[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 58606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16218]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

September 26, 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, 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 November 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 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 and Allison E. 
Zaleski, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-6466 or via the Internet at [email protected].

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. If you would like to obtain a copy of 
the information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web 
page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0716.
    Title: Sections 73.88, 73.318, 73.685, 73.1630, Blanketing 
Interference.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 21,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 41,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 73.88 (AM) states that the licensee 
of each broadcast station is required to satisfy all reasonable 
complaints of blanketing interference within the 1 V/m contour. 47 CFR 
Section 73.318(b)(FM) states that after January 1, 1985, permittees or 
licensees who either (1) Commence program tests, (2) replace the 
antennas, or (3) request facilities modifications and are issued a new 
construction permit must satisfy all complaints of blanketing 
interference which are received by the station during a one year 
period.
    47 CFR Section 73.318(c)(FM) states that a permittee collocating 
with one or more existing stations and beginning program tests on or 
after January 1, 1985, must assume full financial responsibility for 
remedying new complaints of blanketing interference for a period of one 
year.
    Under 47 CFR Sections 73.88(AM), 73.318(FM), and 73.685(d)(TV), the 
license is financially responsible for resolving complaints of 
interference within one year of program test authority when certain 
conditions are met. After the first year, a license is only required to 
provide technical assistance to determine the cause of interference.
    The FCC has an outstanding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in 
MM Docket No. 96-62, In the Matter of Amendment of Part 73 of the 
Commission's Rules to More Effectively Resolve Broadcast Blanketing 
Interference, Including Interference to Consumer Electronics and Other 
Communications Devices. The NPRM has proposed to provide detailed 
clarification of the AM, FM, and TV licensee's responsibilities in 
resolving/eliminating blanketing interference caused by their 
individual stations. The NPRM has also proposed to consolidate all 
blanketing interference rules under a new section 47 CFR 73.1630, 
``Blanketing Interference.'' This new rule has been designed to 
facilitate the resolution of broadcast interference problems and set 
forth all responsibilities of the licensee/permittee of a broadcast 
station. To date, final rules have not been adopted.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-16218 Filed 10-3-06; 8:45 am]
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