[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2588-2589]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-795]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 6, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 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 (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. Pursuant to the PRA, no person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 16, 
2009. 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: Interested parties may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or 
U.S. 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, send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact Cathy 
Williams at 202-418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0573.
    Title: Application for Franchise Authority Consent to Assignment or 
Transfer of Control of Cable Television Franchise.
    Form Number: FCC Form 394.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business of other for-profit entities; State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,000 respondents; 1,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Section 4(i) and 617 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,000 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $375,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: Cable operators use FCC Form 394 to apply to the 
local franchise authority (LFA) for approval to assign or transfer 
control of a cable television system. With the information provided by 
Form 394, LFAs can restrict profiteering transactions and other 
transfers that are likely to have an adverse effect on cable rates or 
service in the franchise area.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0754.
    Title: Children's Television Programming Report.
    Form Number: FCC Form 398.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,962 respondents; 7,848 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Quarterly 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 94,176 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $3,139,200.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: Commercial television broadcast stations and Class

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A television broadcast stations are both required to file FCC Form 398. 
FCC Form 398 is a standardized form that provides a consistent format 
for reporting by all licensees, and facilitates efforts by the public 
and the FCC to monitor compliance with the Children's Television Act.
    These commercial television broadcast station licensees and the 
Class A television broadcast station licensees both use FCC Form 398 to 
identify the individual station, and to identify the children's 
educational and informational programs, which the station broadcasts on 
both the regularly scheduled and preempted core programming, to meet 
the station's obligation under the Children's Television Act of 1990 
(CTA).
    Each quarter, the licensee is required to place in its public 
inspection file a ``Children's Television Programming Report'' and to 
file the FCC Form 398 each quarter with the Commission. The licensee 
must also complete a ``Preemption Report'' for each preempted core 
program during the quarter. This ``Preemption Report'' requests 
information on the date of each preemption, if the program was 
rescheduled, the date and time the program was aired, and the reason 
for the preemption.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-795 Filed 1-14-09; 8:45 am]
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