[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39656-39657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19241]


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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

July 23, 1996.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of it 
continuing

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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 nessessary 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 September 30, 
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.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications Commission Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., 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: 3060-0225.
    Title: Section 90.131(b) Amendment or dismissal of applications.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; state or local 
governments; not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .166 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 4.15 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: 0.
    Needs and Uses: Section 90.131(b) allows applicants to dismiss any 
pending application by sending a written request. Information will 
alert licensing personnel of applicant's desire to discontinue 
processing of application.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0311.
    Title: 76.54 Significantly viewed signals, method to be followed 
for special showings.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 12.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours to create and serve each set 
of notifications.
    Total Annual Burden: 24 hours.
    Total Costs to Respondents: $48. Postage and stationery costs are 
estimated at $4 per set of notifications. $4 x 12=$48.
    Needs and Uses: Section 76.54 requires that notice of an audience 
survey that is conducted by an organization for significantly viewed 
signal purposes must be served on all licensees or permitters of 
television broadcast stations within whose predicted Grade B contour 
the cable community or communities are located, and all other system 
community units, franchisees and franchise applicants in the cable 
community or communities, as well as the franchises authority. This 
notification shall be made of least 30 days prior to the initial survey 
period and shall include the name of the survey organization and a 
description of the procedures to be used. The notifications are used by 
interested parties to give them an opportunity to file objections to 
the methodology of the audience survey.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0315.
    Title: 76.221 Sponsorship identification; list retention; related 
requirements.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 450.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .5 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 225 hours.
    Total Costs to Respondents: $900. Cost to each respondent for 
maintaining and disclosing the information is estimated to be $2 per 
occurrence. 450 x $2=$900.
    Needs and Use: When a cablecast is of a political or controversial 
nature pursuant to Section 76.221(d), the cable system operator is 
required to retain a list of the executive officers, or board of 
directors, or executive committee, etc. of the organization sponsoring 
the cablecast. Sponsorship announcements are waived 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 advertiser pursuant to Section 76.221(f). These lists shall be 
made available for public inspection. The records are used by the 
public so that they may know by whom a political, controversial or 
local ``want ad'' cablecast is sponsored.

Federal Communications Commission
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
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