Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by FCC For Extension Under Delegated Authority 5 CFR 1320 Authority, Comments Requested

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by FCC

For Extension Under Delegated Authority 5 CFR 1320 Authority, Comments

Requested

June 21, 1996.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, 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. An

agency may not

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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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid

control number. 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

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. The FCC is reviewing the following information

collection requirements for possible 3-year extension under delegated

authority 5 CFR 1320, authority delegated to the Commission by the

Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before August 27,

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].

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 Number: 3060-0309.

Title: Section 74.1281 Station Records.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit

institutions, state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 2,450 FM translator and FM booster stations.

Estimated time per response: 1 hour per station.

Total annual burden: 2,450.

Needs and Uses: Section 74.1281 requires that licensees of FM

translator/booster stations maintain adequate records. These records

include the current instrument of authorization, official

correspondence with FCC, maintenance records, contracts, permission for

rebroadcasts and other pertinent documents. They also include entries

concerning any extinguishment or improper operation of tower lights.

The data is used by FCC staff in investigations to assure that the

licensee is operating in accordance with the technical requirements as

specified in the FCC Rules and with the station authorization, and is

taking reasonable measures to preclude interference to other stations.

OMB Number: 3060-0393.

Title: Section 73.54 Antenna resistance and reactance measurements.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 200 AM Licensees.

Estimated time per response: 1.25 hours (0.25 hours consultation

time; 1 hour contract consulting engineer).

Total annual burden: 50.

Needs and Uses: Section 73.54(d) requires that AM licensees file

notification with the FCC when determining power by the direct method.

This notification requirement is accomplished through a formal

application process and has OMB approval under FCC Form 302, (OMB

Control No. 3060-0029). In addition, Section 73.54(d) requires that

background information regarding antenna resistance measurement data

for AM stations must be kept on file at the station. The background

information is used by FCC staff in field investigations to ensure that

measurements are taken properly and by station licensees to identify

any problems that may occur.

OMB Number: 3060-0326.

Title: Section 73.69 Antenna Monitors.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 20 AM Licensees.

Estimated time per response: 1 hour per 73.69(d)(1); 2 hours per

73.69(d)(5).

Total annual burden: 30.

Needs and Uses: Section 73.69(c) requires AM station licensees with

directional antennas to file an informal request to operate without

required monitors with the Engineer in Charge of the radio district in

which the station is located when conditions beyond the control of the

licensee prevent the restoration of an antenna monitor to service

within a 120 day period. Section 73.69(d)(1) requires that AM licensees

with directional antennas request and obtain temporary authority to

operate with parameters at variance with licensed values when an

authorized antenna monitor is replaced pending issuance of a modified

license specifying new parameters. Section 73.69(d)(5) requires AM

licensees with directional antennas to submit an informal request for

modification of license to the FCC within 30 days of the date of

antenna monitor replacement. Station licensees must operate in

accordance with station licenses. The data collected by Section

73.69(c) is used by the Engineer in Charge to grant continued approval

to operate without the required monitors. The data collected by Section

73.69(d)(1) is used by FCC staff to grant interim authority to

licensees to operate in variance of the station license. The data

collected by Section 73.69(d)(5) is used by FCC staff to issue a

modified license.

OMB Number: 3060-0250.

Title: Section 74.784 Rebroadcasts.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit

institutions, state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 2,163 low power television, TV translator

and TV booster stations.

Estimated time per response: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 2,163.

Needs and Uses: Section 74.784(b) states that a licensee of a low

power television or TV translator station shall not rebroadcast the

programs of any other TV broadcast station without obtaining prior

consent of the station whose signals or programs are proposed to be

retransmitted. Section 74.784(b) requires licensees of low power

television and TV translator stations to notify the Commission when

rebroadcasting programs or signals of another station. This

notification shall include the call letters of each station

rebroadcast. The licensee of the low power television or TV translator

station shall certify that written consent has been obtained from the

licensee of the station whose programs are retransmitted. The data is

used by FCC staff to ensure compliance with Section 325(a) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which states that no

broadcasting station shall rebroadcast the program or any part thereof

of another broadcasting station without the express authority of the

originating station.

OMB Number: 3060-0209.

Title: Section 73.1920 Personal attacks.

Form Number: None.

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Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit

institutions.

Number of Respondents: 676 AM/FM/TV stations.

Estimated time per response: 30 minutes.

Total annual burden: 338 hours.

Needs and Uses: During the presentation of views on a controversial

issue of public importance, an attack may be made upon the honesty,

character, integrity, or like personal qualities of an identified

person or group. Section 73.1920 requires that a licensee of a

broadcast station must transmit to the person or group attacked a

notification of the date, time and identification of the broadcast of a

personal attack, a script or tape of the attack, and an offer of a

reasonable opportunity to respond to the attack over the licensee's

facilities. This data is used to notify a person or group that a

personal attack has been made and to afford that person or group

attacked an opportunity to respond to the attack over the licensee's

facilities.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0435.

Title: Section 80.361 Frequencies for Narrow-Band Direct-Printing

(NB-DP) and data transmissions.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.

Respondents: Individuals, business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 2.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 4 hours.

Total Annual Cost: 0.

Needs and Uses: The reporting requirement contained in Section

80.361 is necessary to require applicants to submit a showing of need

to obtain new or additional narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP)

frequencies. Applicants for new or additional NB-DP frequencies are

required to show the schedule of service of each currently licensed or

proposed series of NB-DP frequencies and to show a need for additional

frequencies based on at least a 40% usage of existing NB-DP

frequencies. The information is used to determine whether an

application for a NB-DP frequency should be granted. If the collection

of this information was not conducted, the FCC would have no

information available regarding the use of NP-DP frequencies by public

coast stations, and, therefore would be handicapped in determining

whether the frequencies were being hoarded and not put into use by

public coast stations.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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