Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,
[Federal Register: November 5, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 214)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval
October 21, 1999. 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 December 6, 1999. 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 Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or via the Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0436.
Title: Equipment Authorization-Cordless Telephone Security Coding, 47 CFR Sec.15.121.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Needs and Uses: Cordless telephone security features protect the public switched telephone network from unintentional line seizure and telephone dialing. These features prevent unauthorized access to the telephone line, the dialing of calls in response to signals other than those from the owner's handset and the unintentional ringing of a cordless telephone handset. Use of the cordless telephone security features reduces the harm caused by some cordless telephones to the ``911'' Emergency Service Telephone System and the telephone network in general.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0387.
Title: On-Site Verification of Field Disturbance Sensors, 47 CFR Sec.15.201(d) and Sec. 68.200(k).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Time Per Response: 18 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; on-occasion reporting requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 3,600 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $40,000.
Needs and Uses: Commission rules permit the operation of field disturbance sensors in the low VHF region of the spectrum. In order to monitor non-licensed field disturbance sensors operating in the low VHF television bands, a unique procedure for on-site equipment testing of the systems is required to ensure suitable safeguards for the operation of these devices. Data are retained by the holder of the equipment authorizations issued by the Commission and made available only at the request of the Commission.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0564.
Title: Section 76.924, Allocation to Service Cost Categories.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Time Per Response: 40 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
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Needs and Uses: Section 76.924 of the Commission's rules specifies cost accounting and cost allocation requirements for regulated cable operators. Section 76.924 was established as part of the cable rate regulation requirements set forth in the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 (``1992 Cable Act''). This collection accounts for the burden imposed on cable operators to rearrange their accounting records to be in compliance with the requirements set forth in Section 76.924. At this time, that burden should be considered a one-time only recordkeeping requirement for new cable operators. The original requirements set forth in Section 76.924 became effective July 21, 1993. Existing operators are therefore assumed to have already rearranged their accounting records and are in compliance with this recordkeeping requirement. Information derived from accounting records that are arranged in compliance with Section 76.924 is used by the cable operators themselves when completing rate filings and by local franchising authorities when reviewing rate filings.
Federal Communications Commission. Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary.
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