Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

December 4, 1995.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications, 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 proposed

and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments are requested

concerning (a) whether the

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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

Commissions burden estimates; (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 comments should be submitted on or before January 8,

1996. 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.

ADDRESS: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications,

Room 234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to

[email protected] and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 NEOB 725 17th

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies

of the information collections contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217

or via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No.: 3060-0028.

Title: Application for Authorization of the Auxiliary Broadcast

Services.

Form No.: FCC 313.

Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of previously approved

collection for which approval has expired.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal

Governments.

Number of Respondents: 1,500.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5.166 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 7,749 hours.

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 313 is used by permitees or licensees of

AM, FM and TV Broadcast Stations and eligible networks when applying

for remote pickup, aural microwave, television microwave, and other

auxiliary broadcast stations. Data is used by FCC staff to determine if

proposal meets statutory requirements and to ensure that interference

will not occur.

OMB Approval No.: 3060-0298.

Title: Section 76.601.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, Local or Tribal

Governments.

Number of Respondents: 14,673.

Estimated Time Per Response: 19.4 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 285,084 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.601 requires that every cable system

operator maintain a current listing of the cable television channels

which that system delivers to its subscribers. Section 76.601(c) and

(d) require cable systems with over 1,000 subscribers to conduct semi-

annual proof of performance tests and triennial proof of performance

tests for color testing. This collection is being revised to request

approval for the third party disclosure in section 76.601(d) requiring

local franchise authorities to notify the cable operators who will be

alled third days to come in compliance with any preceived signal

quality problems which need to be corrected.

OMB Approval No.: 3060-0520.

Title: Section 90.127(e) Submission and filing of applications.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit-

institutions; State, Local or Tribal Governments.

Number of Respondents: 109,200.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.

Total Annual Burden: 9,100 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 90.127(e) requires licensees to report the

number of mobiles and pagers when license is modified or renewed. This

information is used for frequency coordination and licensing.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95-29899 Filed 12-7-95; 8:45 am]

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