[Federal Register: August 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 168)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval, Comments Requested
August 22, 2008.
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
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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 September 29, 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 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: 3060-0061.
Title: Annual Report of Cable Television Systems.
Form Number: FCC Form 325.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,200 respondents; 1,200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.166 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
sections 4(i), 601 and 602 of the Commissions Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 2,599 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission made revisions/refinements to FCC
Form 325 to accommodate systems using technologies other than coaxial
cable (Section II,4). Previously, the number of these filers was very
small. Now the portion of the sample is becoming significant. These
revisions/refinements to Form 325 will allow the form to be filed
electronically by these filers, avoiding a significant cost.
Refinements are also made to the form to eliminate instances where
potential subscribers are double counted (Section II,2). This occurs
where a competing system enters the market and reports as such. These
refinements impose no significant new requirement and will reduce
aggregate filing costs by simplifying filing for overbuilders and
permitting electronic filing for the increasing number of competing
service providers.
The FCC uses Form 325 ``Annual Report of Cable Television'' to
solicit basic operational information from a sample of cable systems
nationwide, including: the operator's name and address; system-wide
capacity and frequency information; channel usage; and number of
subscribers. Operators of every operational cable television system are
required to complete the form to verify, correct and/or furnish the
Commission with the most current information on their respective cable
systems.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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