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advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Les 

Smith, Federal Communications 

Commission, Room 1–A804, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or 

via the Internet to Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection(s), contact Les 

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the 

Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. 

Title: Radio Survey for the Localism 

Task Force. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Number of Respondents: 1,151. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3–6 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: One time 

only. 

Total Annual Burden: 5,200 hours 

(average). 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: On August 20, 2003, 

FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell 

launched the ‘‘Localism in 

Broadcasting’’ initiative aimed at 

enhancing localism provided by radio 

and television broadcasters. Part of that 

initiative was the formation of the 

Localism Task Force (LTF). The LTF is 

tasked with providing the Commission 

with recommendations to strengthen 

localism in broadcasting. Among other 

things, the Chairman directed the LTF 

to conduct studies to measure localism 

and the efficacy of the Commission’s 

localism-related rules so that any 

proposed regulations or actions will best 

serve the Commission’s long-standing 

goal of promoting localism. 

In order to estimate the amount of 

programming on broadcast radio that 

contributes to localism, the Commission 

will record segments of radio 

broadcasts, totaling two hours per 

station, from 1151 randomly selected 

radio stations across the United States. 

These recorded segments will be 

transcribed and the contents will be 

tabulated and organized according to 

identified program categories. The 

Commission will ask each radio 

broadcaster whose airtime was recorded 

to review the transcript and 

categorization applicable to that 

broadcaster’s station(s). These survey 

recordings, along with the transcript 

and categorization, will be available on 

the Internet, and radio stations can 

provide their responses by linking to a 

Web site. In addition, the Commission 

will seek related information pertaining 

to the broadcaster’s public service. For 

those respondents that do not have 

Internet access, the Commission will 

provide an alternative means of 

transmitting the survey results and 

receiving responses.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

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Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

November 2, 2004.

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(s), as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) 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 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 Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before January 10, 2005. 

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 Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) comments to 

Cathy Williams, Federal 

Communications Commission, Room 1–

C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20554 or via the Internet to 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection(s), contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918 or via the 

Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0287. 

Title: Section 78.69, Station Records. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents: 1,618. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 

hours per week (26 hours per year). 

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 42,068 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 78.69 

requires that licensees of cable CARS 

stations maintain various records, 

including but not limited to records 

pertaining to transmissions, 

unscheduled interruptions to 

transmissions, maintenance, 

observations, inspections and repairs. 

Station records are required to be 

maintained for a period of not less than 

two years. The records kept pursuant to 

Section 78.69 provide for a history of 

station operations and are reviewed by 

Commission staff during field 

investigations to ensure that proper 

operation of the stations is being 

conducted.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 04–24960 Filed 11–8–04; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission 

for Extension Under Delegated 

Authority 

November 2, 2004.

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