[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 58 (Monday, March 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12072-12073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7101]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Public Information Collection Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

March 19, 1996.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Pub. L. 96-511. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Not 
withstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall be subject to 
any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a 
valid control number. Questions concerning the OMB control numbers and 
expiration dates should be directed to Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications Commission, (202) 418-0217.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0520.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/99.
    Title: Section 90.127(e) Submission and Filing of Applications.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 9,100 hours annual burden; average 5 
minutes per respondent; 109,200 respondents.
    Description: Section 90.127(e) requires licensees to report the 
number of mobiles and pagers when a license is modified or renewed. 
This information is used for frequency coordination and licensing.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0693.
    Expiration Date: 5/31/96.
    Title: Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide 
for the Use of 220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio 
Service.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,900 total annual hours; average 3.8 
hours per respondent; 500 respondents.
    Description: The information is used by the Commission to verify 
licensee compliance with the Commission rules and regulations and to 
ensure the integrity of the 220 MHz service and to ensure that 
licensees continue to fulfill their statutory responsiblities in 
accordance with the Communications Act of 1934. This is a certification 
that will accompany the form 600 which notifies the Commission that an 
applicant has reached the decision to relocate and will be filing FCC 
Form 600 on or before May 1, 1996.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0110.
    Expiration Date: 5/31/96.
    Title: Application for Renewal of License for AM, FM, TV, 
Translator or LPTV Station. FCC Form 303-S.

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    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,230 total annual hours; average 1.3 
hours per respondent; 4,658 respondents.
    Description: FCC From 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 
station. It can also be used in seeking joint renewal of licenses for 
FM or TV translator station and its co-owned primary FM, TV or LPTV 
station. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires that renewal 
applicants submit an exhibit summarizing the written comments and 
suggestions received from the public that ``comment on applicant's 
programming, if any, and that are characterized by the commentor as 
constituting violent programming.''

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0623.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/99.
    Title: Application for Mobile Radio Service Authorization for Rural 
Radiotelephone Service Authorization FCC Form 600.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 779,076 total annual hours; average 4 
hours per respondent; 194,769 respondents.
    Description: FCC Form 600 is filed by applicants applying for new 
or modified authorization to provide service in commercial private, or 
fixed services. The data is used to determine eligibility, for 
rulemaking proceedings, and enforcement purposes. The OMB collection 
was revised to include additional applicants.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0174.
    Expiration Date: 3/31/99.
    Title: Section 73.1212 Sponsorship identification; list retention; 
related requirements.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 45,376 total annual hours; average 1.3 
hours per respondent; 34,026 respondents.
    Description: Section 73.1212 requires a broadcast station to 
identify the sponsors of any matter for which consideration is 
provided. For matters advertising commercial products or services, 
generally the mention of the name of the product or service constitutes 
sponsorship identification. In addition, when an entity rather than an 
individual sponsors the broadcast of a matter that is of a political or 
controversial nature, the licensee is required to retain a list of the 
executive officers, or board of directors, or executive committee, 
etc., of the organization payng for such matter. Sponsorship 
announcements are waved with respect to the broadcast of ``want ads'' 
sponsored by an individual but the licensee shall maintain a list 
showing the name, address and telephone number of each such advertiser. 
These lists shall be made available for public inspection. The data is 
used by the public so that they may know by whom they are being 
persuaded.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-7101 Filed 3-22-96; 8:45 am]
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