[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33283-33284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14073]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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. 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; (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; and (e) ways to further reduce the information 
collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 
employees.
    The FCC 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 PRA that does not display a valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 8, 
2011. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find 
it difficult to do so within the period of

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time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below 
as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications 
Commission via e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0095.
    Title: Multi-Channel Video Programming Distributors Annual 
Employment Report, FCC Form 395-A.
    Form Number: FCC Form 395-A
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,500 respondents; 2,500 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and annual 
reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority is contained in Sections 154 and 634 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 395-A, ``The Multi-Channel Video 
Programming Distributor Annual Employment Report,'' is a data 
collection device used to assess industry employment trends and provide 
reports to Congress. The report identifies employees by gender and 
race/ethnicity in sixteen job categories. FCC Form 395-A contains a 
grid which collects data on full and part-time employees and requests a 
list of employees by job title, indicating the job category and full or 
part-time status of the position. Every cable entity with 6 or more 
full-time employees and all Satellite Master Antenna Television Systems 
(SMATV) serving 50 or more subscribers and having 6 or more full-time 
employees must complete Form 395-A in its entirety and file it by 
September 30 each year. However, cable entities with 5 or fewer full-
time employees are not required to file but if they do, they need to 
complete and file only Sections I, II and VIII of the FCC Form 395-A, 
and thereafter need not file again unless their employment increases.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0176.
    Title: Section 73.1510, Experimental Authorizations.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 230 respondents; 230 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.25-5.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 983 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $231,250.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 73.1510 requires that a licensee of 
an AM, FM, and TV broadcast station to file an informal application 
with the FCC to request an experimental authorization to conduct 
technical experimentation directed toward improvement of the technical 
phases of operation and service. This request shall describe the nature 
and purpose of experimentation to be conducted, the nature of the 
experimental signal transmission, and the proposed hours and duration 
of the experimentation. The data are used by FCC staff to maintain 
complete technical information about a broadcast station and to ensure 
that such experimentation does not cause interference to other 
broadcast stations.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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