Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 20, 2023 / Notices 88075 

1Audio description makes video programming 

accessible to individuals who are blind or visually 

impaired through ‘‘[t]he insertion of audio narrated 

descriptions of a television program’s key visual 

elements into natural pauses between the program’s 

dialogue.’’ 47 CFR 79.3(a)(3). 

2The rule requires that 50 hours per calendar 

quarter be provided in prime time or during 

children’s programming, while the additional 37.5 

hours may be provided at any time between 6 a.m. 

and 11:59 p.m. local time. 

3The nonbroadcast networks currently subject to 

the audio description requirements are TLC, HGTV, 

Hallmark, History, and TBS. We note that the Media 

Bureau granted TBS a limited waiver of section 

79.3(b)(4) of the audio description rules for the 

triennial period beginning on July 1, 2021 and 

ending on June 30, 2024. 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: December 13, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27883 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[MB Docket No. 11–43; DA 23–1119; FRS 

190156] 

Audio Description: Preliminary 

Nonbroadcast Network Rankings 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: FCC announces the top 

national nonbroadcast network rankings 

from the 2022–2023 ratings year, and 

gives networks the opportunity to seek 

exemption from the July 1, 2024 update 

to the Commission’s audio description 

requirements. 

DATES: Exemption requests are due 

January 19, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Filings should be submitted 

electronically in MB Docket No. 11–43 

by accessing the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS) at https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. 

Filers should follow the instructions 

provided on the website for submitting 

filings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, contact Diana 

Sokolow (202–418–0588; 

Diana.Sokolow@fcc.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Media Bureau’s Public 

Notice, DA 23–1119, released on 

November 30, 2023. The full text of this 

public notice will be available 

electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, 

and/or Adobe Acrobat via ECFS. 

Alternative formats are available for 

people with disabilities (Braille, large 

print, electronic files, audio format), by 

sending an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or 

calling the Commission’s Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), 1–844–4–FCC–ASL 

(1–844–432–2275) (videophone). 

Synopsis 

The Commission’s audio description 

rules require multichannel video 

programming distributor (MVPD) 

systems that serve 50,000 or more 

subscribers to provide 87.5 hours of 

audio description 1 per calendar quarter 

on channels carrying each of the top five 

national nonbroadcast networks.2 The 

top five national nonbroadcast networks 

are defined by an average of the national 

audience share during prime time 

among nonbroadcast networks that 

reach 50 percent or more of MVPD 

households and have at least 50 hours 

per quarter of prime time programming 

that is not live or near-live or otherwise 

exempt under the audio description 

rules. 

In accordance with the Commission’s 

rules, the list of top five nonbroadcast 

networks is updated at three year 

intervals to account for changes in 

ratings, and the fourth triennial update 

will occur on July 1, 2024, based on the 

2022 to 2023 ratings year.3 According to 

data provided by the Nielsen Company, 

for the purposes of our requirements, 

the top ten nonbroadcast networks for 

the 2022 to 2023 ratings year are: Fox 

News Channel, ESPN, MSNBC, HGTV, 

Hallmark, TLC, TNT, TBS, Discovery, 

and History. 

If a program network believes it 

should be excluded from the list of top 

five networks covered by the audio 

description requirements because it 

does not air at least 50 hours per quarter 

of prime time programming that is not 

live or near-live or is otherwise exempt, 

it must seek an exemption no later than 

30 days after publication of this Public 

Notice in the Federal Register. The 

Media Bureau will promptly evaluate 

requests for exemption and will provide 

notice of any resulting revisions to the 

list. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas Horan, 

Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27954 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0609; FR ID 190753] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

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 FCC 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 PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before February 20, 

2024. 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 to PRA@

fcc.gov and to 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: 3060–0609. 


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88076 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 243 / Wednesday, December 20, 2023 / Notices 

Title: Section 76.934(e), Petitions for 

Extension of Time. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; and State, local, or tribal 

governments. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 20 respondents; 10 

responses. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4 

hours. 

