Notice2025-20433
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget
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November 20, 2025
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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might "further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees." The Commission 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 90, Number 222 (Thursday, November 20, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52399-52401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-20433]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1104, OMB 3060-0717, OMB 3060-0419, OMB 3060-0126, OMB 3060-
1203, OMB 3060-0289 and OMB 3060-0433; FR ID 318214]
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval
to Office of Management and Budget
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,
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it
might ``further reduce the information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.'' The Commission 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 comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be submitted on or before December 22,
2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information collection by selecting
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> per the above instructions for it to be considered. In
addition to submitting in <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a> also send a copy of your
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC,
via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#aafaf8ebeaccc9c984cdc5dc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="24747665644247470a434b52">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e1af88828e8d84cfae8f86848d84a1878282cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80cee9e3efece5aecfeee7e5ece5c0e6e3e3aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted
to OMB: (1) go to the web page <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>, (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 and
then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to
OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), the FCC invited the general public and
other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection. 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 estimates; (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. Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might further
reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns
with fewer than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1104.
Title: Section 73.682(d), DTV Transmission and Program System and
Information Protocol (``PSIP'') Standards.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
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Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,767 respondents and 1,767
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third Party Disclosure requirement; Weekly
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 45,942 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 309
and 337 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: Section 73.682(d) of the Commission's rules
incorporates by reference the Advanced Television Systems Committee,
Inc. (``ATSC'') Program System and Information Protocol (``PSIP'')
standard ``A/65C. PSIP data is transmitted along with a TV broadcast
station's digital signal and provides viewers (via their DTV receivers)
with information about the station and what is being broadcast, such as
program information. The Commission has recognized the utility that the
ATSC PSIP standard offers for both broadcasters and consumers (or
viewers) of digital television (``DTV'').
ATSC PSIP standard A/65C requires broadcasters to provide detailed
programming information when transmitting their broadcast signal. This
standard enhances consumers' viewing experience by providing detailed
information about digital channels and programs, such as how to find a
program's closed captions, multiple streams and V-chip information.
This standard requires broadcasters to populate the Event Information
Tables (``EITs'') (or program guide) with accurate information about
each event (or program) and to update the EIT if more accurate
information becomes available. The previous ATSC PSIP standard A/65-B
did not require broadcasters to provide such detailed programming
information but only general information.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0717.
Title: Billed Party Preference for InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket
No. 92-77, 47 CFR 64.703(a), 64.709, 64.710.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,418 respondents; 11,250,150
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute (.017 hours)-50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and on-occasion reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is found at 47
U.S.C. 226, Telephone Operator Services, Public Law 101-435, 104 Stat.
986, codified at 47 CFR 64.703(a) Consumer Information, 64.709
Informational Tariffs, and 64.710 Operator Services for Prison Inmate
Phones.
Total Annual Burden: 205,023 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $156,000.
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 64.703(a), Operator Service
Providers (OSPs) are required to disclose, audibly and distinctly to
the consumer, at no charge and before connecting any interstate call,
how to obtain rate quotations, including any applicable surcharges. 47
CFR 64.710 imposes similar requirements on OSPs to inmates at
correctional institutions. 47 CFR 64.709 codifies the requirements for
OSPs to file informational tariffs with the Commission. These rules
help to ensure that consumers receive information necessary to
determine what the charges associated with an OSP-assisted call will
be, thereby enhancing informed consumer choice in the operator services
marketplace.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0126.
Title: Section 73.1820, Station Log.
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: 15,200 respondents; 15,200
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.017-0.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 15,095 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 73.1820 require that each licensee of an AM, FM or TV
broadcast station maintain a station log. Each entry must accurately
reflect the station's operation. This log should reflect adjustments to
operating parameters for AM stations with directional antennas without
an approved sampling system; for all stations the actual time of any
observation of extinguishment or improper operation of tower lights;
and entry of each test of the Emergency Broadcast System (EBS) for
commercial stations.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0419.
Title: Network Non-duplication Protection and Syndication
Exclusivity: Sections 76.94, Notification; 76.95, Exceptions; 76.105,
Notifications; 76.106, Exceptions; 76.107, Exclusivity Contracts; and
76.1609, Non-Duplication and Syndicated Exclusivity.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 5,523 respondents; 239,220 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; One-time
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 222,712 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The purpose of the various notification and
disclosure requirements accounted for in this collection are to protect
broadcasters who purchase the exclusive rights to transmit network or
syndicated programming in their recognized market areas. The
Commission's network non-duplication and syndicated exclusivity rules
permit, but do not require broadcasters and program distributors to
obtain the same enforceable exclusive distribution rights for network
and syndicated programming that all other video programming
distributors possess.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1203.
