[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7999-8001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-02836]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[3060-0126, OMB 3060-0674, OMB 3060-0717, 3060-1203; FRS 16477]
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
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(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 should be submitted on or before March 13,
2020. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments but find
it difficult to do so with 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, OMB, via
email [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC, via
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. 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 Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. 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 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: 3060-0126.
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: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
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: 3060-0674.
Title: Section 76.1618, Basic Tier Availability.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 8,250 respondents; 8,250
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Section 4(i) and Section 632 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 18,563 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements contained
in 47 CFR 76.1618 state that a cable operator shall provide written
notification to subscribers of the availability of basic tier service
to new subscribers at the time of installation. This notification shall
include the following information: (a) That basic tier service is
available; (b) the cost per month for basic tier service; and (c) a
list of all services included in the basic service tier. These
notification requirements are to ensure the subscribers are made aware
of the availability of basic cable service at the time of installation.
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: 4,175 respondents and 516,982
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.0167 hours to 10 hours.
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: 24,043 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $70,500.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally
identifiable information, which is covered under the
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FCC's updated system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal
Complaints, Inquiries, and Requests for Dispute Assistance.'' As
required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also
published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints, Inquiries, and
Requests for Dispute Assistance,'' in the Federal Register on August
15, 2014 (79 FR 48152) which became effective on September 24, 2014.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The FCC completed a Privacy Impact
Assessment (PIA) on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy-Impact-Assessment.html. The
Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various
revisions to it as a result of revisions to the SORN.
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.
Federal Communications Commission.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0717.
Title: Billed Party Preference for InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket
No. 92-77, 47 CFR Sections 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: $144,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from
individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts(s).
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.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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