83_FR_61082 83 FR 60854 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

83 FR 60854 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)

Page Range60854-60856
FR Document2018-25801

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 the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The 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 COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0980]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the 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, 
and 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. 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 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 should be submitted on or before December 27, 
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 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 OMB control number 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, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), 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. 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.
    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

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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 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

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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 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, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-25801 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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                                              previous ICR overestimated the burden                   Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and                      Respondents: Business or other for-
                                              resulting from the addition of chemicals                to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@                profit entities.
                                              to the TSCA section 8(d) rule.                          fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.                   Number of Respondents and
                                                                                                      Include in the comments the OMB                       Responses: 10,300 respondents; 11,978
                                              Courtney Kerwin,
                                                                                                      control number as shown in the                        responses.
                                              Director, Collection Strategies Division.                                                                        Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–25774 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]                                                                  to 5 hours.
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                              BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                                                                           Frequency of Response: Third party
                                                                                                      additional information or copies of the               disclosure requirement; On occasion
                                                                                                      information collection, contact Cathy                 reporting requirement; Once every three
                                                                                                      Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a                 years reporting requirement;
                                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                              COMMISSION                                              copy of this information collection                   Recordkeeping requirement.
                                                                                                      request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go                   Obligation To Respond: Required to
                                              [OMB 3060–0980]                                         to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/               obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
                                                                                                      public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the                   authority for this collection is contained
                                              Information Collection Being                            section of the web page called
                                              Submitted for Review and Approval to                                                                          in 47 U.S.C. 325, 338, 339 and 340.
                                                                                                      ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on                 Total Annual Burden: 12,186 hours.
                                              the Office of Management and Budget                     the downward-pointing arrow in the                       Total Annual Cost: $24,000.
                                              AGENCY: Federal Communications                          ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the                          Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                              Commission.                                             ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)               impact(s).
                                              ACTION: Notice and request for                          select ‘‘Federal Communications                          Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                              comments.                                               Commission’’ from the list of agencies                There is no need for confidentiality with
                                                                                                      presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,               this collection of information.
                                              SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort            (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the                   Needs and Uses: The following
                                              to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                     right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)               information collection requirements are
                                              required by the Paperwork Reduction                     when the list of FCC ICRs currently                   approved under this collection: 47 CFR
                                              Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal                          under review appears, look for the OMB                76.66(d)(6) addresses satellite carriage
                                              Communications Commission (FCC or                       control number of this ICR and then                   after a market modification is granted by
                                              the Commission) invites the general                     click on the ICR Reference Number. A                  the Commission. The rule states that
                                              public and other Federal agencies to                    copy of the FCC submission to OMB                     television broadcast stations that
                                              take this opportunity to comment on the                 will be displayed.                                    become eligible for mandatory carriage
                                              following information collection.                                                                             with respect to a satellite carrier
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
                                              Comments are requested concerning:                                                                            (pursuant to § 76.66) due to a change in
                                                                                                      its continuing effort to reduce
                                              Whether the proposed collection of                                                                            the market definition (by operation of a
                                              information is necessary for the proper                 paperwork burdens, and as required by
                                                                                                      the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                  market modification pursuant to
                                              performance of the functions of the                                                                           § 76.59) may, within 30 days of the
                                              Commission, including whether the                       1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
                                                                                                      Communications Commission (FCC or                     effective date of the new definition,
                                              information shall have practical utility;                                                                     elect retransmission consent or
                                              the accuracy of the Commission’s                        the Commission) invites the general
                                                                                                      public and other Federal agencies to                  mandatory carriage with respect to such
                                              burden estimate; ways to enhance the                                                                          carrier. A satellite carrier shall
                                              quality, utility, and clarity of the                    take this opportunity to comment on the
                                                                                                      following information collection.                     commence carriage within 90 days of
                                              information collected; ways to minimize                                                                       receiving the carriage election from the
                                              the burden of the collection of                         Comments are requested concerning:
                                                                                                      Whether the proposed collection of                    television broadcast station. The
                                              information on the respondents,                                                                               election must be made in accordance
                                              including the use of automated                          information is necessary for the proper
                                                                                                      performance of the functions of the                   with the requirements of 47 CFR
                                              collection techniques or other forms of                                                                       76.66(d)(1).
                                              information technology; and ways to                     Commission, including whether the
                                                                                                      information shall have practical utility;                47 CFR 76.66(b)(1) states each satellite
                                              further reduce the information                                                                                carrier providing, under section 122 of
                                              collection burden on small business                     the accuracy of the Commission’s
                                                                                                      burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  title 17, United States Code, secondary
                                              concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                                                                        transmissions to subscribers located
                                                The Commission may not conduct or                     quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                                                                      information collected; ways to minimize               within the local market of a television
                                              sponsor a collection of information                                                                           broadcast station of a primary
                                              unless it displays a currently valid                    the burden of the collection of
                                                                                                      information on the respondents,                       transmission made by that station, shall
                                              Office of Management and Budget                                                                               carry upon request the signals of all
                                              (OMB) control number. No person shall                   including the use of automated
                                                                                                      collection techniques or other forms of               television broadcast stations located
                                              be subject to any penalty for failing to                                                                      within that local market, subject to
                                              comply with a collection of information                 information technology; and ways to
                                                                                                      further reduce the information                        section 325(b) of title 47, United States
                                              subject to the PRA that does not display                                                                      Code, and other paragraphs in this
                                              a valid OMB control number.                             collection burden on small business
                                                                                                      concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                section. Satellite carriers are required to
                                              DATES: Written comments should be                                                                             carry digital-only stations upon request
                                              submitted on or before December 27,                        OMB Control Number: 3060–0980.
                                                                                                                                                            in markets in which the satellite carrier
                                              2018. If you anticipate that you will be                   Title: Implementation of the Satellite             is providing any local-into-local service
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                                              submitting comments, but find it                        Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999:                  pursuant to the statutory copyright
                                              difficult to do so within the period of                 Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues                license.
                                              time allowed by this notice, you should                 and Retransmission Consent Issues, 47                    47 CFR 76.66(b)(2) requires a satellite
                                              advise the contacts listed below as soon                CFR Section 76.66.                                    carrier that offers multichannel video
                                              as possible.                                               Form Number: Not applicable.                       programming distribution service in the
                                              ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                      Type of Review: Extension of a                     United States to more than 5,000,000
                                              Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email                      currently approved collection.                        subscribers shall, no later than


