[Federal Register: July 14, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 134)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
June 29, 2004.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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 information collection, 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 estimate; (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 August 13,
2004. 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.
ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th
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Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to
Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov or Kristy L. LaLonde, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3087 or
via the Internet at Kristy_L._LaLonde@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copy of
the information collection(s) contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or
via the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0967.
Title: Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing
Emergency Information.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or
households; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, local, or tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third
party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 210 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $18,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 79.2 of the Commission's rules are designed
to ensure that persons with hearing and visual disabilities have access
to the critical details of emergency information. The Commission
adopted the rules to assist persons with hearing disabilities on April
14, 2000, in the Second Report and Order in MM Docket No. 95-176. The
Commission modified the rules to assist persons with visual
disabilities on July 21, 2000, in the Report and Order in MM Docket No.
99-339. Because the Commission adopted its rules for persons with
different disabilities at different times, it has previously provided
separate Paperwork Reduction Act submissions for them as follows: Rules
for persons with hearing disabilities are associated with OMB Control
No. 3060-0945; and rules for persons with visual disabilities are
associated with OMB Control No. 3060-0967. Because both sets of rules,
however, make use of the same complaint procedure, which triggers the
need for the submission, the Commission now consolidates its
submission. 47 CFR 79.2(c) requires that complaints be transmitted to
the Commission, and that each complaint include following: The name of
the video programming distributor at issue; the date and time of the
omission of the emergency information; and the type of emergency. The
Commission then notifies the video programming distributor, which must
reply within 30 days. This revised information collection also includes
a Privacy Impact Assessment to comply with OMB Memorandum M-03-22
(September 26, 2003).
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0698.
Title: Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish a Radio
Astronomy Coordination Zone in Puerto Rico, ET Docket No. 96-2.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; Not for
profit institutions; and State, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 515.
Estimated Time per Response: 35 minutes (avg.) (multiple responses
annually).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third
party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 300 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
Needs and Uses: On October 15, 1997, the FCC released a Report and
Order, ET Docket No. 96-2, RM-8165, FCC 97-347, that established a
Coordination Zone for new and modified radio facilities in various
communications services that cover the islands of Puerto Rico,
Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra within the Commonwealth of Puerto
Rico. The coordination zone and notification procedures enable the
Arecibo Radio Astronomy Observatory to receive information needed to
assess whether an applicant's proposed operations will cause harmful
interference to the Arecibo Observatory's operations, which also
promotes efficient resolution of coordination problems between the
applicants and the Arecibo Observatory.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0029.
Title: Application for TV Broadcast Station License, FCC Form 302-
TV.
Form Number: FCC 302-TV.
Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1 to 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 500.
Total Annual Cost: $203,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: Licensees and permittees of TV broadcast stations
are required to file FCC Form 302-TV to obtain a new or modified
station license, and/or to notify the Commission of certain changes in
the licensed facilities of these stations. The Commission revised the
FCC 302-TV in June 2001 to facilitate electronic filing by replacing
narrative exhibits with the use of certifications and an engineering
technical box. The Commission also deleted and narrowed overly
burdensome questions. The FCC 302-TV has been supplemented with
detailed instructions to explain processing standards and rule
interpretations to help ensure that applicants certify accurately.
These changes streamlined the Commission's processing of FCC 302-TV
applications. FCC staff use the data to confirm that the station has
been built to terms specified in the outstanding construction permit,
and to update FCC station files. Data are then extracted from FCC 302-
TV for inclusion in the subsequent license to operate the station.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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