On July 10, 2019 the Commission
adopted a Report and Order in MB Docket Nos. 18-202 and 17-105, FCC
19-67, Children’s Television Programming Rules; Modernization of
Media Regulation Initiative. Under the Children’s Television Act of
1990 (CTA), the Commission is required to consider, in its review
of television license renewals, the extent to which the licensee
“has served the educational and informational needs of children
through the licensee’s overall programming, including programming
specifically designed to serve such needs.” The Commission
initially adopted rules implementing the CTA in 1991, and revised
these rules in 1996, 2004, and 2006. In the Report and Order, the
Commission makes revisions to the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements contained in Sections 73.3526(e)(11)(ii) and (iii) of
the Commission’s rules in light of changes to the media landscape
that have occurred since the children’s television programming
rules were first adopted. Pursuant to 47 CFR Section
73.3526(e)(11)(ii), commercial TV and Class A TV broadcast stations
must maintain records sufficient to permit substantiation of the
station’s certification, in its license renewal application, of
compliance with the commercial limits on children’s programming
established in 47 U.S.C. Section 303a and 47 CFR Section 73.670. In
the Report and Order, the Commission revises the rules to permit
these stations to place these records in their public files
annually rather than quarterly and to permit the filing of these
records within 30 days after the end of the calendar year. In the
Report and Order, the Commission also revises 47 CFR Section
73.3526(e)(11)(iii) to allow commercial television stations to
place in their public files their Children’s Television Programming
Reports (“Reports”) (FCC Form 2100 Schedule H) on an annual rather
than quarterly basis, within 30 days after the end of the calendar
year and to eliminate the requirement to publicize the existence
and location of the Report.
The Commission has the
following program changes/decreases to this collection as a result
of the information collection requirements adopted in FCC 19-67: 29
to the number of respondents, 422 to the annual number of
responses, 24,048 to the annual burden hours and 27,168 to the
annual cost. There are no adjustments to this collection.
$2,000
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Kathy Berthot 202
418-2120
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:
(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;
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.
Supporting Statement OMB 3060-0214 (revised 2019).docx
Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection File, Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files