83_FR_47332 83 FR 47151 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

83 FR 47151 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 181 (September 18, 2018)

Page Range47151-47153
FR Document2018-20250

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 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 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 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0980]


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 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 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 comments should be submitted on or before November 19, 
2018. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0980.
    Title: Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act 
of 1999: Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues and Retransmission 
Consent Issues, 47 CFR Section 76.66.
    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: 10,300 respondents; 11,978 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement; On 
occasion reporting requirement; Once every three years reporting 
requirement; Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 325, 
338, 339 and 340.
    Total Annual Burden: 12,186 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $24,000.
    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 following information collection requirements 
are approved under this collection: 47 CFR 76.66(d)(6) addresses 
satellite carriage after a market modification is granted by the 
Commission. The rule states that television broadcast stations that 
become eligible for mandatory carriage with respect to a satellite 
carrier (pursuant to Sec.  76.66) due to a change in the market 
definition (by operation of a market modification pursuant to Sec.  
76.59) may, within 30 days of the effective date of the new definition, 
elect retransmission consent or mandatory carriage with respect to such 
carrier. A satellite carrier shall commence carriage within 90 days of 
receiving the carriage election from the television broadcast station. 
The election must be made in accordance with the requirements of 47 CFR 
76.66(d)(1).
    47 CFR 76.66(b)(1) states each satellite carrier providing, under 
section 122 of title 17, United States Code, secondary transmissions to 
subscribers located within the local market of a television broadcast 
station of a primary transmission made by that station, shall carry 
upon request the signals of all television broadcast stations located 
within that local market, subject to section 325(b) of title 47, United 
States Code, and other paragraphs in this section. Satellite carriers 
are required to carry digital-only stations upon request in markets in 
which the satellite carrier is providing any local-into-local service 
pursuant to the statutory copyright license.
    47 CFR 76.66(b)(2) requires a satellite carrier that offers 
multichannel video programming distribution service in the United 
States to more than 5,000,000 subscribers shall, no later than December 
8, 2005, carry upon request the signal originating as an analog signal 
of each television broadcast station that is located in a local market 
in Alaska or Hawaii; and shall, no later than June 8, 2007, carry upon 
request the signals originating as digital signals of each television 
broadcast station that is located in a local market in Alaska or

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Hawaii. Such satellite carrier is not required to carry the signal 
originating as analog after commencing carriage of digital signals on 
June 8, 2007. Carriage of signals originating as digital signals of 
each television broadcast station that is located in a local market in 
Alaska or Hawaii shall include the entire free over-the-air signal, 
including multicast and high definition digital signals.
    47 CFR 76.66(c)(3)-(4) requires that a commercial television 
station notify a satellite carrier in writing whether it elects to be 
carried pursuant to retransmission consent or mandatory consent in 
accordance with the established election cycle.
    47 CFR 76.66(c)(5) requires that a noncommercial television station 
must request carriage by notifying a satellite carrier in writing in 
accordance with the established election cycle.
    47 CFR 76.66(c)(6) requires a commercial television broadcast 
station located in a local market in a noncontiguous state to make its 
retransmission consent-mandatory carriage election by October 1, 2005, 
for carriage of its signals that originate as analog signals for 
carriage commencing on December 8, 2005 and ending on December 31, 
2008, and by April 1, 2007 for its signals that originate as digital 
signals for carriage commencing on June 8, 2007 and ending on December 
31, 2008. For analog and digital signal carriage cycles commencing 
after December 31, 2008, such stations shall follow the election cycle 
in 47 CFR 76.66(c)(2) and 47 CFR 76.66(c)(4). A noncommercial 
television broadcast station located in a local market in Alaska or 
Hawaii must request carriage by October 1, 2005, for carriage of its 
signals that originate as an analog signal for carriage commencing on 
December 8, 2005 and ending on December 31, 2008, and by April 1, 2007 
for its signals that originate as digital signals for carriage 
commencing on June 8, 2007 and ending on December 31, 2008. Moreover, 
Section 76.66(c) requires a commercial television station located in a 
local market in a noncontiguous state to provide notification to a 
satellite carrier whether it elects to be carried pursuant to 
retransmission consent or mandatory consent.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii) states an election request made by a 
television station must be in writing and sent to the satellite 
carrier's principal place of business, by certified mail, return 
receipt requested.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) states a television station's written 
