[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32159-32160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15936]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

June 30, 2009.
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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before August 6, 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 contacts 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via Internet at [email protected] 
or via fax at (202) 395-5167 and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC or via Internet at Cathy.Williams @fcc.gov or 
[email protected]. To view a copy of this information collection request 
(ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called 
``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in 
the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, 
(4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of 
agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the 
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when 
the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the title 
of this ICR (or its OMB control number, if there is one) and then click 
on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information about this 
ICR.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0113.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Broadcast EEO Program Report, FCC Form 396.
    Form Number: FCC Form 396.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,000 respondents and 2,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: At time of renewal reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. The statutory 
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 
154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,000 hours. Total Annual Cost: $200,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) 
Program Report, FCC Form 396, is a device that is used to evaluate a 
broadcaster's EEO program to ensure that satisfactory efforts are being 
made to comply with FCC's EEO requirements. FCC Form 396 is required to 
be filed at the time of renewal of license by all AM, FM, TV, Low Power 
TV and International stations.
    The Commission is revising this collection to remove the 
information collection requirements associated with OMB control number 
3060-0120 (FCC Form 396-A) from the collection. Collection 3060-0120 
was previously consolidated into information collection 3060-0113. The 
collections (3060-0113 and 3060-0120) are really different in nature 
and should not be consolidated. Therefore, we are requesting that they 
remain as two separate collections.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0120.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Title: Broadcast EEO Program Report, FCC Form 396-A.
    Form Number: FCC Form 396-A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 5,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain benefits. The statutory 
authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 
154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: The Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) 
Model Program Report, FCC Form 396-A, is filed in conjunction with 
applicants seeking authority to construct a new broadcast station, to 
obtain assignment of construction permit or license and/or seeking 
authority to acquire control of an entity holding construction permit 
or license. This program is designed to assist the applicant in 
establishing an effective EEO program for its station. The Commission 
is requesting reinstatement of OMB control number 3060-0120 by OMB. The 
collection was previously consolidated into information collection 
3060-0113. The collections (3060-0113 and 3060-0120) are really 
different in nature and should not be consolidated. Therefore, we are 
requesting that they remain as two separate collections.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0647.
    Title: Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices (``Price Survey'').
    Form Number: FCC Form 333.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 758 respondents and 758 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,580 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. The statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in Sections 4(i) and 623(k) of the

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Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and Extent of 
Confidentiality: If individual respondents to this survey wish to 
request confidential treatment of any data provided in connection with 
this survey, they can do so upon written request, in accordance with 
Sections 0.457 and 0.459 of the Commission's rules. To receive 
confidential treatment of their data, respondents need only describe 
the specific information they wish to protect and provide an 
explanation of why such confidential treatment is appropriate.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 623(k) of the Cable Television Consumer 
Protection and Competition Act of 1992 requires the Commission to 
publish annually a statistical report on average rates for basic cable 
service, cable programming service, and equipment. The report must 
compare the prices charged by cable operators subject to ``effective 
competition'' and those not subject to effective competition. The data 
needed to prepare this report is collected using the annual cable 
industry Price Survey.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-15936 Filed 7-6-09; 8:45 am]
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