[Federal Register: January 15, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
January 6, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, 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, Public Law No. 104-13. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid control number. Pursuant to the PRA, no person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of
information 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 16,
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 contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties may submit all PRA 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, mark them to the attention of
Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445
12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy
Williams at 202-418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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.
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
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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. E9-795 Filed 1-14-09; 8:45 am]
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