Viewer Notification Requirements in the Third DTV Periodic Report and Order, FCC 07-228

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Emergency Justification Letter (DTV Notifications February 2009).pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2009-02-18	Available
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-1117 (emergency February 2009).doc	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2009-02-18	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
184384	Viewer Notification Requirements	Other-Report and Order	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 3060-1117	ICR Reference No: 200902-3060-019
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200902-3060-009
Agency/Subagency: FCC	Agency Tracking No: MB
Title: Viewer Notification Requirements in the Third DTV Periodic Report and Order, FCC 07-228
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 02/27/2009
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 02/20/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/18/2009
Terms of Clearance: This approval follows-up on the informal OMB approval given on February 11th, 2009.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2009	6 Months From Approved	09/30/2011
Responses	258,000	0	174,000
Time Burden (Hours)	21,015	0	12,015
Cost Burden (Dollars)	310,000	0	210,000

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Abstract: As a condition of the waiver to terminate analog signal transmission on February 17, 2009, and if technically feasible, stations were required to broadcast a crawl on their analog channel regarding the station’s termination of analog service, for the seven day period from February 10 (11:59 p.m. EST) through the termination of the station’s analog signal on February 17(11:59 p.m. EST). For the first five days, the crawl must be aired for 5 minutes of every hour of the station’s analog broadcast day, including during primetime; and for the final two days, the crawl must be aired for 10 minutes of every hour of the station’s analog broadcast day, including during primetime. Stations that lack the technical capability to air crawls must instead air information about the station’s termination of analog service on February 17 in an alternative format for a comparable duration.

Emergency Justfication: On February 11, 2009, the DTV Delay Act was signed by the President and enacted into law, extending the nationwide DTV transition date from February 17 until June 12, 2009. As a result, after June 12, 2009, full-power television broadcast stations must transmit only digital signals, and may no longer transmit analog signals, except for limited analog “nightlight” service. The DTV Delay Act directs the Commission to take any actions “necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions, and carry out the purposes” of the DTV Delay Act, and to do so within 30 days. Congress extended the transition date in order to permit analog service to continue until consumers have had additional time to prepare. But Congress also directed the Commission to provide flexibility for stations wanting to transition prior to the new date. Stations may have made extensive preparations for a February 17 digital transition and some may have difficulty altering their commitments at this time. The Commission’s challenge is to provide opportunities for some stations to end analog broadcasting early without sacrificing the goal of giving consumers additional time to prepare. On February 5, 2009, the Commission released a Public Notice, FCC 09-6 (“February 5 Public Notice”), in which it granted a partial waiver of the Third DTV Periodic Report and Order, FCC 07-228 (2007), to permit television broadcast stations to cease analog broadcasting on February 17, 2009, despite the extension of the national DTV transition deadline to June 12, 2009 pursuant to the DTV Delay Act. This public notice revised information collection 3060-1117 to require a “7-day crawl” viewer notification to be aired in the final seven days leading up to February 17, 2009.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 47 USC 154(i) Name of Law: Communications Act of 1934, as amended
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Viewer Notification Requirements

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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	258,000	174,000	0	84,000	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	21,015	12,015	0	9,000	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	310,000	210,000	0	100,000	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There are program changes to the annual burden hours +9,000 hours and annual cost burden +$100,000. These program changes are due to the Commission releasing a public notice, FCC 09-6 which contained a revised information collection requirement which impacted this collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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: 02/18/2009

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