[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25484-25485]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10841]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

April 24, 2000.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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, 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 June 1, 2000. 
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-A804, 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 collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0551.
    Title: Sections 76.1002 and 76.1004, Specific Unfair Practices 
Prohibited.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 52.
    Estimate Time Per Response: 1 to 25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeep- ing; On occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 676 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $97,500.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission staff will use this information to 
determine on a case-by-case basis whether particular exclusive 
contracts for cable television programming comply with the statutory 
public interest standard of section 19 of the 1992 Cable Television 
Consumer Protection and Competition Act and section 628 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Section 301(j) of the 1996 
Telecommunications Act amends the restrictions in section 628 to 
include common carriers and their affiliates that provide video 
programming.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0057.

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    Title: Application for Equipment Authorization, 47 CFR 2.911, 
2.960, and 2.1033(a).
    Form Number: FCC 731.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 5,600.
    Estimate Time Per Response: 18 to 30 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeep- ing; On occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 134,400 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $1,120,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission Rules require approval prior to 
marketing of equipment regulated under certain sections of Parts 15 and 
18, based on the showing of compliance with technical standards 
established in the Rules for each device operated under the applicable 
Rule part. Rules governing certain equipment operating in the licensed 
service also require equipment authorization as established in the 
procedural Rules in Part 2. Such a showing of compliance aids in 
controlling potential interference to radio communications, and the 
data gathered, as is necessary, may be used for investigating 
complaints of harmful interference.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-10841 Filed 5-1-00; 8:45 am]
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