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OMB Control No:
3060-0214
ICR Reference No:
201712-3060-012
Status:
Historical Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
201710-3060-008
Agency/Subagency:
FCC
Agency Tracking No:
MB
Title:
Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection File, Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files
Type of Information Collection:
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
12/21/2017
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
12/13/2017
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
05/31/2020
05/31/2020
05/31/2020
Responses
63,364
0
63,364
Time Burden (Hours)
2,073,048
0
2,073,048
Cost Burden (Dollars)
3,667,339
0
3,667,339
Abstract:
The Commission is revising this collection to reflect the Commission’s adoption of a Report and Order (“R&O”) in MB Docket No. 16-161, FCC 17-3, In the Matter of Revisions to Public Inspection File Requirements – Broadcaster Correspondence File and Cable Principal Headend Location, adopted on January 31, 2017. The R&O removes the requirements and the associated burdens of 47 CFR 73.1202 and 73.3526(e)(9). This collection is being resubmitted as a result of the final rule – initially submitted at the proposed rule stage. The Commission is now seeking final approval from the information collection requirements from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). While the general public does not need principal headend location information, that information must be made available to certain entities, including the FCC and local television stations. The R&O requires cable operators to provide this information to the FCC, television stations, and franchisors upon request. In lieu of responding to individual requests for such information, operators may alternatively elect voluntarily to provide this information to the Commission for inclusion in the Commission’s online public inspection file (“OPIF”) database and may elect to make the information publicly available there. The R&O made the following revisions to the information collection requirements: 47 CFR Section 73.1202 - The R&O removed this rule, reserved the rule section and removed the information collection requirements which were contained in it. The rule formerly required commercial broadcast stations to retain in the public inspection file written comments and suggestions from the public regarding operation of the station. 47 CFR Section 73.3526 - The R&O revised this rule to remove the references to the correspondence file in 73.3526(b)(1) and 73.3526(b)(2)(i) and to remove and reserve Section 73.3526(e)(9). Section 73.3526(e)(9) formerly required commercial broadcast stations to retain in their public inspection file written comments and suggestions received from the public regarding operation of the station. Please see the non-substantive change request for the justification for this change request submission to OMB for review and approval.
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
47 USC 151, 152, 154(i), 303,307, 308
Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
Citations for New Statutory Requirements:
None
Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:
Stage of Rulemaking:
Federal Register Citation:
Date:
3060-AK50
Final or interim final rulemaking
82 FR 11406
02/23/2017
Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
81 FR 40617
06/22/2016
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
82 FR 16204
04/03/2017
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection File, Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files
Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection File, Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
63,364
63,364
0
0
0
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
2,073,048
2,073,048
0
0
0
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
3,667,339
3,667,339
0
0
0
0
Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Increase Due to:
Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion:
No
Burden Reduction Due to:
Short Statement:
The Commission has the following program changes to this collection as a result of the information collection requirements adopted in FCC 17-3: +16,733 to the number of respondents, -1,010 to the number of annual responses, -20,101 to the annual burden hours and +$13,967 in the annual costs.
Annual Cost to Federal Government:
$200,000
Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods?
No
Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see
OMB Circular No. A-130
for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see
5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3)
)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.
No
Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]?
No
Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]?
No
Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)?
No
Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response?
Uncollected
Agency Contact:
Christopher Clark 202 418-2609
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
12/13/2017
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