[Federal Register: April 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 82)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comments Requested
April 23, 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
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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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before May 28, 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 Number: 3060-0568.
Title: Commercial Leased Access.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 7,365 respondents; 152,315
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours to 45 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 173,610.
Total Annual Cost: $105,000.
Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Section 154(i) and 612 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On February 1, 2008, the Commission released a
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, In the
Matter of Leased Commercial Access, MB Docket No. 07-42, FCC 07-208. In
this Report and Order, we modify the leased access rules. With respect
to leased access, we modify the leased access rate formula; adopt
customer service obligations that require minimal standards and equal
treatment of leased access programmers with other programmers;
eliminate the requirement for an independent accountant to review
leased access rates; and require annual reporting of information on
leased access. We also adopt expedited time frames for resolution of
complaints and improve the discovery process. The commercial leased
access requirements are set forth in Section 612 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended. The statute and corresponding leased access
rules require a cable operator to set aside channel capacity for
commercial use by unaffiliated video programmers. The Commission's
rules implementing the statute require that cable operators with 36 or
more channels calculate rates for leased access channels, maintain and
provide on request information pertaining to leased access channels,
and provide billing and collection services as required. The Commission
may be required to resolve complaints about rates, terms and conditions
of leased access. Changes to the rules increased the quantity of
information maintained and provided, increase the information needed to
calculate rates and require the filing of an annual report with the
Commission on the status of leased access channels.
In addition, the Commission is consolidating information collection
OMB Control Number 3060-0569 (Commercial Leased Access Dispute
Resolution) into this collection OMB Control Number 3060-0568.
Federal Communications Commission.
Jackie Coles,
Associate Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-9233 Filed 4-25-08; 8:45 am]
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