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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12^th^ STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 TTY
202/418-0484 202/418-0485 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov

DA 05-2930

Released: November 7, 2005

FCC ANNOUNCES OMB APPROVAL OF NEW OBSCENE, PROFANE, AND/OR INDECENT
MATERIAL COMPLAINT FORM AND REVISED GENERAL COMPLAINT FORM

On November 1, 2005 the Office of Management and Budget issued a Notice
of Action approving the revised Federal Communications Commission Form
475, General Consumer Complaint Form and new Federal Communications
Commission Form 475B, Obscene, Profane, and/or Indecent Material
Complaint Form. *See* OMB Control No. 3060-0874. Revised Form 475
consolidates and streamlines data requirements to make sure that
consumers have provided the minimum level of information required to
process an informal complaint. Form 475 will be used for all general
communications-related complaints, except slamming and those covered by
the new Form 475B. The revised form will also provide clear guidance for
persons wishing to file Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) related
complaints (*e.g.*, unwanted telemarketing calls, unsolicited faxes,
etc.).

The new FCC Form 475B will enable the Commission to collect detailed
data from consumers on the practices of those entities that may air
obscene, profane, and/or indecent material by giving consumers an
opportunity, for the first time, to use a specific form to file their
complaints. Form 475B will be used only for complaints associated with
obscene, profane, and/or indecent material.

Both Form 475 and Form 475B will significantly improve the informal
complaint process for consumers, industry, and Commission staff by
minimizing confusion on what information the Commission requires. Use of
these forms also will improve the complaint process and the overall
quality of the complaints received.

Complaints submitted by consumers using the FCC Form 475 may be filed
electronically at <http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cib/fcc475.cfm>.
Complaints that are submitted using FCC Form 475B may be filed
electronically at <http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cib/fcc475B.cfm>.

In addition to using FCC Form 475B, complaints related to obscene,
profane, and/or indecent material may be filed by: (1) e-mail addressed
to <fccinfo@fcc.gov>; (2) letter through the U.S. Postal Service mail to
FCC Enforcement Bureau, Investigations and Hearings Division, 445 12^th^
Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554; (3) fax to 1-866-418-0232; or (4)
calling toll-free 1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice or
1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY.

For further information, contact Rosemary Kimball of the Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0511.

To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail
to <fcc504@fcc.gov> or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY). This *Public Notice* is
also available in Word and Portable Document Format (PDF) at:
[www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html](http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints.html).

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**Approved by OMB**

**3060-0874**

**Estimated time per response: 15 minutes**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, DC 20554**

***FCC Form 475B***

**Obscene, Profane, and/or Indecent Material Complaint Form**

**[Consumer's Information]{.underline}:**

\*Name:

\*Address:

E-Mail Address:

Daytime Telephone Number:

**[To speed the processing of your complaint, please provide as much as
possible of the information marked below with an asterisk (\*). This
information is *not required* but providing it should eliminate our need
to contact you for more information. Information not marked with an
asterisk (\*), if available, is also helpful. By including as much
detail as possible, we will be able to act more quickly on your
complaint.]{.underline}**

\*(1) Date of Program: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\*(2) Time of Program: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\(3\) Network: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\*(4) Call Sign, Channel **[OR]{.underline}** Frequency of the station
on which you viewed/heard the material:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\*(5) City and State Where Program was Viewed:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\(6\) Name of Program or DJ/Personality/Song/Film:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\*Please include below as many details as possible in order to help the
FCC determine whether the material was obscene, profane, or indecent
(such as specific words, language, images, etc.):

You may submit this form over the Internet at
<http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cib/fcc475B.cfm>. In addition, complaints
related to obscene, profane, and/or indecent material may be filed by:
(1) e-mail addressed to <fccinfo@fcc.gov>; (2) letter through the U.S.
Postal Service mail to FCC Enforcement Bureau, Investigations and
Hearings Division, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554; (3)
fax to 1-866-418-0232; or (4) calling toll-free 1-888-CALL-FCC
(1-888-225-5322) voice or 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY.

You are not required to submit a transcript or an audiotape, videotape,
CD/DVD or other recording in support of your complaint. Doing so,
however, may help expedite the processing of your complaint. If you
choose to submit a recording, you should send both this complaint form
and the recording to Federal Communications Commission, Investigations &
Hearings Division/Enforcement Bureau, 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol
Heights, MD 20743. Any documentation of the programming becomes part of
the Commission's records and cannot be returned.

For additional information, please see our Obscene, Profane, and
Indecent Broadcasts Fact Sheet at
[http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/obscene.pdf]{.underline}.

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**FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT**

**\
**The Federal Communications Commission is authorized under the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to collect the personal
information that we request in this form. This form is used for
complaints about obscene, profane and indecent programming. The public
reporting for this collection of information is estimated to average 15
minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions,
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required
data, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. If you
have any comments on this burden estimate, or how we can improve the
collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the
Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project
(3060-0874), Washington, DC 20554. We will also accept your comments
regarding the Paperwork Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the
Internet if you send them to <Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov>. PLEASE DO NOT SEND
YOUR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS.

Remember - You are not required to respond to a collection of
information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may
not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it displays a currently
valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice.
This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of 3060-0874.

**THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974, PUBLIC
LAW 93-579, DECEMBER 31, 1974, 5 U.S.C. SECTION 552a(e)(3) AND THE
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, PUBLIC LAW 104-13, OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44
U.S.C. SECTION 3507.**