[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 76 (Thursday, April 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20751-20752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7952]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

April 7, 2005.
    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 (PRA) 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 Paperwork Reduction (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before June 20, 2005. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to 
Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 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 Cathy Williams at 202-
418-2918 or via the Internet at [email protected].
    Supplementary Information:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0084.
    Title: Ownership Report for Noncommercial Educational Broadcast 
Station.
    Form Number: FCC Form 323-E.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 2,636.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Biennial 
reporting requirement; With renewal reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,908 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,054,400.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Each licensee/permittee of a noncommercial FM and 
TV broadcast station is required to file an Ownership Report for a 
Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station, FCC Form 323-E, within 30 
days of the date of grant by the FCC of an application for an original 
construction permit. In addition, licensee/permittee must file FCC Form 
323-E on the application date for a station license or with the license 
renewal application, and every two years thereafter. Each licensee with 
a current, unmodified FCC Form 323-E on file with the Commission may 
electronically review its current Report, validate its accuracy, and be 
relieved of the obligation to file a new biennial Ownership Report. The 
FCC Form 323-E must also be filed within 30 days of consummating 
authorized assignments or transfers of permits and licenses. The data 
is used by FCC staff to determine if licensee/permittee is in 
compliance with Sections 308 and 310 of the

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Communications Act, as amended, and the Commission's ownership 
disclosure requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-7952 Filed 4-20-05; 8:45 am]
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