[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33283-33284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14073]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information collected; (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; and (e) ways to further reduce the information
collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
The FCC 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 PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 8,
2011. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of
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time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed below
as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0095.
Title: Multi-Channel Video Programming Distributors Annual
Employment Report, FCC Form 395-A.
Form Number: FCC Form 395-A
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not for profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,500 respondents; 2,500
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and annual
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority is contained in Sections 154 and 634 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 395-A, ``The Multi-Channel Video
Programming Distributor Annual Employment Report,'' is a data
collection device used to assess industry employment trends and provide
reports to Congress. The report identifies employees by gender and
race/ethnicity in sixteen job categories. FCC Form 395-A contains a
grid which collects data on full and part-time employees and requests a
list of employees by job title, indicating the job category and full or
part-time status of the position. Every cable entity with 6 or more
full-time employees and all Satellite Master Antenna Television Systems
(SMATV) serving 50 or more subscribers and having 6 or more full-time
employees must complete Form 395-A in its entirety and file it by
September 30 each year. However, cable entities with 5 or fewer full-
time employees are not required to file but if they do, they need to
complete and file only Sections I, II and VIII of the FCC Form 395-A,
and thereafter need not file again unless their employment increases.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0176.
Title: Section 73.1510, Experimental Authorizations.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 230 respondents; 230
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.25-5.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 983 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $231,250.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR Section 73.1510 requires that a licensee of
an AM, FM, and TV broadcast station to file an informal application
with the FCC to request an experimental authorization to conduct
technical experimentation directed toward improvement of the technical
phases of operation and service. This request shall describe the nature
and purpose of experimentation to be conducted, the nature of the
experimental signal transmission, and the proposed hours and duration
of the experimentation. The data are used by FCC staff to maintain
complete technical information about a broadcast station and to ensure
that such experimentation does not cause interference to other
broadcast stations.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-14073 Filed 6-7-11; 8:45 am]
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