[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 203 (Tuesday, October 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60103-60104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26240]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

October 7, 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 collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before November 20, 
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] or Kim A. Johnson, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, 
(202) 395-3562 or via internet at [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: 3060-0110.
    Title: Application for Renewal of Broadcast Station License, FCC 
Form 303-S.
    Form Number: FCC 303-S.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 3,217.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.0 hours (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: Reporting once every 8 years; third party 
disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,271 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $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 use 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. 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.

    OMB Number: 3060-0342.
    Title: Section 74.1284, Rebroadcasts.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure.
    Total annual burden: 100 hours.
    Total annual costs: $0.00.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR section 74.1284 requires that the licensee 
of an FM translator station obtain prior consent from the primary FM 
broadcast station or other FM translator before rebroadcasting their 
programs. In addition, the licensee must notify the Commission of the 
call letters of each station rebroadcast and certify that written 
consent has been received from the licensee of that station whose 
programs are retransmitted. The FCC staff uses the data to update 
records and to assure compliance with FCC rules and regulations.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0331.
    Title: Aeronautical Frequency Notification, FCC Form 321.
    Form Number: FCC 321.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1,855.
    Estimated Time per Response: 40 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: One-time and on occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,237 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $92,750.
    Needs and Uses: On March 13, 2003, the Commission adopted a Report 
and Order (R&O), Amendment of the Commission's Rules for Implementation 
of its Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS) to Allow for 
Electronic Filing of Licensing Applications, Forms, Registrations and 
Notifications in the Multichannel Video and Cable Television Service 
and the Cable Television Relay Service, FCC 03-55. This R&O provided 
for electronic filing and standardized information collections. Under 
47 CFR section 76.1804 of the FCC rules, an MVPD must file FCC Form 321 
prior to commencing operation in the aeronautical frequency bands at an 
average power level across a 25 kHz bandwidth in any 160 microsecond 
time period equal to or greater than 10-\4\ watts at any 
point in the cable distribution system. In addition, this form must be 
filed prior to transmitting on any new frequency or frequencies in the 
aeronautical radio frequency bands. This form will replace the 
requirement that an MVPD send a letter containing approximately the 
same information. It should reduce the burden on respondents by 
clarifying the exact information they need to send and by providing a 
consistent format for the information.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0611.
    Title: Section 74.783, Station Identification.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.166 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 66 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $0.00.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR section 74.783(e) permits any low power

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television (LPTV) station to request a four-letter call sign after 
receiving its construction permit. All initial LPTV construction 
permits will continue to be issued with a five-character LPTV call 
sign. LPTV respondents are required to use the on-line electronic 
system. To enable these respondents to use this on-line system, the 
Commission eliminated the requirement that holders of LPTV construction 
permits submit with their call sign requests a certification that the 
station has been constructed, that physical construction is underway at 
the transmitter site, or that a firm equipment order has been placed. 
(All burden associated with call sign requests for the on-line 
reservation and authorization system are included in information 
collection 3060-0188.) 47 CFR 74.783(b) requires licensees of 
television translators whose station identification is made by the 
television station whose signals are being rebroadcast by the 
translator, must secure agreement with this television licensee to keep 
in its file, and available to FCC personnel, the translator's call 
letters and location, giving the name, address and telephone number of 
the licensee or service representative to be contacted in the event of 
malfunction of the translator.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-26240 Filed 10-20-03; 8:45 am]
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