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189 / Monday, October 1, 2007 / Notices

Form Number: Not applicable. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS the Commission shall ‘‘investigate the
Type of Review: Extension of a COMMISSION matters complained of in such manner
currently approved collection. and by such means as it shall deem
Respondents: Business or other for- Public Information Collections proper.’’ Although the Act does not
profit entities; Not-for-profit Approved by Office of Management discuss how the Commission should
institutions. and Budget treat complaints against non-common
Number of Respondents: 3,300. carriers for violations of the Act or
Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 to September 17, 2007.
Commission rules, the Commission
1 hour. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications investigates such complaints in a
Frequency of Response: On occasion Commission (FCC) has received Office manner similar to how it treats those
reporting requirement; Third party of Management and Budget (OMB) against common carriers.
disclosure requirement; Recordkeeping approval for the following public Currently, the Commission has
requirement. information collections pursuant to the specific complaint forms for the
Total Annual Burden: 2,200 hours. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, unauthorized conversion of a person’s
Total Annual Costs: None. Public Law 104–13. An agency may not telephone service (‘‘slamming’’) (FCC
Nature of Response: Required to conduct or sponsor and a person is not Form 501), the broadcast of indecent,
obtain or retain benefits. required to respond to a collection of
Confidentiality: No need for obscene, or profane material (FCC Form
information unless it displays a 475B), and the unlawful telemarketing,
confidentiality required. currently valid control number.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No ‘‘junk faxing,’’ or e-mail messaging to a
impact(s). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: wireless device (FCC Form 1088).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.1601 Dana Wilson, Federal Communications The new FCC Form 2000 replaces the
requires that effective April 2, 1993, a Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., FCC Form 475, providing greater clarity
cable operator shall provide written Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418–2247 and ease of use by separating the
notice to any broadcast television or via the Internet at various complaint subject areas into
station at least 30 days prior to either Dana.Wilson@fcc.gov. separate subparts tailored to each
deleting from carriage or repositioning subject. The Internet-based version of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
that station. Such notification shall also FCC Form 2000 first asks for the
OMB Control No.: 3060–0422. complainant’s contact information,
be provided to subscribers of the cable OMB Approval Date: 09/10/2007.
system. including name, address, telephone
Expiration Date: 09/30/2010. number, and e-mail address; then
47 CFR 76.1607 states that cable Title: Section 68.5, Waivers
operators shall provide written notice presents a ‘‘gateway’’ question to
(Application for Waiver of Hearing Aid determine the general topic of the
by certified mail to all stations carried Compatibility Requirements.
on its system pursuant to the must-carry complaint: (1) Deceptive or unlawful
Form No.: N/A. advertising or marketing; (2) billing,
rules at least 60 days prior to any Estimated Annual Burden: 10
change in the designation of its privacy, or service quality; (3) disability
responses; 3 hours per response; 30 total access; (4) emergency or public safety;
principal headend. annual hourly burden.
47 CFR 76.1617 states within 60 days (5) general media issues; or (6) other
Needs and Uses: Telephone complaints. As described below, the
of activation of a cable system, a cable
manufacturers seeking a waiver of 47 form provides examples of the types of
operator must notify all qualified NCE
CFR 68.4(a)(1), which requires that issues covered by each topic. After the
stations of its designated principal
certain telephones be hearing aid complainant answers this question, the
headend by certified mail; within 60
compatible, must demonstrate that form asks additional questions geared to
days of activation of a cable system, a
compliance with the rule is the specific type of violation reported.
cable operator must notify all local
technologically infeasible or too costly. The form poses certain mandatory
commercial and NCE stations that may
Information is used by FCC staff to threshold questions that must be
not be entitled to carriage because they
determine whether to grant or dismiss answered for the Commission to
either; and within 60 days of activation
the request. determine whether a violation has
of a cable system, a cable operator must
OMB Control No.: 3060–0874. occurred. It also provides space for
send by certified mail a copy of a list of
OMB Approval Date: 09/11/2007. complainants to provide additional
all broadcast television stations carried
Expiration Date: 09/30/2010. information and details that may be
by its system and their channel
Title: Consumer Complaint Forms, necessary or helpful to the Commission
positions to all local commercial and
FCC Forms 475–B and FCC Form 2000. in investigating the complaint.
noncommercial television stations,
Form No.: FCC Forms 475–B; 2000–A, In printed format, FCC Form 2000 has
including those not designated as must-
2000–B, 2000–C, 2000–D, 2000–E, and six subparts, one for each area described
carry stations and those not carried on
2000–F. above. Each subpart of the printable
the system.
47 CFR 76.1708(a) states that the Estimated Annual Burden: 1,330,108 version of FCC Form 2000 consolidates
operator of every cable television system responses; 15 to 30 minutes per the complainant’s personal information
shall maintain for public inspection the response; 347,221 total annual hourly with detailed questions about the
designation and location of its principal burden. specific violations alleged by the
headend. If an operator changes the Needs and Uses: Section 208(a) of the complainant. The information collected
designation of its principal headend, Communications Act of 1934, as by FCC Form 2000 may ultimately
that new designation must be included amended, authorizes complaints by any become the foundation for enforcement
in its public file. ‘‘person complaining of anything done actions and/or rulemaking proceedings,
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or omitted to be done by any common as appropriate. FCC Form 475–B,


