[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59345-59346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20526]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

October 6, 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 No. 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 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 Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before December 12, 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: You may submit your all Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
comments by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by e-
mail send them to [email protected]. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, 
mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact 
Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0214.
    Title: Section 73.3526, Local Public Inspection Files for 
Commercial Stations; Section 73.3527, Local Public Inspection File of 
Noncommercial Educational Stations; Section 76.1701, Political File; 
Section 73.1943, Political File.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 37,126.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours--160 hours per year.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,779,333 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.3526 and 47 CFR 73.3527 require that 
licensees and permittees of commercial and noncommercial AM, FM and TV 
stations maintain a file for public inspection at its main studio or at 
another accessible location in its community of license. The contents 
of the file vary according to type of service and status. The contents 
include, but are not limited to, copies of certain applications 
tendered for filing, a statement concerning petitions to deny filed 
against such applications, copies of ownership reports, statements 
certifying compliance with filing announcements in connection with 
renewal applications, and a list of community issues addressed by the 
station's programming.
    These rules also specify the length of time, which varies by 
document type, that each record must be retained in the public file. 
The public and FCC use the data to evaluate information about the 
licensee's performance and to ensure that station is addressing issues 
concerning the community to which it is licensed to serve.
    47 CFR 73.1943 and 47 CFR 76.1701 require licensees of broadcast 
stations and cable television systems, respectively, to keep and permit 
public inspection of a complete record

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(political file) of all requests for broadcast time made by or on 
behalf of candidates for public office, together with an appropriate 
notation showing the disposition made by the licensee of such requests. 
The data is used by the public to assess money expended and time 
allotted to a political candidate and to ensure that equal access was 
afforded to other legally qualified candidates. 47 CFR 76.1701 also 
requires that, when an entity sponsors origination cable casting 
material that concerns a political matter or a discussion of a 
controversial issue of public importance, a list must be maintained in 
the public file of the system that includes the sponsoring entity's 
chief executive officers, or members of its executive committee or of 
its board of directors.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-20526 Filed 10-11-05; 8:45 am]
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