[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 53 (Monday, March 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11002-11003]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6378]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission; Comments Requested

March 12, 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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 17, 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].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0061.
    Form No.: FCC Form 325 Annual Report of Cable Television Systems.
    Type of Review: Extension of approval.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 14,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 28,000 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Cable television system operators are required to 
update the pre-printed information contained on the FCC Form 325 and 
return the form to the Commission within sixty days of receipt of the 
form. The FCC Form 325 consists of five parts as follows: Part 1- 
information concerning the cable television operator including the 
community and county served, the legal and assumed name used to do 
business in the community, and the business address of the company. 
Part 2- information on the community and county in which the cable 
company operates including the population of the community and/or the 
county, subscriber count, homes passed, and miles of cable plant. Part 
3- frequencies and signals (both broadcast and non-broadcast) 
distributed throughout the system from a single headend. Part 4- 
information on the services offered by the cable system including local 
programs such as time/weather, burglar alarm, utility meter reading, 
preference polling and facsimile delivery.Part 5- individual 
responsible for providing the reported information to the Commission.
    The data collected on the FCC Form 325 enables the Commission to 
analyze physical and operational changes on individual cable systems as 
well as for the entire cable industry. This, in turn, enhances the 
Commission's ability to analyze competitive issues within the cable 
industry at the national and state

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levels; conduct studies on cable industry trends and developments; and 
assess the effectiveness of its rules and regulations.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-6378 Filed 3-15-96; 8:45 am]
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