[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60283-60285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30276]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval
November 20, 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, Pub. L. 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
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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 December 27,
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
fainXt@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: 3060-0147.
Title: Section 64.804--Extension of Unsecured Credit for Interstate
and Foreign Communications Services to Candidates for Federal Office.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 13.
Estimated Time Per Response: 8 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 208 hours.
Needs and Uses: Communications common carriers with operating
revenues exceeding $100 million who extend unsecured credit to a
candidate or person on behalf of such candidates for Federal office
must file with the FCC a report including due and outstanding balances.
The information is used for monitoring purposes.
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0165.
Title: Records to be Maintained and Reports to be Filed--Part 41
Franks and Section 41.31.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 68.
Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 408 hours.
Needs and Uses: Subject carriers are required to maintain records
in such manner so that if ordered by the Federal Communications
Commission, the carriers could furnish a report showing every person
holding a telephone or telegraph frank. This data reports every person
who has received free service. The regulated carriers are the affected
public.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0208.
Title: 73.1870 Chief Operators.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 13,600.
Estimated Hour Per Response: 26.166 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 355,858 hours.
Needs and Uses: Section 73.1870 requires that the licensee of an
AM, FM, or TV broadcast station designate a chief operator of the
station. Section 73.1870(b)(3) requires that this designation must be
in writing and posted at the transmitter site. Agreements with chief
operators serving on a contract basis must be in writing with a copy
kept in the station files. Section 73.1870(c)(3) requires that the
chief operator, or personnel delegated and supervised by the chief
operator, review the station records at least once each week to
determine if required entries are being made correctly, and verify that
the station has been operated in accordance with FCC rules and the
station authorization. Upon completion of the review, the chief
operator must date and sign the log, initiate any corrective action
which may be necessary and advise the station licensee of any condition
which is repetitive. The posting of the designation of the chief
operator is used by interested persons to readily identify the chief
operator. The review of the station records is used by the chief
operator, and FCC staff in investigations, to assure that the station
is operating in accordance with its station authorization and the FCC
rules and regulations.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0113.
Title: EEO Program Report.
Form No.: FCC 396.
Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for profit; not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 2,000.
Estimate Hour Per Response: 3 hours per response.
Total Annual Burden: 6,000.
Needs and Uses: The Broadcast EEO Program Report (FCC Form 396) is
a device that is used to evaluate a broadcaster's EEO program to ensure
that they are making satisfactory efforts to comply with FCC's EEO
requirements. FCC Form 396 is required to be filed at the time of
renewal of license by all AM, FM, TV, Low Power TV and International
stations with five or more full-time employees.
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0395.
Title: Automated Reporting and Management Information Systems
(ARMIS)--Sections 43.21 and 43.22.
Form No.: FCC Report 43-02, 43-05, 43-07.
Type of Review: Revised collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 43-02 has 50 respondents at 960 hours per
respondent; 43-05 has 12 respondents at 833 hours per respondent; 43-07
has 12 respondents at 5.7 hours per respondent.
Total Annual Burden: 62,464 hours.
Needs and Uses: ARMIS is needed to administer our accounting,
jurisdictional separations, access charges and joint cost rules and
rules to analyze revenue requirements and rates of return, service
quality and infrastructure development. It collects financial and
operating data from all Tier 1, Class A local exchange carriers with
annual revenues over $100 million and carriers who elect incentive
regulation. The information contained in the reports provides the
necessary detail to enable this Commission to fulfill its regulatory
responsibilities. Section 402(b)(2)(B) of the Telecommunications Act of
1996 provides that ARMIS reports may be filed annually. Accordingly,
the Commission reduced the frequency of the quality of service report
from quarterly to annually.
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0513.
Title: ARMIS Joint Cost Report.
Form No.: FCC Report 43-03.
Type of Review: Revised collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Time Per Response: 200 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 30,000 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Joint Cost Report is needed to administer our
joint cost rules (Part 64) and to analyze data
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in order to prevent cross-subsidization of nonregulated operations by
the regulated operations of Tier 1 carriers. This collection is being
revised to incorporate the requirement of Section 402(c) of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 requiring the Commission to adjust the
revenue threshold for inflation.
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0511.
Title: ARMIS Access Report.
Form No.: FCC Report 43-04.
Type of Review: Revised collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 150.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1,150 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 172,500 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Access Report is needed to administer our
accounting, jurisdictional separations and access charge rules, and to
analyze revenue requirements and rates of return and to collect
financial and operating data from all Tier 1 local exchange carriers.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-30276 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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