[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 230 (Wednesday, November 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60283-60285]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30276]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

November 20, 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, Pub. L. 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

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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 December 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.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications, 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 
fainX[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: 3060-0147.
    Title: Section 64.804--Extension of Unsecured Credit for Interstate 
and Foreign Communications Services to Candidates for Federal Office.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 13.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 208 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Communications common carriers with operating 
revenues exceeding $100 million who extend unsecured credit to a 
candidate or person on behalf of such candidates for Federal office 
must file with the FCC a report including due and outstanding balances. 
The information is used for monitoring purposes.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0165.
    Title: Records to be Maintained and Reports to be Filed--Part 41 
Franks and Section 41.31.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 68.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 408 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Subject carriers are required to maintain records 
in such manner so that if ordered by the Federal Communications 
Commission, the carriers could furnish a report showing every person 
holding a telephone or telegraph frank. This data reports every person 
who has received free service. The regulated carriers are the affected 
public.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0208.
    Title: 73.1870 Chief Operators.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 13,600.
    Estimated Hour Per Response: 26.166 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 355,858 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.1870 requires that the licensee of an 
AM, FM, or TV broadcast station designate a chief operator of the 
station. Section 73.1870(b)(3) requires that this designation must be 
in writing and posted at the transmitter site. Agreements with chief 
operators serving on a contract basis must be in writing with a copy 
kept in the station files. Section 73.1870(c)(3) requires that the 
chief operator, or personnel delegated and supervised by the chief 
operator, review the station records at least once each week to 
determine if required entries are being made correctly, and verify that 
the station has been operated in accordance with FCC rules and the 
station authorization. Upon completion of the review, the chief 
operator must date and sign the log, initiate any corrective action 
which may be necessary and advise the station licensee of any condition 
which is repetitive. The posting of the designation of the chief 
operator is used by interested persons to readily identify the chief 
operator. The review of the station records is used by the chief 
operator, and FCC staff in investigations, to assure that the station 
is operating in accordance with its station authorization and the FCC 
rules and regulations.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0113.
    Title: EEO Program Report.
    Form No.: FCC 396.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for profit; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimate Hour Per Response: 3 hours per response.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Broadcast EEO Program Report (FCC Form 396) is 
a device that is used to evaluate a broadcaster's EEO program to ensure 
that they are making satisfactory efforts to comply with FCC's EEO 
requirements. FCC Form 396 is required to be filed at the time of 
renewal of license by all AM, FM, TV, Low Power TV and International 
stations with five or more full-time employees.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0395.
    Title: Automated Reporting and Management Information Systems 
(ARMIS)--Sections 43.21 and 43.22.
    Form No.: FCC Report 43-02, 43-05, 43-07.
    Type of Review: Revised collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 43-02 has 50 respondents at 960 hours per 
respondent; 43-05 has 12 respondents at 833 hours per respondent; 43-07 
has 12 respondents at 5.7 hours per respondent.
    Total Annual Burden: 62,464 hours.
    Needs and Uses: ARMIS is needed to administer our accounting, 
jurisdictional separations, access charges and joint cost rules and 
rules to analyze revenue requirements and rates of return, service 
quality and infrastructure development. It collects financial and 
operating data from all Tier 1, Class A local exchange carriers with 
annual revenues over $100 million and carriers who elect incentive 
regulation. The information contained in the reports provides the 
necessary detail to enable this Commission to fulfill its regulatory 
responsibilities. Section 402(b)(2)(B) of the Telecommunications Act of 
1996 provides that ARMIS reports may be filed annually. Accordingly, 
the Commission reduced the frequency of the quality of service report 
from quarterly to annually.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0513.
    Title: ARMIS Joint Cost Report.
    Form No.: FCC Report 43-03.
    Type of Review: Revised collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 200 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 30,000 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Joint Cost Report is needed to administer our 
joint cost rules (Part 64) and to analyze data

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in order to prevent cross-subsidization of nonregulated operations by 
the regulated operations of Tier 1 carriers. This collection is being 
revised to incorporate the requirement of Section 402(c) of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 requiring the Commission to adjust the 
revenue threshold for inflation.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0511.
    Title: ARMIS Access Report.
    Form No.: FCC Report 43-04.
    Type of Review: Revised collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1,150 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 172,500 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Access Report is needed to administer our 
accounting, jurisdictional separations and access charge rules, and to 
analyze revenue requirements and rates of return and to collect 
financial and operating data from all Tier 1 local exchange carriers.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-30276 Filed 11-26-96; 8:45 am]
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