[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27772-27773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11435]


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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 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; the accuracy of the 
Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 
clarity of the information collected; 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 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 June 11, 
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: 3060-0214.
    Title: Sections 73.3526 and 73.3527, Local Public Inspection Files; 
Sections 76.1701 and 73.1943, Political Files.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Parties: Business or other for-profit 
entities; Not for-profit institutions; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 24,558 respondents; 59,056 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 104 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; 
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 303, 307 and 308.

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    Total Annual Burden: 2,158,080 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $882,236.00.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The FCC is preparing a PIA.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The FCC is preparing a system 
of records, FCC/MB-2, ``Broadcast Station Public Inspection Files,'' to 
cover the personally identifiable information (PII) that may be 
included in the broadcast station public inspection files. Respondents 
may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be 
withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking final approval of the 
information collection requirements that were adopted in FCC 12-44 and 
contained in collection 3060-0214 from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). On April 27, 2012, the Commission released a Second 
Report and Order, MB Docket Nos. 00-168 and 00-44; FCC 12-44. This 
Order adopted information collection requirements that support the 
Commission's public file rules that are codified at 47 CFR 73.3526 and 
73.3527. 47 CFR 73.3526 and 73.3527 require that licensees and 
permittees of commercial and noncommercial AM, FM and TV stations 
maintain a file for public inspection at its main studio or at another 
accessible location in its community of license. The contents of the 
file vary according to type of service and status. The contents 
include, but are not limited to, copies of certain applications 
tendered for filing, a statement concerning petitions to deny filed 
against such applications, copies of ownership reports, statements 
certifying compliance with filing announcements in connection with 
renewal applications, a list of donors supporting specific programs, 
and a list of community issues addressed by the station's programming.
    These rules also specify the length of time, which varies by 
document type, that each record must be retained in the public file. 
The public and FCC use the data to evaluate information about the 
licensee's performance and to ensure that station is addressing issues 
concerning the community to which it is licensed to serve.
    The information collection requirements consist of:
    Pursuant to 47 CFR 73.1943(d), television station licensees or 
applicants must place the contents of its political file on the 
Commission's Web site on a going-forward basis. Pursuant to 47 CFR 
73.3526(b), commercial television station licensees or applicants must 
place the contents of their public inspection file as required by 47 
CFR 73.3526(e) on the Commission's Web site, with the exception of 
letters and emails from the public as required by 47 CFR 73.3526(e)(9), 
which will be retained at the station. A station must also link to the 
public inspection file hosted on the Commission's Web site from the 
home page of its own Web site, if the station has a Web site. The 
Commission will automatically link the following items to the 
electronic version of all licensee and applicant public inspection 
files, to the extent that the Commission has these items 
electronically: authorizations, applications, contour maps; ownership 
reports and related materials; portions of the Equal Employment 
Opportunity file held by the Commission; the public and broadcasting; 
Children's television programming reports; and DTV transition education 
reports.
    Pursuant to 47 CFR 73.3527(b) non-commercial educational television 
station licensees or applicants must place the contents of their public 
inspection file as required by 47 CFR 73.3527(e) on the Commission's 
Web site. A station must also link to the public inspection file hosted 
on the Commission's Web site from the home page of its own Web site, if 
the station has a Web site. The Commission will automatically link the 
following items to the electronic version of all licensee and applicant 
public inspection files, to the extent that the Commission has these 
items electronically: contour maps; ownership reports and related 
materials; portions of the Equal Employment Opportunity file held by 
the Commission; and the public and broadcasting.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0174.
    Title: Sections 73.1212, 76.1615 and 76.1715, Sponsorship 
Identification.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents/Affected Parties: Business or other for profit 
entities; Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 22,761 respondents and 
1,831,610 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .0011 to .2011 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure; On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 242,633 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $33,828.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 4(i), 
317 and 507 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The FCC is preparing a system 
of records, FCC/MB-2, ``Broadcast Station Public Inspection Files,'' to 
cover the personally identifiable information (PII) that may be 
included in the broadcast station public inspection files. Respondents 
may request materials or information submitted to the Commission be 
withheld from public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): The FCC is preparing a PIA.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking final approval of the 
information collection requirements that were adopted in FCC 12-44 and 
contained in collection 3060-0174 from the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB). On April 27, 2012, the Commission released a Second 
Report and Order, MB Docket Nos. 00-168 and 00-44; FCC 12-44. This 
Second Report and Order adopted information collection requirements 
that will change the availability of record disclosures under 47 CFR 
73.1212. 47 CFR 73.1212(e) states that, when an entity rather than an 
individual sponsors the broadcast of matter that is of a political or 
controversial nature, the licensee is required to retain a list of the 
executive officers, or board of directors, or executive committee, 
etc., of the organization paying for such matter in its public file.
    The information collection requirements consist of:
    Pursuant to the changes contained in 47 CFR 73.1212(e), this list, 
which could contain personally identifiable information, would be 
located in a public file to be located on the Commission's Web site 
instead of being maintained in the public file at the station. Burden 
estimates for this change are included in OMB Control Number 3060-0214.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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