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47 C.F.R. 301
RIN 0660-AA16
Rules to Implement and Administer
a Coupon Program for
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Commerce PART 301 Digital-to-Analog Converter Box Coupon Program
ACTION: Final Rule Technical Appendices
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, NTIA adds 47 C.F.R. Part 301, which is currently reserved, with the following:
301.1 Program Purposes
301.2 Definitions
301.3 Household Eligibility and Application Process
301.4 Coupons
301.5 Manufacturers’ Technical Approval Process
301.6 Retailer Participation
AUTHORITY: Title III of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-171, 120 Stat. 4, 21 (Feb. 8, 2006) (the “Act”).
§301.1 Program Purposes.
“Act” means Title III of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109-171, 120 Stat. 4, 21 (Feb. 8, 2006).
“Agency” means the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the United States Department of Commerce or its contractor.
“Certified Retailer” means a seller of Coupon-Eligible Converter Boxes directly to consumers that has met the requirements for certification and has been identified by NTIA as certified to redeem coupons.
“Contingent Funds” means those funds referenced in Section 3005(c)(3) of the Act.
“Coupon” means a voucher provided by the Agency to Eligible Households which only may be used to purchase a Coupon-Eligible Converter Box from a Certified Retailer.
“Coupon-Eligible Converter Box” (CECB) means a stand-alone device that does not contain features or functions except those necessary to enable a consumer to convert any channel broadcast in the digital television service into a format that the consumer can display on a television receiver designed to receive and display signals only in the analog television service. CECBs may also include remote control devices. CECBs must have the features required by, and meet the technical performance specifications listed in Technical Appendix 1.
“Department” means the United States Department of Commerce.
“Eligible Household” means those Households in the United States and its territories that make a valid request for a coupon pursuant to Rule 301.3 within the time period specified by NTIA, but no later than March 31, 2009.
“State” includes each of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
“Household” consists of all persons who currently occupy a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room that is occupied as separate living quarters and has a separate U.S. Postal address. A household does not mean a Post Office Box.
§301.3 Household Eligibility and Application Process.
(d) Once Contingent Funds are available for the Coupon Program, only over-the-air households will be eligible. During the period in which Contingent Funds are available, households must certify that they do not receive cable, satellite, or other pay televison service.
§301.4 Coupons
§301.5 Manufacturers’ Technical Approval Process
(a) Manufacturers wishing to participate in the coupon program must submit a Notice of Inquiry to NTIA at least three months prior to submitting test results and sample models of converter boxes. Notices should be sent to DTV Converter Coupon Program, NTIA/OTIA, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 4809, Washington, DC 20230, Fax Number 202-482-4626 and provide the name, title, address, and phone number of an individual responsible for the manufacturer’s submission. The notice shall also include a brief description of the proposed converter box, including permitted as well as required features, and the date which the proposed converter box is expected to be available for testing.
(c) The manufacturer will supply two production sample converter boxes to NTIA. NTIA will provide the manufacturer with mailing information in a letter of acknowledgment after NTIA receives the Notice of Inquiry.
(e ) NTIA may issue other guidance or test-bed conditions and it is the manufacturer’s responsibility to conduct tests pursuant to any guidance so provided. A manufacturer shall conduct its own tests or have a qualified independent third party conduct the tests.
(h) NTIA will provide prompt notice to the individual submitting test results whether the
model has met technical approval and is or is not a CECB. NTIA will base its decision whether to approve each converter box upon consultation with the FCC.
§301.6 Retailer Participation
(5) Must provide transaction reports based on NTIA’s requirements. Reports must be maintained by the retailer for at least one year. Business confidential and proprietary information shall not be disclosed to the public unless otherwise required by law.
(B)Have completed a Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov);