[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 130 (Tuesday, July 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40644-40645]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14534]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0906; FRS 16901]


Information Collection 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 
can further reduce the information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.

DATES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before August 6, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, 
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the 
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION below.

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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) 
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: 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.
    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: 3060-0906.
    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.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-14534 Filed 7-6-20; 8:45 am]
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