[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 194 (Thursday, October 7, 1999)] [Notices] [Pages 54627-54628] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-26119] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval September 30, 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, Pub. L. 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 November 8, 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 Judy Boley, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 or via the 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 the Internet at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No.: 3060-0010. Title: Ownership Report. Form No.: FCC Form 323. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 10,020. Estimated Time Per Response: 1-7.5 hours per respondent. Frequency of Response: On occasion and biennial reporting requirements. Total Annual Burden: 13,202 hours. Total Annual Cost: $10,259.000. Needs and Uses: Each permittee of a commercial AM, FM, TV and international broadcast station shall file an FCC Form 323, Ownership Report, within 30 days of the date of grant by the FCC of an application for an original construction permit or the consummation, pursuant to Commission consent, of a transfer of control or an assignment of license. A permittee is also required to file another report or to certify that it has reviewed its current Report on file and that it is accurate, in lieu of filing a new report, when the permittee applies for a station license. Each licensee of a commercial AM, FM and TV broadcast station shall file an FCC Form 323 when they file their station's license renewal applications and every two years thereafter. Each licensee with a current and unamended Report on file at the Commission may certify that it has reviewed its current Report and that it is accurate, in lieu of filing a new Report. The data is used by FCC staff to determine whether the licensee/ permittee is abiding by the multiple ownership requirements as set forth by the Commission's Rules and is in compliance with the Communications Act. The race/ethnicity and gender question will allow the Commission to determine accurately the current state of minority and female ownership of broadcast facilities and to assess the need for measures designed to fulfill the statutory mandate to promote opportunities for small businesses and businesses owned by women and minorities in the broadcasting industry. OMB Control No.: 3060-0715. Title: Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: Telecommunications Carriers Use of Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI) and Other Customer Information, CC Docket No. 96- 115. Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 6,832. Estimated Time Per Response: .5-100 hours per response. Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting requirements, third-party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping requirement. Total Annual Burden: 808,889 hours. Total Annual Cost: $229,520,000. Needs and Uses: The Third Report and Order in CC Docket 96-115, clarifies and specifies the statutory [[Page 54628]] obligations of Section 222 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Among other things, all telecommunications common carriers must provide subscriber list information, gathered in their capacity as providers of telephone exchange service, to any person upon request for the purpose of publishing directories. Carriers are obligated to provide updated subscriber information and notices of changes in subscriber list information to the extent those changes reflect customer's decision to cease having a telephone number listed. All of the collections adopted would be used to ensure that telecommunications carriers comply with section 222(e) of the statute and with subscriber list information requirements the Commission promulgates in this order in implementation of section 222(e). Federal Communications Commission. Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. 99-26119 Filed 10-6-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P