[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 126 (Friday, June 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33741-33742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-16518]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

June 21, 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 July 29, 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 No.: 3060-0666.
    Title: Section 64.703(a) - Consumer Information--Branding by 
Operator Service Providers.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revised Collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for profit, including small 
businesses.
    Number of Responses: 436.
    Estimated Hour Per Response: 1,529 hours per response.
    Total Annual Burden: 666,666.
    Needs and Uses: As required by 47 U.S.C. Section 226(b)(1), 47 CFR 
Section 64.703(a) provides that operator service

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providers disclose to consumers at the outset of operator assisted 
calls their identity, and, upon request, rates for the call, collection 
methods, and complaint procedures. In CC Docket No. 94-158, the 
Commission modified the term consumer thereby requiring that operator 
service providers disclose their identities to both parties, rather 
than one party to a collect call.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0573.
    Title: Application for Franchise Autohority (``LFA'') Consent to 
Assignment or Transfer of Control of Cable Television Franchise.
    Form: FCC 394.
    Type of Review: Revision of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000 (1,000 system owners + 1,000 LFAs).
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-5 hours. Burden to cable system 
owners is estimated to be an average of 5 hours per application. We 
estimate that 50% owners will contract out the burden of filing and 
that it will take 1 hour to coordinate information with those 
contractors. The remaining 50% will employ in house staff to complete 
the application. 500 applications (50% contracted out) x 1 hour = 500 
hours. 500 applications (50% in house) x 5 hours = 2,500 hours. Burden 
for owners = 500 + 2,500 = 3,000 hours. Burden to LFAs is estimated to 
be an average of 4 hours to review each application. This burden was 
previously treated as a third party requirement and was not reported by 
the Commission. We now include this burden in this collection's 
inventory. 1,000 applications x 4 hours = 4,000 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: Total burden for all respondents: 3,000 + 
4,000 = 7,000 hours.
    Cost to respondents: $377,000. Printing and postage costs are 
estimated at $2 per application x 1,000 = $2,000. Assistance by outside 
legal counsel will be paid at an average of $150/hour for 50% of the 
Form 394 applications. $150/hour x 500 applications x 5 hours per 
application = $375,000. Total annual cost burden to respondents = 
$2,000 + $375,000 = $377,000.
    Needs and Uses: On 3/15/96, the Commission adopted an Order in CS 
Docket No. 96-56, Implementation of Sections 202(f), 202(i) and 301(i) 
of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Among other things, this order 
eliminates the three-year holding requirement of cable systems and 
reduces ownership restrictions for cable systems. Though there are no 
revisions necessary to FCC Form 394 to reflect the Commission's new 
rules, its use as an information collection requirement has been 
modified because potential respondents now may include broadcasters and 
multichannel multipoint distribution service providers other than cable 
operators. The FCC Form 394 is used to apply for LFA approval to assign 
or transfer control of a cable television system. The data are used by 
the LFAs to restrict profiteering transactions and other transfers that 
are likely to adversely affect cable rates or service in the franchise 
area.

Federal Communications Commission
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-16518 Filed 6-27-96; 8:45 am]
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