Total Annual Burden: 80 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Needs and Uses: The information 

collection requirements contained 

under 47 CFR 76.934(e) states that small 

cable systems may obtain an extension 

of time to establish compliance with 

rate regulations provided that they can 

demonstrate that timely compliance 

would result in severe economic 

hardship. Requests for the extension of 

time should be addressed to the local 

franchising authorities (‘‘LFAs’’) 

concerning rates for basic service tiers. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27902 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 2 p.m. on December 20, 

2023. 

PLACE: This Board meeting will be open 

to public observation only by webcast. 

Visit https://www.fdic.gov/news/boardmatters/video.html for a link to the 

webcast. FDIC Board Members and staff 

will participate from FDIC 

Headquarters, 550 17th Street NW, 

Washington, DC. 

Observers requiring auxiliary aids 

(e.g., sign language interpretation) for 

this meeting should email 

DisabilityProgram@fdic.gov to make 

necessary arrangements. 

STATUS: Open to public observation via 

webcast. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Board 

of Directors will meet to consider the 

following matters: 

Discussion Agenda 

Memorandum and resolution re: 

Proposed 2024 FDIC Operating Budget. 

Memorandum and resolution re: Final 

Rule on FDIC Official Signs and 

Advertising Requirements, False 

Advertising, Misrepresentation of 

Insured Status, and Misuse of the FDIC’s 

Name or Logo. 

Summary Agenda 

No substantive discussion of the 

following items is anticipated. The 

Board will resolve these matters with a 

single vote unless a member of the 

Board of Directors requests that an item 

be moved to the discussion agenda. 

Disposition of Minutes of a Board of 

Directors’ Meeting Previously 

Distributed. 

Summary reports, status reports, and 

reports of actions taken pursuant to 

authority delegated by the Board of 

Directors. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Direct requests for further information 

concerning the meeting to Debra A. 

Decker, Executive Secretary of the 

Corporation, at 202–898–8748. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Dated at Washington, DC, on December 14, 

2023. 

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

James P. Sheesley, 

Assistant Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28157 Filed 12–18–23; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6714–01–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Agreements Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of filing of the following agreements 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments, relevant information, or 

documents regarding the agreements to 

the Secretary by email at Secretary@

fmc.gov, or by mail, Federal Maritime 

Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, 

Washington, DC 20573. Comments will 

be most helpful to the Commission if 

received within 12 days of the date this 

notice appears in the Federal Register, 

and the Commission requests that 

comments be submitted within 7 days 

on agreements that request expedited 

review. Copies of agreements are 

available through the Commission’s 

website (www.fmc.gov) or by contacting 

the Office of Agreements at (202) 523– 

5793 or tradeanalysis@fmc.gov. 

Agreement No.: 201325–001. 

Agreement Name: Sealand/Network 

Space Charter Agreement. 

Parties: Maersk A/S; Network 

Shipping, Ltd. 

Filing Party: Wayne Rohde; Cozen 

O’Connor. 

Synopsis: The Amendment changes 

the name of the agreement and deletes 

Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua and 

Mexico from the geographic scope of the 

agreement. The Amendment changes 

the authority that Maersk had to charter 

space to Network to now authorizing 

Network to charter space to Maersk. The 

Amendment deletes obsolete language 

from the agreement and adds new 

language, revises the notice for 

termination and updates the persons to 

whom the notice is to be provided. The 

Amendment also restates the 

Agreement. 

Proposed Effective Date: 1/26/2024. 

Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/FMC.

Agreements.Web/Public/

AgreementHistory/25450. 

Dated: December 15, 2023. 

Carl Savoy, 

Federal Register Alternate Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27959 Filed 12–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Extension 

AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), the Federal Trade Commission 

(FTC or Commission) is seeking public 

comment on its proposal to extend for 

an additional three years the Office of 

Management and Budget clearance for 

the Contact Lens Rule (the Rule). The 

current clearance expires on December 

31, 2023. 

DATES: Comments must be filed by 

January 19, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may file a 

comment online or on paper, by 

following the instructions in the 

Request for Comment part of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. The reginfo.gov web 

link is a United States Government 

website produced by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) and the 

General Services Administration (GSA). 

Under PRA requirements, OMB’s Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA) reviews Federal information 

collections. 


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