notification shall include the: (A) Station's call sign; (B) Name of 
the appropriate station contact person; (C) Station's address for 
purposes of receiving official correspondence; (D) Station's community 
of license; (E) Station's DMA assignment; and (F) For commercial 
television stations, its election of mandatory carriage or 
retransmission consent.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iv) Within 30 days of receiving a television 
station's carriage request, a satellite carrier shall notify in 
writing: (A) Those local television stations it will not carry, along 
with the reasons for such a decision; and (B) those local television 
stations it intends to carry.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(i) states a new satellite carrier or a satellite 
carrier providing local service in a market for the first time after 
July 1, 2001, shall inform each television broadcast station licensee 
within any local market in which a satellite carrier proposes to 
commence carriage of signals of stations from that market, not later 
than 60 days prior to the commencement of such carriage (A) Of the 
carrier's intention to launch local-into-local service under this 
section in a local market, the identity of that local market, and the 
location of the carrier's proposed local receive facility for that 
local market; (B) Of the right of such licensee to elect carriage under 
this section or grant retransmission consent under section 325(b); (C) 
That such licensee has 30 days from the date of the receipt of such 
notice to make such election; and (D) That failure to make such 
election will result in the loss of the right to demand carriage under 
this section for the remainder of the 3-year cycle of carriage under 
section 325.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(ii) states satellite carriers shall transmit the 
notices required by paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section via certified 
mail to the address for such television station licensee listed in the 
consolidated database system maintained by the Commission.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iii) requires a satellite carrier with more than 
five million subscribers to provide a notice as required by 47 CFR 
76.66(d)(2)(i) and 47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(ii) to each television broadcast 
station located in a local market in a noncontiguous state, not later 
than September 1, 2005 with respect to analog signals and a notice not 
later than April 1, 2007 with respect to digital signals; provided, 
however, that the notice shall also describe the carriage requirements 
pursuant to Section 338(a)(4) of Title 47, United States Code, and 47 
CFR 76.66(b)(2).
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iv) requires that a satellite carrier shall 
commence carriage of a local station by the later of 90 days from 
receipt of an election of mandatory carriage or upon commencing local-
into-local service in the new television market.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(v) states within 30 days of receiving a local 
television station's election of mandatory carriage in a new television 
market, a satellite carrier shall notify in writing: Those local 
television stations it will not carry, along with the reasons for such 
decision, and those local television stations it intends to carry.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(vi) requires satellite carriers to notify all 
local stations in a market of their intent to launch HD carry-one, 
carry-all in that market at least 60 days before commencing such 
carriage.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(ii) states a new television station shall make 
its election request, in writing, sent to the satellite carrier's 
principal place of business by certified mail, return receipt 
requested, between 60 days prior to commencing broadcasting and 30 days 
after commencing broadcasting. This written notification shall include 
the information required by paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(iv) states within 30 days of receiving a new 
television station's election of mandatory carriage, a satellite 
carrier shall notify the station in writing that it will not carry the 
station, along with the reasons for such decision, or that it intends 
to carry the station.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(5)(i) states beginning with the election cycle 
described in Sec.  76.66(c)(2), the retransmission of significantly 
viewed signals pursuant to Sec.  76.54 by a satellite carrier that 
provides local-into-local service is subject to providing the 
notifications to stations in the market pursuant to paragraphs 
(d)(5)(i)(A) and (B) of this section, unless the satellite carrier was 
retransmitting such signals as of the date these notifications were 
due. (A) In any local market in which a satellite carrier provided 
local-into-local service on December 8, 2004, at least 60 days prior to 
any date on which a station must make an election under paragraph (c) 
of this section, identify each affiliate of the same television network 
that the carrier reserves the right to retransmit into that station's 
local market during the next election cycle and the communities into 
which the satellite carrier reserves the right to make such 
retransmissions; (B) In any local market in which a satellite carrier 
commences local-into-local service after December 8, 2004, at least 60 
days prior to the commencement of service in that market, and 
thereafter at least 60 days prior to any date on which the station must 
thereafter make an election under

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Sec.  76.66(c) or (d)(2), identify each affiliate of the same 
television network that the carrier reserves the right to retransmit 
into that station's local market during the next election cycle.
