[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 120 (Wednesday, June 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 38553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15577]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission

June 14, 2000.
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 July 21, 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 Judy Boley, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW, 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.: 3060-0465.
    Title: Section 74.985, Signal Booster Stations.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 6,300.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes (.084 hours) to 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party 
disclosure requirement, and on occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 919 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $2,252,500.
    Needs and Uses: Section 74.985 requires signal booster stations to: 
(1) Submit engineering data or showings in specified forms to the FCC's 
duplicating contractor for public service records duplication; (2) to 
serve a copy of application (FCC Form 331) and accompanying engineering 
materials on affected co-channel or adjacent channel parties; and (3) 
to retain a copy of the application at the transmitter site. The data 
are sued to ensure that MDS and ITFS applicants and licensees have 
considered properly the potential for harmful interference from their 
facilities.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0027.
    Title: Application for construction Permit for Commercial Broadcast 
Station.
    Form No.: FCC Form 301.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 3,370.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 37--121 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement, and on 
occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,427 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $35,485,300.
    Needs and Uses: On January 20, 2000, the Commission adopted a 
Report and Order in MM Docket Nos. 98-204 and 96-16, which modified the 
Commission's broadcast and cable EEO rules and policies consistent with 
the D.C. Circuit Court's decision in the Luther Church matter. The new 
EEO rules ensure equal employment opportunity in the broadcast industry 
through vigorous outreach and prevention and prevention of 
discrimination. With the adoption of this Report and Order, the 
Commission reinstates the requirement that broadcast applicants file 
the FCC Form 396-A at the time they file an application for a new 
construction permit. The Commission revised the FCC Form 301 to add a 
question to advise respondents that they are required to submit the FCC 
Form 396-A at the time they apply for a new construction permit. The 
data is used by the Commission to determine whether an applicant meets 
basic statutory requirements to become a Commission licensee and to 
ensure that the public interest would be served by grant of the 
application.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-15577 Filed 6-20-00; 8:45 am]
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