Description of document: Informal complaints received by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding the television show ‘South Park,’ 2010-2013 Requested date: 2013 Released date: 16-September-2013 Posted date: 14-October-2013 Source of document: FOIA Request Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A836 Washington, D.C. 20554 Email: [email protected] Fax: 202-418-0521 Online Electronic FOIA (E-FOIA) Request Form The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. 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Federal Communications Commission Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau CfIB :J Washington, D.C. 20554 September 16, 2013 FOIA No. 2013-502 This letter responds to your recent Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA") request received by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) and assigned to the Consumer & Governmental Affairs ("CGB") Bureau. You are requesting copies of "all informal complaints received at the FCC regarding the television series SOUTH PARK and found in the CGB database." According to the Commission' s Records Control Schedule for Informal Complaints ("Records Control Schedule"), the Commission is not required to maintain informal complaints and related conespondence for more than three years after the case is closed. See N 1-173-07-1 , FCC Disposition Authority. Therefore, all complaints records prior to January I, 20 I 0, have been purged pursuant to the Records Control Schedule. CGB conducted a search of the databases in which we maintain the records of informal complaints filed by, or on behalf of, consumers. Our search revealed 54 documents that are responsive to your request, which are enclosed. FOIA and FCC rules require the FCC to charge requesters for time spent searching for and reviewing responsive documents, and for copying them. 1 Based on your classification as an "all other" requester, the FCC does not charge you for the first two hours of search time and the first I 00 pages of copying.2 Because preparing the response to your request falls within these limits, the FCC is not charging you for processing it. Mike Hennigan of my staff redacted all personal identifying information relating to the individuals who submitted or are named in the enclosed complaints or inquiries based on Exemption 6 of FOIA, which permits agencies not to disclose files that would clearly invade personal privacy. Mr. Hennigan also redacted some FCC employee names based on Exemption 2 of FOIA, which permits agencies not to disclose internal personnel rules and practices. 1 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(4)(A)(i); 47 C.F.R. § 0.470. 2 47 C.F.R. § 0.470(a)(3). If you think this response denies your FOIA request, you may file an application for review of this decision with the FCC's Office of the General Counsel within 30 days. 3 Both the application and envelope containing it must be marked "Review of Freedom of Information Action" and the application should refer to FOIA Control No. 2013-502. Sincerely, ,, .n<::. (~ c~ .<:fa_---. ~\~<. <..I '-"~ ~ cy Stevenson Deputy Chief Consumer Policy Division Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Enclosures 3 47 C.F.R. § 0.461(j). 2 Consumer Information Management System ( CIMS00003485068 ) INDECENCY Complaint Ca.\ c /J~lo rm ati o11 Control ID : IC Number: Submission Method : Status: CI:M:S00003485068 12-R3485068 Scanner Closed Level One: Level Two: Level Three : Assigned Code Acronym : Broadcast Programming Issues Content Criticism PCCR Owner Rep Number : Creat~ Problem Submitted Time : Date Closed : TSR42 10/1/2012 9:47:05.A:M: 10/2/2012 Contact Information Consumer Personal Information Omitted City/State/ZipCode: DENVER CO 80219 bu/cccnlJ' Date of Program: 9/17/12 Call Sign/Channel/Frequency : KCDO Time of Program: 10:05-10:39 pm City/State of Program: Denver, CO Network : K.3 Program Type: Unknown Name of Program/DJ/Personality/Song/Film : South Park Problem Dc\cription See Attachment Print Date : 9/13/2013 Page 1of1 Received & Inspected ~r:-p 2 7 2012 Approved by OMB 3060-0874 FCC Mail Ro'afflated time per response: JS minutes Federal Communications Commission Washington, DC 20554 FCC Form 475B Obscene, Profane, and/or Indecent Material Complaint Form In order to process your complaint, the Commission needs the information marked below with an asterisk (*). Information not marked with an asterisk (*), if available, is also helpful. Consumer Information: *Fi~tName: ---'llllllla------------------~ *LastNarne: -------------------- *Post Office: Box Number *Street Address: ___ ---------- (Either Street Address OR Post Office Box is required) *City: *State: *Zip Code E-Mail Address: Daytime Telephone Number: -------------------- Program Information: *(1) Date of Program: Cf - 11 - 2l'9l 2- "~ ·~o *(2) Time of Program: --1-l_D__ ·-~\ 0_ f J."- fv' S \ (3) Network: )L -3 ~~ ~ ( ~ *(4) Call Sign, Channel OR Frequency of the station on which you viewed/heard the - , , \_ .. material: }<-- C.j) 0 2 e - ~ ., Q -..L· ......_~ *(5) City and State where program was viewed or heard: ·~ O~ Je1 '-;) / (6) Name of Program or DJ/Personality/Song/Fihn: SD....:-, ~ I ,,... f2-'<- *Please include below as many details about the program as possible in order to help the FCC determine whether the material was obscene, profane, and/or indecent (such as specific words, language, images, etc.).: y ,. !.,-, y.~.~~-4~~..___;~~~~~~~~~~~::s.-~ ~ , -~,h..~ ~ ~~_.._J ~;:L.... ~~ ~~ . ~ ~ rec.. .L J~ K--~----~"2- f \!.coo You are not required to submfta transcript or an audiotape, videotape, CD/DVD or other recording in support of your complaint. Doing so, however, may help expedite the processing of your complaint. If you choose to submit a transcript you should send both this complaint and the transcript to The Federal Communications Commission, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Division. 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554. lfyou choose to submit an audiotape, videotape, CD/DVD or other recording, you should send both this complaint form and the recording to Federal Communications Commission, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, Consumer Inquiries and Complaints Division, 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. Any documentation of the programming becomes part of the Commission's records and cannot be returned. For additional information, please see our Obscene, Profane, and Indecent Broadcasts Fact Sheet at http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/obscene.pdf. FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PRJVACY ACT AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT The Federal Communications Commission is authorized under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to collect the personal infonnation that we request in this form. This fonn is used for complaints about obscene, profane and indecent programming. The public reporting for this collection of infonnation is estimated to average 15 minutes per response. including the time for reviewing instructions. searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the required data, and completing and reviewing the collection of infonnation. Ifyou have any comments on this burden estimate, 01 how we cat) improve lhe collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write to the Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Papetworlc Reduction Project (3060-0874), Washington. DC 20554. We will also accept your comments regarding the Paperworlc Reduction Act aspects of this collection via the Internet if you send them to I eslie.Smith1iNcc.gov. PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR COMPLETED FORMS TO TIIlS ADDRESS. Remember· You are not required to respond to a collection of infonnation sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor lhis collection. unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned an OMB control number of3060-0874. In addition, the information that consumers provide when filling out FCC Form 475B is covered by the system of records notice, FCC/CGB·l, Informal Complaints and Inquiries File (Broadcast, Common Carrier, and Wireless Revised January 2006 Consumer Information Management System ( CWS00003488777 ) INDECENCY Complaint Ot\l! b~f'ormatimt Control ID : IC Number: Submission Method : Status: CIMS00003488777 12-R3488777 Phone Closed Level One: Level Two: Level Three : Assigned Code Acronym : Broadcast Programming Issues Profane PROF Problem Submitted Time 10/5/2012 10:21 :55AM Consumer Personal Infom1ation Omitted City/State/ZipCode : DENVER CO 80219 lndecenl)' Date of Program: 9/18/12 Call Sign/Channel/Frequency