[Federal Register: May 30, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 103)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Requirement(s) Being
Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
May 22, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, 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; (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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before July 30, 2007. 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
listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Jasmeet K. Seehra, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503,
(202) 395-3123, or via fax at (202) 395-5167 or via Internet at
Jasmeet_K._Seehra@omb.eop.gov and to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information concerning
the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918
or via the Internet at PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1100.
Title: Section 15.117, Broadcast Receivers.
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 10,000 respondents; 100,000 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes).
Frequency of Response: One time reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Total Annual Burden: 25,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not require the
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collection of personal identifiable information (PII) from individuals.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 25, 2007, a Second
Report and Order, In the Matter of Second Periodic Review of the
Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital
Television, MB Docket 03-15, FCC 07-69. The DTV Act amended 47 U.S.C.
Section 309(j)(14)(A) to establish a final date of February 17, 2009
set by Congress for the transition from analog to digital television
service by full power television broadcasters. In a continuing effort
to inform consumers of this impending deadline, the Commission will
require sellers at the point-of-sale to alert consumers about analog-
only televisions. Analog-only television equipment will not be able to
receive an over-the-air broadcast signal unless they get a digital TV
or a box to convert the digital signals to analog or subscribe to pay
TV service after February 17, 2009. To further protect consumers, the
Commission established 47 CFR 15.117(i) which prohibits the manufacture
or import of television receivers that do not contain a digital tuner
after March 1, 2007. Because the rule does not prohibit sale of analog-
only television equipment from inventory, the Commission decided it is
necessary to require retailers and other sellers who choose to continue
selling analog-only television equipment to display a sign or label
disclosing the limitations of analog-only equipment after February 17,
2009. Therefore, the Commission adopted on April 25, 2007, a Second
Report and Order, In the Matter of Second Periodic Review of the
Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital
Television, MB Docket 03-15, FCC 07-69. This rulemaking established 47
CFR 15.117(k) which became effective on May 25, 2007.
47 CFR 15.117(k) states that any person that displays or offers for
sale or rent television receiving equipment that is not capable of
receiving, decoding and tuning digital signals that the seller must
place conspicuously and in close proximity to the television broadcast
receivers a sign containing, in clear and conspicuous print, the
Consumer Alert Disclosure. The text should be in a size of type large
enough to be clear, conspicuous and readily legible, consistent with
the dimensions of the equipment and the label. The information may be
printed on a transparent material and affixed to the screen, if the
receiver includes a display, in a manner that is removable by the
consumer and does not obscure the picture, or, if the receiver does not
include a display, in a prominent location on the device, such as on
the top or front of the device, when displayed for sale, or the
information in this format may be displayed separately immediately
adjacent to each television broadcast receiver offered for sale and
clearly associated with the analog-only model to which it pertains.
This requirement would also apply to persons who offer for sale or
television broadcast receivers via direct mail, catalog, or electronic
means.
The Consumer Alert Disclosure must contain the following text: This
television receiver has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require
a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air
broadcasts with an antenna because of the Nation's transition to
digital broadcasting. Analog-only TVs should continue to work as before
with cable and satellite TV services, gaming consoles, VCRs, DVD
players, and similar products. For more information, call the Federal
Communications Commission at 1-888-225-5322 (TTY: 1-888-835-5322) or
visit the Commission's digital television Web site at: http://www.dtv.gov
.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-10348 Filed 5-29-07; 8:45 am]
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