[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59619-59622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24070]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0214; OMB 3060-0844; OMB 3060-0980; OMB 3060-1065]
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
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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 the 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 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 January 6,
2020. 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: 3060-0214.
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: In 2019, the Commission adopted new rules governing
the delivery and form of carriage election notices. Electronic Delivery
of MVPD Communications, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative,
MB Docket Nos. 17-105, 17-317, Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19-69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11, 2019).
Pursuant to that decision, the public file obligations of full power
television broadcasters were slightly modified, although the resulting
burdens will be unchanged. The modified information collection
requirements are as follows:
47 CFR 73.3526(e)(15)--Must-carry or retransmission consent
election. Statements of a commercial television or Class A television
station's election with respect to either must-carry or re-transmission
consent, as defined in Sec. Sec. 76.64 and 76.1608 of this chapter.
These records shall be retained for the duration of the three-year
election period to which the statement applies. Commercial television
stations shall, no later than July 31, 2020, provide an up-to-date
email address and phone number for carriage-related questions and
respond as soon as is reasonably possible to messages or calls from
MVPDs. Each commercial television station is responsible for the
continuing accuracy and completeness of the information furnished.
47 CFR 73.3527(e)(12)--Must-carry requests. States noncommercial
television stations shall, no later than July 31, 2020, provide an up-
to-date email address and phone number for carriage-related questions
and respond as soon as is reasonably possible to messages or calls from
MVPDs. Each noncommercial television station is responsible for the
continuing accuracy and completeness of the information furnished. Any
such station requesting mandatory carriage pursuant to Part 76 of this
chapter shall place a copy of such request in its public file and shall
retain both the request and relevant correspondence for the duration of
any period to which the request applies.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0844.
Title: Carriage of the Transmissions of Television Broadcast
Stations: Section 76.56(a), Carriage of qualified noncommercial
educational stations; Section 76.57, Channel positioning; Section
76.61(a)(1)-(2), Disputes concerning carriage; Section 76.64,
Retransmission consent.
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: 4,872 respondents and 7,052
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 1, 4(i) and (j), 325, 336, 614 and 615 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 4,471 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
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Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: In 2019, the Commission adopted new rules governing
the delivery and form of carriage election notices. Electronic Delivery
of MVPD Communications, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative,
MB Docket Nos. 17-105, 17-317, Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19-69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11, 2019).
Pursuant to that decision, the obligations of broadcasters and cable
operators were slightly modified (see 47 CFR 76.64(h) below for the
modified rule which requires review and approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)). Under 47 CFR 76.64 the information
collection requirements are as follows:
[cir] (h)(1): On or before each must-carry/retransmission consent
election deadline, each television broadcast station shall place a copy
of its election statement, and copies of any election change notices
applying to the upcoming carriage cycle, in the station's public file
[cir] (h)(2): Each cable operator shall, no later than July 31,
2020, provide an up-to-date email address for carriage election notice
submissions with respect to its systems and an up-to-date phone number
for carriage-related questions. Each cable operator is responsible for
the continuing accuracy and completeness of the information furnished.
It must respond to questions from broadcasters as soon as is reasonably
possible.
[cir] (h)(3): A station shall send a notice of its election to a
cable operator only if changing its election with respect to one or
more of that operator's systems. Such notice shall be sent to the email
address provided by the cable system and carbon copied to
[email protected]. A notice must include, with respect to each
station referenced in the notice, the:
[ssquf] Call sign;
[ssquf] community of license;
[ssquf] DMA where the station is located;
[ssquf] specific change being made in election status;
[ssquf] email address for carriage-related questions;
[ssquf] phone number for carriage-related questions;
[ssquf] name of the appropriate station contact person; and,
[ssquf] if the station changes its election for some systems of the
cable operator but not all, the specific cable systems for which a
carriage election applies.
[cir] (h)(4): Cable operators must respond via email as soon as is
reasonably possible, acknowledging receipt of a television station's
election notice.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0980.
Title: Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act
of 1999: Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues and Retransmission
Consent Issues, 47 CFR Section 76.66.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,410 respondents; 4,388
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hour to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement; On
occasion reporting requirement; Once every three years reporting
requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 325,
338, 339 and 340.
Total Annual Burden: 3,576 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $24,000.
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: In 2019, the Commission adopted new rules governing
the delivery and form of carriage election notices. Electronic Delivery
of MVPD Communications, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative,
MB Docket Nos. 17-105, 17-317, Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19-69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11, 2019).
Pursuant to that decision, the public file obligations of DBS
providers, and the notice requirements of broadcasters, were slightly
modified. The rule modifications were made to 47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii)-
(vi) and 76.66(d)(3)(ii) as indicated above. These modifications need
OMB review and approval. They are as follows:
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii) requires DBS providers to place an up-to-
date email address for carriage election notice submissions and an up-
to-date phone number for carriage-related questions in their public
file, to keep that information updated, and to respond to questions
from broadcasters expeditiously.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) states that stations only have to send
notice when changing an election, and that notices must be sent to the
email address provided by the satellite carrier and carbon copied to
[email protected].
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iv) states that a television station's written
notification shall include, with respect to each station referenced in
the notice, the:
(A) Call sign;
(B) community of license;
(C) DMA where the station is located;
(D) specific change being made in election status;
(E) email address for carriage-related questions;
(F) phone number for carriage-related questions; and
(G) name of the appropriate station contact person.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(v) states that a satellite carrier must respond
via email as soon as is reasonably possible, acknowledging receipt of a
television station's election notice.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(vi) states that, within 30 days of receiving a
television station's carriage request, a satellite carrier shall notify
in writing:
(A) Those local television stations it will not carry, along with
the reasons for such a decision; and
(B) those local television stations it intends to carry.
47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(ii) states that a new television station shall
make its election request, in writing, sent to the satellite carrier's
email address provided by the satellite carrier and carbon copied to
[email protected], between 60 days prior to commencing
broadcasting and 30 days after commencing broadcasting. This written
notification shall include the information required by paragraph
(d)(1)(iv) of this section.
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.
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Total Annual Burden: 49 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts.
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: In 2019, the Commission adopted new rules governing
the delivery and form of carriage election notices. Electronic Delivery
of MVPD Communications, Modernization of Media Regulation Initiative,
MB Docket Nos. 17-105, 17-317, Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 19-69, 2019 WL 3065517 (rel. Jul. 11, 2019).
Pursuant to that decision, the public file obligations of DBS providers
were slightly modified.
Therefore, the following information collection requirement needs
review and approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB):
47 CFR 25.701(f)(6)(i)(D) requires that each satellite carrier
shall provide an up-to-date email address for carriage election notice
submissions and an up-to-date phone number for carriage-related
questions. Each satellite carrier is responsible for the continuing
accuracy and completeness of the information furnished. It must respond
to questions from broadcasters as soon as is reasonably possible.
Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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