brief summary of the waiver request). 
A copy of the request for waiver is on file for public inspection at 
(the address of the cable operator's local place of business).
    Individuals who wish to comment on this request for waiver should 
mail comments to the Federal Communications Commission by no later than 
30 days from (the date the notification was mailed to subscribers). 
Those comments should be addressed to the: Federal Communications 
Commission, Media Bureau, Washington, DC 20554, and should include the 
name of the cable operator to whom the comments are applicable. 
Individuals should also send a copy of their comments to (the cable 
operator at its local place of business). Cable operators may file 
comments in reply no later than 7 days from the date subscriber 
comments must be filed.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-17808 Filed 8-19-19; 8:45 am]
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