[Federal Register: January 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval, Comments Requested
January 6, 2009.
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 February 17, 2009. 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov
or via fax at (202) 395-5167 and to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or
PRA@fcc.gov.
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 (or
its OMB control number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR
Reference Number to view detailed information about this ICR.''
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0703.
Title: Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and
Installation.
Form Number: FCC Form 1205.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,000 respondents; 6,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4-12 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Annual reporting
requirement, Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 and 623(a)(7) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 52,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $900,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: Information derived from FCC Form 1205 filings is
used to facilitate the review of equipment and installation rates. This
information is then reviewed by each cable system's respective local
franchising authority.
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Section 76.923 records are kept by cable operators in order to
demonstrate that charges for the sale and lease of equipment for
installation have been developed in accordance with the Commission's
rules.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0863.
Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households
for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer's Act (SHVA).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 848 respondents; 250,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collections is contained in the Satellite
Home Viewer Act, 17 U.S.C. 119. The Satellite Home Viewer Act is an
amendment of the Copyright Act.
Total Annual Burden: 125,000 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring
signal strength at a household so that the satellite and broadcast
industries and consumers would have a uniform method for making an
actual determination of the signal strength that a household received.
The information gathered as part of the Grade B signal strength tests
will be used to indicate whether consumers are ``unserved'' by over-
the-air network signals. The written records of test results will be
made after testing and predicting the strength of a television
station's signal. Parties impacted by the test results will be
consumers; parties using the written test results will primarily be the
satellite and broadcasting industries.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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