[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11106-11107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5399]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 21, 2003.
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

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collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before April 7, 2003. 
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: 3060-0176.
    Title: Section 73.1510, Experimental Authorizations.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 70.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.25 to 5.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 323 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $53,375.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.1510 requires a licensee of an AM, FM, 
and TV broadcast station to file an informal application with the FCC 
to request an experimental authorization to conduct technical 
experimentation directed toward improvement of the technical phases of 
operation and service. This request shall describe the nature and 
purpose of experimentation to be conducted, the nature of the 
experimental signal transmission, and the proposed hours and duration 
of the experimentation. FCC staff use these data to maintain complete 
technical information about a broadcast station and to ensure that such 
experimentation does not cause interference to other broadcast 
stations.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0398.
    Title: Equipment Authorization Measurement Standards, Sections 
2.948 and 15.117(g)(2).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 320.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 to 30 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; on occasion, one-time, and 
three year reporting requirements; third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 9,100 hours.
    Total Estimated Cost: None.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 2.948 and 15.117(g)(2) of FCC rules require 
that data accompanying all requests for equipment authorization are 
valid and that proper testing procedures are used. Testing ensures that 
potential interference to radio communications is controlled, and if 
necessary, the data may be used for investigating complaints or harmful 
interference, or for verifying the manufacturer's compliance with FCC 
rules. Manufacturers were no longer required to file UHF noise figure 
data documenting the performance of TV receivers tested and marketed in 
the U.S. following release of the FCC's Report and Order in ET Docket 
No. 95-144.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0564.
    Title: Section 76.924, Allocation to Service Cost Categories.
    From Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time per Response: 40 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.924 of FCC rules specifies cost 
accounting and cost allocation requirements for regulated cable 
operators. Section 76.924 was established as part of the cable rate 
regulation requirements set forth in the Cable Television Consumer 
Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (``1992 Cable Act''), which 
requires cable operators to rearrange their accounting records to 
comply with the requirements set forth in section 76.924. Because these 
requirements became effective July 21, 1993, existing cable operators 
are assumed to have already rearranged their accounting records and 
comply with this recordkeeping requirement. Cable operators use the 
information derived from their accounting records to complete their 
rate filings, while the local franchising authorities use it to review 
these rate filings.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0703.
    Title: Determining Costs of Regulated Cable Equipment and 
Installation, FCC Form 1205.
    Form Number: FCC 1205.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; annual reporting 
requirements; third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 28,000 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $900,000.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 76.923, cable operators must 
keep records and file FCC Form 1205 annually with the local franchise 
authority (LFA) to demonstrate that charges for the sale and lease of 
equipment for installation have been developed in accordance with the 
FCC rules. The LFA uses the information derived from FCC Form 1205 
filings to review equipment and installation rates.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-5399 Filed 3-6-03; 8:45 am]
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