Federal Communications Commission. carrier’’ subject to the provisions of the Obscene, Profane, and Indecent
Marlene H. Dortch, Act. Section 208(a) further states that, if Complaint Form is used by consumers
Secretary. a carrier does not satisfy a complaint or to lay out precisely their complaint(s)
[FR Doc. E7–19244 Filed 9–28–07; 8:45 am] there appears to be any reasonable and issue(s) concerning the practices of
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consumers believe may have aired FCC Form 501. FCC Form 501, date of account changes will help IXCs
obscene, profane, and/or indecent Slamming Complaint Form, is devised to maintain accurate customer account
programming. FCC Form 475–B remains to ensure complete and efficient information and that including the
unchanged. submission of necessary information to carrier identification code of the
OMB Control No.: 3060–0967. process slamming complaints. FCC customer’s IXC will enable an IXC to
OMB Approval Date: 09/05/2007. Form 501 remains available to verify that it is the proper recipient of
Expiration Date: 09/30/2010. consumers electronically and in hard the transmitted information.
Title: Section 79.2, Accessibility of copy. The Commission will use this Paragraph 64.402(g) of the
Programming Providing Emergency information to provide redress to Commission’s rules is modified to make
Information. consumers and to act against companies the information categories included in
Form No.: N/A. engaged in this illegal practice. paragraph 64.402(g) consistent with
Estimated Annual Burden: 100 OMB Control No.: 3060–1084. those included in other LEC
responses; 1 to 2 hours per response; OMB Approval Date: 06/25/2007. notifications requirements. Paragraph
210 total annual hourly burden. Expiration Date: 06/30/2010. 64.4002(g) also is modified to require
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 79.2 is Title: Rules and Regulations that when a customer changes LECs, but
designed to ensure that persons with Implementing Minimum Customer wishes to retain his current PIC, the new
hearing and visual disabilities have Account Record Exchange Obligations LEC must so notify the current PIC so
access to the critical details of on All Local and Interexchange Carriers that the current PIC does not
emergency information. The (CARE). erroneously assume, absent additional
Commission adopted the rules to assist Form No.: N/A. notification from the new LEC, that the
persons with hearing disabilities on Estimated Annual Burden: 433,040 customer also wishes to cancel his
April 14, 2000, in the Second Report responses; 0.27 to 6.7 hours per current PIC.
and Order in MM Docket No. 95–176. response; 39,840 total annual hourly
Federal Communications Commission.
The Commission modified the rules to burden.
Needs and Uses: In addition to the Marlene H. Dortch,
assist persons with visual disabilities on
existing information collection Secretary.
July 21, 2000, in the Report and Order
in MM Docket No. 99–339. As the requirements that we previously [FR Doc. E7–19250 Filed 9–28–07; 8:45 am]
Commission noted in the previous PRA approved by OMB, in the Order on BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

