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

July 23, 1996.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of it

continuing

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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

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 nessessary 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 September 30,

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.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications Commission Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., 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 Approval Number: 3060-0225.

Title: Section 90.131(b) Amendment or dismissal of applications.

Form No: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; state or local

governments; not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 25.

Estimated Time Per Response: .166 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 4.15 hours.

Total Annual Cost: 0.

Needs and Uses: Section 90.131(b) allows applicants to dismiss any

pending application by sending a written request. Information will

alert licensing personnel of applicant's desire to discontinue

processing of application.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0311.

Title: 76.54 Significantly viewed signals, method to be followed

for special showings.

Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.

Number of Respondents: 12.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours to create and serve each set

of notifications.

Total Annual Burden: 24 hours.

Total Costs to Respondents: $48. Postage and stationery costs are

estimated at $4 per set of notifications. $4 x 12=$48.

Needs and Uses: Section 76.54 requires that notice of an audience

survey that is conducted by an organization for significantly viewed

signal purposes must be served on all licensees or permitters of

television broadcast stations within whose predicted Grade B contour

the cable community or communities are located, and all other system

community units, franchisees and franchise applicants in the cable

community or communities, as well as the franchises authority. This

notification shall be made of least 30 days prior to the initial survey

period and shall include the name of the survey organization and a

description of the procedures to be used. The notifications are used by

interested parties to give them an opportunity to file objections to

the methodology of the audience survey.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0315.

Title: 76.221 Sponsorship identification; list retention; related

requirements.

Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.

Number of Respondents: 450.

Estimated Time Per Response: .5 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 225 hours.

Total Costs to Respondents: $900. Cost to each respondent for

maintaining and disclosing the information is estimated to be $2 per

occurrence. 450 x $2=$900.

Needs and Use: When a cablecast is of a political or controversial

nature pursuant to Section 76.221(d), the cable system operator is

required to retain a list of the executive officers, or board of

directors, or executive committee, etc. of the organization sponsoring

the cablecast. Sponsorship announcements are waived with respect to the

broadcast of ``want ads'' sponsored by an individual but the licensee

shall maintain a list showing the name, address and telephone number of

each advertiser pursuant to Section 76.221(f). These lists shall be

made available for public inspection. The records are used by the

public so that they may know by whom a political, controversial or

local ``want ad'' cablecast is sponsored.

Federal Communications Commission

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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