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                                              December 8, 2005, carry upon request                       47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii) states an                   not later than April 1, 2007 with respect
                                              the signal originating as an analog signal              election request made by a television                 to digital signals; provided, however,
                                              of each television broadcast station that               station must be in writing and sent to                that the notice shall also describe the
                                              is located in a local market in Alaska or               the satellite carrier’s principal place of            carriage requirements pursuant to
                                              Hawaii; and shall, no later than June 8,                business, by certified mail, return                   Section 338(a)(4) of Title 47, United
                                              2007, carry upon request the signals                    receipt requested.                                    States Code, and 47 CFR 76.66(b)(2).
                                              originating as digital signals of each                     47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) states a                      47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iv) requires that a
                                              television broadcast station that is                    television station’s written notification             satellite carrier shall commence carriage
                                              located in a local market in Alaska or                  shall include the: (A) Station’s call sign;           of a local station by the later of 90 days
                                              Hawaii. Such satellite carrier is not                   (B) Name of the appropriate station                   from receipt of an election of mandatory
                                              required to carry the signal originating                contact person; (C) Station’s address for             carriage or upon commencing local-into-
                                              as analog after commencing carriage of                  purposes of receiving official                        local service in the new television
                                              digital signals on June 8, 2007.                        correspondence; (D) Station’s                         market.
                                                 Carriage of signals originating as                   community of license; (E) Station’s                      47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(v) states within 30
                                              digital signals of each television                      DMA assignment; and (F) For                           days of receiving a local television
                                              broadcast station that is located in a                  commercial television stations, its                   station’s election of mandatory carriage
                                              local market in Alaska or Hawaii shall                  election of mandatory carriage or                     in a new television market, a satellite
                                              include the entire free over-the-air                    retransmission consent.                               carrier shall notify in writing: Those
                                              signal, including multicast and high                       47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iv) Within 30 days              local television stations it will not carry,
                                              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                         47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(i) states a new                 market at least 60 days before
                                              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
                                              on December 8, 2005 and ending on                       location of the carrier’s proposed local              30 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
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                                              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


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                                              60856                      Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 27, 2018 / Notices

