[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25616-25617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12076]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

May 2, 1996.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Pub. L. 96-511. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Not 
withstanding any other provisions of law, 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. Questions concerning the OMB control numbers and 
expiration dates should be directed to Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications Commission, (202) 418-0217.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0746.
    Expiration Date: 3/31/97.
    Title: Application for Electronic Renewal of Wireless Radio 
Services Authorizations.
    Form No.: FCC 900.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,852 annual hour; average 10 minutes per 
respondent; 32,355 respondents.
    Description: The ``Generic'' renewal and application may be filed 
in lieu of the FCC form 313R, 402R, 405, 405A, 452R, 574R and 610R to 
file electronically for renewal of Wireless Radio Service 
Authorizations. Concurrent with renewal applicants may also request a 
change of licensee name (with no change in corporate structure, 
ownership or control), change of mailing address, change the name of 
their ship, add an official ship number, reinstate a Land Mobile 
License and notify the Commission of a change in the number of mobiles/
pagers for a Land Mobile License.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0747.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/99.
    Title: Application for Station Authorization in the Microwave 
Services (Parts 74 and 101).
    Form No.: FCC 415.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 140,000 annual hours; 7 hours per 
respondent; 20,000 respondents.
    Description: FCC form 415 is used to apply or to amend a pending 
application, for an authorization to operate a radio station in 47 CFR 
Part 101, Fixed Microwave Services, and 47 CFR Part 74, Subpart E, 
Aural Broadcast Auxiliary Stations and Subpart F, Television Broadcast 
Auxiliary Stations.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0751.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/2000.
    Title: Regulation of International Accounting Rates (CC Docket No. 
90-337).
    Form: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 80 total annual hours; average 8 hours per 
respondent; 10 responses.
    Description: CC Docket No. 90-337 implemented rules making it 
easier for U.S. carriers engaged in international telecommunications to 
negotiate lower accounting rates. Any carrier that interconnects an 
international private line to the U.S. public switched network will 
report on an annual basis its arrangements for the interconnection of 
such private lines except those private lines that terminate in 
countries that have been determined to offer equivalent private line 
resale opportunites to U.S. carriers.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0392.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/2000.
    Title: 47 CFR 1.1401 through 1.1416 Pole Attachment Complaint 
Procedures.
    Form: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 449 total annual hours; average 1-25 hour 
per respondent; 83 respondents.
    Description: Pole attachment provisions are mandated by Congress 
pursuant to Section 224 of the Communications Act of 1934. The 
provisions in Section 224 were initially applicable to cable television 
system operators. Section 703 of the Telecommunications act of 1996 
amended Section 224 and expanded the scope of the pole attachment 
provisions to include telecommunications carriers as well as cable 
television system operators.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0113.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/2000.
    Title: Broadcast EEO Program Report.
    Form: FCC 396.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6,000 total annual hours; average 3 hours 
per respondent; 2,000 respondents.
    Description: All AM, FM, TV, LPTV and international stations with 5 
or more full-time employees must file the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Program Report (FCC 396) at the time of renewal of station license. The 
report is reviewed by FCC analysts to detemine if stations are 
providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without 
regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0228.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/99.
    Title: 47 CFR 78.33 Special Temporary Authority (Cable Television 
Reply Stations).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 140 annual hour; average 4 hours per 
respondent; 35 respondents.
    Description: 47 CFR 78.33 permits cable television relay station 
(CARS) operators to file informal requests for informal requests for 
special temporary authority to install and operate equipment in a 
manner different than the way authorized in the station license. 
Special temporary authority may also be requested by cable operators 
and equipment suppliers to conduct a field survey to determine 
necessary data in connection with the preparation of a formal 
aplication for installation of a radio system as well as to conduct 
equipment, program service and path tests.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0310.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/99.
    Title: 47 CFR 76.12 Registration Statement Required.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 150 annual hours; average .25 hour per 
respondent; 600 respondents.
    Description: 47 CFR 76.12 requires that a registration statement be 
filed with the Commission before a system community unit shall be 
authorized to

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commence operation. A system community unit is a cable television 
system, or portion of a cable television system, that operates or will 
operate within a separate and distinct community or municipal entity.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0249.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/2000.
