[Federal Register: November 14, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 220)]
[Notices]               
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISION

 
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission

November 7, 2002.
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(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a current 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 comments should be submitted on or before January 13, 
2003. 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 lesmith@fcc.gov.

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 lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0960.
    Title: Application of Network Non-Duplication, Syndicated 
Exclusivity, and Sports Blackout Rules to Satellite Retransmissions of 
Broadcast Signals.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 1,407.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 1.0 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 63,992 hours.

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    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: In response to the FCC's Report and Order in 
Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999: 
Application of Network Non-duplication, Syndicated Exclusivity and 
Sports Blackout Rules to Satellite Retransmission of Broadcast Signals, 
CS Docket No. 00-2, FCC 00-38 (rel. November 2, 2000), parties filed 
petitions to reconsider certain aspects of the satellite program 
exclusivity rules adopted therein. In its Order on Reconsideration in 
the same docket, FCC 02-287 (rel. October 17, 2002), published 
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, the Commission denied 
petitions to extend the phase-in period for implementation of the 
rules, and also maintained the application of the sports blackout rule 
to satellite carriage of network stations. The Commission revised 
section 76.122(c)(2), pertaining to identification of information about 
programming to be deleted, so that the satellite rule conforms to the 
cable rules. In addition, the Commission clarified and amended section 
76.127(c), pertaining to notifications of deletions for sports 
broadcasts, to permit sports rights holders with a discernable season 
to submit blackout notifications for an entire season, but also to 
establish a date certain by when those notifications must be received 
by satellite carriers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-28893 Filed 11-13-02; 8:45 am]

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