Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval, Comments Requested, 11720-11721 [E9-6015]

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 52 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11720-11721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6015]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval, Comments Requested

March 13, 2009.
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 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before April 20, 2009. 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 contacts 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov 
or via fax at (202) 395-5167 and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov or 
PRA@fcc.gov.
    To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the title of this ICR (or 
its OMB control number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR 
Reference Number to view detailed information about this ICR.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0208.
    Title: Section 73.1870, Chief Operators.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; Not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 18,498 respondents; 36,996 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.166-26 hours.
     Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement; Weekly reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 484,019 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
     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 73.1870 requires that the licensee 
of an AM, FM, or TV broadcast station designate a chief operator of the 
station. Section 73.1870(b)(3) requires that this designation must be 
in writing and posted with the station license. Section 73.1230 
requires that all licensees post station licenses ``at the place the 
licensee considers the principal control point of the transmitter'' 
generally at the transmitter site. Agreements with chief operators 
serving on a contract basis must be in writing with a copy kept in the 
station files. Section 73.1870(c)(3) requires that the chief operator, 
or personnel delegated and supervised by the chief operator, review the 
station records at least once each week to determine if required 
entries are being made correctly, and verify that the station has been 
operated in accordance with FCC rules and the station authorization. 
Upon completion of the review, the chief operator must date and sign 
the log, initiate corrective action which may be necessary and advise 
the station licensee of any condition which is repetitive. The posting 
of the designation of the chief operator is used by interested parties 
to readily identify the chief operator. The review of the station 
records is used by the chief operator, and FCC staff in investigations, 
to ensure that the station is operating in accordance with its station 
authorization and the FCC rules and regulations.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0573.
     Title: Application for Franchise Authority Consent to Assignment 
or Transfer of Control of Cable Television Franchise.
    Form Number: FCC Form 394.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Business of other for-profit entities; State, Local 
or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,000 respondents; 1,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Section 4(i) and 617 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

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    Total Annual Burden: 7,000 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $375,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: Cable operators use FCC Form 394 to apply to the 
local franchise authority (LFA) for approval to assign or transfer 
control of a cable television system. With the information provided by 
Form 394, LFAs can restrict profiteering transactions and other 
transfers that are likely to have an adverse effect on cable rates or 
service in the franchise area.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0754.
    Title: Children's Television Programming Report.
    Form Number: FCC Form 398.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,962 respondents; 7,848 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Quarterly 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 94,176 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $3,139,200.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: Commercial television broadcast stations and Class 
A television broadcast stations are both required to file FCC Form 398. 
FCC Form 398 is a standardized form that provides a consistent format 
for reporting by all licensees, and facilitates efforts by the public 
and the FCC to monitor compliance with the Children's Television Act.
    These commercial television broadcast station licensees and the 
Class A television broadcast station licensees both use FCC Form 398 to 
identify the individual station, and to identify the children's 
educational and informational programs, which the station broadcasts on 
both the regularly scheduled and preempted core programming, to meet 
the station's obligation under the Children's Television Act of 1990 
(CTA).
    Each quarter, the licensee is required to place in its public 
inspection file a ``Children's Television Programming Report'' and to 
file the FCC Form 398 each quarter with the Commission. The licensee 
must also complete a ``Preemption Report'' for each preempted core 
program during the quarter. This ``Preemption Report'' requests 
information on the date of each preemption, if the program was 
rescheduled, the date and time the program was aired, and the reason 
for the preemption.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-6015 Filed 3-18-09; 8:45 am]
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