    47 CFR 76.66(f)(3) states except as provided in 76.66(d)(2), a 
satellite carrier providing local-into-local service must notify local 
television stations of the location of the receive facility by June 1, 
2001 for the first election cycle and at least 120 days prior to the 
commencement of all election cycles thereafter.
    47 CFR 76.66(f)(4) states a satellite carrier may relocate its 
local receive facility at the commencement of each election cycle. A 
satellite carrier is also permitted to relocate its local receive 
facility during the course of an election cycle, if it bears the signal 
delivery costs of the television stations affected by such a move. A 
satellite carrier relocating its local receive facility must provide 60 
days notice to all local television stations carried in the affected 
television market.
    47 CFR 76.66(h)(5) states a satellite carrier shall provide notice 
to its subscribers, and to the affected television station, whenever it 
adds or deletes a station's signal in a particular local market 
pursuant to this paragraph.
    47 CFR 76.66(m)(1) states whenever a local television broadcast 
station believes that a satellite carrier has failed to meet its 
obligations under this section, such station shall notify the carrier, 
in writing, of the alleged failure and identify its reasons for 
believing that the satellite carrier failed to comply with such 
obligations.
    47 CFR 76.66(m)(2) states the satellite carrier shall, within 30 
days after such written notification, respond in writing to such 
notification and comply with such obligations or state its reasons for 
believing that it is in compliance with such obligations.
    47 CFR 76.66(m)(3) states a local television broadcast station that 
disputes a response by a satellite carrier that it is in compliance 
with such obligations may obtain review of such denial or response by 
filing a complaint with the Commission, in accordance with Sec.  76.7 
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations. Such complaint shall allege 
the manner in which such satellite carrier has failed to meet its 
obligations and the basis for such allegations.
    47 CFR 76.66(m)(4) states the satellite carrier against which a 
complaint is filed is permitted to present data and arguments to 
establish that there has been no failure to meet its obligations under 
this section.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20250 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                 Title: Section 76.936, Written                        required by the Paperwork Reduction                   reporting requirement; Once every three
                                               Decisions.                                              Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal                        years reporting requirement;
                                                 Form Number: N/A.                                     Communications Commission (FCC or                     Recordkeeping requirement.
                                                 Type of Review: Extension of a                        Commission) invites the general public                   Obligation To Respond: Required to
                                               currently approved collection.                          and other Federal agencies to take this               obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
                                                 Respondents: Business or other for                    opportunity to comment on the                         authority for this collection is contained
                                               profit entities; State or Local, or Tribal              following information collections.                    in 47 U.S.C. 325, 338, 339 and 340.
                                               government.                                             Comments are requested concerning:                       Total Annual Burden: 12,186 hours.
                                                 Number of Respondents and                             Whether the proposed collection of                       Total Annual Cost: $24,000.
                                               Responses: 150 respondents; 150                         information is necessary for the proper                  Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                               responses.                                              performance of the functions of the                   impact(s).
                                                 Estimated Hours per Response: 1                                                                                Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                                                                       Commission, including whether the
                                               hour.                                                                                                         There is no need for confidentiality with
                                                                                                       information shall have practical utility;
                                                 Frequency of Response: Third party                                                                          this collection of information.
