[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23827-23828]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09019]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0906; FRS 16696]


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 (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

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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 June 29, 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 contacts 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 PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3520), the FCC 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: 3060-0906.
    Title: Annual DTV Ancillary/Supplemental Services Report for DTV 
Stations, FCC Form 2100, Schedule G; 47 CFR 73.624(g).
    Form Number: FCC Form 2100, Schedule G (formerly FCC Form 317).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 7,652 respondents, 15,304 
responses.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, annual reporting 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits--Statutory 
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 
154(i), 303, 336 and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2-4 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 45,912 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,147,800.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality required with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: In 2018, the Commission revised section 73.624(g) 
of its rules to require only those DTV stations that provided 
``feeable'' ancillary or supplementary services during the relevant 
reporting period to submit Form 2100, Schedule G to the Commission. See 
Amendment of Section 73.624(g) of the Commission's Rules Regarding 
Submission of FCC Form 2100, Schedule G, Used to Report TV Stations' 
Ancillary or Supplementary Services, MB Docket Nos. 17-264, 17-105, FCC 
18-41, Report and Order.
    Each licensee/permittee of a digital television (DTV) station that 
provides feeable ancillary or supplementary services during the 
relevant reporting period must file on an annual basis FCC Form 2100, 
Schedule G. Specifically, required filers include the following (but we 
generally refer to all such entities herein as a ``DTV licensee/
permittee''):
    A licensee of a digital commercial or noncommercial educational 
(NCE) full power television (TV) station, low power television (LPTV) 
station, TV translator or Class A TV station.
    A permittee operating pursuant to digital special temporary 
authority (STA) of a commercial or NCE full power TV station, LPTV 
station, TV translator or Class A TV station.
    Each DTV licensee/permittee must report the feeable ancillary or 
supplementary services that were provided during the reporting cycle.
    Each DTV licensee/permittee is required to retain the records 
supporting the calculation of the fees due for three years from the 
date of remittance of fees. Each NCE licensee/permittee must also 
retain for eight years documentation sufficient to show that its entire 
bitstream was used ``primarily'' for NCE broadcast services on a weekly 
basis.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-09019 Filed 4-28-20; 8:45 am]
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