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conference in which she will take 

questions from credentialed members of 

the press in attendance. Also, senior 

policy and legal staff will be made 

available to the press in attendance for 

questions related to the items on the 

meeting agenda. Commissioners may 

also choose to hold press conferences. 

Press may also direct questions to the 

Office of Media Relations (OMR): 

MediaRelations@fcc.gov. Questions 

about credentialing should be directed 

to OMR. 

Additional information concerning 

this meeting may be obtained from the 

Office of Media Relations, (202) 418– 

0500. Audio/Video coverage of the 

meeting will be broadcast live with 

open captioning over the internet from 

the FCC Live web page at www.fcc.gov/ 

live. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01520 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0004; FR ID 198362] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal Agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC 

seeks specific comment on how it might 

‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ The Commission 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 comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted on or before February 26, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent 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. Your comment must be 

submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the 

above instructions for it to be 

considered. In addition to submitting in 

www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of 

your comment on the proposed 

information collection to Nicole Ongele, 

FCC, via email to PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the 

comments the OMB control number as 

shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 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 Title 

of this ICR and then click on the ICR 

Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 

submission to OMB will be displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of 

its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork burdens, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited 

the general public and other Federal 

Agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the following information 

collection. 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 estimates; (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. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public 

Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), 

the FCC seeks specific comment on how 

it might ‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0004. 

Title: Sections 1.1307 and 1.1311, 

Guidelines for Evaluating the 

Environmental Effects of 

Radiofrequency Exposure. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision 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 and 

Responses: 233,596 respondents; 

233,596 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.0833 

hours (5 minutes)—20 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement and third-party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this Information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 302, 303, 

and 307. 

Total Annual Burden: 26,005 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: $1,958,335. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this revision of a currently 

approved 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. 

This information collection is a result 

of responsibility placed on the FCC by 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969. NEPA requires that 

each federal agency evaluate the impact 

of ‘‘major actions significantly affecting 

the quality of the human environment.’’ 

It is the FCC’s opinion that this is the 

most efficient and reasonable method of 

complying with NEPA with regard to 

the environmental issue of 

radiofrequency radiation from FCCregulated transmitters. 

To account for rule changes 

implemented by 2019 rulemaking item 

FCC 19–126, ET Docket Nos. 03–137 

and 13–184, the Commission had 

previously estimated the burden to 

respondents for the collection of 

information in two components: the 

recurring annual burden, and the onetime burden of transitioning to the rule 

changes for existing parties. The period 

for transition to those rule changes has 

now passed, and so the Commission has 

now revised its estimates to remove 

consideration of the one-time transition 

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To update burden estimates based on 

the most recently available data, the 

Commission has also adjusted the total 

number of respondents/responses, the 

total annual hourly burden, and the 

total annual costs from the previous 

estimates, based on licensing data for 

calendar year 2022. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01519 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0761; FR ID 198361] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

the Commission) invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Pursuant to the Small Business 

Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC 

seeks specific comment on how it might 

‘‘further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 

employees.’’ 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted on or before February 26, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent 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. Your comment must be 

submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the 

above instructions for it to be 

considered. In addition to submitting in 

www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of 

your comment on the proposed 

information collection to Cathy 

Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

Include in the comments the OMB 

control number as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 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 Title 

of this ICR and then click on the ICR 

Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 

submission to OMB will be displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission 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. 

As part of its continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork burdens, as required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC 

invited the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

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 estimates; (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. Pursuant to the 

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific 

comment on how it might ‘‘further 

reduce the information collection 

burden for small business concerns with 

fewer than 25 employees.’’ 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0761. 

Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning 

of Video Programming, CG Docket No. 

05–231. 

Form No.: 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: 68,007 respondents; 510,514 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 (30 

minutes) to 30 hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual, 

monthly, on occasion, and ongoing 

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: 766,435 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $35,324,172.00. 

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 

providers, producers, and owners for 

exemptions from the closed captioning 

rules, responses by commenters, and 

replies; complaints by viewers alleging 

violations of the closed captioning rules, 

responses by video programming 

distributors (VPDs) and video 

programmers, recordkeeping in support 

of complaint responses, and compliance 

ladder obligations in the event of a 

pattern or trend of violations; 

recordkeeping of monitoring and 

maintenance activities; caption quality 

best practices procedures; making video 

programming distributor contact 

information available to viewers in 

phone directories, on the Commission’s 

website and the websites of video 

programming distributors (if they have 

them), and in billing statements (to the 

extent video programming distributors 

issue them); and video programmers 

filing of contact information and 

compliance certifications with the 

Commission. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01526 Filed 1–25–24; 8:45 am] 

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