Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission; Comments Requested February 26, 1996.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission; Comments Requested

February 26, 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. 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 May 3, 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: 3060-0214.

Title: Section 73.3526 Local Public Inspection File of Commercial

Stations.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 10,215 commecial radio licensees

recordkeepers; 1181 commercial TV licensees recordkeepers; 1181

commercial TV stations making must-carry/retransmission consent

elections.

Estimated time per response: 104 hours per year for radio

recordkeeping; 130 hours per year for TV recordkeeping; 5 hours per

election statement to 150 cable systems per TV station.

Total annual burden: 2,101,640 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 73.3526 requires that each licensee/

permittee of a commercial broadcast station maintain a file for public

inspection. 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 ownership

reports and annual employment reports, statements certifying compliance

with filing announcements in connection with renewal applications,

letters received from members of the public, etc. The data are used by

the public and FCC to evaluate information about the broadcast

licensee's performance, to ensure that broadcast stations are

addressing issues concerning the community to which it is licensed to

serve and to ensure that radio stations entering into time brokerage

agreements comply with Commission policies pertaining to licensee

control and to the Communications Act and the antitrust laws.

Broadcasters are required to send each cable operator in the station's

market a copy of the election statement applicable to that particular

cable operator. Placing these retransmission consent/must-carry

elections in the public file provide public access to documentation of

station's elections which are used by cable operators in negotiations

with television stations and by the public to ascertain why some

stations are/are not carried by the cable systems.

OMB Number: 3060-0245.

Title: Section 74.537 Temporary Authorizations.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 50.

Estimated time per response: 2 hours (this time is split 1hour 30

minutes burden for the licensee and 30 minutes cost for a

communications attorney).

Total annual burden: 75 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 74.537 requires licensees of an aural

broadcast studio transmitter link (STL) or intercity relay station to

file an informal request for special temporary authorization for

operations of a temporary nature. The data is used by FCC staff to

insure that the temporary operation of an STL or intercity relay

station will not cause interference to existing stations.

OMB Number: 3060-0243.

Title: Section 74.551 Equipment Changes.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 25.

Estimated time per response: 1 hour (this hour is split between

cost and burden, 30 minutes burden for the licensee and 30 minutes cost

for a communications attorney).

Total annual burden: 13 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 74.551(b) requires licensees of aural

broadcast studio transmitter links (STL) or intercity relay stations to

notify the Commission in writing of minor equipment changes that can be

made without prior Commission authorization upon completion of such

changes. The data is used by FCC staff to assure that the changes made

comply with the rules and regulations.

OMB Number: 3060-0543.

Title: Section 21.913 Signal booster stations.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Reinstatement/revision.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 300.

Estimated time per response: 2.5 hours per certification. This

includes 0.5 hours for the licensee to convey its desire to install a

low power booster station and 2 hours for a consulting engineer to

prepare the certification.

Total annual burden: 150.

Needs and Uses: On 6/9/93, OMB approved the Amendment of Parts 1, 2

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and 21 of the Commission's Rules Governing Use of the Frequencies in

the 2.1 amd 2.5 GHz Bands. That approval contained various rule parts

contained in Parts 21 and 74 of the Commission's Rules. Since that

time, all rule sections incorporated into that approval have been

reapproved under different OMB control numbers expect Section 21.913.

Section 21.913(g) permits an MDS or ITFS licensee to install and

commence operation of low power signal booster stations without a

formal application. Licensees seeking to install a low power signal

booster station must, however, submit a certification demonstrating

compliance with the various components of Sections 21.913(g). This

certification must be submitted within 48 hours of installation of the

booster station. The data are used by FCC staff to verify that the

licensee has complied with guidelines to use the certification process

and that the booster would not cause objectionable interference.

OMB Number: 3060-0280.

Title: Section 90.633(f)&(g) Conventional systems loading

requirement.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: State or local government; Business or other for-

profit; Not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 15.

Estimated time per response: 1 hour.

Total annual burden: 15 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 90.633(f)&(g) provides for the

authorization of wide area or ribbon systems upon an appropriate

showing of need. The information is used to determine if such systems

should be authorized, thus maintaining spectrum efficiency.

OMB Number: 3060-0441.

Title: Section 90.621(b)(4) Selection and assignment of

frequencies.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension.

Respondents: State or local government; Business or other for-

profit; Not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 33.

Estimated time per response: 1.5 hours.

Total annual burden: 25 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 90.621(b) requires SMR applicants who wish

to locate stations closer than required mileage separation from

existing co-channel stations to file additional information and in some

instances to request a waiver.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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