[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6006-6007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3421]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission

February 8, 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.


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DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before April 15, 
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 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217 
or via internet at [email protected]. Copies may also be obtained via fax 
by contacting the Commission's Fax on Demand System. To obtain fax 
copies call 202-418-0177 from the handset on your fax machine, and 
enter the document retrieval number indicated below for the collection 
you wish to request, when prompted.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No.: New Collection.
    Title: Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program (ABIP) Compliance 
Notification.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New Collection.
    Respondents: State broadcast associations; other broadcast related 
associations; small businesses.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden: 125 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is establishing a voluntary ABIP 
where entities that conduct the ABIP inspection (usually state 
broadcast associations) will notify the Commission of the stations that 
have passed inspection. This information collection will require 
entities to file a statement with their local FCC field office, by 
regular or electronic mail, that a given station with the field 
office's geographic district has passed an ABIP inspection. The 
Commission will use the information to determine which stations are 
exempted for a two or three year period from random inspections 
conducted by the local FCC field office.

OMB Approval No.: 3060-0550.
    Title: Certification of Franchising Authority to Regulate Basic 
Cable Service Rates and Initial Finding of Lack of Effective Competion.
    Form No.: FCC Form 328.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 800.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
    Needs and Uses: On 4/1/93, the Commission adopted a Report and 
Order, FCC 93-177, MM Docket No. 92-266. Among other things, this 
Report and Order implements Section 623(a)(3) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended, wherein a local franchise authority is required to 
file with the Commission a written certification when it requests to 
regulate basic service rates. Subsequently, the Commission developed 
the FCC Form 328 to provide a standardized, simple form for meeting 
this requirement.
    To fulfill the obligations set forth under Section 623(a)(3) a 
franchise authority must: (1) adopt regulations consistent with the 
Commission's regulations for basic cable service; (2) have legal 
authority to regulate basic service which comes from state law; (3) the 
personnel to administer such regulations; and (4) have procedural 
regulations allowing for public participation in rate regulation 
proceedings. The FCC Form 328 is reviewed by FCC staff to ensure that a 
franchising authority has met the criteria specified in Section 
623(a)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-3421 Filed 2-14-96; 8:45 am]
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