The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to (PRA) of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104–13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a
Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 11, 2008. 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.
Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget, via Internet at
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page
You may submit all PRA comments by email or U.S. post mail. To submit your comments by email, send them to
For additional information about the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418–2918 or send an e-mail to
The Commission is requesting emergency OMB processing of the information collection requirements contained in this notice and has requested OMB approval by March 27, 2008.
(a) Broadcaster Education and Reporting (47 CFR 73.674).
(i) On-air Education. Broadcasters must provide on-air DTV Transition consumer education information (e.g., via Public Service Announcements (PSAs) or information crawls) to their viewers. Broadcasters must comply with one of three alternative sets of rules as provided in the Report and Order.
(ii) DTV Consumer Education Quarterly Activity Report, FCC Form 388. Broadcasters must electronically file a report about its DTV Transition consumer education efforts to the Commission on a quarterly basis. Broadcasters must begin filing these quarterly reports no later than April 10, 2008. In addition, if the broadcaster has a public website, they must post these reports on that Web site.
(b) Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) Customer Bill Notices (47 CFR 76.1630). MVPDs, which include, for example (and are not limited to), cable operators, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) carriers, open video system operators, and private cable operators, must provide monthly notices about the DTV transition in their customer billing statements.
(c) Consumer Electronics Manufacturer Notices (47 CFR 15.124). Parties that manufacture, import, or ship interstate television receivers and devices designed to work with television receivers must provide notice to consumers of the transition's impact on that equipment. This information must be included with all devices shipped, beginning on the effective date of these rules, until March 31, 2009.
(d) DTV.gov Partner Consumer Education Reporting. DTV.gov Transition Partners must report their consumer education efforts, as a condition of continuing Partner status. They must begin filing these quarterly reports no later than April 10, 2008.
(e) Eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) Federal Universal Service Low-Income Program Participant Notices (47 CFR 54.418). ETCs that receive federal universal service funds must provide monthly notice of the transition to their low
(f) 700 MHz Auction Winner Consumer Education Reporting (47 CFR 27.20). Winners of the 700 MHz spectrum auction must report their consumer education efforts to the Commission on a quarterly basis. These parties must file the first by the tenth day of the first calendar quarter following the initial grant of the license authorization that the entity holds.