    Title: Section 74.781 Station Records.
    Form: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 5,081 total annual hours; average .25-.75 
hours per respondent; 6,556 responses.
    Description: Section 74.781 requires licensees of low power 
television, TV translator and TV booster stations to maintain adequate 
records. The records are used by FCC staff in field inspections to 
assure that reasonable measures are taken to maintain proper station 
operations and to assure compliance with the Commission Rules.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0250.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/2000.
    Title: Rebroadcasts--Section 74.784.
    Form: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2,163 total annual hours; average 1 hour 
per respondent; 2,163 respondents.
    Description: Section 74.784 requires licensees of low power 
television and TV translator stations to notify the FCC when 
rebroadcasting programs or signals of another station and to certify 
that written consent has been obtained from originating station. Data 
used by FCC staff to ensure compliance with Section 325(a) of the 
Communications Act, as amended.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0474.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2000.
    Title: Section 74.1263 Time of Operation.
    Form: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 38 total annual hours; average .5 hours 
per respondent; 75 respondents.
    Description: Section 74.1263 requires licensees of FM translator or 
booster stations to notify the FCC of its intent to temporarily 
discontinue operations, its return to operations, and its intent to 
permanently discontinue operations. The data is used by FCC staff to 
keep records up-to-date and to make usued frequencies available to 
others.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0241.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2000.
    Title: Section 74.633 Temporary Authorizations.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 95 annual hour; average 1-2 hours per 
respondent; 90 respondents.
    Description: Section 74.633 requires licenses of television 
auxiliary broadcast stations to submit informal requests for special 
temporary authority to operate station on temporary basis under certain 
circumstances. The data is used by FCC staff to ensure that 
interference will not be caused to other established stations.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0157.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2000.
    Title: Section 73.99 Presunrise Service Authorization (PSRA) and 
Postsunset Service Authorization (PSSA).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 50 annual hours; .25-.50 hours per 
respondent; 200 respondents.
    Description: Section 73.99 requires licensees of AM radio broadcast 
stations to submit letters of intent to use presunrise or postsunset 
service authorizations. Data is used by FCC staff to maintain complete 
technical information about stations and to ensure that interference is 
not caused to other stations.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0240.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2000.
    Title: Section 74.651 Equipment Changes.
    Form: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10 total annual hours; average 1 hour per 
respondent; 10 responses.
    Description: Section 74.651 requires licensees of TV auxiliary 
broadcast stations to notify the FCC in writing of equipment changes 
which may be made at licensee's discretion. Data used by FCC staff to 
maintain complete technical records regarding a licensee's facilities.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0041.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2000.
    Title: Application for Authority to Operate a Broadcast Station by 
Remote Control.
    Form: FCC 301-A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 30 total annual hours; average .25-.5 
hours per respondent; 80 respondents.
    Description: FCC-301-A is filed by AM radio station licensees/
permittees with directional antennas to request authority to operate a 
station by remote control. The data is used by FCC staff to assure that 
the directional antenna system is stable.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0242.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2000.
    Title: Section 74.604 Interference Avoidance.
    Form: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 2 total annual hours; average 2 hours per 
respondent; 1 respondent.
    Description: Section 74.604 requires that the Commission be 
notified if a mutual agreement to avoid interference cannot be reached 
by licensees assigned a common channel for TV pickup, TV studio 
transmitter link or TV relay purposes in the same area. Data used by 
FCC staff to take such action as may be necessary to assure equitable 
distribution of available frequencies.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0568.
    Expiration Date: 4/30/2000.
    Title: Commercial Leased Access Rates, Terms and Conditions.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 94,171 annual hour; average 1-10 hours per 
respondent; 137,970 respondents.
    Description: As required by Section 612 of the Communications Act, 
as amended, the Commission must ensure reasonable rates, terms, and 
conditions for the leasing of channel capacity on cable systems by 
programmers unaffiliated with the cable operator. The Commission has 
amended its rules governing leased access, including its rules for 
calculating maximum leased access rates. The information required by 
certain of these amendments will be used in the calculation of revised 
rates, the provision of information to prospective leased access 
programmers, and the dispute resolution process.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
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