[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6177-6179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02118]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0289, OMB 3060-0331, 3060-0419, 3060-1045; FRS 16442]


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to Office of Management and Budget

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, 
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 collection. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it 
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.''
    The Commission 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 March 5, 2020. 
If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find it 
difficult to do so with the period of time allowed by this notice, you 
should advise the contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)

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select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to 
OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and 
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 
(a) 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; (b) the accuracy 
of the Commission's burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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. Pursuant to the Small Business 
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ``further 
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns 
with fewer than 25 employees.''
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0289.
    Title: Section 76.601, Performance Tests; Section 76.1704, Proof of 
Performance Test Data; Section 76.1717, Compliance with Technical 
Standards.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and state, 
local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 4,085 respondents, 6,433 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 70 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Semi-annual and 
Triennial reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 4(i) and 624(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 166,405 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to modify this submission to 
reflect that the testing required under Section 76.601(b) applies only 
to cable systems that deliver analog signals, and the cable operator 
must only test analog channels (see FCC 17-120). We expect that this 
change will reduce the number of filers associated with this 
information collection.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0331.
    Title: Aeronautical Frequency Notification, FCC Form 321.
    Form Number: FCC Form 321.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,886 respondents, 1,886 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.67 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One time and on occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i), 301, 303, 308, 309 and 621 of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,264 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $132,020
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPDs) 
provide their programming over a closed system and, thus, may use all 
frequencies to do so. They must, however, prevent leakage of those 
signals from the system and guard against and minimize any harm to 
aeronautical communications should leak occur. Part of the regime for 
protecting aeronautical frequencies from interference and resolving 
interference is notification of the Commission of use of those 
frequencies and that proper frequency offsets and other precautions are 
taken. Form 321 is used for this purpose.
    The Commission seeks to modify this submission to reflect that the 
Commission adopted a rule, 47 CFR 76.1804, which a new trigger for 
filing FCC Form 321 (see FCC 17-120, adopted on September 22, 2017). 
Under 47 CFR 76.1804, an MVPD shall notify the Commission before 
transmitting any digital signal with average power exceeding 
10-5 watts across a 30 kHz bandwidth in a 2.5 millisecond 
time period, or for other signal types, any carrier of other signal 
component with an average power level across a 25 kHz bandwidth in any 
160 microsecond time period equal to or greater than 10-4 
watts at any point in the cable distribution system on any new 
frequency or frequencies in the aeronautical radio frequency bands 
(108-137 MHz, 225-400 MHz). The notification shall be made on FCC Form 
321.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0419.
    Title: Network Non-duplication Protection and Syndication 
Exclusivity: Sections 76.94, Notification; 76.95, Exceptions; 76.105, 
Notifications; 76.106, Exceptions; 76.107, Exclusivity Contracts; and 
76.1609, Non-Duplication and Syndicated Exclusivity.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 5,980 respondents; 249,880 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; One-time 
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 
Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 233,420 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is being revised to 
receive approval for a minor revision to 47 CFR 76.105(b), which 
requires broadcasters entering into contracts that contain syndicated 
exclusivity protection to notify affected cable systems within 60 
calendar days of the signing of such a contract. The revision to 47 CFR 
76.105(b) removes outdated language about contracts entered into before 
August 18, 1988 (see FCC 17-120).
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1045.
    Title: Section 76.1610, Change of Operational Information; FCC Form 
324, Operator, Mail Address, and Operational Status Changes.
    Form Number: FCC Form 324.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 325 respondents; 325 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
154(i), 303, 308, 309 and 621 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 163 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: 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 76.1610 require that operators shall inform the Commission on 
FCC Form 324 whenever there is a change of cable television system 
operator; change of legal name, change of the operator's mailing 
address or FCC Registration Number (FRN); or change in the operational 
status of a cable television system. Notification must be done within 
30 days from the date the change occurs and must include the following 
information, as appropriate: (a) The legal name of the operator and 
whether the operator is an individual, private association, 
partnership, corporation, or government entity. See Section 76.5(cc). 
If the operator is a partnership, the legal name of the partner 
responsible for communications with the Commission shall be supplied; 
(b) The assumed name (if any) used for doing business in each 
community; (c) The physical address, including zip code, and email 
address, if applicable, to which all communications are to be directed; 
(d) The nature of the operational status change (e.g., operation 
terminated, merged with another system, inactive, deleted, etc.); (e) 
The names and FCC identifiers (e.g., CA 0001) of the system communities 
affected.
    The Commission removed 47 CFR 76.1620(f) and (g) from its rules to 
remove duplication from that rule section (see FCC 17-120, adopted on 
September 22, 2017).

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02118 Filed 2-3-20; 8:45 am]
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