94-17386. Public Infomation Collection Requirements Submitted to Office of Management and Budget for Review

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

Public Infomation Collection Requirements Submitted to Office of 
Management and Budget for Review

July 11, 1994.
    The Federal Communications Commission has submitted the following 
information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
    Copies of these submissions may be purchased from the Commission's 
copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 2100 M 
Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037, [phone]. For 
further information on these submissions contact Judy Boley, Federal 
Communications Commission, [phone]. Persons wishing to comment 
on these information collections should contact Timothy Fain, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-3561.

OMB Number: 3060-0340
Title: Section 73.51, Determining operating power
Action: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit (including small 
businesses)
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement
Estimated Annual Burden: 4,975 recordkeepers; .25 hours average burden 
per recordkeeper; 1,244 hours total annual burden
Needs and Uses: When it is not possible to use the direct method of 
power determination due to technical reasons, the indirect method of 
determining antenna input power may be used on a temporary basis. 
Section 73.51(d) requires that a notation be made in the station log 
indicating the dates of commencement and termination of measurement 
using the indirect method of power determination. Section 73.51(e) 
requires that AM stations determining the antenna input power by the 
indirect method must determine the value F (efficiency factor) 
applicable to each mode of operation and must maintain a record thereof 
with a notation of its derivation. This recordkeeping requirement is 
used by FCC staff in field investigations to monitor licensees' 
compliance with the FCC's technical rules and to ensure that licensee 
is operating in accordance with its station authorization. The value F 
is used by station personnel in the event that measurement by the 
indirect method of power is necessary.

OMB Number: 3060-0427
Title: Section 73.3523, Dismissal of applications in renewal 
proceedings
Action: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit (including small 
businesses)
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement
Estimated Annual Burden: 19 responses; 1.37 hours average burden per 
response; 26 hours total annual burden
Needs and Uses: Section 73.3523 requires an applicant for a 
construction permit to obtain approval from the FCC to dismiss or 
withdraw its application when that application is mutually exclusive 
with a renewal application. This request for approval must contain a 
copy of any written agreement and an affidavit, stating that is has not 
received any consideration (pre-Initial Decision) or is has not 
received any consideration in excess of legitimate and prudent expenses 
(post-Initial Decision) for the dismissal/withdrawal of its 
application. In addition, within 5 days of the applicant's request for 
approval, each remaining competing applicant and the renewal applicant 
must submit an affidavit certifying that it has not paid any 
consideration (pre-Initial Decision), or that is has not paid 
consideration in excess of legitimate and prudent expenses (post-
Initial Decision) for the dismissal/withdrawal of a competing 
application. The data is used by FCC staff to ensure that an 
application was filed under appropriate circumstances and not to 
extract payments prohibited by the Commission.
OMB Number: 3060-0213
Title: Section 73.3525, Agreements for removing application conflicts
Action: Extension of a currently approved collection
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit (including small 
businesses)
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement
Estimated Annual Burden: 62 responses; 8 hours average burden per 
response; 496 hours total annual burden
Needs and Uses: Section 73.3525 requires applicants for a construction 
permit for a broadcast station to obtain approval from the FCC to 
withdraw, dismiss or amend its application when that application is in 
conflict with another application pending before the FCC. This request 
for approval to withdraw, dismiss or amend an application should 
contain a copy of the agreement and an affidavit of each party to the 
agreement. The data is used by FCC staff to assure that the agreement 
is in compliance with its rules and regulations and Section 311* of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    *Section 311(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
provides that it shall be unlawful for any applicant for broadcast 
facilities to effect by agreement the removal of any mutually exclusive 
applications without approval of the Commission and that the Commission 
shall approve such agreement only if it finds it to be consistent with 
the public interest, convenience and necessity.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-17386 Filed 7-18-94; 8:45 am]
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