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[FR Doc No: 94-28192]


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[Federal Register: November 15, 1994]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 

Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to the Office 
of Management and Budget for Review

November 8, 1994.
    The Federal Communications Commission has submitted the following 
information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
    Copies of this submission 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 this submission contact Judy Boley, Federal 
Communications Commission, (202) 418-0214. Persons wishing to comment 
on this information collection should contact Timothy Fain, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-3561.
    Please note: The Commission has requested expedited OMB review of 
this item by December 15, 1994, under the provisions of 5 CFR 1320.18.

    OMB Number: 3060-0110
    Title: Application for renewal of license for AM, FM, TV, 
Translator or LPTV station
    Form Number: FCC Form 303-S
    Action: Revision of a currently approved collection
    Respondents: State or local governments, non-profit institutions 
and businesses or other for-profit (including small businesses)
    Frequency of Response: Other: once every 5 years for TV; once every 
7 years for radio
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,310 responses; 1.04 hours average burden 
per response; 1,362 hours total annual burden
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 303-S is used in applying for renewal of 
license for a commercial or noncommercial AM, FM, or TV broadcast 
station and FM translator, TV translator or Low Power TV broadcast 
stations. It can also be used in seeking the joint renewal of licenses 
for an FM or TV translator station and its co-owned primary FM, TV or 
LPTV station. On 2/24/93, OMB approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(NPRM) in MM Docket No. 92-304, Renewal Reporting Requirements for Full 
Power, Commercial AM, FM, and TV Broadcast Stations. On 8/20/92, the 
Commission adopted a Report and Order adopting the requirement that 
licensees of full power commercial AM, FM, and TV stations to report 
whether, at the time of license renewal, their stations are on-the-air 
or have discontinued operations. The necessary exhibit will have an 
additional burden of 1 hour on those stations that are off-the-air or 
have discontinued operations. On 10/13/94, the Commission adopted a 
Report and Order in MM Docket No. 92-168, Modifying Renewal Dates for 
Certain Stations Licensed Under Part 74 of the Commission's Rules; and 
Revising FCC Form 303-S. This Report and Order will change the license 
renewal dates of FM and TV translator stations and LPTV stations 
licensed under 47 CFR Part 74 to coincide with those of full service 
radio or television stations operating in the same state. The 
Commission will grant translator and LPTV applicants filing for license 
renewal a short-term renewal with the license period extending only 
until the end of the license period for full service stations located 
in the same state. This short license renewal period will create an 
extra one-time renewal filing for some licensees. The Commission will 
waive the filing fee for renewal applications of those stations who are 
required to make an extra filing. This Report and Order also eliminates 
FCC Form 348 and revises the FCC Form 303-S to incorporate information 
included in the Form 348. These form revisions will permit translator 
stations co-owned with primary stations in the same state which 
rebroadcast the same signal as the primary station to file for license 
renewal on a single application form with their primary station. In 
addition, the Report and Order added a certification that an FM 
translator applicant has complied with all FM translator rules, 
particularly those relating to ownership, funding and support. The data 
is used by FCC staff to assure that the necessary reports connected 
with the renewal application have been filed and that licensee 
continues to meet basic statutory requirements to remain a licensee of 
a broadcast station.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-28192 Filed 11-14-94; 8:45 am]
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