[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 142 (Monday, July 26, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40372-40373]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18961]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

July 20, 1999.
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 September 24, 
1999. 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 Les Smith, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1 A-804, 445 Twelfth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 
or via the Internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0175.
    Title: Section 73.1250 Broadcasting emergency information.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated time per response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Reporting, on occasion.
    Total annual burden: 50 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: Emergency situations in which the broadcasting of 
information is considered as furthering the safety of life and property 
include, but are not limited to, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, tidal 
waves, earthquakes, and school closings. Section 73.1250(e) requires 
that immediately upon cessation of an emergency during which broadcast 
facilities were used for the transmission of point-to-point messages or 
when daytime facilities were used during nighttime hours by an AM 
station, a report in letter form shall be forwarded to the FCC in 
Washington, DC, setting forth the nature of the emergency, the dates 
and hours of the broadcasting of emergency information and a brief 
description of the material carried during the emergency. A 
certification of compliance with the noncommercialization provision 
must accompany the report where daytime facilities are used during 
nighttime hours by an AM station.
    The report is used by FCC staff to evaluate the need and nature of 
the emergency broadcast to confirm that an actual emergency existed.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-18961 Filed 7-23-99; 8:45 am]
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