[Federal Register: July 6, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 128)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
June 27, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden,
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invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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 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 September 6, 2005. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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.
If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this new or revised
information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC's PRA Web
page at http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217
or via the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0874.
Title: Consumer Complaint Form/Obscene, Profane, and Indecent
Material Complaint Form.
Form Number: FCC 475 and FCC 475-B.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal government;
State, local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: FCC Form 475--83,287; FCC Form 475-B--
1,271,332.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes per form.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: FCC Form 475--41,644 hours; FCC Form 475-B--
635,666 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Needs and Use: Consumers file FCC Form 475 to register their
complaints about common carrier services and practices. By providing a
concise, standardized format, the form helps consumers to provide the
Commission with the necessary and relevant information it needs to
assess the practices of common carriers and to resolve any informal
complaints filed by consumers. FCC Form 475 is also important in the
investigative work performed by Federal and State law enforcement
agencies to monitor common carrier practices and to promote compliance
with Federal and State regulations and other legal requirements, i.e.,
in some instances, data on FCC Form 475 may become the basis for
enforcement actions and/or rulemaking proceedings, as appropriate.
The Commission is developing a new form, FCC Form 475-B, Obscene,
Profane, and Indecent Material Complaint Form, to provide consumers
with a standardized form, designed specifically to collect detailed
data about obscene, profane, and indecent programming. The Commission
believes that providing a form specifically for these purposes will
allow consumers to register their complaints about the nature of the
aired material(s) more clearly and concisely, thereby reducing the
uncertainty, confusion, frustration, and apprehension that consumers
may otherwise experience when trying to express their objections to
programming. The Commission also believes that such a standardized
format as FCC Form 475-B can strengthen the effectiveness of its rules
and improve its efforts to move forward quickly with enforcement
actions to resolve these programming complaints, thus ridding the
public airways of obscene, profane, and indecent content and
programming.
Form 475-B will include these fields: (1) Complainant's contact
information--name, address, e-mail address, and telephone number; (2)
name of the station broadcasting the alleged obscene, profane, and/or
indecent material, including the call sign, channel, and frequency; (3)
name of the program or song, including host or personality/DJ; (4)
broadcast time, the time zone, and the date of the broadcast; and (5)
description of the incident--providing sufficient details about the
specific words, languages, and images, to help the Commission determine
whether the material was in fact obscene, profane, or indecent. The
Commission may use the data as the basis for an enforcement action and/
or rulemaking proceeding(s), as appropriate.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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