[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 82 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 22697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10519]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

April 23, 2003.
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 current 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 30, 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 collection(s) contact Les Smith at 202-418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0716.
    Title: Blanketing Interference.
    From Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 21,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 41,000 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: This rulemaking proceeding proposed to provide 
detailed clarification of the AM, FM, and TV licensee's 
responsibilities in resolving/eliminating blanketing interference 
caused by their individual stations. Under 47 CFR 72.88 (AM), 73.318 
(FM), and 73.685(d) (TV), the licensee is financially responsible for 
resolving complaints of interference within one year of program test 
authority when certain conditions are met. After the first year, a 
licensee is only required to provide technical assistance to determine 
the cause of the interference. This NPRM proposed to consolidate all 
blanketing interference rules under a new section 47 CFR section 
73.1630, ``Blanketing Interference.'' This new rule was designed to 
facilitate the resolution of broadcast interference problems and set 
forth all responsibilities of the licensee/permittee of a broadcast 
station. To date, final rules have not been adopted.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0110.
    Title: Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station License, FCC 
Form 303-S.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Form Number: FCC 303-S.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 3,217.
    Estimated Time per Response: 40 mins. to 9.75 hrs.
    Frequency of Response: Eight-year reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,271 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,567,401.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 303-S is used in applying for renewal of a 
license for a commercial or non-commercial AM, FM, or TV broadcast 
station and FM translator, TV translator, or low power TV (LPTV), or 
low power FM broadcast station. It can also be used to seek the joint 
renewal of licenses for an FM or TV translator station and its co-owed 
primary FM, TV, or LPTV station. The FCC has recently made two new 
statutory changes--47 U.S.C. 312(g), which provides for automatic 
expiration of a license if the licensee does not broadcast (``goes 
silent'') for twelve months; and 47 U.S.C. section 309(k), which 
affects renewal standards and FCC violations. The Commission is also 
revising Form 303-S to make it a simpler and clearer form that shifts 
to a convenient certification-based approach to applicants. 
Furthermore, the Commission is changing this form in line with the 
release on November 20, 2002 of the Second Report and Order and FNPRM, 
Review of the Commission's Broadcast and Cable Equal Employment 
Opportunities Rules and Policies, MM Docket No. 98-204, FCC 02-303.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-10519 Filed 4-28-03; 8:45 am]
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