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

November 6, 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 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

Commission's 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 January 13,

1997. 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

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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 Number: 3060-0466.

Title: Section 74.1283 Station Identification.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 200 FM translator stations (100

certifications of new installations; 100 notifications of change in

primary FM station being retransmitted).

Estimated time per response: 0.25 hour per certification/

notification.

Total annual burden: 50.

Needs and Uses: Upon replacement of a transmitter that can be

completed without FCC approval, Section 74.1251(b)(1) requires that the

licensee place in the station records a certification that the new

installation complies in all respects with all technical requirements

and terms of the station authorization. Section 74.1251(c) requires FM

translator licensees to notify the FCC, in writing, of changes in the

primary FM station being retransmitted. The certification of the new

installation are used by licensees to provide prospective users of the

modified equipment with necessary information. If no such information

exists, any future problems could prove difficult to solve and could

result in electronic frequency interference for long periods of time.

The notification of changes in the primary FM station being

retransmitted is used by FCC staff to keep records up-to-date and to

ensure compliance with FCC rules and regulations.

OMB Number: 3060-0466.

Title: Section 74.1283 Station Identification.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 400 FM translator stations.

Estimated time per response: 10 minutes per notice.

Total annual burden: 1 hour 6 minutes.

Needs and Uses: Section 74.1283(c)(1) requires an FM translator

station whose station identification is made by the primary station to

furnish current information of the translator's call letters and

location (name, address and telephone number). This information is to

be kept in the primary station's files. This information is used by the

primary station licensee and/or FCC staff in field investigations to

contact the translator licensee in the event of malfunction of the

translator.

Federal Communications Commission

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-29074 Filed 11-13-96; 8:45 am]

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