[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 56 (Thursday, March 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11636-11637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6760]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by FCC 
For Extension Under Delegated Authority 5 CFR 1320 authority, Comments 
Requested

March 14, 1996.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, 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. The FCC is reviewing the following information collection 
requirements for possible 3-year extension under delegated authority 5 
CFR 1320, authority delegated to the Commission by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 20, 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: 3060-0236.
    Title: Section 74.703 Interference.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 12 hours (this time is split between 
cost and burden, 2 hours burden for the licensee and 10 hours cost for 
a communications attorney).
    Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 74.703(f) requires licensees of low power 
TV or TV translator stations causing interference to other stations to 
submit a report to the FCC detailing the nature of interference, source 
of interfering signals, and remedial steps taken to eliminate the 
interference. This report is to be submitted after operation of the 
station has resumed. The data is used by FCC staff to determine that 
the licensee has eliminated all interference caused by operation of 
their station.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0248.
    Title: Section 74.751 Modification of Transmission Systems.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 100.
    Needs and Uses: Section 74.751(c) requires licensees of low power 
TV or TV translator stations to send written notification to the FCC of 
equipment changes which may be made at licensee's discretion without 
the use of a formal application. Section 74.751(d) requires that 
licensees of low power TV or TV translator stations place in the 
station records a certification that the installation of new or 
replacement transmitting equipment complies in all respects with the 
technical requirements of this section and the station authorization. 
The notifications and certifications of equipment changes are used by 
FCC staff to assure that the equipment changes made are in full 
compliance with the technical requirements of this section and the 
station authorizations and will not cause interference to other 
authorized stations.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0095.
    Title: Annual Employment Report - Cable Television.
    Form Number: FCC 395-A.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,564.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.75 hours/form; 0.25/certification; 
2.417 hours/supplemental information sheet
    Total Annual Burden: 4,683 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Annual Employment Report (FCC 395-A) is a data 
collection device used to assess and enforce the Commission's EEO 
requirements. The report identifies employees by gender, race, color 
and/or national origin in nine major job categories. Every cable entity 
with 6 or more full-time employees and all Satellite Master Antenna 
Television Systems serving 50 or more subscribers and having 6 or more 
full-time employees must file annually a full FCC 395-A. However, cable 
entities with 5 or fewer full-time employees must only file Sections I, 
II and IX of the FCC 395-A and thereafter need not file again unless 
its employment increases. In addition, cable entities with 6 or more 
full-time employees will file a Supplemental Investigation Sheet once 
every 5 years. The data is used by FCC staff to monitor a cable unit's 
efforts to afford equal employment opportunity in employment. The data 
is also used to assess industry trends.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0574.

    Title: MVPD Annual Employment Report.

    Form Number: FCC 395-M.

    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.

    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

    Number of Respondents: 155.

    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.75 hours/form; 0.25/certification; 
2.417 hours/supplemental information sheet.

    Total Annual Burden: 232 hours.

    Needs and Uses: Section 22(e) of the Cable Television Consumer 
Protection Act of 1992 (1992 Cable Act) amends the definition of 
``cable operator'' for EEO purposes to include program packages of 
multiple video program distributors (MVPD) using owned or leased 
transport facilities in the multipoint distribution service (MDS), 
multichannel, multipoint distribution service (MMDS), direct broadcast 
satellite (DBS), television receive only (TVRO) and video dialtone 
facilities to provide multiple channels of video programming. The MVPD 
Annual Employment Report (FCC 395-M) is a data collection device used 
to assess and enforce the Commission's EEO requirements. The report 
identifies employees by gender, race, color and/or national origin in 
nine major job categories. The FCC 395-M contains a

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grid which collects data on full and part-time employees, collects 
hiring and promotion data for senior upper-level job categories, and a 
list of job titles within each of the 15 job categories. MVPD units may 
submit computer-generated lists of job titles which are currently 
maintained for internal recordkeeping purposes. Every MVPD unit with 6 
or more full-time employees must file annually a full FCC 395-M. 
However, MVPD units with 5 or fewer full-time employees must only file 
Sections I, II and IX of the FCC 395-M and thereafter need not file 
again unless its employment increases. In addition, MVPD units with 6 
or more full-time employees will file a Supplemental Investigation 
Sheet once every 5 years. The data is used by FCC staff to monitor a 
MVPD unit's efforts to afford equal employment opportunity in 
employment. The data is also used to assess industry trends.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-6760 Filed 3-20-96; 8:45 am]
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