[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61318-61319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21930]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0863; FR ID 108097]


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 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 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 December 
12, 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: 3060-0863.
    Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households 
for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer Act.
    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: 848 respondents; 250,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, On occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection action is contained 
in 47 U.S.C. 339.
    Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 125,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained 
in 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring signal strength at a 
household so that the satellite and broadcast industries would have a 
uniform method for making an actual determination of the signal 
strength that a household received. The information gathered as part of 
the noise-limited service contour signal strength tests will be used to 
indicate whether a household is ``unserved'' by over-the-air network 
signals.
    Satellite and broadcast industries making field strength 
measurements for formal submission to the Commission in rulemaking 
proceedings, or making such measurements upon the request of the 
Commission, shall follow the procedure for making and reporting such 
measurements which shall be included in a report to the Commission and 
submitted in affidavit form, in triplicate. The report shall contain 
the following information:
    (a) Tables of field strength measurements, which for each measuring 
location; (b) U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps; (c) All 
information necessary to determine the pertinent characteristics of the 
transmitting installation; (d) A list of

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calibrated equipment used in the field strength survey; (e) A detailed 
description of the calibration of the measuring equipment, and (f) 
Terrain profiles in each direction in which measurements were made.
    The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.686 
also requires satellite and broadcast companies to maintain a written 
record describing, for each location, factors which may affect the 
recorded field (i.e., the approximate time or measurement, weather, 
topography, overhead wiring, heights and types of vegetation, buildings 
and other structures, the orientation of the measuring location, 
objects of such shape and size that cause shadows or reflections, 
signals received that arrived from a direction other than that of the 
transmitter, survey, list of the measured value field strength, time 
and date of the measurements and signature of the person making the 
measurements).
    The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 
73.686(e) describes the procedures for measuring the field strength of 
television signals. These procedures are used to determine whether a 
household is eligible to receive a distant digital network signal from 
a satellite television provider, relying on existing, proven methods. 
The signal measurement procedures include provisions for the location 
of the measurement antenna, antenna height, signal measurement method, 
antenna orientation and polarization, and data recording.
    Pursuant to 47 CFR 73.686(e)(3), satellite and broadcast industries 
making field strength measurements shall maintain written records and 
include the following information: (a) A list of calibrated equipment 
used in the field strength survey, which for each instrument specifies 
the manufacturer, type, serial number and rated accuracy, and the date 
of the most recent calibration by the manufacturer or by a laboratory. 
Include complete details of any instrument not of standard manufacture; 
(b) A detailed description of the calibration of the measuring 
equipment, including field strength meters, measuring antenna, and 
connecting cable; (c) For each spot at the measuring site, all factors 
which may affect the recorded field, such as topography, height and 
types of vegetation, buildings, obstacles, weather, and other local 
features; (d) A description of where the cluster measurements were 
made; (e) Time and date of the measurements and signature of the person 
making the measurements; (f) For each channel being measured, a list of 
the measured value of field strength (in units of dB[mu] after 
adjustment for line loss and antenna factor) of the five readings made 
during the cluster measurement process, with the median value 
highlighted.

Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-21930 Filed 10-7-22; 8:45 am]
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