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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  DA  01-  1477 
 News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 CABLE  SERVICES  BUREAU  ACTION  June  22,  2001 
 Effective  Date  of  Broadcast  Signal  Carriage  Rule  Provisions  Requiring  OMB  Approval 
 CS  Docket  Nos.  00-  96  and  99-  363 
 On  November  30,  2000,  the  Commission,  in  CS  Docket  Nos.  00-  96  and  99-  363,  released  a  Report 
 and  Order  (FCC  00-  417,  16  FCC  Rcd  1918  (2000))  adopting  a  rule,  47  C.  F.  R.  76.66  (Satellite  Broadcast 
 Signal  Carriage  rule),  requiring  satellite  carriers,  by  January  1,  2002,  to  carry  all  local  television  stations 
 seeking  carriage  in  any  market  in  which  they  provide  local-  into-  local  service.  The  rule,  which  was 
 published  in  the  Federal  Register  at  66  FR  7410  (Jan.  23,  2001),  was  adopted  pursuant  to  Section  338  of 
 the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  adopted  as  part  of  the  Satellite  Home  Viewer  Improvement  Act  of  1999 
 (“  SHVIA”).  The  rule  covers:  carriage  obligations  and  definitions,  market  definitions,  delivery  of  a  good 
 quality  signal,  duplicating  signals,  channel  positioning,  content  to  be  carried,  material  degradation, 
 compensation  for  carriage,  and  remedies  for  carriage  violations.  Sections  76.  66(  c)(  3),  (c)(  5),  (d),  and  (m) 
 of  the  rule,  however,  contained  information  collection  requirements  that  required  approval  from  the 
 Office  of  Management  and  Budget  (“  OMB”)  before  they  could  become  effective.  OMB  approved  the 
 information  collection  requirements  on  June  7,  2001  (see  OMB  No.  3060-  0980).  Accordingly,  Sections 
 76.66(  c)(  3),  (c)(  5),  (d),  and  (m)  of  the  Satellite  Broadcast  Signal  Carriage  rule  will  become  effective  upon 
 publication  of  this  notice  in  the  Federal  Register. 


 Media  Contact:  Michelle  Russo  202-  418-  2358 
 Cable  Services  Bureau  Contact:  Eloise  Gore  202-  418-  7200,  TTY  202-  418-  7172. 


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