Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 218 / Friday, November 12, 2010 / Notices 69437 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

November 2, 2010. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burden and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

on the following information 

collection(s). 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; 

(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, 

and (e) ways to further reduce the 

information collection burden for 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 OMB 

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 OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before January 11, 

2011. 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 PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget, via fax at 

(202) 395–5167 or via e-mail to 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to the Federal Communications 

Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov 

and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection(s), contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918 or send an 

e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0652. 

Title: Section 76.309, Customer 

Service Obligations; Section 76.1602; 

Customer Service—General Information; 

Section 76.1603, Customer Service— 

Rate and Service Changes—General 

Information, and Section 76.1619, 

Information on Subscriber Bills. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 8,260 respondents and 

117,510 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes to 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 29,235 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature of Response: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Sections 4(i) and 632 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.309 and 

47 CFR 76.1603 set forth various 

customer service obligations and 

notification requirements for changes in 

rates, programming services and 

channel positions. 

47 CFR 76.1602(a) states that 

franchise authorities must provide 

affected cable operators 90 days written 

notice of their intent to enforce 

customer services standards. 

47 CFR 76.1603(b) states that 

customers will be notified of any 

changes in rates, programming services 

or channel positions as soon as possible 

in writing. Notice must be given to 

subscribers a minimum of thirty (30) 

days in advance of such changes if the 

change is within the control of the cable 

operator. In addition, the cable operator 

shall notify subscribers 30 days in 

advance of any significant changes in 

the other information required by 

Section 76.1602. 

47 CFR 76.1603(c) states that in 

addition to the requirement set forth in 

Section 76.1603(b) regarding advance 

notification to customers of any changes 

in rates, programming services or 

channel positions, cable systems shall 

give 30 days written notice to both 

subscribers and local franchising 

authorities before implementing any 

rate or service change. Such notice shall 

state the precise amount of any rate 

change and briefly explain in readily 

understandable fashion the cause of the 

rate change (e.g. inflation, changes in 

external costs or the addition/deletion 

of channels). When the change involves 

the addition or deletion of channels, 

each channel added or deleted must be 

separately identified. 

47 CFR 76.1619(b) states that in case 

of a billing dispute, the cable operator 

must respond to a written complaint 

from a subscriber within 30 days. In 

addition, Section 76.1619 sets forth 

requirements for information on 

subscriber bills. 

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. 

From Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 8,250 respondents and 

266,505 responses. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 1–3 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping and third party 

disclosure requirements; On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 266,515 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $5,800. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Section 4(i) and 632 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.630(a) 

states a cable system operator shall not 

scramble or otherwise encrypt signals 

carried on the basic service tier. 

Requests for waivers of this prohibition 

must demonstrate either a substantial 

problem with theft of basic tier service 

or a strong need to scramble basic 

signals for other reasons. As part of this 

showing, cable operators are required to 

notify subscribers by mail of waiver 

requests. The notice to subscribers must 

be mailed no later than thirty calendar 

days from the date the request waiver 

was filed with the Commission, and 

cable operators must inform the 

Commission in writing, as soon as 

possible, of that notification date. The 

notification to subscribers must state: 

On (date waiver request was filed with 

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the Commission), (cable operator’s 

name) filed with the Federal 

Communications Commission a request 

for waiver of the rule prohibiting 

scrambling of channels on the basic tier 

of service. 47 CFR 76.630(a). The 

request for waiver states (a brief 

summary of the waiver request). A copy 

of the request for waiver is on file for 

public inspection at (the address of the 

cable operator’s local place of business). 

Individuals who wish to comment on 

this request for waiver should mail 

comments to the Federal 

Communications Commission by no 

later than 30 days from (the date the 

notification was mailed to subscribers). 

Those comments should be addressed to 

the: Federal Communications 

Commission, Media Bureau, 

Washington, DC 20554, and should 

include the name of the cable operator 

to whom the comments are applicable. 

Individuals should also send a copy of 

their comments to (the cable operator at 

its local place of business). Cable 

operators may file comments in reply no 

later than 7 days from the date 

subscriber comments must be filed. 

