[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54688-54689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19224]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0649, OMB 3060-0980, OMB 3060-1065; FR ID 103257]


Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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 collection. 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

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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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before November 
7, 2022. 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 to 
[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: 3060-0649.
    Title: Section 76.1601, Deletion or Repositioning of Broadcast 
Signals; Section 76.1617, Initial Must-Carry Notice; Section 76.1607, 
Principal Headend.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 3,300 respondents; 3,950 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 hours-1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,050 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    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.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements listed 
below are covered under this information collection are as follows: 47 
CFR 76.1601 requires that a cable operator shall provide written notice 
to any broadcast television station at least 30 days prior to either 
deleting from carriage or repositioning that station. Such notification 
shall also be provided to subscribers of the cable system.
    47 CFR 76.1607 states that a cable operator shall provide written 
notice by certified mail to all stations carried on its system pursuant 
to the must-carry rules at least 60 days prior to any change in the 
designation of its principal headend.
    47 CFR 76.1617(a) states within 60 days of activation of a cable 
system, a cable operator must notify all qualified Non-Commercial 
Education (NCE) stations of its designated principal headend by 
certified mail.
    47 CFR 76.1617(b) states within 60 days of activation of a cable 
system, a cable operator must notify all local commercial and Non-
Commercial Education (NCE) stations that may not be entitled to 
carriage because they either fail to meet the standards for delivery of 
a good quality signal to the cable system's principal headend, or may 
cause an increased copyright liability to the cable system.
    47 CFR 76.1617(c) states within 60 days of activation of a cable 
system, a cable operator must send by certified mail a copy of a list 
of all broadcast television stations carried by its system and their 
channel positions to all local commercial and noncommercial television 
stations, including those not designated as must-carry stations and 
those not carried on the system.
    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 76.66.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension 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.
    Needs and Uses: Television broadcast stations and satellite 
carriers will use the information collected under this collection to 
determine what stations must be carried by satellite carriers. The 
Commission will use information collected in order to ensure compliance 
with its satellite television broadcast carriage rules.
    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: Extension 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.
    Total Annual Burden: 49 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The political broadcasting reporting, recordkeeping 
requirement, and third-party disclosure requirements in this 
information collection will be used by the public to assess money 
expended and time allotted to a political candidate and by the 
Commission to ensure that equal access is afforded to other qualified 
candidates. The Commission will use the children's programming 
recordkeeping burden to verify compliance with the commercial limits 
established in 47 CFR 25.701(e), and by the public to assess the DBS 
provider's compliance with the commercial limits. The carriage election 
contact information will be used by broadcasters to notify DBS 
providers when their carriage election changes from retransmission 
consent to must carry, or vice versa.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-19224 Filed 9-6-22; 8:45 am]
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