96-29074. Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by FCC for Extension Under Delegated Authority 5 CFR 1320 Authority, Comments Requested

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 221 (Thursday, November 14, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58410-58411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29074]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by FCC 
for Extension Under Delegated Authority 5 CFR 1320 Authority, Comments 
Requested

November 6, 1996.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, 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 
Commission's 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.
    The FCC is reviewing the following information collection 
requirements for possible 3-year extension under delegated authority 5 
CFR 1320, authority delegated to the Commission by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before January 13, 
1997. 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

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advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 
20554 or via internet to [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217 
or via internet at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Number: 3060-0466.
    Title: Section 74.1283 Station Identification.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 200 FM translator stations (100 
certifications of new installations; 100 notifications of change in 
primary FM station being retransmitted).
    Estimated time per response: 0.25 hour per certification/
notification.
    Total annual burden: 50.
    Needs and Uses: Upon replacement of a transmitter that can be 
completed without FCC approval, Section 74.1251(b)(1) requires that the 
licensee place in the station records a certification that the new 
installation complies in all respects with all technical requirements 
and terms of the station authorization. Section 74.1251(c) requires FM 
translator licensees to notify the FCC, in writing, of changes in the 
primary FM station being retransmitted. The certification of the new 
installation are used by licensees to provide prospective users of the 
modified equipment with necessary information. If no such information 
exists, any future problems could prove difficult to solve and could 
result in electronic frequency interference for long periods of time. 
The notification of changes in the primary FM station being 
retransmitted is used by FCC staff to keep records up-to-date and to 
ensure compliance with FCC rules and regulations.

    OMB Number: 3060-0466.
    Title: Section 74.1283 Station Identification.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 400 FM translator stations.
    Estimated time per response: 10 minutes per notice.
    Total annual burden: 1 hour 6 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Section 74.1283(c)(1) requires an FM translator 
station whose station identification is made by the primary station to 
furnish current information of the translator's call letters and 
location (name, address and telephone number). This information is to 
be kept in the primary station's files. This information is used by the 
primary station licensee and/or FCC staff in field investigations to 
contact the translator licensee in the event of malfunction of the 
translator.

Federal Communications Commission
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-29074 Filed 11-13-96; 8:45 am]
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