[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 4, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 46277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22081]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

August 22, 2001.
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 October 4, 
2001. 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: 3060-0316.
    Title: Section 76.1700, Records to be Maintained Locally by Cable 
System Operators for Public Inspection.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 3,885.
    Estimated Time per Response: 26 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping.
    Total Annual Burden: 101,010 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 76.1700 requires cable television 
systems having 1,000 or more subscribers to maintain a public 
inspection file containing certain records. The records are used by FCC 
staff, local public officials, and the public to assess a cable 
television station's performance and to ensure that the system is in 
compliance with all of the Commission's applicable rules and 
regulations, i.e., when the FCC staff is conducting field inspections/
investigations.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0332.
    Title: Section 76.614, Cable Television System Regular Monitoring, 
and 76.1706, Signal Leakage Logs and Repair Records.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 10,080.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; On occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,056 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.614 requires cable television operators 
transmitting carriers in the frequency bands 108-137 and 225-400 MHz to 
provide for a program of regular monitoring for signal leakage by 
substantially covering the plant every three months. Section 76.1706 
requires cable operators to maintain a log showing the date and 
location of each signal leakage source pursuant to section 76.614, the 
date on which the leakage was repaired, and the probable cause of the 
leakage. The log must be kept on file for a period of two years and 
must be made available to authorized representatives of the FCC upon 
request. Originally, the requirement to maintain logs was included in 
section 76.614, but pursuant to the Commission's reorganization and 
renumbering of section 76 as part of the 1998 Biennial Review--
Multichannel Video and Cable Television Service, this recordkeeping 
requirement was placed in section 76.1706.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-22081 Filed 8-31-01; 8:45 am]
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