[Federal Register: May 9, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 91)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Requirements Being
Submitted to OMB for Emergency Review and Approval, Comments Requested
March 6, 2008.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following
information collection(s). 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. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB 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 OMB control
number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 15,
2008. 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 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 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.
You may submit all PRA comments by email or U.S. post mail. To
submit your comments by e-mail, send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or
send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting emergency OMB
processing of the information collection requirements contained in this
notice and has requested OMB approval by May 22, 2008.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1115.
Title: DTV Consumer Education Initiative; Sections 15.124, 27.20,
54.418, 73.674, and 76.1630.
Form Number: FCC Form 388.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions, State, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 11,022 respondents; 70,026
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours-85 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Monthly
reporting requirement; Quarterly reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits--Statutory
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections
4(i), 303(r), 335, and 336 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 154(i), 303(r), 335, and 336.
Total Annual Burden: 155,646 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted on April 23, 2008, an Order
of Reconsideration, In the Matter of DTV Consumer Education Initiative,
MB Docket 07-148, FCC 08-119. In this Order, we modify our requirements
regarding the timing, scope, and content of manufacturer notices and
the method of delivery of eligible telecommunications carriers (ETC)
notices, and clarify other manufacturer requirements. The revised
requirements are as follows:
a. Consumer Electronics Manufacturer Notices (47 CFR 15.124).
The ``responsible party,'' as defined in the Commission's rules,
has to include a notice about the digital television (DTV) transition
on television receivers and related devices manufactured between May
30, 2008 and March 31, 2009. The notices themselves must include the
Commission's contact information (rather than the manufacturer's),
convey information about the DTV transition, and must be included with
covered devices.
b. Eligible Telecommunications Carriers (ETCs) Federal Universal
Service Low-Income Program Participant Notices (47 CFR 54.418).
ETCs that receive federal universal service funds shall provide
their Lifeline or Link-up customers (low-income customers) with notices
about the transition for over-the-air full power broadcasting from
analog to digital service (the ``DTV Transition'') in monthly bills,
bill notices, or as a monthly stand-alone mailer (e.g., postcard,
brochure), beginning May 30, 2008 through March 31, 2009.
These information collection requirements are also apart of this
information collection:
(1) Broadcaster Education and Reporting (47 CFR 73.674).
(a) On-Air Education. Broadcasters must provide on-air DTV
Transition consumer education information (e.g., via Public Service
Announcements (PSAs), information crawls, snipes or tickers) to their
viewers. Broadcasters
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must comply with one of three alternative sets of rules as provided in
the Report and Order.
(b) DTV Consumer Education Quarterly Activity Report, FCC Form 388.
Broadcasters must electronically file a report about its DTV Transition
consumer education efforts to the Commission on a quarterly basis.
Broadcasters must begin filing these quarterly reports no later than
April 10, 2008. In addition, if the broadcaster has a public Web site,
they must post these reports on that Web site.
(2) Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (Mvpd) Customer Bill
Notices (47 CFR 76.1630). MVPDs must provide monthly notices about the
DTV transition in their customer billing statements. They include (but
are not limited to), for example: cable operators, direct broadcast
satellite (DBS) carriers, open video system operators, and private
cable operators.
(3) DTV.Gov Partner Consumer Education Reporting. DTV.gov
Transition Partners must report their consumer education efforts, as a
condition of continuing Partner status. They must begin filing these
quarterly reports no later than April 10, 2008.
(4) 700 Mhz Wireless Service Licensee/Permitees Consumer Education
Reporting (47 CFR 27.20). Winners of the 700 MHz spectrum auction must
report their consumer education efforts to the Commission on a
quarterly basis. These parties must file the first by the tenth day of
the first calendar quarter following the initial grant of the license
authorization that the entity holds.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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