[Federal Register: April 6, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 66)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
March 23, 2004.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control
number. 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;
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(b) the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; (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.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 6, 2004.
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 comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or
via the Internet to Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov or Kristy L. LaLonde, Office
of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503,
(202) 395-3087 or via Internet at Kristy_L._LaLonde@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or
via the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0849.
Title: Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices, CS Docket No.
97-80.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 215.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 mins. to 40 hrs.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly and semi-annual reporting
requirements; Third Party Disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 3,384 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $33,450.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Does not apply.
Needs and Uses: On April 25, 2003 the FCC released an Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (``Order and FNPRM''), In the
Matter of Implementation of Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996, Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices, CS Docket No.
97-80, FCC 03-89. In this Order and FNPRM the Commission extends by
eighteen months the existing 2005 deadline in Sec. 76.1204(a)(1)
prohibiting the deployment of integrated navigation devices by
multichannel video programming distributors in order to promote the
retail sale of non-integrated host devices. This extension was granted
in light of ongoing negotiations between the cable and consumer
electronics industries that may affect the technical specifications
relating to host devices and associated point-of-deployment modules.
The Commission also committed to completing a reassessment of the
upcoming ban on integrated devices, based in part upon the status of
these negotiations, prior to January 1, 2005. In order to complete its
assessment in a timely manner, the FCC has requested that the cable and
consumer electronics industries file progress reports with the
Commission on the status of their negotiations at 90, 180, and 270 day
intervals following release of the Order and FNPRM. The proposed
progress reports would be used as a partial basis to elicit public
comment as a part of a rulemaking proceeding pursuant to the Order and
FNPRM on the appropriateness of the new July 1, 2006 ban on integrated
devices, based upon the status of these negotiations. This objective is
commensurate with our statutory directive in Section 629 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to act ``in consultation with
appropriate industry standard-setting organizations'' to assure the
commercial availability of navigation devices used in conjunction with
services provided by multichannel video programming distributors
(``MVPDs'').
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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