SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number:
3060–0113.
Type of Review:
Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title:
Broadcast EEO Program Report, FCC Form 396.
Form Number:
FCC Form 396.
Respondents:
Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses:
2,000 respondents and 2,000 responses.
Estimated Time per Response:
1.5 hours.
Frequency of Response:
At time of renewal reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond:
Required to obtain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Confidentiality:
No need for confidentiality required.
Total Annual Burden:
3,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost:
$200,000.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s):
No impact(s).
Needs and Uses:
The Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Program Report, FCC Form 396, is a device that is used to evaluate a broadcaster's EEO program to ensure that satisfactory efforts are being made to comply with FCC's EEO requirements. FCC Form 396 is required to be filed at the time of renewal of license by all AM, FM, TV, Low Power TV and International stations.
The Commission is revising this collection to remove the information collection requirements associated with OMB control number 3060–0120 (FCC Form 396–A) from the collection. Collection 3060–0120 was previously consolidated into information collection 3060–0113. The collections (3060–0113 and 3060–0120) are really different in nature and should not be consolidated. Therefore, we are requesting that they remain as two separate collections.
OMB Control Number:
3060–0120.
Type of Review:
Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
Title:
Broadcast EEO Program Report, FCC Form 396–A.
Form Number:
FCC Form 396–A.
Respondents:
Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents:
5,000.
Estimated Time per Response:
1 hour.
Frequency of Response:
On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond:
Required to obtain benefits. The statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in Sections 154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Confidentiality:
No need for confidentiality required.
Total Annual Burden:
5,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost:
None.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s):
No impact(s).
Needs and Uses:
The Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Model Program Report, FCC Form 396–A, is filed in conjunction with applicants seeking authority to construct a new broadcast station, to obtain assignment of construction permit or license and/or seeking authority to acquire control of an entity holding construction permit or license. This program is designed to assist the applicant in establishing an effective EEO program for its station. The Commission is requesting reinstatement of OMB control number 3060–0120 by OMB. The collection was previously consolidated into information collection 3060–0113. The collections (3060–0113 and 3060–0120) are really different in nature and should not be consolidated. Therefore, we are requesting that they remain as two separate collections.
OMB Control Number:
3060–0647.
Title:
Annual Survey of Cable Industry Prices (“Price Survey”).
Form Number:
FCC Form 333.
Type of Review:
Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents:
Business or other for-profit entities; State, local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses:
758 respondents and 758 responses.
Estimated Time per Response:
10 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Annual reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden:
7,580 hours.
Total Annual Cost:
None.
Obligation to Respond:
Mandatory. The statutory authority for this information collection is contained in Sections 4(i) and 623(k) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: If individual respondents to this survey wish to request confidential treatment of any data provided in connection with this survey, they can do so upon written request, in accordance with Sections 0.457 and 0.459 of the Commission's rules. To receive confidential treatment of their data, respondents need only describe the specific information they wish to protect and provide an explanation of why such confidential treatment is appropriate.
Privacy Impact Assessment:
No impact(s).
Needs and Uses:
Section 623(k) of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 requires the Commission to publish annually a statistical report on average rates for basic cable service, cable programming service, and equipment. The report must compare the prices charged by cable operators subject to “effective competition” and those not subject to effective competition. The data needed to prepare this report is collected using the annual cable industry Price Survey.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.