                                              communities into which the satellite                    carrier has failed to meet its obligations            submitting comments, but find it
                                              carrier reserves the right to make such                 and the basis for such allegations.                   difficult to do so within the period of
                                              retransmissions; (B) In any local market                   47 CFR 76.66(m)(4) states the satellite            time allowed by this notice, you should
                                              in which a satellite carrier commences                  carrier against which a complaint is                  advise the contacts listed below as soon
                                              local-into-local service after December                 filed is permitted to present data and                as possible.
                                              8, 2004, at least 60 days prior to the                  arguments to establish that there has                 ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                              commencement of service in that                         been no failure to meet its obligations               Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
                                              market, and thereafter at least 60 days                 under this section.                                   Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
                                              prior to any date on which the station                  Federal Communications Commission.                    to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
                                              must thereafter make an election under                  Katura Jackson,                                       fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
                                              § 76.66(c) or (d)(2), identify each                                                                           Include in the comments the OMB
                                                                                                      Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
                                              affiliate of the same television network                                                                      control number as shown in the
                                                                                                      Secretary.
                                              that the carrier reserves the right to                                                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2018–25801 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                              retransmit into that station’s local                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                              market during the next election cycle.                                                                        additional information or copies of the
                                                 47 CFR 76.66(f)(3) states except as
                                                                                                                                                            information collection, contact Cathy
                                              provided in 76.66(d)(2), a satellite
                                                                                                      FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
                                              carrier providing local-into-local service
                                                                                                      COMMISSION                                            copy of this information collection
                                              must notify local television stations of
                                                                                                                                                            request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
                                              the location of the receive facility by                 [OMB 3060–0678]
                                                                                                                                                            to the web page http://www.reginfo.gov/
                                              June 1, 2001 for the first election cycle
                                                                                                      Information Collection Being                          public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
                                              and at least 120 days prior to the
                                                                                                      Submitted for Review and Approval to                  section of the web page called
                                              commencement of all election cycles
                                                                                                      the Office of Management and Budget                   ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
                                              thereafter.
                                                 47 CFR 76.66(f)(4) states a satellite                                                                      the downward-pointing arrow in the
                                              carrier may relocate its local receive                  AGENCY: Federal Communications                        ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
                                              facility at the commencement of each                    Commission.                                           ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
                                              election cycle. A satellite carrier is also             ACTION: Notice and request for                        select ‘‘Federal Communications
                                              permitted to relocate its local receive                 comments.                                             Commission’’ from the list of agencies
                                              facility during the course of an election                                                                     presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
                                                                                                      SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort           (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
                                              cycle, if it bears the signal delivery costs
                                                                                                      to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                   right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
                                              of the television stations affected by
                                                                                                      required by the Paperwork Reduction                   when the list of FCC ICRs currently
                                              such a move. A satellite carrier
                                                                                                      Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal                        under review appears, look for the OMB
                                              relocating its local receive facility must
                                                                                                      Communications Commission (FCC or                     control number of this ICR and then
                                              provide 60 days notice to all local
                                                                                                      the Commission) invites the general                   click on the ICR Reference Number. A
                                              television stations carried in the affected
                                                                                                      public and other Federal agencies to                  copy of the FCC submission to OMB
                                              television market.
                                                 47 CFR 76.66(h)(5) states a satellite                take this opportunity to comment on the               will be displayed.
                                              carrier shall provide notice to its                     following information collection.                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
                                              subscribers, and to the affected                        Comments are requested concerning:                    its continuing effort to reduce
                                              television station, whenever it adds or                 Whether the proposed collection of                    paperwork burdens, and as required by
                                              deletes a station’s signal in a particular              information is necessary for the proper               the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                              local market pursuant to this paragraph.                performance of the functions of the                   1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
                                                 47 CFR 76.66(m)(1) states whenever a                 Commission, including whether the                     Communications Commission (FCC or
                                              local television broadcast station                      information shall have practical utility;             the Commission) invites the general
                                              believes that a satellite carrier has failed            the accuracy of the Commission’s                      public and other Federal agencies to
                                              to meet its obligations under this                      burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  take this opportunity to comment on the
                                              section, such station shall notify the                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                  following information collection.
                                              carrier, in writing, of the alleged failure             information collected; ways to minimize               Comments are requested concerning:
                                              and identify its reasons for believing                  the burden of the collection of                       Whether the proposed collection of
                                              that the satellite carrier failed to comply             information on the respondents,                       information is necessary for the proper
                                              with such obligations.                                  including the use of automated                        performance of the functions of the
                                                 47 CFR 76.66(m)(2) states the satellite              collection techniques or other forms of               Commission, including whether the
                                              carrier shall, within 30 days after such                information technology; and ways to                   information shall have practical utility;
                                              written notification, respond in writing                further reduce the information                        the accuracy of the Commission’s
                                              to such notification and comply with                    collection burden on small business                   burden estimate; ways to enhance the
                                              such obligations or state its reasons for               concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                              believing that it is in compliance with                   The Commission may not conduct or                   information collected; ways to minimize
                                              such obligations.                                       sponsor a collection of information                   the burden of the collection of
                                                 47 CFR 76.66(m)(3) states a local                    unless it displays a currently valid                  information on the respondents,
                                              television broadcast station that                       Office of Management and Budget                       including the use of automated
                                              disputes a response by a satellite carrier              (OMB) control number. No person shall                 collection techniques or other forms of
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                                              that it is in compliance with such                      be subject to any penalty for failing to              information technology; and ways to
                                              obligations may obtain review of such                   comply with a collection of information               further reduce the information
                                              denial or response by filing a complaint                subject to the PRA that does not display              collection burden on small business
                                              with the Commission, in accordance                      a valid OMB control number.                           concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
                                              with § 76.7 of title 47, Code of Federal                DATES: Written comments should be                        OMB Control No.: 3060–0678.
                                              Regulations. Such complaint shall allege                submitted on or before December 27,                      Title: Part 25 of the Federal
                                              the manner in which such satellite                      2018. If you anticipate that you will be              Communications Commission’s Rules


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Document Created: 2018-11-27 01:24:34
Document Modified: 2018-11-27 01:24:34
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 December 27, 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 listed below as soon as possible.
ContactFor 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 OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.
FR Citation83 FR 60854 

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