[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 87 (Friday, May 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36818-36819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09677]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 217651]


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(s). 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

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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 July 2, 2024. 
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 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-XXXX.
    Title: Section 76.310, Truth in Billing and Advertising.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 400 respondents and 54,000,400 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.0001 hours-0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i), 303, 316, 335(a), 552(b), and 562.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements adopted in 
FCC 24-29 are as follows:
    47 CFR 76.310 requires truth in billing and advertising:
    47 CFR 76.310(a) requires cable operators and direct broadcast 
satellite (DBS) providers to state an aggregate price for the video 
programming that they provide as a clear, easy-to-understand, and 
accurate single line item on subscribers' bills, including on bills for 
legacy or grandfathered video programming service plans. If a price is 
introductory or limited in time, cable and DBS providers shall state on 
subscribers' bills the date the price ends, by disclosing either the 
length of time that a discounted price will be charged or the date on 
which a time period will end that will result in a price change for 
video programming, and the post-promotion rate 60 and 30 days before 
the end of any introductory period. Cable operators and DBS providers 
may complement the aggregate line item with an itemized explanation of 
the elements that compose that single line item.
    47 CFR 76.310(b) requires cable operators and DBS providers that 
communicate a price for video programming in promotional materials to 
state the aggregate price for the video programming in a clear, easy-
to-understand, and accurate manner. If part of the aggregate price for 
video programming fluctuates based upon service location, then the 
provider must state where and how consumers may obtain their 
subscriber-specific ``all-in'' price (for example, electronically or by 
contacting a customer service or sales representative). If part or all 
of the aggregate price is limited in time, then the provider must state 
the post-promotion rate, as calculated at that time, and the duration 
of each rate that will be charged. Cable operators and DBS providers 
may complement the aggregate price with an itemized explanation of the 
elements that compose that aggregate price. The requirement in this 
paragraph (b) shall not apply to the marketing of legacy or 
grandfathered video programming service plans that are no longer 
generally available to new customers. For purposes of this section, the 
term ``promotional material'' includes communications offering video 
programming to consumers such as advertising and marketing.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-09677 Filed 5-2-24; 8:45 am]
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