[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5332-5333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-750]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 19, 2006.
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 April 3, 2006. 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: 3060-0466.
    Title: Sections 73.1201, 74.783 and 74.1283, Station 
Identification.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions; State, local and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,900.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes--2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,966 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $80,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.1201(a) requires television broadcast 
licensees to make broadcast station identification announcements at the 
beginning and ending of each time of operation, and hourly, as close to 
the hour as feasible, at a natural break in program offerings. 
Television and Class A television broadcast stations may make these 
announcements visually or aurally.
    47 CFR 73.1201(b) requires the licensees' station identification to 
consist of the station's call letters immediately followed by the 
community or communities specified in its license as the station's 
location. The name of the licensee, the station's frequency, the 
station's channel number, as stated on the station's license, and/or 
the station's network affiliation may be inserted between the call 
letters and station location. Digital Television (DTV) stations 
choosing to include the station's channel number in the station 
identification must use the station's major channel number and may 
distinguish multicast program streams. For example, a station with 
major channel number 26 may use 26.1 to identify a High Definition 
Television (HDTV) program service and 26.2 to identify a Standard 
Definition Television (SDTV) program service. No other insertion 
between the station's call letters and the community or communities 
specified in its license is permissible.
    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.
    47 CFR 74.783(e) permits any low power 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.
    47 CFR 74.1283(c)(1) requires FM translator stations whose station 
identification is made by the primary station to furnish current 
information on the translator's call letters and location. This 
information is kept in the primary station's files. This information is 
used to contact the translator licensee in the event of malfunction of 
the translator.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-750 Filed 1-31-06; 8:45 am]
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