                                                                                                       the accuracy of the Commission’s                         Needs and Uses: The following
                                               disclosure requirement; On occasion                     burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  information collection requirements are
                                               reporting requirement.                                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                  approved under this collection: 47 CFR
                                                 Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.                       information collected; ways to minimize               76.66(d)(6) addresses satellite carriage
                                                 Total Annual Cost: None.                              the burden of the collection of                       after a market modification is granted by
                                                 Obligation to Respond: Required to                    information on the respondents,                       the Commission. The rule states that
                                               obtain or retain benefits. The statutory                including the use of automated                        television broadcast stations that
                                               authority for this collection is contained              collection techniques or other forms of               become eligible for mandatory carriage
                                               in Section 4(i) of the Communications                   information technology; and ways to                   with respect to a satellite carrier
                                               Act of 1934, as amended.                                further reduce the information                        (pursuant to § 76.66) due to a change in
                                                 Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:                 collection burden on small business                   the market definition (by operation of a
                                               There is no need for confidentiality                    concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                market modification pursuant to
                                               required with this collection of                          The FCC may not conduct or sponsor                  § 76.59) may, within 30 days of the
                                               information.                                            a collection of information unless it                 effective date of the new definition,
                                                 Privacy Impact Assessment: No                         displays a currently valid Office of                  elect retransmission consent or
                                               impact(s).                                              Management and Budget (OMB) control                   mandatory carriage with respect to such
                                                 Needs and Uses: The information                       number. No person shall be subject to                 carrier. A satellite carrier shall
                                               collection requirements contain in 47                   any penalty for failing to comply with                commence carriage within 90 days of
                                               CFR 76.936 require that a franchising                   a collection of information subject to the            receiving the carriage election from the
                                               authority must issue a written decision                 PRA that does not display a valid OMB                 television broadcast station. The
                                               in a rate-making proceeding whenever it                 control number.                                       election must be made in accordance
                                               disapproves an initial rate for the basic               DATES: Written comments should be                     with the requirements of 47 CFR
                                               service tier or associated equipment in                 submitted on or before November 19,                   76.66(d)(1).
                                               whole or in part, disapproves a request                 2018. If you anticipate that you will be                 47 CFR 76.66(b)(1) states each satellite
                                               for a rate increase in whole or in part,                submitting comments but find it                       carrier providing, under section 122 of
                                               or approves a request for an increase                   difficult to do so within the period of               title 17, United States Code, secondary
                                               whole or in part over the objection of                  time allowed by this notice, you should               transmissions to subscribers located
                                               interested parties. Franchising                         advise the contacts below as soon as                  within the local market of a television
                                               authorities are required to issue a                     possible.                                             broadcast station of a primary
                                               written decision in rate-making                                                                               transmission made by that station, shall
                                                                                                       ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                               proceedings pursuant to Section 76.936                                                                        carry upon request the signals of all
                                                                                                       Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: PRA@
                                               so that cable operators and the public                                                                        television broadcast stations located
                                                                                                       fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
                                               are made aware of the proceeding.                                                                             within that local market, subject to
                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                               Federal Communications Commission.                      additional information about the                      section 325(b) of title 47, United States
                                               Katura Jackson,                                         information collection, contact Cathy                 Code, and other paragraphs in this
                                               Federal Register Liaison Officer.                       Williams at (202) 418–2918.                           section. Satellite carriers are required to
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–20252 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                             carry digital-only stations upon request
                                               BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                    OMB Control Number: 3060–0980.                      in markets in which the satellite carrier
                                                                                                         Title: Implementation of the Satellite              is providing any local-into-local service
                                                                                                       Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999:                  pursuant to the statutory copyright
                                               FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                  Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues                license.
                                               COMMISSION                                              and Retransmission Consent Issues, 47                    47 CFR 76.66(b)(2) requires a satellite
                                                                                                       CFR Section 76.66.                                    carrier that offers multichannel video
                                               [OMB 3060–0980]                                                                                               programming distribution service in the
                                                                                                         Form Number: Not applicable.
                                                                                                         Type of Review: Extension of a                      United States to more than 5,000,000
                                               Information Collection Being Reviewed
                                                                                                       currently approved collection.                        subscribers shall, no later than
                                               by the Federal Communications
                                                                                                         Respondents: Business or other for-                 December 8, 2005, carry upon request
                                               Commission
                                                                                                       profit entities.                                      the signal originating as an analog signal
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                                               AGENCY: Federal Communications                            Number of Respondents and                           of each television broadcast station that
                                               Commission.                                             Responses: 10,300 respondents; 11,978                 is located in a local market in Alaska or
                                               ACTION: Notice and request for                          responses.                                            Hawaii; and shall, no later than June 8,
                                               comments.                                                 Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour                 2007, carry upon request the signals
                                                                                                       to 5 hours.                                           originating as digital signals of each
                                               SUMMARY:  As part of its continuing effort                Frequency of Response: Third party                  television broadcast station that is
                                               to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                     disclosure requirement; On occasion                   located in a local market in Alaska or


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                                               Hawaii. Such satellite carrier is not                   contact person; (C) Station’s address for             carriage or upon commencing local-into-
                                               required to carry the signal originating                purposes of receiving official                        local service in the new television
                                               as analog after commencing carriage of                  correspondence; (D) Station’s                         market.
