[Federal Register: December 2, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 231)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
November 22, 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; (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 3,
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 comments to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or
Kristy L. LaLonde, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3087 or via the Internet at
Kristy_L._LaLonde@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copy of
the information collection(s) contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918
or via the Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0188.
Title: Call Sign Reservation and Authorization System, FCC Form
380.
Form Number: FCC Form 380.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 1,600.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.166--0.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 333 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $142,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.3550 provides that all requests for new
or modified call signs be made via the on-line call sign reservation
and authorization. The FCC Form 380 is an on-line system for electronic
preparation and submission of requests for the reservation and
authorization of new and modified call signs. Access to the call sign
reservation and authorization system is made by broadcast licensees and
permittees, or by persons acting on their behalf, via the Internet's
World Wide Web. This on-line, electronic call sign system enables users
to determine the availability and licensing status of call signs; to
request an initial, or change an existing, call sign; and to determine
and submit more easily the appropriate fee, if any. 47 CFR 74.783 also
permits any low power television (LPTV) station to request a four-
letter call sign after receiving its construction permit. All initial
LPTV construction permits will continue to be issued with a five-
character alpha-numeric LPTV call sign. LPTV licensees/permittees are
also required to use the on-line call sign reservation and
authorization system. The call sign reservation and authorization
system is used by permittees, licensees or persons acting on their
behalf to determine the availability of a call sign and to request an
initial call sign or change an existing call sign.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0844.
Title: Carriage of the Transmissions of Digital Television
Broadcast Stations, Report & Order (R&O) and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (FNPRM).
Form Number: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 10,100.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes--40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 81,296 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,359,681.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The FCC adopted a Report and Order (R&O) on January
23, 2001, and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM). The R&O
modified 47 CFR 76.64(f) to provide that stations that return their
analog spectrum and broadcast only in digital format are entitled to
elect must-carry or retransmission consent status following the
procedures previously applicable to new television stations. The R&O
also provided only carriage rights for a very limited number of
digital-only television broadcast station (DTV) and may result in
voluntary carriage for a subset of other DTV stations. Furthermore, the
R&O established a framework for voluntary retransmission consent
agreements between DTV station licensees and multi-channel video
programming distributors and modified several sections of the rules
accordingly. The FNPRM sought additional comments on carriage
requirements relating to digital television stations generally, as
proposed in the initial NPRM.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-26556 Filed 12-1-04; 8:45 am]
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