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requires that no station record or 

portion of the record can be erased, 

obliterated, or willfully destroyed 

within the period of retention required. 

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: 3060–0652. 

Title: Section 76.309, Customer 

Service Obligations; Section 76.1602, 

Customer Service—General Information; 

Section 76.1603, Customer Service—

Rate and Service Changes, and Section 

76, 1619, Information on Subscriber 

Bills. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

Government. 

Number of Respondents: 8,260. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 10 

minutes to 1.0 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). 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 

76.1602 states that franchise authorities 

must provide affected operators 90 days 

written notice of its intent to enforce 

customer service standards. 47 CFR 

Sections 76.1603 and 76.309 set forth 

various customer service obligations 

and notification requirements for 

changes in rates, programming services 

and channel positions. In addition, 

Sections 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. 47 CFR Section 76.1619 states 

that in case of a billing dispute, the 

cable operator must respond to a written 

complaint from a subscriber within 30 

days. The Commission requires the 

various disclosure and notifications 

contained in this collection as a means 

of consumer protection to ensure that 

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: 3060–0667. 

Title: Section 76.630, Compatibility 

With Consumer Electronics Equipment; 

Section 76.1621, Equipment 

Compatibility Offer; Section 76.1622, 

Consumer Education of Equipment 

Compatibility. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents: 8,250. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1–3 

hours. 

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping requirement; On 

occasion reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 16,505 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $5,800. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: On March 14, 2002, 

the Commission released an Order, In 

the Matter of Establishment of the 

Media Bureau and Other Organizational 

Changes, DA 02–577, which amended 

47 CFR Section 76.630, 76.1621 and 

76.1622 to reflect the reorganization of 

the existing Cable Services and Mass 

Media Bureaus into a new Media 

Bureau. 47 CFR Section 76.630(a) states 

that cable system operators shall not 

scramble otherwise encrypt signals 

carried on the basic service tier, though 

operators may file request for waivers of 

this prohibition with the Commission. 

When filing requests for waivers of this 

prohibition, operators must notify 

subscribers by mail of waiver requests. 

47 CFR Section 76.1621 of the 

Commission’s rules requires cable 

system operators that use scrambling or 

encryption equipment to provide 

subscribers special equipment that will 

enable the reception of multiple signals. 

The equipment offered shall include a 

single terminal device with dual 

descramblers/decoders and/or timers 

and bypass switches. 47 CFR Section 

76.1622 requires cable system operators 

to provide in writing a consumer 

education program concerning 

equipment compatibility. The 

Commission has set forth these 

disclosure requirements for consumer 

protection purposes to inform 

subscribers of compatibility matters, 

and notify subscribers of cable operator’’

requests to waive the prohibition on 

signal encryption.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

January 25, 2005. 

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 (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor 

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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 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 Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before April 4, 2005. 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 Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) comments to 

Judith B. Herman, Federal 

Communications Commission, Room 1–

C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20554 or via the Internet to JudithB.Herman@fcc.gov.

For Further Information Contact: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection(s), contact Judith 

B. Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the 

Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.

Supplementary Information:

OMB Control No.: 3060–1061. 

Title: Earth Station on Board Vessels 

(ESV). 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 15. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours 

(average). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement and 

recordkeeping requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 113 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $15,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Needs and Uses: The Federal 

Communications Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is revising OMB 

Control No. 3060–1061 to reflect the 

decisions of the Report and Order (R&O) 

titled, ‘‘In the Matter of Procedures to 

Govern the Use of Satellite Earth 

Stations on Board Vessels (ESV) in the 

5925–6425 MHz/3700–4200 MHz Bands 

and 14.0–14.5 GHz/11.7–12.2 GHz 

Bands,’’ IB Docket No. 02–10, FCC 04–

286. The Commission adopted the R&O 

on December 15, 2004 and released it on 

January 6, 2005. This rulemaking 

established licensing and service rules 

for ESVs operating in the 5925–6425 

MHz/3700–4200 MHz Bands (C-band) 

and 14.0–14.5 GHz/11.7–12.2 GHz 

Bands (Ku-band). 

The R&O includes the following new 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

reporting requirements: (1) C-Band and 

Ku-Band operators (‘‘ESV operators’’) 

must collect and maintain vessel 

tracking data to assist the Commission 

and affected operators in identifying 

and resolving sources of interference; (2) 

as a condition of licensing, applicants 

proposing ESV operations in the 14.0–

14.05 GHz band and planning to travel 

within 100km of these sites, must 

coordinate through the National 

Telecommunications and Information 

Administration (NTIA) Interdepartment 

Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) and, 

if necessary, the appropriate 

government agency to resolve any 

potential concerns; and (3) ESV 

operators must have a contact that is 

available in the United States 24 hours 

a day, 7 days a week, to respond to 

Fixed Satellite (FS) operators’ requests. 

The name, telephone number, and other 

pertinent information of the contact will 

be posted on the Commission’s Web 

site, http://www.fcc.gov.

The Commission established licensing 

and service rules to govern ESV 

operations and to prevent interference 

to other satellite operators within the 

Ku-bands and C-bands. ESV operators 

must submit applications (FCC Form 

312) and exhibits (Schedule B) to the 

Commission to demonstrate that they 

comply with the Commission’s legal 

and/or engineering rules. Additionally, 

the Commission requires a myriad of 

technical information such as frequency 

of operation, maximum transmit power, 

antenna diameter, antenna height above 

sea level and velocity of the vessel to 

evaluate potential interference to fixed 

satellites from ESVs. The purposes of 

this information collection are as 

follows: (1) Establish licensing and 

service rules for ESVs in the Ku-band 

and C-band; (2) prevent harmful 

interference to Fixed Services (FS), 

Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) and other 

satellite services and (3) further the 

Commission’s goals to manage spectrum 

efficiently and (4) advance the provision 

of broadband telecommunications 

services that will benefit U.S. citizens 

on passenger, government (military and 

civilian), cargo and large recreational 

vessels. Without such information, the 

Commission would not be able to take 

the necessary measures to prevent 

harmful interference to satellite services 

from ESVs. Finally, the Commission 

would not be able to advance its goals 

of managing spectrum efficiently and 

promoting broadband technologies to 

benefit American consumers throughout 

the United States and abroad.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission 

January 21, 2005.

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, 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 Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before March 4, 2005. 

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 

regarding this Paperwork Reduction Act 

submission to Judith B. Herman, Federal