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

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Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by FCC

For Extension Under Delegated Authority 5 CFR 1320 authority, Comments

Requested

March 14, 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.

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 May 20, 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 Approval Number: 3060-0236.

Title: Section 74.703 Interference.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 10.

Estimated Time Per Response: 12 hours (this time is split between

cost and burden, 2 hours burden for the licensee and 10 hours cost for

a communications attorney).

Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 74.703(f) requires licensees of low power

TV or TV translator stations causing interference to other stations to

submit a report to the FCC detailing the nature of interference, source

of interfering signals, and remedial steps taken to eliminate the

interference. This report is to be submitted after operation of the

station has resumed. The data is used by FCC staff to determine that

the licensee has eliminated all interference caused by operation of

their station.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0248.

Title: Section 74.751 Modification of Transmission Systems.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 200.

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 100.

Needs and Uses: Section 74.751(c) requires licensees of low power

TV or TV translator stations to send written notification to the FCC of

equipment changes which may be made at licensee's discretion without

the use of a formal application. Section 74.751(d) requires that

licensees of low power TV or TV translator stations place in the

station records a certification that the installation of new or

replacement transmitting equipment complies in all respects with the

technical requirements of this section and the station authorization.

The notifications and certifications of equipment changes are used by

FCC staff to assure that the equipment changes made are in full

compliance with the technical requirements of this section and the

station authorizations and will not cause interference to other

authorized stations.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0095.

Title: Annual Employment Report - Cable Television.

Form Number: FCC 395-A.

Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 2,564.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.75 hours/form; 0.25/certification;

2.417 hours/supplemental information sheet

Total Annual Burden: 4,683 hours.

Needs and Uses: The Annual Employment Report (FCC 395-A) is a data

collection device used to assess and enforce the Commission's EEO

requirements. The report identifies employees by gender, race, color

and/or national origin in nine major job categories. Every cable entity

with 6 or more full-time employees and all Satellite Master Antenna

Television Systems serving 50 or more subscribers and having 6 or more

full-time employees must file annually a full FCC 395-A. However, cable

entities with 5 or fewer full-time employees must only file Sections I,

II and IX of the FCC 395-A and thereafter need not file again unless

its employment increases. In addition, cable entities with 6 or more

full-time employees will file a Supplemental Investigation Sheet once

every 5 years. The data is used by FCC staff to monitor a cable unit's

efforts to afford equal employment opportunity in employment. The data

is also used to assess industry trends.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0574.

Title: MVPD Annual Employment Report.

Form Number: FCC 395-M.

Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 155.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.75 hours/form; 0.25/certification;

2.417 hours/supplemental information sheet.

Total Annual Burden: 232 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 22(e) of the Cable Television Consumer

Protection Act of 1992 (1992 Cable Act) amends the definition of

``cable operator'' for EEO purposes to include program packages of

multiple video program distributors (MVPD) using owned or leased

transport facilities in the multipoint distribution service (MDS),

multichannel, multipoint distribution service (MMDS), direct broadcast

satellite (DBS), television receive only (TVRO) and video dialtone

facilities to provide multiple channels of video programming. The MVPD

Annual Employment Report (FCC 395-M) is a data collection device used

to assess and enforce the Commission's EEO requirements. The report

identifies employees by gender, race, color and/or national origin in

nine major job categories. The FCC 395-M contains a

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grid which collects data on full and part-time employees, collects

hiring and promotion data for senior upper-level job categories, and a

list of job titles within each of the 15 job categories. MVPD units may

submit computer-generated lists of job titles which are currently

maintained for internal recordkeeping purposes. Every MVPD unit with 6

or more full-time employees must file annually a full FCC 395-M.

However, MVPD units with 5 or fewer full-time employees must only file

Sections I, II and IX of the FCC 395-M and thereafter need not file

again unless its employment increases. In addition, MVPD units with 6

or more full-time employees will file a Supplemental Investigation

Sheet once every 5 years. The data is used by FCC staff to monitor a

MVPD unit's efforts to afford equal employment opportunity in

employment. The data is also used to assess industry trends.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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