[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 137 (Tuesday, July 19, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-17386]
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[Federal Register: July 19, 1994]
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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, (202) 857-3800. For
further information on these submissions contact Judy Boley, Federal
Communications Commission, (202) 632-0276. 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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