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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 October 28,
2011. 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 PRA comments to
the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov
and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0506.
Title: Application for FM Broadcast
Station License, Form 302–FM.
Form Number: FCC Form 302–FM.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 925 respondents; 925
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1–2
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 3,135 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $600,750.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection of
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information is contained in Sections
154(i), 303 and 308 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 302–FM
is required to be filed by licensees and
permittees of FM broadcast stations to
request and obtain a new or modified
station license and/or to notify the
Commission of certain changes in the
licensed facilities of these stations. Data
is used by FCC staff to confirm that the
station is built to the terms specified in
the outstanding construction permit and
to ensure that any changes made to the
station will not have any impact on
other stations and the public. Data is
extracted from FCC Form 302–FM for
inclusion in the license to operate the
station.
Federal Communications Commission.
Avis Mitchell,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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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 October 28,
2011. 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 PRA comments to
the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov
and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0685.
Title: Updating Maximum Permitted
Rates for Regulated Services and
Equipment, FCC Form 1210; Annual
Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates
for Regulated Cable Services, FCC Form
1240.
Form Number: FCC Forms 1210 and
1240.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit entities; State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 3,400 respondents; 5,350
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
to 15 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement; Quarterly
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 4(i) and 623 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 44,800 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,034,375.
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: Cable operators use
FCC Form 1210 to file for adjustments
in maximum permitted rates for
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regulated services to reflect external
costs. Regulated cable operators submit
this form to local franchising authorities
or the Commission, in situations where
the FCC has assumed jurisdiction. FCC
Form is filed by cable operators
quarterly.
FCC Form 1240 is filed by cable
operators seeking to adjust maximum
permitted rates for regulated cable
services to reflect changes in external
costs. Cable operators submit FCC Form
1240 to their respective local
franchising authorities (‘‘LFAs’’) to
justify rates for the basic service tier and
related equipment or with the
Commission, in situations where the
Commission has assumed jurisdiction.
FCC Form 1240 is a filing alternative to
FCC Form 1210. FCC Form 1240 is filed
by cable operators annually.
Federal Communications Commission.
Avis Mitchell,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011–21986 Filed 8–26–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Formative Data Collections for
Informing Policy Research.
OMB No.: 0970–0356.
Description: The Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation (OPRE),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS),
intends to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a generic clearance that will
allow OPRE to conduct a variety of
qualitative data collections. Over the
next three years, OPRE anticipates
undertaking a variety of new research
projects in the fields of cash welfare,
employment and self-sufficiency, Head
Start, child care, healthy marriage and
responsible fatherhood, and child
welfare. In order to inform the
development of OPRE research, to
maintain a research agenda that is
rigorous and relevant, and to ensure that
research products are as current as
possible, OPRE will engage in a variety
of qualitative data collections in concert
with researchers and practitioners
throughout the field. OPRE envisions
using a variety of techniques including
semi-structured discussions, focus
groups, telephone interviews, and inperson observations and site visits, in
order to integrate the perspectives of
program operators, policy officials and
members of the research community.
Following standard Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
requirements, OPRE will submit a
change request to OMB individually for
every group of data collection activities
undertaken under this generic
clearance. OPRE will provide OMB with
a copy of the individual instruments or
questionnaires (if one is used), as well
as other materials describing the project.
Respondents: Administrators or staff
of State and local agencies or programs
in the relevant fields; academic
researchers; and policymakers at various
levels of government.
ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES
Number of
respondents
Instrument
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Semi-Structured Discussion and Information-Gathering Protocol ...................
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1200.
Additional Information: Copies of the
proposed collection may be obtained by
writing to the Administration for
Children and Families, Office of
Planning, Research and Evaluation, 370
L’Enfant Promenade, SW., Washington,
DC 20447, Attn: OPRE Reports
Clearance Officer. All requests should
be identified by the title of the
information collection. E-mail address:
OPREinfocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
OMB Comment: OMB is required to
make a decision concerning the
collection of information between 30
and 60 days after publication of this
document in the Federal Register.
Therefore, a comment is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication. Written
comments and recommendations for the
proposed information collection should
be sent directly to the following: Office
of Management and Budget, Paperwork
Reduction Project, Fax: 202–395–6974,
Attn: Desk Officer for the
Administration for Children and
Families.
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Dated: August 22, 2011.
Steven M. Hanmer,
Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Administration for Children and
Families
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
Title: Pre-testing of Evaluation
Surveys.
OMB No.: 0970–0355.
Description: The Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation (OPRE),
Administration for Children and
Families (ACF), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS),
intends to request approval from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for a generic clearance that a will
allow OPRE to conduct a variety of data
gathering activities aimed at identifying
questionnaire and procedural problems
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Number of
responses per
respondent
1
Average
burden hours
per response
.5
Total annual
burden hours
1200
in survey administration. Over the next
three years, OPRE anticipates
undertaking a variety of new surveys as
part of research projects in the fields of
cash welfare, employment and selfsufficiency, Head Start, child care,
healthy marriage and responsible
fatherhood, and child welfare, among
others. In order to improve the
development of its research and
evaluation surveys, OPRE envisions
using a variety of techniques including
field tests, respondent debriefing
questionnaires, cognitive interviews and
focus groups in order to identify
questionnaire and procedural problems,
suggest solutions, and measure the
relative effectiveness of alternative
survey solutions.
Following standard OMB
requirements, OPRE will submit a
change request to OMB individually for
every data collection activity
undertaken under this generic
clearance. OPRE will provide OMB with
a copy of the individual instrument or
questionnaire, as well as other materials
describing the project and specific
survey pretest.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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 October
28, 2011. 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 PRA comments to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0685.
Title: Updating Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated Services and
Equipment, FCC Form 1210; Annual Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates
for Regulated Cable Services, FCC Form 1240.
Form Number: FCC Forms 1210 and 1240.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,400 respondents; 5,350
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 15 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement; Quarterly
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i)
and 623 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 44,800 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,034,375.
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: Cable operators use FCC Form 1210 to file for
adjustments in maximum permitted rates for
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regulated services to reflect external costs. Regulated cable operators
submit this form to local franchising authorities or the Commission, in
situations where the FCC has assumed jurisdiction. FCC Form is filed by
cable operators quarterly.
FCC Form 1240 is filed by cable operators seeking to adjust maximum
permitted rates for regulated cable services to reflect changes in
external costs. Cable operators submit FCC Form 1240 to their
respective local franchising authorities (``LFAs'') to justify rates
for the basic service tier and related equipment or with the
Commission, in situations where the Commission has assumed
jurisdiction. FCC Form 1240 is a filing alternative to FCC Form 1210.
FCC Form 1240 is filed by cable operators annually.
Federal Communications Commission.
Avis Mitchell,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-21986 Filed 8-26-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
