[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 72 (Tuesday, April 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18352-18353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9626]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by FCC 
For Extension Under Delegated Authority; Comments Requested

April 9, 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 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 June 16, 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: 3060-0427.
    Title: Section 73.3523 Dismissal of applications in renewal 
proceedings.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated time per response: 8 hours (1 hour licensee, 7 hours 
attorney).
    Total annual burden: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: On April 12, 1996, the Commission adopted an Order 
(In the Matter of Implementation of Sections 204(a) and 204(c) of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Broadcast Renewal Procedures)) which 
implemented Sections 204(a) and (c) of the Telecommunications Act of 
1996 and eliminated comparative renewal hearings for broadcast 
applications filed after May 1, 1995, in accordance with the Act. All 
pending comparative renewal proceedings involving applications filed on 
or before May 1, 1995, will be concluded in accordance with the 
procedural provisions of Section 73.3523.
    Section 73.3523 requires an applicant for a construction permit to 
obtain approval from the FCC to dismiss or withdraw its application 
when that application is mutually exclusive with a renewal application. 
This request for approval must contain a copy of any written agreement 
and an affidavit, stating that it has not received any consideration 
(pre-Initial Decision) or it has not received any consideration in 
excess of legitimate and prudent expenses (post-Initial Decision) for 
the dismissal/withdrawal of its application. In addition, within 5 days 
of the applicant's request for approval, each remaining competing 
applicant and the renewal applicant must submit an affidavit certifying 
that it has not paid any consideration (pre-Initial Decision), or that 
it has not paid consideration in excess of legitimate and prudent 
expenses (post-Initial Decision) for the dismissal/withdrawal of a 
competing application. The data is used by FCC staff to ensure that an 
application was filed under appropriate circumstances and not to 
extract payments prohibited by the Commission.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0342.
    Title: Section 74.1284 Rebroadcasts.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated time per response: 1 hour.
    Total annual burden: 100 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 74.1284 requires that the licensee of an FM 
Translator station obtain prior consent from the primary FM broadcast 
station or other FM translator before rebroadcasting their programs. In 
addition, the licensee must notify the Commission of the call letters 
of each station rebroadcast and must certify that written consent has 
been received from the licensee of that station. The data is used by 
FCC staff to update records and to assure compliance with FCC rules and 
regulations.


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Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-9626 Filed 4-14-97; 8:45 am]
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