                                               digital signals on June 8, 2007. Carriage               community of license; (E) Station’s                      47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(v) states within 30
                                               of signals originating as digital signals of            DMA assignment; and (F) For                           days of receiving a local television
                                               each television broadcast station that is               commercial television stations, its                   station’s election of mandatory carriage
                                               located in a local market in Alaska or                  election of mandatory carriage or                     in a new television market, a satellite
                                               Hawaii shall include the entire free                    retransmission consent.                               carrier shall notify in writing: Those
                                               over-the-air signal, including multicast                   47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iv) Within 30 days              local television stations it will not carry,
                                               and high definition digital signals.                    of receiving a television station’s                   along with the reasons for such
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(c)(3)–(4) requires that a               carriage request, a satellite carrier shall           decision, and those local television
                                               commercial television station notify a                  notify in writing: (A) Those local                    stations it intends to carry.
                                               satellite carrier in writing whether it                 television stations it will not carry,                   47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(vi) requires
                                               elects to be carried pursuant to                        along with the reasons for such a                     satellite carriers to notify all local
                                               retransmission consent or mandatory                     decision; and (B) those local television              stations in a market of their intent to
                                               consent in accordance with the                          stations it intends to carry.                         launch HD carry-one, carry-all in that
                                               established election cycle.                                47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(i) states a new                 market at least 60 days before
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(c)(5) requires that a                   satellite carrier or a satellite carrier              commencing such carriage.
                                               noncommercial television station must                   providing local service in a market for                  47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(ii) states a new
                                               request carriage by notifying a satellite               the first time after July 1, 2001, shall              television station shall make its election
                                               carrier in writing in accordance with the               inform each television broadcast station              request, in writing, sent to the satellite
                                               established election cycle.                             licensee within any local market in                   carrier’s principal place of business by
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(c)(6) requires a                        which a satellite carrier proposes to                 certified mail, return receipt requested,
                                               commercial television broadcast station                 commence carriage of signals of stations              between 60 days prior to commencing
                                               located in a local market in a                          from that market, not later than 60 days              broadcasting and 30 days after
                                               noncontiguous state to make its                         prior to the commencement of such                     commencing broadcasting. This written
                                               retransmission consent-mandatory                        carriage (A) Of the carrier’s intention to            notification shall include the
                                               carriage election by October 1, 2005, for               launch local-into-local service under                 information required by paragraph
                                               carriage of its signals that originate as               this section in a local market, the                   (d)(1)(iii) of this section.
                                               analog signals for carriage commencing                  identity of that local market, and the                   47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(iv) states within 30
                                               on December 8, 2005 and ending on                       location of the carrier’s proposed local              days of receiving a new television
                                               December 31, 2008, and by April 1,                      receive facility for that local market; (B)           station’s election of mandatory carriage,
                                               2007 for its signals that originate as                  Of the right of such licensee to elect                a satellite carrier shall notify the station
                                               digital signals for carriage commencing                 carriage under this section or grant                  in writing that it will not carry the
                                               on June 8, 2007 and ending on                           retransmission consent under section                  station, along with the reasons for such
                                               December 31, 2008. For analog and                       325(b); (C) That such licensee has 30                 decision, or that it intends to carry the
                                               digital signal carriage cycles                          days from the date of the receipt of such             station.
