Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,

[Federal Register: July 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 141)]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval

July 14, 1999. 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 comments should be submitted on or before August 23, 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, SW, 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: 3060-0713.

Title: Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program (ABIP) Compliance Notification.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; and Not-for- profit institutions.

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Number of Respondents: 50.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 mins. (50 responses/yr.).

Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure.

Total Annual Burden: 250 hours.

Total Annual Cost: None.

Needs and Uses: The Commission established an ABIP that permits broadcast stations to arrange for a voluntary inspection of their facility by an entity, usually a state broadcast association, and to have the entity notify the Commission's local field office that the broadcast station has passed an inspection. The information collection requires such entities to file a statement with the FCC field office, in whose geographic area of responsibility the broadcast station is located, that the broadcast station has passed an ABIP inspection. The Commission will use the information collected to determine which broadcast stations are exempted from routine, random inspections by the local FCC field office during a two or three year period.

Federal Communications Commission. Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-18762Filed7-22-99; 8:45 am]

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