submission, the Commission adopted its Reconsideration, In the Matter of Rules


rules for persons with different and Regulations Implementing
disabilities at different times. Minimum Customer Account Record FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
47 CFR 79.2(c) requires that each Exchange Obligations on All Local COMMISSION
complaint transmitted to the Exchange Carriers (LECs) and
Interexchange Carriers (IXCs)(2005 Radio Broadcasting Services; AM or
Commission include the following: the FM Proposals To Change the
name of the video programming Report and Order), CG Docket No. 02–
386, FCC 06–134, which was released Community of License
distributor at issue; the date and time of
the omission of the emergency on September 13, 2006, the Commission AGENCY: Federal Communications
information; and the type of emergency. concluded that minor modifications to Commission.
The Commission then notifies the video 47 CFR 64.4002 are needed to clarity ACTION: Notice.
programming distributor, which must carriers’ respective obligations under
reply within 30 days. that rule section. SUMMARY: The following applicants filed
OMB Control No.: 3060–0968 Paragraph 64.4002(d) is modified to AM or FM proposals to change the
OMB Approval Date: 09/13/2007. require that LEC notify an IXC when the community of license: ACE Radio
Expiration Date: 09/30/2010. LEC has removed at its local switch a Corporation, Station NEW, Facility ID
Title: Slamming Complaint Form. presubscribed customer of the IXC in 166075, BNPH–20060308AJG, from
Form No.: FCC Form 501. connection with the customer’s Mertzon, TX, to Goodfellow AFB, TX;
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,600 selection of ‘‘no-PIC’’ (preferred Alaska Educational Radio System, Inc.,
responses; 15 minutes per response; 900 interexchange carrier) status. In this Station KABN-FM, Facility ID 93588,
total annual hourly burden. context, the selection of ‘‘no-PIC’’ status BPED–20070907AHA, from Kasilof, AK,
Needs and Uses: On December 17, by the customer refers to the selection to Sterling, AK; American Family
1998, the Commission announced to the of no carriers for interLATA (Local Association, Station WMSB, Facility ID
public via news release its plan to Access Transport and Area) service or 42060, BMPED–20070830ADY, from
provide consumers with tools to better no carrier for interLATA service. The Senatobia, MS, to Byhalia, MS;
protect themselves from telephone Commission concludes that this American Family Association, Station
related fraud, as well as offer consumers modification is needed to ensure that an WQVI, Facility ID 93254, BPED–
an easy means to file complaints. On IXC does not continue billing a 20070905ABH, from Forest, MS, to
December 23, 1998, the Commission customer for non-usage-related monthly Madison, MS; American Family
released a Second Report and Order and charges where that customer has Association, Station WIGH, Facility ID
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking contacted his current LEC or his current 25543, BPED–20070906AAK, from
(FCC 98–334) adopting new rules to IXC to select ‘‘no-PIC’’ status. Lexington, TN, to Jackson, TN;
prevent the unauthorized change by Paragraph 64.4002(e) of the Appaloosa Broadcasting Company, Inc.,
telecommunications carriers of Commission’s rules is modified to Station KIMX, Facility ID 82007, BPH–
consumers’ selections of include the effective date of any changes 20070822AAL, from LARAMIE, 9Y, to
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telecommunications service providers to a customer’s local service account Nunn, CO; California State University,
(slamming), and revealing future and the carrier identifications code of Sacramento, Station KXSR, Facility ID
initiatives to protect consumers from the customer’s IXC among the categories 8328, BPED–20070907AGI, from
telephone related fraud. One of those of information that must be provided to Groveland, CA, to Angles Camp, CA;
initiatives was the development of the the IXC by the LEC. The Commission Coltrace Communications, Inc., Station
electronic slamming complaint form: concludes that knowing the effective WTWS, Facility ID 15563, BPH–

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