[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42160-42161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15863]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

June 29, 2004.
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 August 13, 
2004. 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

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Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to 
[email protected] or Kristy L. LaLonde, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3087 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copy of 
the information collection(s) contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0967.
    Title: Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing 
Emergency Information.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, local, or tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 210 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $18,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 79.2 of the Commission's rules are designed 
to ensure that persons with hearing and visual disabilities have access 
to the critical details of emergency information. The Commission 
adopted the rules to assist persons with hearing disabilities on April 
14, 2000, in the Second Report and Order in MM Docket No. 95-176. The 
Commission modified the rules to assist persons with visual 
disabilities on July 21, 2000, in the Report and Order in MM Docket No. 
99-339. Because the Commission adopted its rules for persons with 
different disabilities at different times, it has previously provided 
separate Paperwork Reduction Act submissions for them as follows: Rules 
for persons with hearing disabilities are associated with OMB Control 
No. 3060-0945; and rules for persons with visual disabilities are 
associated with OMB Control No. 3060-0967. Because both sets of rules, 
however, make use of the same complaint procedure, which triggers the 
need for the submission, the Commission now consolidates its 
submission. 47 CFR 79.2(c) requires that complaints be transmitted to 
the Commission, and that each complaint include following: The name of 
the video programming distributor at issue; the date and time of the 
omission of the emergency information; and the type of emergency. The 
Commission then notifies the video programming distributor, which must 
reply within 30 days. This revised information collection also includes 
a Privacy Impact Assessment to comply with OMB Memorandum M-03-22 
(September 26, 2003).

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0698.
    Title: Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish a Radio 
Astronomy Coordination Zone in Puerto Rico, ET Docket No. 96-2.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; Not for 
profit institutions; and State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 515.
    Estimated Time per Response: 35 minutes (avg.) (multiple responses 
annually).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On October 15, 1997, the FCC released a Report and 
Order, ET Docket No. 96-2, RM-8165, FCC 97-347, that established a 
Coordination Zone for new and modified radio facilities in various 
communications services that cover the islands of Puerto Rico, 
Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra within the Commonwealth of Puerto 
Rico. The coordination zone and notification procedures enable the 
Arecibo Radio Astronomy Observatory to receive information needed to 
assess whether an applicant's proposed operations will cause harmful 
interference to the Arecibo Observatory's operations, which also 
promotes efficient resolution of coordination problems between the 
applicants and the Arecibo Observatory.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
    Title: Application for TV Broadcast Station License, FCC Form 302-
TV.
    Form Number: FCC 302-TV.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1 to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 500.
    Total Annual Cost: $203,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Licensees and permittees of TV broadcast stations 
are required to file FCC Form 302-TV to obtain a new or modified 
station license, and/or to notify the Commission of certain changes in 
the licensed facilities of these stations. The Commission revised the 
FCC 302-TV in June 2001 to facilitate electronic filing by replacing 
narrative exhibits with the use of certifications and an engineering 
technical box. The Commission also deleted and narrowed overly 
burdensome questions. The FCC 302-TV has been supplemented with 
detailed instructions to explain processing standards and rule 
interpretations to help ensure that applicants certify accurately. 
These changes streamlined the Commission's processing of FCC 302-TV 
applications. FCC staff use the data to confirm that the station has 
been built to terms specified in the outstanding construction permit, 
and to update FCC station files. Data are then extracted from FCC 302-
TV for inclusion in the subsequent license to operate the station.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-15863 Filed 7-13-04; 8:45 am]
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