[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 9231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4648]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval

February 18, 1998.
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 information collection(s), 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 estimate; (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 March 26, 
1998. 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 Judy Boley, 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 collection(s), contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or 
via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0173.
    Title: Section 73.1207, Rebroadcasts.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 5,562.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Cost to Respondents: N/A.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,056 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.1207 requires that licensees of 
broadcast stations obtain written permission from an originating 
station prior to retransmitting any program or any part thereof. A copy 
of the written consent must be kept in the station's files and made 
available to the FCC upon request. Section 73.1207 also requires 
stations who use the National Bureau of Standards (``NBS'') time 
signals to notify the NBS semi-annually of use of time signals. The 
written consent assures the Commission that prior authorization for 
retransmission of a program was obtained.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Computer III Further Remand Proceedings: BOC Provision of 
Enhanced Services (ONA Requirements), CC Docket No. 95-20.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5. Total annual responses--10.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; semi-
annual reporting requirement.
    Cost to Respondents: N/A.
    Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
    Needs and Uses: In addition to seeking comment on a variety of 
Computer III and ONA rules, the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(FNPRM) in CC Docket 95-20, tentatively concludes that the Commission 
should eliminate the requirement that the BOCs file Comparably 
Efficient Interconnection (CEI) plans and obtain Bureau approval for 
those plans prior to providing new intraLATA information services. 
Also, the Commission proposes allowing the BOCs to consolidate into one 
filing or posting all generic information they currently submit in 
their semi-annual reports.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-4648 Filed 2-23-98; 8:45 am]
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