Notice2023-00652
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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Published
January 17, 2023
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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 88, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2615-2616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00652]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0652; OMB 3060-1174; FR ID 122814]
Information Collections 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
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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 March 20,
2023. 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#f9a9abb8b99f9a9ad79e968f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80d0d2c1c0e6e3e3aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e5d7f6a76673049777272777f736d5e787d7d30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a694b5e4253047d434646434b47596a4c4949044d455c">[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: 3060-0652.
Title: Section 76.309, Customer Service Obligations; Section
76.1600, Electronic Delivery of Notices; Section 76.1602, Customer
Service--General Information, Section 76.1603, Customer Service--Rate
and Service Changes and 76.1619, Information and Subscriber Bills.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,210 respondents; 1,109,440
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.0166 to 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 4(i) and 632 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 41,990 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission requires that the various disclosure
and notifications contained in this collection as a means of consumer
protection to ensure that subscribers and franchising authorities are
aware of cable operators' business practices, current rates, rate
changes for programming, service and equipment, and channel line-up
changes. Permitting the use of email modernizes the Commission's rules
regarding notices required to be provided by MVPDs.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1174.
Title: Section 73.503, Licensing requirements and service; Section
73.621, Noncommercial educational TV stations; Section 73.3527, Local
public inspection file of noncommercial educational stations.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,200 respondents; 33,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority which covers these information collections is
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 303, and 399B.
Total Annual Burden: 16,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The information collection which are approved under
this collection are as follows: Audience disclosure: The information
collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.503(e)(1) require that a
noncommercial educational FM broadcast station that interrupts regular
programming to conduct fundraising activities on behalf of third-party
non-profit organizations must air a disclosure during such activities
clearly stating that the fundraiser is not for the benefit of the
station itself and identifying the entity for which it is fundraising.
The information collection requirements contained in 47 CFR
73.621(f)(1) require that a noncommercial educational TV broadcast
station that interrupts regular programming to conduct fundraising
activities on behalf of third-party non-profit organizations must air a
disclosure during such activities clearly stating that the fundraiser
is not for the benefit of the station itself and identifying the entity
for which it is fundraising. The audience disclosure must be aired at
the beginning and the end of each fundraising program and at least once
during each hour in which the program is on the air.
Retention of information on fundraising activities in local public
inspection file: The information collection requirements contained in
47 CFR 73.3527(e)(14) require that each noncommercial educational FM
broadcast station and noncommercial educational TV broadcast station
that interrupts regular programming to conduct fundraising activities
on behalf of a third-party non-profit organization must place in its
local public inspection file, on a quarterly basis, the following
information for each third-party fundraising program or activity: The
date, time, and duration of the fundraiser; the type of fundraising
activity; the name of the non-profit organization benefitted by the
fundraiser; a brief description of the specific cause or project, if
any, supported by the fundraiser; and, to the extent that the station
participated in tallying or receiving any funds for the non-profit
group, an approximation, to the nearest $10,000, of the total funds
raised. The information for each calendar quarter is to be filed by the
tenth day of the succeeding calendar quarter (e.g., January 10 for the
quarter October-December, April 10 for the quarter January-March,
etc.).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-00652 Filed 1-13-23; 8:45 am]
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