90 FR 81 pgs. 17819-17820 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
Type: NOTICEVolume: 90Number: 81Pages: 17819 - 17820
Pages: 17819, 17820Docket number: [OMB 3060-0316; FR ID 291461]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-07304 Filed 4-28-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Federal Communications Commission
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0316; FR ID 291461]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
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 (PRA) of 1995, 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 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 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 June 30, 2025. 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: 3060-0316.
Title: 47 CFR 76.5, Definitions, 76.1700, Records to Be Maintained Locally by Cable System Operators; 76.1702, Equal Employment Opportunity; 76.1703, Commercial Records on Children's Programs; 76.1707, Leased Access; 76.1711, Emergency Alert System (EAS) Tests and Activation.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,000 respondents; 3,000 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 14 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 303a, 307, 308, 309, 312, 315, 317, 325, 338, 339, 340, 341, 503, 521, 522, 531, 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 543, 544, 544a, 545, 548, 549, 552, 554, 556, 558, 560, 561, 562, 571, 572, 573.
Total Annual Burden: 42,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the extension of a currently approved collection. The information collection requirements for this information collection are as follows: 47 CFR 76.1700 requires cable system operators to place the public inspection file materials required to be retained by the following rules in the online public file hosted by the Commission: Sections 76.1701 (political file); 76.1702 (EEO); 76.1703 (commercial records for children's programming); 76.1707 (leased access); 76.1709 (availability of signals); 76.1715 (sponsorship identification); and 76.630 (compatibility with consumer electronics equipment.
47 CFR 76.1700(b) requires cable system operators to make the records required to be retained by the following rules available to local franchising authorities: Sections 76.1704 (proof-of-performance test data) and 76.1713 (complaint resolution).
47 CFR 76.1700(c) requires cable system operators to make the records required to be retained by the following rules available to the Commission: Sections 76.1704 (proof-of-performance test data); 76.1706 (signal leakage logs and repair records); 76.1711 (emergency alert system and activations); 76.1713 (complaint resolution); and 76.1716 (subscriber records).
47 CFR 76.1700(d) exempts cable television systems having fewer than 1,000 subscribers from the online public file and the public inspection requirements contained in 47 CFR 76.1701 (political file); 76.1702 (equal employment opportunity); 76.1703 (commercial records for children's programming); 76.1704 (proof-of-performance test data); 76.1706 (signal leakage logs and repair records); and 76.1715 (sponsorship identifications).
47 CFR 76.1700(e) requires, for cable systems exempt from the online public file requirement, that public file material that continues to be retained at the system be retained in a public inspection file maintained at the office which the system operator maintains for the ordinary collection of subscriber charges, resolution of subscriber complaints, and other business or at any accessible place in the community served by the system unit(s) (such as a public registry for documents or an attorney's office). Public files must be available for public inspection during regular business hours.
47 CFR 76.1700(f) requires cable systems to provide a link to the public inspection file hosted on the Commission's website from the home page of its own website, if the system has a website, and provide contact information on its website for a system representative who can assist any person with disabilities with issues related to the content of the public files. A system also is required to include in the online public file the address of the system's local public file, if the system retains documents in the local file that are not available in the Commission's online file, and the name, phone number, and email address of the system's designated contact for questions about the public file. In addition, a system must provide on the online public file a list of the five digit ZIP codes served by the system.
47 CFR 76.1700(g) requires that cable operators make any material in the public inspection file that is not also available in the Commission's online file available for machine reproduction upon request made in person, provided the requesting party shall pay the reasonable cost of reproduction. Requests for machine copies must be fulfilled at a location specified by the system operator, within a reasonable period of time, which in no event shall be longer than seven days. The system operator is not required to honor requests made by mail but may do so if it chooses.
[top] 47 CFR 76.1702(a) requires that every employment unit with six or more full-time employees shall maintain for public inspection a file containing copies of all EEO program annual reports filed with the Commission and the equal employment opportunity program information described in 47
47 CFR 76.1702(b) requires that the following equal employment opportunity program information shall be included annually in the unit's public file, and on the unit's website, if it has one, at the time of the filing of its FCC Form 396-C: (1) A list of all full-time vacancies filled by the multichannel video programming distributor employment unit during the preceding year, identified by job title; (2) For each such vacancy, the recruitment source(s) utilized to fill the vacancy (including, if applicable, organizations entitled to notification, which should be separately identified), identified by name, address, contact person and telephone number; (3) The recruitment source that referred the hiree for each full-time vacancy during the preceding year; (4) Data reflecting the total number of persons interviewed for full-time vacancies during the preceding year and the total number of interviewees referred by each recruitment source utilized in connection with such vacancies; and (5) A list and brief description of the initiatives undertaken during the preceding year, if applicable.
47 CFR 76.1703 requires that cable operations airing children's programming must maintain records sufficient to verify compliance with 47 CFR 76.225 and make such records available to the public. Such records must be maintained for a period sufficient to cover the limitation period specified in 47 U.S.C. 503(b)(6)(B). Cable television operators must file their certifications of compliance with the commercial limits in children's programming annually within 30 days after the end of the calendar year.
47 CFR 76.1707 requires that if a cable operator adopts and enforces a written policy regarding indecent leased access programming pursuant to §?76.701, such a policy will be considered published pursuant to that rule by inclusion of the written policy in the operator's public inspection file.
47 CFR 76.1711 requires that records be kept of each test and activation of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) procedures pursuant to the requirements of 47 CFR part 11 and the EAS Operating Handbook. These records shall be kept for three years.
47 CFR 76.5 defines certain terms covered in the cable industry.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2025-07304 Filed 4-28-25; 8:45 am]
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