[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 5804]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2776]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval.
January 27, 1999.
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 information collection, 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 estimate; (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 March 8, 1999.
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 Les Smith, Federal Communications
Commissions, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via the
Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or
via the Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Direct Broadcast Satellite Public Interest Obligations.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; Individuals
or households.
Number of Respondents: 8.
Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping.
Total Annual Burden: 96 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $1,440.
Needs and Uses: The Commission imposes public interest obligations
upon providers of Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Services, to grant
access for political candidate advertising and to reserve four per cent
of channel capacity for educational and informational programming. Once
the Report and Order comes into effect, every DBS licensee will be
required to maintain a public file at its headquarters that contains:
(i) annual measurements of channel capacity and average calculations on
which it bases its four percent reservation; (ii) a record of entities
to which educational and informational programming capacity is
provided, the amount of capacity provided to each entity, the
conditions under which it is being provided, and the rates, if any,
being paid by each entity; (iii) a record of the entities that have
requested capacity and the disposition of those requests; and (iv) a
record of all requests for channel time made by political candidates
and the disposition of those requests.
Statutory authority for collection of this information is contained
in 47 U.S.C. Sections 335, 315, and 312 (a)(7).
The information will be used by the FCC and interested members of
the public to monitor DBS providers' compliance with public interest
obligations. Without such information, the FCC could not determine
whether DBS providers have compiled with their obligations.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-2776 Filed 2-4-99; 8:45 am]
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