[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1754-1755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-671]


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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

January 3, 1997.
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 
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

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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 March 14, 
1997. 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: 3060-0582.
    Title: 47 CFR 76.1302 Adjudicatory proceedings.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 36. We estimate there is 12 complaint 
proceedings initiated per year. Each complaint proceeding has two 
respondents; a petitioning party and an opposing party. In addition to 
these respondents, there are also an estimated 12 respondents that 
underwent the notification requirement and then were able to resolve 
their dispute without initiating a complaint proceeding. 12 complaints 
proceedings  x  2 respondents each + 12 respondents that only undergo 
the notification requirement = 36 respondents.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-20 hours. We estimate the average 
burden for completing the notification requirement to be 4 hours. We 
estimate the total burden for each party in undergoing all aspects of 
the complaint proceeding to be 20 hours. We estimate that 50% of 
entities will choose to use outside counsel for the complaint 
proceeding and will undergo a burden of 4 hours to coordinate 
information with outside counsel.
    Total Annual Burden: 384 hours. 24 respondents will undergo the 
notification requirement  x  4 hours = 96 hours. This will result in 12 
complaint proceedings, each with 2 respondents. 12 (50%) of the 
respondents will undergo a burden of 20 hours for all aspects of the 
complaint proceeding. 12  x  20 hours = 240 hours. The remaining 12 
(50%) respondents will use outside counsel for the complaint proceeding 
 x  4 hours = 48 hours. 96 + 240 + 48 = 384.
    Cost to Respondents: For the complaint proceeding, 12 respondents 
will use outside counsel at $150 per hour. 12  x  20 hours  x  $150 = 
$36,000.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.1302 provides that any aggrieved video 
programming vendor intending to file a carriage agreement complaint 
must first notify the potential defendant multichannel video 
programming distributor that it intends to file such a complaint with 
the Commission. If the parties cannot resolve the dispute, the 
complainant may file a complaint with the Commission. The data will be 
used by Commission staff to resolve disputes alleging a violation of 
the Commission's carriage agreement regulations. These regulations will 
prevent multichannel programming distributors from entering into 
carriage agreements with video programming vendors that are conditioned 
on concessions of various rights, including financial interests or 
exclusivity.
    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0339.
    Title: 47 CFR 78.11 Permissible service.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,200.
    Estimated Time Per Response: We estimate that the 2,200 current 
CARS licensees will undergo an average recordkeeping burden of .5 hours 
complying with the requirements contained in 47 CFR 78.11(d)(2). 2,200 
x  .5 = 1,100 hours. We estimate that 100 CARS licensees will make 
notifications with an average burden of .5 hours in complying with the 
requirements contained in 47 CFR 78.11(e). 100  x  .5 = 50 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,150 hours. (1,100 + 50).
    Cost to Respondents: $4,500. ($2 per respondent for photocopying 
and administrative expenses associated with recordkeeping. 2,200  x  $2 
= $4,400. $1 per respondent for postage and/or telephone charges 
associated with the notification requirements. 100  x  $1 = $100.)
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 78.11(d)(2) requires Cable Television Relay 
Service (CARS) licensees supplying program material to cable television 
systems, other eligible systems (i.e., multipoint distribution service 
and multichannel multipoint distribution service) or television 
translator stations to keep records showing its non-profit, cost-
sharing nature. 47 CFR 78.11(e) requires that a CARS pickup station 
providing temporary CARS studio-to-headend links or CARS circuits must 
obtain prior Commission authority, at least one day prior, if the 
transmitting antenna to be installed will increase the height of any 
natural formation or manmade structure more than 20 feet and will be in 
existence for a period of more than two consecutive days and provided 
further that if transmitting equipment is to be operated for more than 
1 day outside of the area to which a CARS station has been licensed, 
the Commission, the engineer in charge of the district in which the 
station is licensed to operate, and the engineer in charge of the 
district in which the equipment will be temporarily operated shall be 
notified at least 1 day prior to such operation. If the decision to 
continue operation for more than 1 day is not made until the operation 
has begun, notice shall be given to the Commission and the relevant 
engineers in charge within 1 day after such decision. In all instances, 
the Commission and the relevant engineers in charge shall be notified 
when the transmitting equipment has been returned to its licensed area.
    The records are used by FCC staff in field investigations to ensure 
that contributions to capital and operating expenses are accepted only 
on a cost-sharing, nonprofit basis. The notifications will be used by 
FCC staff to provide information regarding alleged interference.

Federal Communications Commission
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-671 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
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