65194 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 217 / Wednesday, November 10, 2004 / Notices 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on 

this information collection should 

submit comments by January 10, 2005. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) comments to 

Judith B. Herman, Federal 

Communications Commission, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Room 1–C804, Washington, 

DC 20554 or via the Internet to JudithB.Herman@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collections contact Judith B. 

Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the 

internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control No.: 3060–1042. 

Title: Request for Technical Support—

Help Request Form. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, business or other for profit, 

not-for-profit institutions and state, 

local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 36,300. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 8 

minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 4,840 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $387,200. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. 

Needs and Uses: This information 

collection will be used by the public for 

submitting electronic support requests 

in using Wireless Telecommunications 

Bureau (WTB) processes and computer 

applications. This includes issues, 

problems, and questions about using 

software used for licensing, applying for 

licenses, participating in auctions for 

spectrum, and maintaining license 

information. This form will be 

submitted in lieu of free form email 

requests for support and will facilitate 

expedited processing of these requests 

by staff, resulting in a faster turn around 

time for responses and correct answers.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–25062 Filed 11–9–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

November 3, 2004.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork burden 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s), as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law No. 104–

13. An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. No person shall be 

subject to any penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

that does not display a valid control 

number. Comments are requested 

concerning (a) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Commission, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

Commission’s burden estimate; (c) ways 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before January 10, 2005. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) comments to 

Cathy Williams, Federal 

Communications Commission, Room 1–

C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20554 or via the Internet to 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection(s), contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918 or via the 

Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0667. 

Title: Section 76.630, Compatibility 

with Consumer Electronic Equipment; 

section 76.1621, Equipment 

Compatibility Offer; section 76.1622, 

Consumer Education of Equipment 

Compatibility. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents: 8,250. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1–3 

hours. 

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping requirement; On 

occasion reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 8,285 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $5,800. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: On March 14, 2002, 

the Commission released an Order, DA 

02–577, In the Matter of Establishment 

of the Media Bureau and Other 

Organizational Changes, which 

amended 47 CFR 76.630 to reflect the 

reorganization of the existing Cable 

Services and Mass Media Bureaus into 

a new Media Bureau. 47 CFR 76.1621 of 

the Commission’s rules prohibits cable 

system operators from scrambling or 

otherwise encrypting signals carried on 

the basic service tier. However, cable 

system operators may file a waiver of 

this prohibition with the Commission. 

In addition, § 76.1621 requires cable 

system operators that use scrambling or 

encryption equipment to provide 

subscribers special equipment that will 

enable the reception of multiple signals. 

47 CFR 76.1622 requires cable system 

operators to provide in writing a 

consumer education program 

concerning equipment compatibility. 

The Commission has set forth these 

disclosure requirements for consumer 

protection purposes to inform 

subscribers of compatibility matters, 

and notify subscribers of cable operator’

requests to waive the prohibition on 

signal encryption.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–25063 Filed 11–9–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–10–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

October 26, 2004.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork burden 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this