Non-substantive Change Request

NON-SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE REQUEST FOR

OMB CONTROL NUMBER 3060-0652

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) is submitting a non-substantive change request for OMB control number 3060-0652, Section 76.309, Customer Service Obligations; Section 76.1600, Electronic Delivery of Notices; Section 76.1602, Customer Service  – General Information, Section 76.1603, Customer Service – Rate and Service Changes and 76.1619, Information and Subscriber Bills. The reason for the change request is described below:

On January 30, 2020, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, FCC 20-8, in MB Docket Nos. 19-165 and 17-105 (Report and Order). The Report and Order updated the Commission’s notification rules for cable operators and direct broadcast satellite providers by transitioning certain written notices from paper to electronic delivery via e-mail. To help effectuate this transition to e-mail delivery of notices, the Report and Order adds to 47 CFR 76.1600 a new subsection (e) requiring that cable operators use e-mail to deliver covered notices to broadcast television stations after July 31, 2020.

Specifically, after July 31, 2020, covered notices to full-power and Class A television stations must be e-mailed to the “carriage issues” inbox that the station publicizes in its online public inspection file (OPIF) in accordance with 47 CFR 73.3526 and 73.3527.¹ Similarly, after July 31, 2020, covered notices to low-power television (LPTV) stations will be e-mailed to the inbox already provided by the station licensee in the Commission’s Licensing and Management System (LMS) under existing procedures.² Similarly, after July 31, 2020, covered notices to qualified noncommercial educational (NCE) translator stations must be delivered to the e-mail address listed for the licensee of the NCE translator station in LMS, or alternatively to the “carriage issues” e-mail address listed in the primary station’s OPIF, if the NCE translator station does not have its own e-mail address listed in LMS.³

There are no burden hour changes or cost changes as a result of this change request. The supporting statement has been updated accordingly.

1 See OMB Control Number 3060-0214, Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection Files; Sections 73.1212, 76.1701 and 73.1942, Political Files.

2 See OMB Control No. 3060-0110, Form 2100, Schedule 303-S – Renewal of Broadcast Station License; OMB Control No. 3060-0017, Application for Media Burau Audio and Video Service Authorization, FCC Form 2100, Schedule D (Former FCC 347); OMB Control No. 3060-0836, Special Temporary Authorization (STA) Requests; Notifications; and Informal Filings; Sections 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1740 and 73.3598; CDBS Informal Forms; Section 74.788; Low Power Television, TV Translator and Class A Television Digital Transition Notifications; Section 73.3700(b)(5), Post Auction Licensing; Section 73.3700(f), Service Rule Waiver; FCC Form 337.

3 See OMB Control No. 3060-0110, Form 2100, Schedule 303-S – Renewal of Broadcast Station License; OMB Control No. 3060-0017, Application for Media Burau Audio and Video Service Authorization, FCC Form 2100, Schedule D (Former FCC 347); OMB Control No. 3060-0836, Special Temporary Authorization (STA) Requests; Notifications; and Informal Filings; Sections 1.5, 73.1615, 73.1740 and 73.3598; CDBS Informal Forms; Section 74.788; Low Power Television, TV Translator and Class A Television Digital Transition Notifications; Section 73.3700(b)(5), Post Auction Licensing; Section 73.3700(f), Service Rule Waiver; FCC Form 337.