[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14756-14757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6730]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to Office of
Management and Budget for Review
March 13, 1995.
The Federal Communications Commission has submitted the following
information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
Copies of these submissions may be purchased from the Commission's
copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 2100 M
Street, NW, Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037, (202) 857-3800. For
further information on this submission contact Dorothy Conway, Federal
Communications Commission, (202) 418-0217 or via internet at
[email protected]. Persons wishing to comment on this information
collection should contact Timothy Fain, Office of Management and
Budget, Room 10214 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3561.
OMB Number: 3060-0362.
Title: Section 80.401 Station documents requirements.
Form No.: N/A
Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local or Tribal
Governments.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10,208 annual responses; 4.33 hours burden
per response; 44,200 hours total annual burden.
Needs and Uses: A portion of this documentation is used by the FCC
Compliance and Information Bureau personnel during inspection and
investigation to insure compliance with applicable rules and treaties.
This information may be used for similar purposes by appropriate
representatives of foreign governments when the vessel is operating in
foreign waters. The remainder of the documents are used by the radio
operator and are necessary to support communications capability at sea.
OMB Number: 3060-0502.
Title: Section 73.1942 Candidate Rates.
Form No.: N/A
Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Burden: 285,875 annual responses; 2.1 hours burden
per response; 600,338 hours total annual burden.
Needs and Uses: Section 73.1942 requires broadcast licensees to
disclose station practices offered to commercial advertisers that
enhance the value of advertising spots and different classes of time.
It also requires licensees to calculate the lowest unit charge. The
disclosures allow candidates to determine that they are receiving the
same charge as the most favored advertisers.
OMB Number: 3060-0211.
Title: Section 73.1943 Political File.
Form No.: N/A
Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Estimated Annual Burden: 406,125 annual recordkeepers; .25 hours
burden per response; 101,531 hours total annual recordkeeping burden.
Needs and Uses: Section 73.1943 requires licensees of broadcast
stations to keep complete records of all requests [[Page 14757]] for
broadcast time made on behalf of political candidates, together with
notations showing disposition of requests, and allow public inspection
of these records. Data is used to by public to assess money expended
and time allotted to political candidates and to ensure that equal
access was afforded to other qualified candidates.
OMB Number: 3060-0501.
Title: Section 76.206 Candidate Rates.
Form No.: N/A
Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency of Response: 10 disclosures annually, rates calculated
semi-annually.
Estimated Annual Burden: 52480 annual responses; 2.5 hours burden
per response; 131,200 hours total annual burden.
Needs and Uses: Section 76.205 requires cable television systems to
disclose any station practice offered to commercial advertisers that
enhance the value of advertising spots and different classes of time.
It also requires cable systems to calculate the lowest unit charge.
This allows candidates to determine that they are receiving the same
rate as the most favored advertisers.
OMB Number: 3060-0313.
Title: Section 76.207 Political File.
Form No.: N/A
Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Burden: 26,240 annual responses; .25 hours burden
per response; 6,560 hours total annual burden.
Needs and Uses: Section 76.207 requires cable television systems to
keep complete records of all request for cablecast time made on behalf
of political candidates, together with notation showing disposition of
requests, and allow public inspection of records. Data is used by the
public to assess money expended, time allotted to political candidates
and to ensure that equal access was afforded to other qualified
candidates.
OMB Number: 3060-0419.
Title: Sections 76.94, 76.155, 76.157, and 76.159 Syndicated
Exclusivity/Network Non-duplication Rights.
Form No.: N/A
Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Burden: 170,368 annual responses; 1 hour burden
per response; 170,368 hours total annual burden.
Needs and Uses: Notifications by TV stations and program suppliers
will provide cable systems with information on programs for which they
have syndicated exclusivity/network non-duplication rights. The data
provided to cable systems by TV stations will be used to determine when
programs subject to deletion will be aired, so that the cable system
can delete carriage of signals at appropriate time.
OMB Number: 3060-0500.
Title: Section 76.607 Resolution of Complaints.
Form No.: N/A
Action: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Burden: 11,300 annual responses: 27 hours burden
per response; 305,100 hours total annual burden.
Needs and Uses: Section 76.607 requires cable systems to advise
subscribers once each calendar year of proceedings for resolution of
complaints. It also requires that records be maintained on all
subscriber complaints. The data is used by local franchising
authorities to assess cable systems' performance and to ensure that the
quality service is being provided to subscribers.
OMB Number: 3060-0316.
Title: Section 76.305 Records to be maintained locally by cable
system operators for public inspection.
Form No.: N/A
Action: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, Local and Tribal
Government.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping Requirement.
Estimated Annual Burden: 11,300 recordkeepers; 18.2 hours burden
per recordkeeper; 205,386 hours total annual burden.
Needs and Uses: Section 76.305 requires cable television systems to
maintain a public inspection file of certain records. This data is used
by FCC investigation staff and the public to assess a cable systems
performance and to ensure compliance with FCC rules and regulations.
OMB Number: N/A
Title: Section 76.934(f)(1) Alternative rate regulation agreements.
Form No.: N/A
Action: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,157 annual responses; .5 hours burden
per response; 1,579 hours total annual burden.
Needs and Uses: This section permits local franchising authorities
and qualified small systems to enter in alternative rate regulation
agreements. Small systems must file with Commission a copy of the
operative alternative rate regulation agreement within 30 days after
its effective date. This information will be used by the Commission in
conjunction with reviews of rate complaints filed by cable subscribers.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-6730 Filed 3-17-95; 8:45 am]
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