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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 on small 

business concerns with fewer than 25 

employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid 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 Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before April 23, 

2012. 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 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 

PRA@fcc.gov <mailto:PRA@fcc.gov> and 

to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov 

<mailto:Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov>. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0761. 

Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning 

of Video Programming, CG Docket No. 

05–231. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Individuals or 

households; and Not-for-profit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 12,609 respondents; 78,633 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes (0.25 hours) to 10 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual and 

on occasion reporting requirements; 

Third party Disclosure requirement; 

Recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this obligation is found at 

section 713 of the Communications Act 

of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 613, and 

implemented at 47 CFR 79.1. 

Total Annual Burden: 198,049 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $35,505,816.00. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

Confidentiality is an issue to the extent 

that individuals and households 

provide personally identifiable 

information, which is covered under the 

FCC’s system of records notice (SORN), 

FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints and 

Inquiries.’’ As required by the Privacy 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also 

published a SORN, FCC/CGB–1 

‘‘Informal Complaints and Inquiries,’’ in 

the Federal Register on December 15, 

2009 (74 FR 66356) which became 

effective on January 25, 2010. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The 

Privacy Impact Assessment for Informal 

Complaints and Inquiries was 

completed on June 28, 2007. It may be 

reviewed at <http://www.fcc.gov/omd/ 

privacyact/ 

Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html>. The 

Commission is in the process of 

updating the PIA to incorporate various 

revisions made to the SORN. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

seeks to extend existing information 

collection requirements in its closed 

captioning rules (47 CFR 79.1), which 

require that, with some exceptions, all 

new video programming, and 75 percent 

of ‘‘pre-rule’’ programming, be closed 

captioned. The existing collections 

include petitions by video programming 

owners, producers and distributors for 

exemptions from the closed captioning 

rules, responses by viewers, and replies; 

complaints by viewers alleging 

violations of the closed captioning rules, 

responses by video programming 

distributors, and recordkeeping in 

support of complaint responses; and 

making video programming distributor 

contact information available to viewers 

in phone directories, on the 

Commission’s Web site and the Web 

sites of video programming distributors 

(if they have them), and in billing 

statements (to the extent video 

programming distributors issue them). 

In addition, the Commission seeks to 

extend proposed information collection 

requirements. Specifically, on July 21, 

2005, the Commission released Closed 

Captioning of Video Programming; 

Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. 

Petition for Rulemaking, CG Docket No. 

05–231, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 

FCC 05–142, published at 70 FR 56150 

on September 26, 2005 (Closed 

Captioning Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking), which sought comment on 

several issues pertaining to these closed 

captioning rules (47 CFR 79.1). The 

Closed Captioning Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking sought comment, inter alia, 

on whether petitions for exemption 

from the closed captioning rules should 

be permitted (or required) to be filed 

electronically through the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System, and 

whether video programming distributors 

should be required to submit 

compliance reports to the Commission 

in cases where the final required 

amount of captioning post phase-in 

(e.g., pre-rule programming) is not 100 

percent. These proposed information 

collection requirements remain 

pending. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3965 Filed 2–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

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. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

burdens, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 PRA 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; (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 on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid 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 Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 


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DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted on or before March 23, 2012. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contacts below as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax 202– 

395–5167, or via email 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 

to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 

PRA@fcc.gov mailto:PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the 

comments the OMB control number as 

shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section 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: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0754. 

Title: Children’s Television 

Programming Report, FCC Form 398. 

Form Number: FCC Form 398. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,962 respondents; 7,848 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 12 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; Quarterly 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation To Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Sections 154(i) and 303 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 94,176 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $4,708,800. 

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: Commercial 

television broadcast stations and Class 

A television broadcast stations are both 

required to file FCC Form 398. FCC 

Form 398 is a standardized form that: 

(a) Provides a consistent format for 

reporting by all licensees, and 

(b) Facilitates efforts by the public 

and the FCC to monitor compliance 

with the Children’s Television Act. 

These commercial television 

broadcast station licensees and the Class 

A television broadcast station licensees 

both use FCC Form 398: 

(a) To identify the individual station, 

and 

(b) To identify the children’s 

educational and informational 

programs, which the station broadcasts 

on both the regularly scheduled and 

preempted core programming, to meet 

the station’s obligation under the 

Children’s Television Act of 1990 

(CTA). 

Each quarter, the licensee is required 

to place in its public inspection file a 

‘‘Children’s Television Programming 

Report’’ and to file the FCC Form 398 

each quarter with the Commission. The 

licensee must also complete a 

‘‘Preemption Report’’ for each 

preempted core program during the 

quarter. This ‘‘Preemption Report’’ 

requests information on the date of each 

preemption, if the program was 

rescheduled, the date and time the 

program was aired, and the reason for 

the preemption. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Managing Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4058 Filed 2–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Information Collections Being 

Reviewed by the Federal 

Communications Commission Under 

Delegated Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

burdens, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 on small 

business concerns with fewer than 25 

employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid 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 Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before April 23, 

2012. 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 

the Federal Communications 

Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov 

and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0075. 

Title: Application for Transfer of 

Control of a Corporate Licensee or 

Permittee, or Assignment of License or 

Permit, for an FM or TV Translator 

Station, or a Low Power Television 

Station, FCC Form 345. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not for profit institutions; 

Local or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 1,700 respondents; 2,700 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.084– 

1.25 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Third party 

disclosure requirement and on occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 2,667 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $2,678,025. 


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