[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 200 (Tuesday, October 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53734-53735]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-26360]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval
October 9, 1996.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public and other Federal
agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following proposed
and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for
failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control
number. Comments are requested concerning (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commissions
burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before November 14,
1996. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal
Communications, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via
internet to dconway@fcc.gov and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236
NEOB 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20503 or fain__t@a1.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collections contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217
or via internet at dconway@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0390.
Title: Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report.
Form No: FCC 395-B.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Number of Respondents: 14,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: .88 hours per report.
Total Annual Burden: 12,320 hours.
Estimated Costs Per Respondent: 0.
Needs and Uses: The FCC 395-B is a data collection device used to
assess and enforce the Commission's EEO requirements. It is filed by
all AM, FM, TV, international and low power TV broadcast licensees/
permittees. The data is used by FCC staff to monitor a licensee's
permittee's efforts to comply with the broadcast EEO rules.
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0215.
Title: Section 73.3527 Local Public Inspection file of
noncommercial educational stations.
Form No: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 2,168 noncommercial educational radio and
televison stations will maintain a public inspection file and 15
noncommercial TV stations will elect must-carry status for cable
systems that change the number of channels.
Estimated Time Per Response: 104 hours annually per noncommercial
education radio and television station maintaining public inspection
files; and 1 hour per noncommerical TV station per statement.
Total Annual Burden: 225,487 hours.
Estimated Costs Per Respondent: 0.
Needs and Uses: Section 73.3527 requires that each licensee/
permittee of a noncommercial broadcast station maintain a file for
public inspection at its main studio or at another accessible location
in its community of license. The contents of the file vary according to
type of service and status. The contents include, but are not limited
to, copies of certain applications tendered for filing, a statement
concerning petitions to deny filed against such applications, copies of
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reports and annual employment reports, statements certifying compliance
with filing announcements in connection with renewal applications, a
list of donors supporting specific programs, etc. In addition, Section
73.3527(a)(7) requires that each broadcast licensee of a noncommercial
educational station place in a public inspection file a list of
community issues addressed by the station's programming. This list is
kept on a quarterly basis and contains a brief description of how each
issue was treated. This rule also specifies the length of time, which
varies by document type, that each record must be retained in the
public file. The data is used by the public and FCC to evaluate
information about the licensee's performance and to ensure that station
is addressing issues concerning the community to which it is licensed
to serve.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-26360 Filed 10-11-96; 8:45 am]
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