47 CFR 76.1621 states that cable 

system operators that use scrambling, 

encryption or similar technologies in 

conjunction with cable system terminal 

devices, as defined in § 15.3(e) of this 

chapter, that may affect subscribers’ 

reception of signals shall offer to supply 

each subscriber with special equipment 

that will enable the simultaneous 

reception of multiple signals. The 

equipment offered shall include a single 

terminal device with dual descramblers/ 

decoders and/or timers and bypass 

switches. Other equipment, such as two 

independent set-top terminal devices 

may be offered at the same time that the 

single terminal device with dual tuners/ 

descramblers is offered. For purposes of 

this rule, two set-top devices linked by 

a control system that provides 

functionality equivalent to that of a 

single device with dual descramblers is 

considered to be the same as a terminal 

device with dual descramblers/ 

decoders. 

(a) The offer of special equipment 

shall be made to new subscribers at the 

time they subscribe and to all 

subscribers at least once each year. 

(b) Such special equipment shall, at a 

minimum, have the capability: 

(1) To allow simultaneous reception 

of any two scrambled or encrypted 

signals and to provide for tuning to 

alternative channels on a preprogrammed schedule; and 

(2) To allow direct reception of all 

other signals that do not need to be 

processed through descrambling or 

decryption circuitry (this capability can 

generally be provided through a 

separate by-pass switch or through 

internal by-pass circuitry in a cable 

system terminal device). 

(c) Cable system operators shall 

determine the specific equipment 

needed by individual subscribers on a 

case-by-case basis, in consultation with 

the subscriber. Cable system operators 

are required to make a good faith effort 

to provide subscribers with the amount 

and types of special equipment needed 

to resolve their individual compatibility 

problems. 

(d) Cable operators shall provide such 

equipment at the request of individual 

subscribers and may charge for purchase 

or lease of the equipment and its 

installation in accordance with the 

provisions of the rate regulation rules 

for customer premises equipment used 

to receive the basic service tier, as set 

forth in § 76.923. Notwithstanding the 

required annual offering, cable operators 

shall respond to subscriber requests for 

special equipment for reception of 

multiple signals that are made at any 

time. 

47 CFR 76.1622 states that Cable 

system operators shall provide a 

consumer education program on 

compatibility matters to their 

subscribers in writing, as follows: 

(a) The consumer information 

program shall be provided to 

subscribers at the time they first 

subscribe and at least once a year 

thereafter. Cable operators may choose 

the time and means by which they 

comply with the annual consumer 

information requirement. This 

requirement may be satisfied by a oncea-year mailing to all subscribers. The 

information may be included in one of 

the cable system’s regular subscriber 

billings. 

(b) The consumer information 

program shall include the following 

information: 

(1) Cable system operators shall 

inform their subscribers that some 

models of TV receivers and 

videocassette recorders may not be able 

to receive all of the channels offered by 

the cable system when connected 

directly to the cable system. In 

conjunction with this information, cable 

system operators shall briefly explain, 

the types of channel compatibility 

problems that could occur if subscribers 

connected their equipment directly to 

the cable system and offer suggestions 

for resolving those problems. Such 

suggestions could include, for example, 

the use of a cable system terminal 

device such as a set-top channel 

converter. Cable system operators shall 

also indicate that channel compatibility 

problems associated with reception of 

programming that is not scrambled or 

encrypted programming could be 

resolved through use of simple 

converter devices without descrambling 

or decryption capabilities that can be 

obtained from either the cable system or 

a third party retail vendor. 

(2) In cases where service is received 

through a cable system terminal device, 

cable system operators shall indicate 

that subscribers may not be able to use 

special features and functions of their 

TV receivers and videocassette 

recorders, including features that allow 

the subscriber to: View a program on 

one channel while simultaneously 

recording a program on another 

channel; record two or more 

consecutive programs that appear on 

different channels; and, use advanced 

picture generation and display features 

such as ‘‘Picture-in-Picture,’’ channel 

review and other functions that 

necessitate channel selection by the 

consumer device. 

