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

October 9, 1996.

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. 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 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 November 14,

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, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to [email protected] and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236

NEOB 725 17th Street, N.W., 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 Number: 3060-0390.

Title: Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report.

Form No: FCC 395-B.

Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.

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

Governments.

Number of Respondents: 14,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: .88 hours per report.

Total Annual Burden: 12,320 hours.

Estimated Costs Per Respondent: 0.

Needs and Uses: The FCC 395-B is a data collection device used to

assess and enforce the Commission's EEO requirements. It is filed by

all AM, FM, TV, international and low power TV broadcast licensees/

permittees. The data is used by FCC staff to monitor a licensee's

permittee's efforts to comply with the broadcast EEO rules.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0215.

Title: Section 73.3527 Local Public Inspection file of

noncommercial educational stations.

Form No: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 2,168 noncommercial educational radio and

televison stations will maintain a public inspection file and 15

noncommercial TV stations will elect must-carry status for cable

systems that change the number of channels.

Estimated Time Per Response: 104 hours annually per noncommercial

education radio and television station maintaining public inspection

files; and 1 hour per noncommerical TV station per statement.

Total Annual Burden: 225,487 hours.

Estimated Costs Per Respondent: 0.

Needs and Uses: Section 73.3527 requires that each licensee/

permittee of a noncommercial broadcast station 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

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reports and annual employment reports, statements certifying compliance

with filing announcements in connection with renewal applications, a

list of donors supporting specific programs, etc. In addition, Section

73.3527(a)(7) requires that each broadcast licensee of a noncommercial

educational station place in a public inspection file a list of

community issues addressed by the station's programming. This list is

kept on a quarterly basis and contains a brief description of how each

issue was treated. This rule also specifies the length of time, which

varies by document type, that each record must be retained in the

public file. The data is used by the public and FCC 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.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-26360 Filed 10-11-96; 8:45 am]

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