Notice2025-22714
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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December 15, 2025
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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 (PRA) of 1995, 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 collections. 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 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 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 238 (Monday, December 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58004-58006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-22714]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0548, OMB 3060-0652; FR ID 321955]
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 (PRA) of 1995, 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 collections. 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 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 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 February
13, 2026. 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e0b0b2a1a0868383ce878f96"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cd9d9f8c8dabaeaee3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a> and to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3e0c2d7cbda8df4cacfcfcac2ced0e3c5c0c08dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b684a5f4352057c424747424a46586b4d4848054c445d">[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: 3060-0548.
Title: Sections 76.1709 and 76.1620, Availability of Signals;
Section 76.1614, Identification of Must-Carry Signals.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
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Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,103 respondents; 49,236
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-1.0 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping, Third party disclosure, On
occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Total Annual Burden: 24,618 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.1709(a) states that the operator of every
cable television system shall maintain for public inspection a file
containing a list of all broadcast television stations carried by its
system in fulfillment of the must-carry requirements. Such list shall
include the call sign; community of license, broadcast channel number,
cable channel number, and in the case of a noncommercial educational
broadcast station, whether that station was carried by the cable system
on March 29, 1990. 47 CFR 76.1614 and 47 CFR 76.1709(c) each state that
a cable operator shall respond in writing within 30 days to any written
request by any person for the identification of the signals carried on
its system in fulfillment of the must-carry requirements. In addition,
47 CFR 76.1614 states that the required written response may be
delivered by email, if the consumer used email to make the request or
complaint directly to the cable operator, or if the consumer specifies
email as the preferred delivery method in the request or complaint.
47 CFR 76.1620, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 614(b)(7), states that if a
cable operator authorizes subscribers to install additional receiver
connections, but does not provide the subscriber with such connections,
or with the equipment and materials for such connections, the operator
shall notify such subscribers of all broadcast stations carried on the
cable system which cannot be viewed via cable without a converter box
and shall offer to sell or lease such a converter box to such
subscribers. Such notification must be provided by June 2, 1993, and
annually thereafter and to each new subscriber upon initial
installation. The notice, which may be included in routine billing
statements, shall identify the signals that are unavailable without an
additional connection, the manner for obtaining such additional
connection and instructions for installation. 47 CFR 76.1600(a)
provides that written information provided by cable operators to
subscribers or customers pursuant to Sec. 76.1620 may be delivered
electronically by email to any subscriber who has not opted out of
electronic delivery if the entity: (1) Sends the notice to the
subscriber's or customer's verified email address; (2) Provides either
the entirety of the written information or a weblink to the written
information in the notice; and (3) Includes, in the body of the notice,
a telephone number that is clearly and prominently presented to
subscribers so that it is readily identifiable as an opt-out mechanism
that will allow subscribers to continue to receive paper copies of the
written material.
Note: These recordkeeping and notification requirements ensure
that subscribers are aware of the broadcast stations carried in
compliance with the Commission's cable must-carry rules, see 47 CFR
76.56.
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: 540 respondents; 1,102,100
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .0167-1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Third
Party Disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 34,650 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.309(a) states that a cable franchise
authority may enforce the customer service standards set forth in
paragraph (c) of this section against cable operators. The franchise
authority must provide affected cable operators ninety (90) days
written notice of its intent to enforce the standards.
47 CFR 76.1600(e) requires that, after July 31, 2020, written
information provided by cable operators to broadcast stations pursuant
to 47 CFR 76.64(k), 76.1601, 76.1607, 76.1608, 76.1609, and 76.1617
must be delivered electronically to full-power and Class A television
stations via email to the email address for carriage-related questions
that the station lists in its public file in accordance with 47 CFR
73.3526 and 73.3527, or in the case of low-power television stations
and noncommercial educational translator stations that are entitled to
such notices, to the license's email address (not a contact
representative's email address, if different from the licensee's email
address) as displayed publicly in the Licensing and Management System
(LMS) or the primary station's carriage-related email address if the
noncommercial educational translator station does not have its own
email address listed in LMS.
47 CFR 76.1602(a) states that a cable franchise authority may
enforce the customer service standards set forth in paragraph (b) of
this section against cable operators. The franchise authority must
provide affected cable operators 90 days written notice of its intent
to enforce standards.
