[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14756-14757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6730]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 13, 1995.
    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 this submission contact Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications Commission, (202) 418-0217 or via internet at 
[email protected]. Persons wishing to comment on this information 
collection should contact Timothy Fain, Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10214 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3561.

OMB Number: 3060-0362.
    Title: Section 80.401 Station documents requirements.
    Form No.: N/A
    Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local or Tribal 
Governments.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10,208 annual responses; 4.33 hours burden 
per response; 44,200 hours total annual burden.
    Needs and Uses: A portion of this documentation is used by the FCC 
Compliance and Information Bureau personnel during inspection and 
investigation to insure compliance with applicable rules and treaties. 
This information may be used for similar purposes by appropriate 
representatives of foreign governments when the vessel is operating in 
foreign waters. The remainder of the documents are used by the radio 
operator and are necessary to support communications capability at sea.

OMB Number: 3060-0502.
    Title: Section 73.1942 Candidate Rates.
    Form No.: N/A
    Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 285,875 annual responses; 2.1 hours burden 
per response; 600,338 hours total annual burden.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.1942 requires broadcast licensees to 
disclose station practices offered to commercial advertisers that 
enhance the value of advertising spots and different classes of time. 
It also requires licensees to calculate the lowest unit charge. The 
disclosures allow candidates to determine that they are receiving the 
same charge as the most favored advertisers.

OMB Number: 3060-0211.
    Title: Section 73.1943 Political File.
    Form No.: N/A
    Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 406,125 annual recordkeepers; .25 hours 
burden per response; 101,531 hours total annual recordkeeping burden.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.1943 requires licensees of broadcast 
stations to keep complete records of all requests [[Page 14757]] for 
broadcast time made on behalf of political candidates, together with 
notations showing disposition of requests, and allow public inspection 
of these records. Data is used to by public to assess money expended 
and time allotted to political candidates and to ensure that equal 
access was afforded to other qualified candidates.

OMB Number: 3060-0501.
    Title: Section 76.206 Candidate Rates.
    Form No.: N/A
    Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency of Response: 10 disclosures annually, rates calculated 
semi-annually.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 52480 annual responses; 2.5 hours burden 
per response; 131,200 hours total annual burden.
    Needs and Uses: Section 76.205 requires cable television systems to 
disclose any station practice offered to commercial advertisers that 
enhance the value of advertising spots and different classes of time. 
It also requires cable systems to calculate the lowest unit charge. 
This allows candidates to determine that they are receiving the same 
rate as the most favored advertisers.

OMB Number: 3060-0313.
    Title: Section 76.207 Political File.
    Form No.: N/A
    Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 26,240 annual responses; .25 hours burden 
per response; 6,560 hours total annual burden.
    Needs and Uses: Section 76.207 requires cable television systems to 
keep complete records of all request for cablecast time made on behalf 
of political candidates, together with notation showing disposition of 
requests, and allow public inspection of records. Data is used by the 
public to assess money expended, time allotted to political candidates 
and to ensure that equal access was afforded to other qualified 
candidates.

OMB Number: 3060-0419.
    Title: Sections 76.94, 76.155, 76.157, and 76.159 Syndicated 
Exclusivity/Network Non-duplication Rights.
    Form No.: N/A
    Action:  Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 170,368 annual responses; 1 hour burden 
per response; 170,368 hours total annual burden.
    Needs and Uses: Notifications by TV stations and program suppliers 
will provide cable systems with information on programs for which they 
have syndicated exclusivity/network non-duplication rights. The data 
provided to cable systems by TV stations will be used to determine when 
programs subject to deletion will be aired, so that the cable system 
can delete carriage of signals at appropriate time.

OMB Number: 3060-0500.
    Title: Section 76.607 Resolution of Complaints.
    Form No.: N/A
    Action: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 11,300 annual responses: 27 hours burden 
per response; 305,100 hours total annual burden.
    Needs and Uses: Section 76.607 requires cable systems to advise 
subscribers once each calendar year of proceedings for resolution of 
complaints. It also requires that records be maintained on all 
subscriber complaints. The data is used by local franchising 
authorities to assess cable systems' performance and to ensure that the 
quality service is being provided to subscribers.

OMB Number: 3060-0316.
    Title: Section 76.305 Records to be maintained locally by cable 
system operators for public inspection.
    Form No.: N/A
    Action: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, Local and Tribal 
Government.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping Requirement.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 11,300 recordkeepers; 18.2 hours burden 
per recordkeeper; 205,386 hours total annual burden.
    Needs and Uses: Section 76.305 requires cable television systems to 
maintain a public inspection file of certain records. This data is used 
by FCC investigation staff and the public to assess a cable systems 
performance and to ensure compliance with FCC rules and regulations.

OMB Number: N/A
    Title: Section 76.934(f)(1) Alternative rate regulation agreements.
    Form No.: N/A
    Action: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,157 annual responses; .5 hours burden 
per response; 1,579 hours total annual burden.
    Needs and Uses: This section permits local franchising authorities 
and qualified small systems to enter in alternative rate regulation 
agreements. Small systems must file with Commission a copy of the 
operative alternative rate regulation agreement within 30 days after 
its effective date. This information will be used by the Commission in 
conjunction with reviews of rate complaints filed by cable subscribers.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-6730 Filed 3-17-95; 8:45 am]
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