(3) In cases where cable system 

operators offer remote control capability 

with cable system terminal devices and 

other customer premises equipment that 

is provided to subscribers, they shall 

advise their subscribers that remote 

control units that are compatible with 

that equipment may be obtained from 

other sources, such as retail outlets. 

Cable system operators shall also 

provide a representative list of the 

models of remote control units currently 

available from retailers that are 

compatible with the customer premises 

equipment they employ. Cable system 

operators are required to make a good 

faith effort in compiling this list and 

will not be liable for inadvertent 

omissions. This list shall be current as 

of no more than six months before the 

date the consumer education program is 

distributed to subscribers. Cable 

operators are also required to encourage 

subscribers to contact the cable operator 

to inquire about whether a particular 

remote control unit the subscriber might 

be considering for purchase would be 

compatible with the subscriber’s 

customer premises equipment. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0960. 

Title: 47 CFR 76.122, Satellite 

Network Non-duplication Protection 

Rules; 47 CFR 76.123, Satellite 

Syndicated Program Exclusivity Rules; 

47 CFR 76.124, Requirements for 

Invocation of Non-duplication and 

Syndicated Exclusivity Protection; 47 

CFR 76.127, Satellite Sports Blackout 

Rules. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

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Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 12,686 respondents and 

12,402 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–1 

hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 12,402 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: None. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Sections 4(i), 4(j), 303(r), 339 and 340 

of the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.122, 

76.123, 76.124 and 76.127 are used to 

protect exclusive contract rights 

negotiated between broadcasters, 

distributors, and rights holders for the 

transmission of network, syndicated, 

and sports programming in the 

broadcasters’ recognized market areas. 

Rule sections 76.122 and 76.123 

implement statutory requirements to 

provide rights for in-market stations to 

assert non-duplication and exclusivity 

rights. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–28525 Filed 11–10–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission 

for Extension Under Delegated 

Authority, Comments Requested 

November 3, 2010. 

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 of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

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; (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; and (e) ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden for 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 OMB 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 (PRA) that 

does not display a valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on 

this information collection should 

submit their PRA comments January 11, 

2011. 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: Submit all PRA comments 

to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), via fax 

at 202–395–5167, or via the Internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC). To 

submit your PRA comments by e-mail 

send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. 

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 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 and 

(6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the title 

of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, 

if there is one) and then click on the ICR 

Reference Number to view detailed 

information about this ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information, send an e-mail 

to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov or contact 

her at 202–418–0214. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0995. 

Title: Section 1.2105, Bidding 

Application and Certification 

Procedures; Prohibition of Certain 

Communications. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, and 

State, local or Tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 10 

respondents; 10 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 

hours to 2 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 

309(j). 

Total Annual Burden: 50 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $6,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The Commission is not requesting that 

the respondents submit confidential 

information to the Commission. If the 

Commission requests applicants to 

submit information that the respondents 

believe is confidential, respondents may 

request confidential treatment of such 

information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this expiring information 

collection to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) after this 60 day 

comment period in order to obtain the 

full three year clearance from them. The 

Commission is requesting an extension 

(no change in the reporting 

requirements) of this information 

collection. There is no change in the 

Commission’s burden estimates. 

Subject to certain exceptions, section 

1.2105(c) of the Commission’s rules 

prohibits auction applicants that are 

eligible to bid on any of the same 

geographic areas from cooperating or 

collaborating with respect to, discussing 

or disclosing to each other in any 

manner the substance of their bids or 

bidding strategies from the short-form 

application filing deadline to the postauction down payment deadline, unless 

such applicants are members of a 

bidding consortium or other joint 

bidding agreement reported on their 

short-form applications. 

The Commission has found that even 

when a communication of bids or 

bidding strategies is limited to one 

applicant’s bids or bidding strategies, it 

may unfairly disadvantage the other 

bidders in the market by creating an 

asymmetry of information. Section 

1.2105(c)(1) of the Commission’s rules 

attempts to address this concern by 

prohibiting auction applicants from 

communicating their bids or bidding 

strategies to each other. In enforcing 

Section 1.2105(c)(1), however, the 

Commission has encountered auction 

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