[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 146 (Friday, July 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45565-45566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-19147]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget

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 comments should be submitted on or before August 29, 
2011. 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 below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax 
202-395-5167, or via e-mail [email protected]; and to 
Cathy Williams, FCC, via e-mail [email protected] and to 
[email protected]. Include in the comments the OMB control number 
as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. 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 OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0854.
    Title: Section 64.2401, Truth-in-Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-
170 and CG Docket No. 04-208.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,484 respondents; 34,130 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 243 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is found at section 
201(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201(b), 
and section 258, 47 U.S.C. 258, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. The 
Commission's implementing rules are codified at 47 CFR 64.2400-01.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,268,988 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $15,418,200.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from 
individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On March 18, 2005, the Commission released Truth-
in-Billing and Billing Format; National Association of State Utility 
Consumer Advocates' Petition for Declaratory Ruling Regarding Truth-in-
Billing, Second Report and Order, Declaratory Ruling, and Second 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 98-170, CG Docket 
No. 04-208, 20 FCC Rcd 6448 (2005) (2005 Second Report and Order and 
Second Further Notice); published at 70 FR 29979 and 70 FR 30044, May 
25, 2005, which determined, inter alia, that Commercial Mobile Radio 
Service providers no longer should be exempted from 47 CFR 64.2401(b), 
which requires billing descriptions to be brief, clear, non-misleading 
and in plain language. The 2005 Second Further Notice proposed and 
sought comment on measures to enhance the ability of consumers to

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make informed choices among competitive telecommunications service 
providers.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0126.
    Title: Section 73.1820, Station Log.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,200 respondents; 15,200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.017-0.5 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    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.
    Total Annual Burden: 15,095 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    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: 47 CFR 73.1820 requires that each licensee of an 
AM, FM or TV broadcast station maintain a station log. Each entry must 
accurately reflect the station's operation. This log should reflect 
adjustments to operating parameters for AM stations with directional 
antennas without an approved sampling system; for all stations the 
actual time of any observation of extinguishment or improper operation 
of tower lights; and entry of each test of the Emergency Broadcast 
System (EBS) for commercial stations.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0390.
    Title: Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report, FCC Form 395-B.
    Form Number: FCC Form 395-B.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses and other for-profit entities; Not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 14,000 respondents: 14,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,000 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 154(i) and 334 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-B, the ``Broadcast Station Annual 
Employment Report,'' is a data collection device used by the Commission 
to assess industry employment trends and provide reports to Congress. 
By the form, broadcast licensees and permittees identify employees by 
gender and race/ethnicity in ten specified major job categories in the 
form last approved by the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') in 
2008.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-19147 Filed 7-28-11; 8:45 am]
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