Title: Section 79.107 User Interfaces Provided by Digital
Apparatus; Section 79.108 Video Programming Guides and Menus Provided
by Navigation Devices; Section 79.110 Complaint Procedures for User
Interfaces, Menus and Guides, and Activating Accessibility Features on
Digital Apparatus and Navigation Devices.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not for profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,599 respondents and 546,277
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.0167 hours to 10 hours.
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Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. The statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in the Twenty-First Century
Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (CVAA), Public Law
111-260, 124 Stat. 2751, and sections 4(i), 4(j), 303(r), 303(u),
303(aa), 303(bb), and 716(g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 303(r), 303(u), 303(aa), 303(bb),
and 617(g).
Total Annual Burden: 39,350 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $74,100.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will use the information submitted
by a digital apparatus manufacturer or other party to determine whether
it is achievable for digital apparatus to be fabricated so that control
of appropriate built-in apparatus functions are accessible to and
usable by individuals who are blind or visually impaired or whether it
is achievable to comply with the information, documentation, and
training requirements. The Commission will use the information
submitted by an Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) or
navigation device manufacturer or other party to determine whether it
is achievable for on-screen text menus and guides provided by
navigation devices for the display or selection of multichannel video
programming to be audibly accessible in real time upon request by
individuals who are blind or visually impaired or whether it is
achievable to comply with the information, documentation, and training
requirements. Consumers will use the information provided by
manufacturers of digital apparatus on the full functionalities of
digital apparatus, such as instructions and product information, as
well as information provided by manufacturers and MVPDs in accordance
with the information, documentation, and training requirements, in
order to have accessible information and support on how to use the
device. Consumers will use the information provided by manufacturers
and MVPDs notifying consumers of the availability of accessible digital
apparatus and navigation devices to determine which devices accessible
and whether they wish to request an accessible device. MVPDs and
manufacturers of navigation devices will use the information provided
by consumers who are blind or visually impaired consumers when
requesting accessible navigation devices to fulfill such requests.
MVPDs will use information provided by customers who are blind or
visually impaired as reasonable proof of disability as a condition to
providing equipment and/or services at a price that is lower than that
offered to the general public. Consumers will use the contact
information of covered entities to file written complaints regarding
the accessibility requirements for digital apparatus and navigation
devices. Finally, the Commission will use information received pursuant
to the complaint procedures for violations of sections 79.107-79.109 to
enforce the Commission's digital apparatus and navigation device
accessibility requirements. The Commission will forward complaints, as
appropriate, to the named manufacturer or provider for its response, as
well as to any other entity that the Commission determines may be
involved, and it may request additional information from relevant
parties.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0289.
Title: Section 76.601, Performance Tests; Sec. 76.1704, Proof of
Performance Test Data; Sec. 76.1717, Compliance with Technical
Standards.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, and state,
local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,085 respondents, 6,433
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to 70 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Semi-annual and
Triennial reporting requirements; 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 624(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 166,405 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.601(b) requires the operator of each
cable television system that delivers analog signals to conduct
performance tests of the analog channels on that system at least twice
each calendar year (at intervals not to exceed seven months).
47 CFR 76.1704 requires that proof of performance test required by
47 CFR 76.601 shall be maintained on file at the operator's local
business office for at least five years. The test data shall be made
available for inspection by the Commission or the local franchiser,
upon request. If a signal leakage log is being used to meet proof of
performance test recordkeeping requirement in accordance with Sec.
76.601, such a log must be retained for the period specified in 47 CFR
76.601(d). 47 CFR 76.1717 states that an operator shall be prepared to
show, on request by an authorized representative of the Commission or
the local franchising authority, that the system does, in fact, comply
with the technical standards rules in part 76, subpart K.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0433.
Title: Basic Signal Leakage Performance Report.
Form Number: FCC Form 320.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 230 respondents and 1,600
responses.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, Annual reporting
requirement.
Estimated Time per Hours: 20 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 32,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i),
302 and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Needs and Uses: Cable television system operators and Multichannel
Video Programming Distributors (MPVDs) who use frequencies in the bands
108-137 and 225-400 MHz (aeronautical frequencies) are required to file
a Cumulative Signal Leakage Index (CLI) derived under 47 CFR
76.611(a)(1) or the results of airspace measurements derived under 47
CFR 76.611(a)(2). This filing must include a description of the method
by which compliance with basic signal leakage criteria is achieved and
the method of calibrating the measurement equipment. This yearly filing
of FCC Form 320 is done in accordance with 47 CFR 76.1803. The records
must be retained by cable operators.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-20433 Filed 11-19-25; 8:45 am]
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