                                               commencing after December 31, 2008,                     notice to make such election; and (D)                    47 CFR 76.66(d)(5)(i) states beginning
                                               such stations shall follow the election                 That failure to make such election will               with the election cycle described in
                                               cycle in 47 CFR 76.66(c)(2) and 47 CFR                  result in the loss of the right to demand             § 76.66(c)(2), the retransmission of
                                               76.66(c)(4). A noncommercial television                 carriage under this section for the                   significantly viewed signals pursuant to
                                               broadcast station located in a local                    remainder of the 3-year cycle of carriage             § 76.54 by a satellite carrier that
                                               market in Alaska or Hawaii must                         under section 325.                                    provides local-into-local service is
                                               request carriage by October 1, 2005, for                   47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(ii) states satellite            subject to providing the notifications to
                                               carriage of its signals that originate as an            carriers shall transmit the notices                   stations in the market pursuant to
                                               analog signal for carriage commencing                   required by paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this               paragraphs (d)(5)(i)(A) and (B) of this
                                               on December 8, 2005 and ending on                       section via certified mail to the address             section, unless the satellite carrier was
                                               December 31, 2008, and by April 1,                      for such television station licensee                  retransmitting such signals as of the
                                               2007 for its signals that originate as                  listed in the consolidated database                   date these notifications were due. (A) In
                                               digital signals for carriage commencing                 system maintained by the Commission.                  any local market in which a satellite
                                               on June 8, 2007 and ending on                              47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iii) requires a                 carrier provided local-into-local service
                                               December 31, 2008. Moreover, Section                    satellite carrier with more than five                 on December 8, 2004, at least 60 days
                                               76.66(c) requires a commercial                          million subscribers to provide a notice               prior to any date on which a station
                                               television station located in a local                   as required by 47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(i) and              must make an election under paragraph
                                               market in a noncontiguous state to                      47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(ii) to each television             (c) of this section, identify each affiliate
                                               provide notification to a satellite carrier             broadcast station located in a local                  of the same television network that the
                                               whether it elects to be carried pursuant                market in a noncontiguous state, not                  carrier reserves the right to retransmit
                                               to retransmission consent or mandatory                  later than September 1, 2005 with                     into that station’s local market during
                                               consent.                                                respect to analog signals and a notice                the next election cycle and the
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii) states an                     not later than April 1, 2007 with respect             communities into which the satellite
                                               election request made by a television                   to digital signals; provided, however,                carrier reserves the right to make such
                                               station must be in writing and sent to                  that the notice shall also describe the               retransmissions; (B) In any local market
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                                               the satellite carrier’s principal place of              carriage requirements pursuant to                     in which a satellite carrier commences
                                               business, by certified mail, return                     Section 338(a)(4) of Title 47, United                 local-into-local service after December
                                               receipt requested.                                      States Code, and 47 CFR 76.66(b)(2).                  8, 2004, at least 60 days prior to the
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) states a                        47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iv) requires that a             commencement of service in that
                                               television station’s written notification               satellite carrier shall commence carriage             market, and thereafter at least 60 days
                                               shall include the: (A) Station’s call sign;             of a local station by the later of 90 days            prior to any date on which the station
                                               (B) Name of the appropriate station                     from receipt of an election of mandatory              must thereafter make an election under


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                                               § 76.66(c) or (d)(2), identify each                     Federal Communications Commission.                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:       For
                                               affiliate of the same television network                Katura Jackson,                                       additional information about the
                                               that the carrier reserves the right to                  Federal Register Liaison Officer.                     information collection, contact Nicole
                                               retransmit into that station’s local                    [FR Doc. 2018–20250 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]           Ongele, (202) 418–2991.
                                               market during the next election cycle.                  BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(f)(3) states except as                                                                           OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
                                               provided in 76.66(d)(2), a satellite                                                                             Title: Intermediate Provider Registry,
                                               carrier providing local-into-local service              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                WC Docket No. 13–39.
                                               must notify local television stations of                COMMISSION                                               Form Number: N/A.
                                               the location of the receive facility by                                                                          Type of Review: New information
                                               June 1, 2001 for the first election cycle               [OMB 3060–XXXX]                                       collection.
                                               and at least 120 days prior to the                                                                               Respondents: Business or other for-
                                               commencement of all election cycles                     Information Collection Being Reviewed                 profit entities.
                                               thereafter.                                             by the Federal Communications                            Number of Respondents and
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(f)(4) states a satellite                Commission                                            Responses: 168 respondents; 168
                                               carrier may relocate its local receive                                                                        responses.
                                                                                                       AGENCY: Federal Communications                           Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
                                               facility at the commencement of each                    Commission.
                                               election cycle. A satellite carrier is also                                                                      Frequency of Response: Third-party
                                               permitted to relocate its local receive                 ACTION: Notice and request for                        disclosure; one-time reporting
                                               facility during the course of an election               comments.                                             requirement; on occasion reporting
                                               cycle, if it bears the signal delivery costs                                                                  requirement.
