[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 194 (Friday, October 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51940-51941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25491]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

September 30, 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 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 
Commission's 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 November 4, 
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]. and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk 
Officer, 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, N.W., 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: 3060-0729.
    Title: Bell Operating Company Provisions of Out-of-Region, 
Interstate, Interexchange Services, Report and Order No. 96-21.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 6,056 hours per recordkeeper.
    Total Annual Burden: 42,394 hours.
    Estimated Costs Per Respondent: 0.
    Needs and Uses: In the Report and Order in CC Docket 96-21 the 
Commission removed dominant regulation for BOCs that provide out-of-
region, interstate, interexchange services through an affiliate that 
complies with certain safeguards, in order to facilitate the efficient 
and rapid provision of out-of-region, domestic, interstate 
interexchange services by the BOCs, as contemplated by the 1996 Act, 
while still protecting ratepayers and competition in the interexchange

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market. These safeguards are required, among other things, that the 
affiliate maintain separate books of account from the LEC.

    .OMB Approval Number: 3060-0212.
    Title: Section 73.2080 Equal Employment Opportunity Program.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal 
Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 15,290.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 52 hours per year.
    Total Annual Burden: 795,080.
    Estimated Costs Per Respondent: 0.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.2080 provides that equal opportunity in 
employment shall be afforded by all broadcast stations to all qualified 
persons and no person shall be discriminated against in employment by 
such stations because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex. 
Section 73.2080 requires that each broadcast station shall establish, 
maintain and carry out a program to assure equal opportunity in every 
aspect of a broadcast station's policy and practice. This section 
incorporates specific EEO program requirements and general guidelines 
for meeting those requirements. These guidelines are not intended to be 
either exclusive or inclusive but simply to provide guidance. This 
program will provide an appropriate and effective means of informing 
broadcasters, individuals employed or seeking employment by broadcast 
stations of its EEO requirements. The data is used by broadcast 
licensees in the preparation of the station's EEO Program (FCC Form 
396) submitted with the license renewal application. The data is also 
used by FCC staff in field investigations involving equal employment 
opportunity to assess a broadcast station's EEO program. If this 
program was not maintained there could be no assurance that efforts are 
being made to afford equal opportunity in employment.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0161.
    Title: Section 73.61 AM Directional Antenna Field Strength 
Measurements.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,877.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 4-50 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 36,082 hours.
    Estimated Costs Per Respondent: 0.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.61 requires that each AM station using 
directional antennas make field strength measurement as often as 
necessary to insure proper directional antenna system operation. 
Stations not having approved sampling systems make field strength 
measurements every three months. Stations with approved sampling 
systems must make field strength measurements as often as necessary. 
Also, all AM stations using directional antennas must make partial 
proofs of performance as often as necessary. The data is used by FCC 
staff in field inspections/investigations and by AM licensees with 
directional antennas to ensure that adequate interference protection is 
maintained between stations and to ensure proper operation of antennas.

Federal Communications Commission.
LaVera F. Marshall,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-25491 Filed 10-3-96; 8:45 am]
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