47 CFR 76.1602(b) states that effective July 1, 1993, the cable
operator shall provide written information on each of the following
areas at the time of installation of service, at least annually to all
subscribers, and at any time upon request: (1) Products and services
offered; (2) Prices and options for programming services and conditions
of subscription to programming and other services; (3) Installation and
service maintenance policies; (4) Instructions on how to use the cable
service; (5) Channel positions of programming carried on the system;
and (6) Billing and complaint procedures, including the address and
telephone number of the local franchise authority's cable office. (7)
Effective May 1, 2011, any assessed fees for rental of navigation
devices and single and additional CableCARDs; and, (8) Effective May 1,
2011, if such provider includes equipment in the price of a bundled
offer of one or more services, the fees reasonably allocable to (i) the
rental of single and additional CableCARDs and (ii) the rental of
operator-supplied navigation devices.
47 CFR 76.1602(c) states that subscribers shall be advised of the
procedures for resolution of complaints about the quality of the
television signal delivered by the cable system operator, including the
address of the responsible officer of the local franchising authority.
47 CFR 76.1603(a) states that a cable franchise authority may
enforce the customer service standards set forth in paragraph (b) of
this section against cable operators. The franchise authority must
provide affected cable operators 90 days written notice of its intent
to enforce standards.
47 CFR 76.1603(b) states that cable operators shall provide written
notice to subscribers of any changes in rates or services. The rule
requires cable operators to provide the information to subscribers at
least 30 days in advance of the change, unless the change results
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from circumstances outside of the cable operator's control (including
failed retransmission consent or program carriage negotiations during
the last 30 days of a contract), in which case notice shall be provided
as soon as possible using any reasonable written means at the
operator's sole discretion, including channel slates. Notice of rate
changes shall include the precise amount of the rate change and explain
the reason for the change in readily understandable terms. Notice of
changes involving the addition or deletion of channels shall
individually identify each channel affected.
47 CFR 76.1603(c) states that a cable operator not subject to
effective competition shall provide 30 days' advance notice to its
local franchising authority of any increase proposed in the price to be
charged for the basic service tier.
47 CFR 76.1619(b) states in case of a billing dispute, the cable
operator must respond to a written complaint from a subscriber within
30 days. The required response may be delivered by email, if the
consumer used email to make the request or complaint directly to the
cable operator, or if the consumer specifies email as the preferred
delivery method in the request or complaint.
47 CFR 76.1619(c) states a cable franchise authority may enforce
the customer service standards set forth in this section against cable
operators. The franchise authority must provide affected cable
operators 90 days written notice of its intent to enforce standards.
47 CFR 76.1600 permits written information provided by cable
operators to subscribers or customers pursuant to Sections 76.1601,
76.1602, 76.1603, 76.1604, 76.1618, and 76.1620, as well as subscriber
privacy notifications required by cable operators, satellite providers,
and open video systems pursuant to Sections 631, 338(i), and 653 of the
Communications Act, to be delivered by email if certain consumer
safeguards are met, as set forth in Section 76.1600(a) and Section
76.1600(b).
Section 76.1600(c) permits cable operators to provide certain
portions of the Section 76.1602 annual notices electronically to
subscribers who have not opted out of electronic delivery under Section
76.1600(a)(3) or 76.1600(c)(3) if they prominently display the
following on the front or first page of the printed annual notice:
(1) A weblink in a form that is short, simple, and easy to
remember, leading to written information required to be provided
pursuant to Section 76.1602(b)(2), (7), and (8);
(2) A weblink in a form that is short, simple, and easy to
remember, leading to written information required to be provided
pursuant to Section 76.1602(b)(5); and
(3) A telephone number that is readily identifiable as an opt-out
mechanism that will allow subscribers to continue to receive paper
copies of the entire annual notice.
47 CFR 76.1600(d) provides that, if the conditions for electronic
delivery in subsections 76.1600(a) and 76.1600(b) are not met, or if a
subscriber opts out of electronic delivery, the written material must
be delivered by paper copy to the subscriber's physical address.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-22714 Filed 12-12-25; 8:45 am]
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