[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 126 (Friday, June 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33738-33740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16517]


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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

June 21, 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. An 
agency may not

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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. 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 August 27, 
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 Number: 3060-0309.
    Title: Section 74.1281 Station Records.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,450 FM translator and FM booster stations.
    Estimated time per response: 1 hour per station.
    Total annual burden: 2,450.
    Needs and Uses: Section 74.1281 requires that licensees of FM 
translator/booster stations maintain adequate records. These records 
include the current instrument of authorization, official 
correspondence with FCC, maintenance records, contracts, permission for 
rebroadcasts and other pertinent documents. They also include entries 
concerning any extinguishment or improper operation of tower lights. 
The data is used by FCC staff in investigations to assure that the 
licensee is operating in accordance with the technical requirements as 
specified in the FCC Rules and with the station authorization, and is 
taking reasonable measures to preclude interference to other stations.

OMB Number: 3060-0393.
    Title: Section 73.54 Antenna resistance and reactance measurements.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 200 AM Licensees.
    Estimated time per response: 1.25 hours (0.25 hours consultation 
time; 1 hour contract consulting engineer).
    Total annual burden: 50.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.54(d) requires that AM licensees file 
notification with the FCC when determining power by the direct method. 
This notification requirement is accomplished through a formal 
application process and has OMB approval under FCC Form 302, (OMB 
Control No. 3060-0029). In addition, Section 73.54(d) requires that 
background information regarding antenna resistance measurement data 
for AM stations must be kept on file at the station. The background 
information is used by FCC staff in field investigations to ensure that 
measurements are taken properly and by station licensees to identify 
any problems that may occur.

OMB Number: 3060-0326.
    Title: Section 73.69 Antenna Monitors.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 20 AM Licensees.
    Estimated time per response: 1 hour per 73.69(d)(1); 2 hours per 
73.69(d)(5).
    Total annual burden: 30.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.69(c) requires AM station licensees with 
directional antennas to file an informal request to operate without 
required monitors with the Engineer in Charge of the radio district in 
which the station is located when conditions beyond the control of the 
licensee prevent the restoration of an antenna monitor to service 
within a 120 day period. Section 73.69(d)(1) requires that AM licensees 
with directional antennas request and obtain temporary authority to 
operate with parameters at variance with licensed values when an 
authorized antenna monitor is replaced pending issuance of a modified 
license specifying new parameters. Section 73.69(d)(5) requires AM 
licensees with directional antennas to submit an informal request for 
modification of license to the FCC within 30 days of the date of 
antenna monitor replacement. Station licensees must operate in 
accordance with station licenses. The data collected by Section 
73.69(c) is used by the Engineer in Charge to grant continued approval 
to operate without the required monitors. The data collected by Section 
73.69(d)(1) is used by FCC staff to grant interim authority to 
licensees to operate in variance of the station license. The data 
collected by Section 73.69(d)(5) is used by FCC staff to issue a 
modified license.

OMB Number: 3060-0250.
    Title: Section 74.784 Rebroadcasts.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,163 low power television, TV translator 
and TV booster stations.
    Estimated time per response: 1 hour.
    Total annual burden: 2,163.
    Needs and Uses: Section 74.784(b) states that a licensee of a low 
power television or TV translator station shall not rebroadcast the 
programs of any other TV broadcast station without obtaining prior 
consent of the station whose signals or programs are proposed to be 
retransmitted. Section 74.784(b) requires licensees of low power 
television and TV translator stations to notify the Commission when 
rebroadcasting programs or signals of another station. This 
notification shall include the call letters of each station 
rebroadcast. The licensee of the low power television or TV translator 
station shall certify that written consent has been obtained from the 
licensee of the station whose programs are retransmitted. The data is 
used by FCC staff to ensure compliance with Section 325(a) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which states that no 
broadcasting station shall rebroadcast the program or any part thereof 
of another broadcasting station without the express authority of the 
originating station.

OMB Number: 3060-0209.
    Title: Section 73.1920 Personal attacks.
    Form Number: None.

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    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 676 AM/FM/TV stations.
    Estimated time per response: 30 minutes.
    Total annual burden: 338 hours.
    Needs and Uses: During the presentation of views on a controversial 
issue of public importance, an attack may be made upon the honesty, 
character, integrity, or like personal qualities of an identified 
person or group. Section 73.1920 requires that a licensee of a 
broadcast station must transmit to the person or group attacked a 
notification of the date, time and identification of the broadcast of a 
personal attack, a script or tape of the attack, and an offer of a 
reasonable opportunity to respond to the attack over the licensee's 
facilities. This data is used to notify a person or group that a 
personal attack has been made and to afford that person or group 
attacked an opportunity to respond to the attack over the licensee's 
facilities.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0435.
    Title: Section 80.361 Frequencies for Narrow-Band Direct-Printing 
(NB-DP) and data transmissions.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Individuals, business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 4 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: 0.
    Needs and Uses: The reporting requirement contained in Section 
80.361 is necessary to require applicants to submit a showing of need 
to obtain new or additional narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP) 
frequencies. Applicants for new or additional NB-DP frequencies are 
required to show the schedule of service of each currently licensed or 
proposed series of NB-DP frequencies and to show a need for additional 
frequencies based on at least a 40% usage of existing NB-DP 
frequencies. The information is used to determine whether an 
application for a NB-DP frequency should be granted. If the collection 
of this information was not conducted, the FCC would have no 
information available regarding the use of NP-DP frequencies by public 
coast stations, and, therefore would be handicapped in determining 
whether the frequencies were being hoarded and not put into use by 
public coast stations.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-16517 Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am]
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