[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13392-13393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3727]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority

March 9, 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 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 May 15, 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 all your Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
comments by email or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by email 
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: 3060-0017.
    Title: Application for a Low Power TV, TV Translator, or TV Booster 
Station License.
    Form Number: FCC Form 347.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 450 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $36,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 347 is used by licensees/permittees of 
low power television, TV translator or TV booster stations to apply for 
a station license. Data is used by FCC staff to confirm that the 
station has been built in the outstanding construction permit. Data 
from FCC Form 347 is also included in any subsequent license to operate 
the station.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0906.
    Title: Annual DTV Report.
    Form Number: FCC Form 317.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 800.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-4.0 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Annual reporting 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,528 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $80,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Each commercial and noncommercial educational 
digital television (DTV) broadcast station licensee is required to file 
FCC Form 317 annually. The licensees report whether they provided 
ancillary or supplementary services at any time during the reporting 
cycle. The report indicates which services were provided, fee related 
services, gross revenues received from all feeable ancillary and 
supplementary services, and the amount of bitstream used to provide 
ancillary or supplementary service. The Commission established this 
program for assessing and collecting fees for the provision of 
ancillary or supplementary services by commercial digital television 
licensees in compliance with Section 336(e)(1) of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    On October 11, 2001, the Commission adopted a Report and Order, In 
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Matter of Ancillary or Supplementary Use of Digital Television Capacity 
by Noncommercial Licensees, MM Docket No. 98-203, which extended this 
requirement to noncommercial educational television licensees. Each 
licensee is required to retain the records supporting the calculation 
of the fees due for three years from the date of remittance of fees. 
Noncommercial DTV licensees must also retain documentation sufficient 
to show that their entire bitstream was used ``primarily'' for 
noncommercial education broadcast services on a weekly basis. The data 
is used by FCC staff to ensure that DTV licensees comply with the 
requirements of section 336(e) of the Communications Act.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-3727 Filed 3-14-06; 8:45 am]
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