[Federal Register: November 15, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 220)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
November 3, 2006.
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 (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,
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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 January 16, 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 contact
listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
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: 3060-1032.
Title: Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices and
Compatibility Between Cable Systems and Consumer Electronics Equipment,
CS Docket No. 97-80 and PP Docket No. 00-67.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 611.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 seconds-40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 97,928 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On March 17, 2005, the FCC released a Second Report
and Order (2005 Deferral Order), In the Matter of Implementation of
Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Commercial
Availability of Navigation Devices, CS Docket No. 97-80, FCC 05-76, in
which the Commission set forth reporting requirements for certain cable
providers, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association
(NCTA), and the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The cable
providers are responsible for filing status reports regarding
deployment and support of point of deployment modules, more commonly
known as CableCARDs. The NCTA and CEA are required to file status
reports to keep the FCC abreast of negotiations over bidirectional
support and software-based security solutions for digital cable
products available at retail.
On October 9, 2003, the FCC released the Second Report and Order
and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2nd R&O), In the
Matter of Implementation of Section 304 of the Telecommunications Act
of 1996, Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices, Compatibility
Between Cable Systems and Consumer Electronics Equipment, CS Docket No.
97-80, PP Docket No. 00-67, FCC 03-225, the Commission adopted final
rules that set technical and other criteria that manufacturers would
have to meet in order to label or market unidirectional digital cable
televisions and other unidirectional digital cable products as
``digital cable ready.'' This regime includes testing and self-
certification standards, certification recordkeeping requirements, and
consumer information disclosures in appropriate post-sale materials
that describe the functionality of these devices and the need to obtain
a security module from their cable operator. To the extent
manufacturers have complaints regarding the certification process, they
may file formal complaints with the Commission. In addition, should
manufacturers have complaints regarding administration of the Dynamic
Feedback Arrangement Scrambling Technique or DFAST license which
governs the scrambling technology needed to build unidirectional
digital cable products, they may also file complaints with the FCC. The
2nd R&O also prohibits MVPDs from encoding content to activate
selectable output controls on unidirectional digital cable products, or
the down-resolution of unencrypted broadcast television programming.
MVPDs are also limited in the levels of copy protection that could be
applied to various categories of programming. As a part of these
encoding rules is a petition process for new services within existing
business models, a PR Newswire Notice relating to initial
classification of new business models, and a complaints process for
disputes regarding new business models.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-19041 Filed 11-14-06; 8:45 am]
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