[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 43 (Monday, March 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8284-8285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4878]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission; Comments Requested
February 26, 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.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 3, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Number: 3060-0214.
Title: Section 73.3526 Local Public Inspection File of Commercial
Stations.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 10,215 commecial radio licensees
recordkeepers; 1181 commercial TV licensees recordkeepers; 1181
commercial TV stations making must-carry/retransmission consent
elections.
Estimated time per response: 104 hours per year for radio
recordkeeping; 130 hours per year for TV recordkeeping; 5 hours per
election statement to 150 cable systems per TV station.
Total annual burden: 2,101,640 hours.
Needs and Uses: Section 73.3526 requires that each licensee/
permittee of a commercial broadcast station maintain a file for public
inspection. 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 ownership
reports and annual employment reports, statements certifying compliance
with filing announcements in connection with renewal applications,
letters received from members of the public, etc. The data are used by
the public and FCC to evaluate information about the broadcast
licensee's performance, to ensure that broadcast stations are
addressing issues concerning the community to which it is licensed to
serve and to ensure that radio stations entering into time brokerage
agreements comply with Commission policies pertaining to licensee
control and to the Communications Act and the antitrust laws.
Broadcasters are required to send each cable operator in the station's
market a copy of the election statement applicable to that particular
cable operator. Placing these retransmission consent/must-carry
elections in the public file provide public access to documentation of
station's elections which are used by cable operators in negotiations
with television stations and by the public to ascertain why some
stations are/are not carried by the cable systems.
OMB Number: 3060-0245.
Title: Section 74.537 Temporary Authorizations.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated time per response: 2 hours (this time is split 1hour 30
minutes burden for the licensee and 30 minutes cost for a
communications attorney).
Total annual burden: 75 hours.
Needs and Uses: Section 74.537 requires licensees of an aural
broadcast studio transmitter link (STL) or intercity relay station to
file an informal request for special temporary authorization for
operations of a temporary nature. The data is used by FCC staff to
insure that the temporary operation of an STL or intercity relay
station will not cause interference to existing stations.
OMB Number: 3060-0243.
Title: Section 74.551 Equipment Changes.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Estimated time per response: 1 hour (this hour is split between
cost and burden, 30 minutes burden for the licensee and 30 minutes cost
for a communications attorney).
Total annual burden: 13 hours.
Needs and Uses: Section 74.551(b) requires licensees of aural
broadcast studio transmitter links (STL) or intercity relay stations to
notify the Commission in writing of minor equipment changes that can be
made without prior Commission authorization upon completion of such
changes. The data is used by FCC staff to assure that the changes made
comply with the rules and regulations.
OMB Number: 3060-0543.
Title: Section 21.913 Signal booster stations.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement/revision.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated time per response: 2.5 hours per certification. This
includes 0.5 hours for the licensee to convey its desire to install a
low power booster station and 2 hours for a consulting engineer to
prepare the certification.
Total annual burden: 150.
Needs and Uses: On 6/9/93, OMB approved the Amendment of Parts 1, 2
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and 21 of the Commission's Rules Governing Use of the Frequencies in
the 2.1 amd 2.5 GHz Bands. That approval contained various rule parts
contained in Parts 21 and 74 of the Commission's Rules. Since that
time, all rule sections incorporated into that approval have been
reapproved under different OMB control numbers expect Section 21.913.
Section 21.913(g) permits an MDS or ITFS licensee to install and
commence operation of low power signal booster stations without a
formal application. Licensees seeking to install a low power signal
booster station must, however, submit a certification demonstrating
compliance with the various components of Sections 21.913(g). This
certification must be submitted within 48 hours of installation of the
booster station. The data are used by FCC staff to verify that the
licensee has complied with guidelines to use the certification process
and that the booster would not cause objectionable interference.
OMB Number: 3060-0280.
Title: Section 90.633(f)&(g) Conventional systems loading
requirement.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension.
Respondents: State or local government; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 15.
Estimated time per response: 1 hour.
Total annual burden: 15 hours.
Needs and Uses: Section 90.633(f)&(g) provides for the
authorization of wide area or ribbon systems upon an appropriate
showing of need. The information is used to determine if such systems
should be authorized, thus maintaining spectrum efficiency.
OMB Number: 3060-0441.
Title: Section 90.621(b)(4) Selection and assignment of
frequencies.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension.
Respondents: State or local government; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 33.
Estimated time per response: 1.5 hours.
Total annual burden: 25 hours.
Needs and Uses: Section 90.621(b) requires SMR applicants who wish
to locate stations closer than required mileage separation from
existing co-channel stations to file additional information and in some
instances to request a waiver.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-4878 Filed 3-1-96; 8:45 am]
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