[Federal Register: April 19, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 75)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
April 6, 2006.
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 May 19, 2006.
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: You may submit your comments by e-mail or U.S. mail. To
submit your comments by e-mail send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit your
comments by U.S. mail send them to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554 and 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 about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact
Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. If you would like to obtain a copy of
this revised information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC
PRA Web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.
SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0466.
Title: Sections 73.1201, 74.783 and 74.1283, Station
Identification.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local and Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 2,900.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes--3 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 5,866 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.1201(a) requires television broadcast
licensees to make broadcast station identification announcements at the
beginning and ending of each time of operation, and hourly, as close to
the hour as feasible, at a natural break in program offerings.
Television and Class A television broadcast stations may make these
announcements visually or aurally. 47 CFR 73.1201(b) requires the
licensees' station identification to consist of the station's call
letters immediately followed by the community or communities specified
in its license as the station's location. The name of the licensee, the
station's frequency, the station's channel number, as stated on the
station's license, and/or the station's network affiliation may be
inserted between the call letters and station location. Digital
Television (DTV) stations choosing to include the station's channel
number in the station identification must use the station's major
channel number and may distinguish multicast program streams. For
example, a station with major channel number 26 may use 26.1 to
identify a High Definition Television (HDTV) program service and 26.2
to identify a Standard Definition Television (SDTV) program service. No
other insertion between the station's call letters and the community or
communities specified in its license is permissible. 47 CFR 74.783(b)
requires licensees of television translators whose station
identification is made by the television station whose signals are
being rebroadcast by the translator, must secure agreement with this
television licensee to keep in its file, and available
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to FCC personnel, the translator's call letters and location, giving
the name, address and telephone number of the licensee or service
representative to be contacted in the event of malfunction of the
translator. 47 CFR 74.783(e) permits any low power television (LPTV)
station to request a four-letter call sign after receiving its
construction permit. All initial LPTV construction permits will
continue to be issued with a five-character LPTV call sign. LPTV
respondents are required to use the on-line electronic system. To
enable these respondents to use this on-line system, the Commission
eliminated the requirement that holders of LPTV construction permits
submit with their call sign requests a certification that the station
has been constructed, that physical construction is underway at the
transmitter site, or that a firm equipment order has been placed. 47
CFR 74.1283(c)(1) requires FM translator stations whose station
identification is made by the primary station to furnish current
information on the translator's call letters and location. This
information is kept in the primary station's files. This information is
used to contact the translator licensee in the event of malfunction of
the translator.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-5575 Filed 4-18-06; 8:45 am]
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