Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to Office of Management and Budget for Review

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to Office of

Management and Budget for Review

March 13, 1995.

The Federal Communications Commission has submitted the following

information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507).

Copies of these submissions may be purchased from the Commission's

copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 2100 M

Street, NW, Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037, (202) 857-3800. For

further information on this submission contact Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications Commission, (202) 418-0217 or via internet at

[email protected] Persons wishing to comment on this information

collection should contact Timothy Fain, Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10214 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3561.

OMB Number: 3060-0362.

Title: Section 80.401 Station documents requirements.

Form No.: N/A

Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for-

profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local or Tribal

Governments.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden: 10,208 annual responses; 4.33 hours burden

per response; 44,200 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: A portion of this documentation is used by the FCC

Compliance and Information Bureau personnel during inspection and

investigation to insure compliance with applicable rules and treaties.

This information may be used for similar purposes by appropriate

representatives of foreign governments when the vessel is operating in

foreign waters. The remainder of the documents are used by the radio

operator and are necessary to support communications capability at sea.

OMB Number: 3060-0502.

Title: Section 73.1942 Candidate Rates.

Form No.: N/A

Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden: 285,875 annual responses; 2.1 hours burden

per response; 600,338 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: Section 73.1942 requires broadcast licensees to

disclose station practices offered to commercial advertisers that

enhance the value of advertising spots and different classes of time.

It also requires licensees to calculate the lowest unit charge. The

disclosures allow candidates to determine that they are receiving the

same charge as the most favored advertisers.

OMB Number: 3060-0211.

Title: Section 73.1943 Political File.

Form No.: N/A

Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.

Estimated Annual Burden: 406,125 annual recordkeepers; .25 hours

burden per response; 101,531 hours total annual recordkeeping burden.

Needs and Uses: Section 73.1943 requires licensees of broadcast

stations to keep complete records of all requests [[Page 14757]] for

broadcast time made on behalf of political candidates, together with

notations showing disposition of requests, and allow public inspection

of these records. Data is used to by public to assess money expended

and time allotted to political candidates and to ensure that equal

access was afforded to other qualified candidates.

OMB Number: 3060-0501.

Title: Section 76.206 Candidate Rates.

Form No.: N/A

Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Frequency of Response: 10 disclosures annually, rates calculated

semi-annually.

Estimated Annual Burden: 52480 annual responses; 2.5 hours burden

per response; 131,200 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.205 requires cable television systems to

disclose any station practice offered to commercial advertisers that

enhance the value of advertising spots and different classes of time.

It also requires cable systems to calculate the lowest unit charge.

This allows candidates to determine that they are receiving the same

rate as the most favored advertisers.

OMB Number: 3060-0313.

Title: Section 76.207 Political File.

Form No.: N/A

Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden: 26,240 annual responses; .25 hours burden

per response; 6,560 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.207 requires cable television systems to

keep complete records of all request for cablecast time made on behalf

of political candidates, together with notation showing disposition of

requests, and allow public inspection of records. Data is used by the

public to assess money expended, time allotted to political candidates

and to ensure that equal access was afforded to other qualified

candidates.

OMB Number: 3060-0419.

Title: Sections 76.94, 76.155, 76.157, and 76.159 Syndicated

Exclusivity/Network Non-duplication Rights.

Form No.: N/A

Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden: 170,368 annual responses; 1 hour burden

per response; 170,368 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: Notifications by TV stations and program suppliers

will provide cable systems with information on programs for which they

have syndicated exclusivity/network non-duplication rights. The data

provided to cable systems by TV stations will be used to determine when

programs subject to deletion will be aired, so that the cable system

can delete carriage of signals at appropriate time.

OMB Number: 3060-0500.

Title: Section 76.607 Resolution of Complaints.

Form No.: N/A

Action: Extension of currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden: 11,300 annual responses: 27 hours burden

per response; 305,100 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.607 requires cable systems to advise

subscribers once each calendar year of proceedings for resolution of

complaints. It also requires that records be maintained on all

subscriber complaints. The data is used by local franchising

authorities to assess cable systems' performance and to ensure that the

quality service is being provided to subscribers.

OMB Number: 3060-0316.

Title: Section 76.305 Records to be maintained locally by cable

system operators for public inspection.

Form No.: N/A

Action: Extension of currently approved collection.

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

Government.

Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping Requirement.

Estimated Annual Burden: 11,300 recordkeepers; 18.2 hours burden

per recordkeeper; 205,386 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.305 requires cable television systems to

maintain a public inspection file of certain records. This data is used

by FCC investigation staff and the public to assess a cable systems

performance and to ensure compliance with FCC rules and regulations.

OMB Number: N/A

Title: Section 76.934(f)(1) Alternative rate regulation agreements.

Form No.: N/A

Action: New collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,157 annual responses; .5 hours burden

per response; 1,579 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: This section permits local franchising authorities

and qualified small systems to enter in alternative rate regulation

agreements. Small systems must file with Commission a copy of the

operative alternative rate regulation agreement within 30 days after

its effective date. This information will be used by the Commission in

conjunction with reviews of rate complaints filed by cable subscribers.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95-6730 Filed 3-17-95; 8:45 am]

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