[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 20, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78919-78920]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32462]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

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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 February 
21, 2012. 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: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications 
Commission via email 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: 3060-0754.
    Title: Children's Television Programming Report, FCC Form 398.
    Form Number: 398.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    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. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 154(i) 
and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 94,176 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $4,708,800.
    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 
A television broadcast stations are both required to file FCC Form 398. 
FCC Form 398 is a standardized form that:
    (a) Provides a consistent format for reporting by all licensees, 
and
    (b) 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:
    (a) To identify the individual station, and
    (b) 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.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-32462 Filed 12-19-11; 8:45 am]
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