[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 25868]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12966]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval

May 17, 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. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid control number. 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. 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 June 24, 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] and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB 725 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or [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: 3060-0441.
    Title: Section 90.621(b)(4) Selection and assignment of 
frequencies.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision to an existing collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 33.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5 hours per respondent; however the 
Commission estimates 75% of the respondents will contract out the 
burden of responding. It will take these respondents approximately 30 
minutes to obtain these services.
    Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.
    Estimated Cost Per Respondent: The Commission estimates 75% of the 
applicants will file this information electronically. These respondents 
will incur approximately $69 for on-line filing charges. Respondents 
filing manually, will incur approximately $1.15 in postal charges. 
Respondents hiring an attorney or engineer to prepare the information 
will incur approximately $300 in charges.
    Needs and Uses: Applicants wish to locate co-channel systems less 
than 70 miles from an existing system operating on the same channel may 
do so upon specific request. If the request falls under a Table 
provided in the rule, certain information about the co-channel station 
is required. In this instance no waiver of the short spacing rule is 
required. If the request is for distances less than those prescribed in 
the table, a waiver of the short spacing rule is required. The 
Commission uses the information to determine whether to grant licenses 
to applicants whose systems do not satisfy mileage separation 
requirements.
    OMB Number: 3060-0110.
    Title: Application for Renewal of License for AM, FM, TV Translator 
or LPTV Station.
    Form Number: FCC 303-S.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
    Number of Respondents: 4,658.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 - 5.5 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,230.
    Estimated Cost Per Respondent: The Commission estimates 50% of the 
AM/FM/FM Translator radio broadcast licensees and 75% of the TV/TV 
translator broadcast licensees will use a communications attorney to 
complete and file the FCC Form 303-S. This will cost approximately $200 
per hour. Licensees must also submit a $115 application fee for each 
commercial application by a AM/FM/TV broadcast station. The fee for 
each FM/TV Translator Broadcast station application is $45. 
Additionally, AM, FM TV or LPTV licensee must give local public notice 
of the filing of the renewal application. AM/FM/TV stations that are 
off-the-air must give local public notice by publishing an announcement 
6 times in a newspaper of general circulation in the community or area 
being served. FM/TV Translator stations must give local public notice 
by publishing an announcement once in a newspaper of general 
circulation. The cost of this publication is estimated to be $226 per 
publication.
    Needs and Uses: On February 8, 1996, President Clinton signed into 
law the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Section 204 of this Act directs 
the Commission to collect new information from commercial and 
noncommercial television station licensees filing their renewal 
applications after May 1, 1995. These renewal applicants must submit an 
Exhibit summarizing the written comments and suggestions received from 
the public that ``comment on the applicant's programming, if any, and 
that are characterized by the commenter as constituting violent 
programming.'' Until the FCC 303-S is revised, the Commission will use 
a supplement to solicit the required information. FCC Form 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 stations. It can also be used in 
seeking the joint renewal of licenses for an FM or TV translator 
station and its co-owned primary FM, TV or LPTV station. The data is 
used by FCC staff to assure that the necessary reports connected with 
the renewal application have been filed and that licensee continues to 
meet basic statutory requirements to remain a licensee of a broadcast 
station. The data collected with respect to violent programming will be 
used by the Commission in determining what, if any, changes in the 
Commission's policies and regulations are required.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-12966 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]
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