[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6006-6007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3421]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
February 8, 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. 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.
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DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before April 15,
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.
ADDRESS: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications,
Room 234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to
dconway@fcc.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. Copies may also be obtained via fax
by contacting the Commission's Fax on Demand System. To obtain fax
copies call 202-418-0177 from the handset on your fax machine, and
enter the document retrieval number indicated below for the collection
you wish to request, when prompted.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No.: New Collection.
Title: Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program (ABIP) Compliance
Notification.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: New Collection.
Respondents: State broadcast associations; other broadcast related
associations; small businesses.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 125 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is establishing a voluntary ABIP
where entities that conduct the ABIP inspection (usually state
broadcast associations) will notify the Commission of the stations that
have passed inspection. This information collection will require
entities to file a statement with their local FCC field office, by
regular or electronic mail, that a given station with the field
office's geographic district has passed an ABIP inspection. The
Commission will use the information to determine which stations are
exempted for a two or three year period from random inspections
conducted by the local FCC field office.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0550.
Title: Certification of Franchising Authority to Regulate Basic
Cable Service Rates and Initial Finding of Lack of Effective Competion.
Form No.: FCC Form 328.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 800.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
Needs and Uses: On 4/1/93, the Commission adopted a Report and
Order, FCC 93-177, MM Docket No. 92-266. Among other things, this
Report and Order implements Section 623(a)(3) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, wherein a local franchise authority is required to
file with the Commission a written certification when it requests to
regulate basic service rates. Subsequently, the Commission developed
the FCC Form 328 to provide a standardized, simple form for meeting
this requirement.
To fulfill the obligations set forth under Section 623(a)(3) a
franchise authority must: (1) adopt regulations consistent with the
Commission's regulations for basic cable service; (2) have legal
authority to regulate basic service which comes from state law; (3) the
personnel to administer such regulations; and (4) have procedural
regulations allowing for public participation in rate regulation
proceedings. The FCC Form 328 is reviewed by FCC staff to ensure that a
franchising authority has met the criteria specified in Section
623(a)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-3421 Filed 2-14-96; 8:45 am]
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