Notice2022-21930
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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Published
October 11, 2022
Issuing agencies
Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61318-61319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21930]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0863; FR ID 108097]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested
concerning: 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; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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; and ways to further reduce the
information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject
to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December
12, 2022. 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 Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9ececcdfdef8fdfdb0f9f1e8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f3f3d2e2f090c0c41080019">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f2b193869a8bdca59b9e9e9b939f81b2949191dc959d84"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c685a7b2aebfe891afaaaaafa7abb586a0a5a5e8a1a9b0">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0863.
Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households
for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer Act.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 848 respondents; 250,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection action is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 339.
Total Annual Burden to Respondents: 125,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring signal strength at a
household so that the satellite and broadcast industries would have a
uniform method for making an actual determination of the signal
strength that a household received. The information gathered as part of
the noise-limited service contour signal strength tests will be used to
indicate whether a household is ``unserved'' by over-the-air network
signals.
Satellite and broadcast industries making field strength
measurements for formal submission to the Commission in rulemaking
proceedings, or making such measurements upon the request of the
Commission, shall follow the procedure for making and reporting such
measurements which shall be included in a report to the Commission and
submitted in affidavit form, in triplicate. The report shall contain
the following information:
(a) Tables of field strength measurements, which for each measuring
location; (b) U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps; (c) All
information necessary to determine the pertinent characteristics of the
transmitting installation; (d) A list of
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calibrated equipment used in the field strength survey; (e) A detailed
description of the calibration of the measuring equipment, and (f)
Terrain profiles in each direction in which measurements were made.
The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.686
also requires satellite and broadcast companies to maintain a written
record describing, for each location, factors which may affect the
recorded field (i.e., the approximate time or measurement, weather,
topography, overhead wiring, heights and types of vegetation, buildings
and other structures, the orientation of the measuring location,
objects of such shape and size that cause shadows or reflections,
signals received that arrived from a direction other than that of the
transmitter, survey, list of the measured value field strength, time
and date of the measurements and signature of the person making the
measurements).
The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR
73.686(e) describes the procedures for measuring the field strength of
television signals. These procedures are used to determine whether a
household is eligible to receive a distant digital network signal from
a satellite television provider, relying on existing, proven methods.
The signal measurement procedures include provisions for the location
of the measurement antenna, antenna height, signal measurement method,
antenna orientation and polarization, and data recording.
Pursuant to 47 CFR 73.686(e)(3), satellite and broadcast industries
making field strength measurements shall maintain written records and
include the following information: (a) A list of calibrated equipment
used in the field strength survey, which for each instrument specifies
the manufacturer, type, serial number and rated accuracy, and the date
of the most recent calibration by the manufacturer or by a laboratory.
Include complete details of any instrument not of standard manufacture;
(b) A detailed description of the calibration of the measuring
equipment, including field strength meters, measuring antenna, and
connecting cable; (c) For each spot at the measuring site, all factors
which may affect the recorded field, such as topography, height and
types of vegetation, buildings, obstacles, weather, and other local
features; (d) A description of where the cluster measurements were
made; (e) Time and date of the measurements and signature of the person
making the measurements; (f) For each channel being measured, a list of
the measured value of field strength (in units of dB[mu] after
adjustment for line loss and antenna factor) of the five readings made
during the cluster measurement process, with the median value
highlighted.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-21930 Filed 10-7-22; 8:45 am]
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