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort             Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                               of the television stations affected by                  to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
                                               such a move. A satellite carrier                                                                              obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
                                                                                                       required by the Paperwork Reduction                   authority for this collection is contained
                                               relocating its local receive facility must              Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal
                                               provide 60 days notice to all local                                                                           in sections 1, 4(i), 201(b), 202(a), 217,
                                                                                                       Communications Commission (FCC or                     and 262 of the Communications Act of
                                               television stations carried in the affected             Commission) invites the general public
                                               television market.                                                                                            1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
                                                                                                       and other Federal agencies to take this               201(b), 202(a), 217, and 262.
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(h)(5) states a satellite                opportunity to comment on the
                                               carrier shall provide notice to its                                                                              Total Annual Burden: 168 hours.
                                                                                                       following information collections.                       Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
                                               subscribers, and to the affected                        Comments are requested concerning:
                                               television station, whenever it adds or                                                                          Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                                                                       Whether the proposed collection of                    impact(s).
                                               deletes a station’s signal in a particular              information is necessary for the proper
                                               local market pursuant to this paragraph.                                                                         Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                                                                       performance of the functions of the                   The Commission is not requesting that
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(m)(1) states whenever a                 Commission, including whether the                     the respondents submit confidential
                                               local television broadcast station                      information shall have practical utility;             information to the FCC. Respondents
                                               believes that a satellite carrier has failed            the accuracy of the Commission’s                      may, however, request confidential
                                               to meet its obligations under this                      burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  treatment for information they believe to
                                               section, such station shall notify the                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                  be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
                                               carrier, in writing, of the alleged failure             information collected; ways to minimize               the Commission’s rules.
                                               and identify its reasons for believing                  the burden of the collection of                          Needs and Uses: The Improving Rural
                                               that the satellite carrier failed to comply             information on the respondents,                       Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
                                               with such obligations.                                  including the use of automated                        (RCC Act), Public Law 115–129,
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(m)(2) states the satellite              collection techniques or other forms of               requires the Commission establish a
                                               carrier shall, within 30 days after such                information technology; and ways to                   registry for intermediate providers and
                                               written notification, respond in writing                further reduce the information                        requires intermediate providers register
                                               to such notification and comply with                    collection burden on small business                   with the Commission before offering to
                                               such obligations or state its reasons for               concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                transmit covered voice communications.
                                               believing that it is in compliance with                   The FCC may not conduct or sponsor                  The information collected through this
                                               such obligations.                                       a collection of information unless it                 information collection will be used to
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(m)(3) states a local                    displays a currently valid Office of                  implement Congress’s direction to the
                                               television broadcast station that                       Management and Budget (OMB) control                   Commission to establish an
                                               disputes a response by a satellite carrier              number. No person shall be subject to                 intermediate provider registry.
                                               that it is in compliance with such                      any penalty for failing to comply with
                                                                                                       a collection of information subject to the            Federal Communications Commission.
                                               obligations may obtain review of such
                                                                                                       PRA that does not display a valid OMB                 Katura Jackson,
                                               denial or response by filing a complaint
                                                                                                       control number.                                       Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
                                               with the Commission, in accordance
                                                                                                                                                             Secretary.
                                               with § 76.7 of title 47, Code of Federal                DATES: Written PRA comments should
                                                                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2018–20270 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]
                                               Regulations. Such complaint shall allege                be submitted on or before November 19,
                                                                                                       2018. If you anticipate that you will be              BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                               the manner in which such satellite
                                               carrier has failed to meet its obligations              submitting comments, but find it
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                                               and the basis for such allegations.                     difficult to do so within the period of
                                                  47 CFR 76.66(m)(4) states the satellite              time allowed by this notice, you should               FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
                                               carrier against which a complaint is                    advise the contact listed below as soon
                                                                                                       as possible.                                          Notice of Agreements Filed
                                               filed is permitted to present data and
                                               arguments to establish that there has                   ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                   The Commission hereby gives notice
                                               been no failure to meet its obligations                 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@                    of the filing of the following agreements
                                               under this section.                                     fcc.gov and to Nicole.ongele@fcc.gov.                 under the Shipping Act of 1984.


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Document Created: 2018-09-18 01:18:33
Document Modified: 2018-09-18 01:18:33
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted on or before November 19, 2018. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
FR Citation83 FR 47151 

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