[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55267-55268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-14583]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX; FR ID 229161]


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 
might ``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 2, 2024.

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.

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.

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    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-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. 2024-14583 Filed 7-2-24; 8:45 am]
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