34670 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 126 / Friday, June 29, 2001 / Notices

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission,

Comments Requested

June 22, 2001.

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, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 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 (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; 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 comments should be

submitted on or before August 28, 2001.

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 comments to Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room 1–A804, Washington, DC 20554

or via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the

Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060–0548.

Title: Section 76.1709 and Section

76.1620 Availability of Signals.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 11,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5–1.0

hour.

Total Annual Costs: $110,000.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.1709 was

previously reported as section 76.302,

which requires the operator of every

cable television system to maintain a

public inspection file containing a list of

all broadcast television stations carried

by its system in fulfillment of the mustcarry requirements pursuant to Section

76.1620 and the designation and

location of its principal headend.

Sections 76.1709 and 76.1620 state that

upon written request from any person,

a cable operator is required to provide

the lists of must-carried signals in

writing within 30 days of receipt of such

request. Additionally, Section 76.1620

states that if a cable operator authorizes

subscribers to install additional receiver

connections, but does not provide the

subscriber with such connections, or

with the equipment and materials for

such connections, the operator shall

notify such subscribers of all broadcast

stations carried on the cable system

which cannot be viewed via cable

without a converter box and shall offer

to sell or lease such a converter box to

such subscribers. The notice, which

may be included in routine billing

statements, shall identify the signals

that are unavailable without an

additional connection, the manner for

obtaining such additional connection,

and instructions for installation. These

notification and recordkeeping

requirements ensure that subscribers are

aware of which channels cannot be

viewed without converter boxes and

which channels are defined as mustcarry. The records kept by cable

television systems are reviewed by

Commission staff during field

inspections and by local public officials

to assess the system’s compliance with

applicable rules and regulations.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0652.

Title: Section 76.1603 Customer

service—rate and service changes.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 11,375.

Estimated Time Per Response: 10

minutes to 1.0 hour.

Total Annual Costs: $100,000.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.1603 was

previously cited as 76.309, which sets

forth various customer service

obligations and notification

requirements for changes in rates,

programming services and channel

positions. Section 76.1603 states that

franchise authorities must provide

affected operators 90 days written notice

of its intent to enforce customer service

standards. In addition, section 76.1603

states that cable operators shall provide

written information on each of the

following areas at the time of

installation of service, at least annually

to all subscribers, and at any time upon

request: (1) Products and services

offered; (2) Prices and options for

programming services and conditions of

subscription to programming and other

services; (3) Installation and service

maintenance policies; (4) Instructions

on how to use the cable service; (5)

Channel positions programming carried

on the system; and (6) Billing complaint

procedures, including the address and

telephone number of the local franchise

authority’s cable office. Section 76.1603

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

76.1603. Section 76.1603 states that in

addition to the requirements regarding

advanced 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. Notices to

subscribers shall inform them of their

right to file complaints about changes in

cable programming service tier rates and

services, shall state that the subscriber

may file the complaint within 90 days

of the effective date of the rate change,

and shall provide the address and

phone number of the local franchising

authority. Section 76.1603 states that in

case of a billing dispute, the cable

operator must respond to a written

complaint within 30 days. The

Commission requires the various

disclosure and notifications contained

in this collection as a means of

consumer protection to ensure that

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subscribers and franchising authorities

are knowledgeable of cable operators’

business practices, current rates, rate

changes for programming service and

equipment, and channel line-up

changes.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0419.

Title: Section 76.94, 76.95, 76.155,

76.156, 76.157 and 76.159, Syndicated

Exclusivity and network NonDuplication Rights.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 5,392 (1,141

commercial television stations + 4,251

cable television stations).

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5–2.0

hours.

Total Annual Costs: $192,132.

Needs and Uses: Commission rules, as

listed above, require television stations,

broadcast television stations and

program distributors to notify cable

television system operators of nonduplication protection and exclusivity

rights being sought within prescribed

limitations and terms of contractual

agreements. The purpose of the various

notification and disclosure requirements

accounted for in this information

collection is to protect broadcasters who

purchase the exclusive rights to transmit

syndicated programming in their

recognized markets.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0287.

Title: Section 78.69 Cable Relay

Station Records.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 1,800.

Estimated Time Per Response: 26

hours.

Total Annual Costs: $9,000.

Needs and Uses: Section 78.69

requires that licensees of cable CARS

stations maintain various records,

including but not limited to records

pertaining to transmissions,

unscheduled interruptions to

transmissions, maintenance,

observations, inspections and repairs.

Station records are required to be

maintained for a period of not less than

two years. The records kept pursuant to

Section 78.69 provide for a history of

station operations and are reviewed by

Commission staff during field

investigations to ensure that proper

operation of the stations is being

conducted.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0849.

Title: Commercial Availability of

Navigation Devices.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 200.

Estimated Time Per Response: 10

minutes to 40 hours.

Total Annual Costs: $29,632.

Needs and Uses: The disclosure

requirements set forth in this

proceeding will ensure that consumers

can make informed decisions about the

purchase and proper installation of

navigation devices. The Section 76.1207

petition process will give providers of

multichannel video programming and

equipment providers a forum in which

to request relief from regulations

adopted under this Part for a limited

time, provided that there is an

appropriate showing that such a waiver

is necessary to assist the development or

introduction of a new or improved

multichannel video programming or

other service offered over multichannel

video programming systems,

technology, or products. The Section

76.1208 petition process allows

interested parties to petition the

Commission to provide for a sunset of

navigation devices regulations. The

semiannual reports will be used by the

Commission to monitor the progress of

key industry entities of their efforts to

assure commercial availability of

navigation devices.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) being Submitted to OMB

for Review and Approval

June 13, 2001.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commissions, 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, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 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 (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; 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 comments should be

submitted on or before July 30, 2001. 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 comments to Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 1–A804, 445 12th

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or

via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the

Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060–0360.

Title: Section 80.409(c), Public Coast

Station Logs.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; and Not-for-profit

institutions; Individuals or households;

and State, local, or tribal governments.

Number of Respondents: 316.

Estimated Time per Response: 95 hrs.

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping.

Total Annual Burden: 30,020 hours.

Total Annual Costs: None.

Needs and Uses: The recordkeeping

requirement contained in 47 CFR

§ 80.409(c) is necessary to document the

operation and public correspondence

service of public coast radiotelegraph,

public coast radiotelephone stations,

and Alaska-public fixed stations,

including the logging of distress and

safety calls where applicable. A

retention period of more than one year

is required where a log involves

communications relating to a disaster,

an investigation, or any claim or

complaint. The Commission uses this

information to ensure compliance with

applicable rules and to assist in accident

investigations.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0364.