[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 86 (Tuesday, May 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24805-24806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11842]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection(s) Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

April 29, 1998.

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection(s) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control 
number. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, 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. Questions concerning the OMB control 
numbers and expiration dates should be directed to Jerry Cowden, 
Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-0447.

Federal Communications Commission.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0562.
    Expiration Date: 4/30/2001.
    Title: Section 76.916 Petition for recertification.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated annual burden: 100 hours; 10 hours per response; 10 
respondents.
    Description: Section 76.916 provides that a franchising authority 
wishing to assume jurisdiction to regulate basic service and associated 
equipment rates after its request for certification has been denied or 
revoked may file a petition for recertification with the Commission. 
The petition must be served on the cable operator and on any interested 
party that participated in the proceeding denying or revoking the 
original certification.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0570.
    Expiration Date: 4/30/2001.
    Title: Section 76.982 Continuation of rate agreements.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated annual burden: 13 hours; 0.5 hour per response; 25 
respondents.
    Description: Section 76.982 provides that franchise authorities who 
were regulating basic cable rates pursuant to a rate agreement executed 
before July 1, 1990, may continue to regulate rates during the 
remainder of the agreement. Franchise authorities must notify the 
Commission of their intentions to continue regulating rates under the 
rate agreement.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0609.
    Expiration Date: 4/30/2001.

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    Title: Section 76.934(e) Petitions for extension of time.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated annual burden: 140 hours; 4 hours per response; 35 
respondents.
    Description: Section 76.934(e) states that small cable systems may 
obtain an extension of time to establish compliance with rate 
regulations provided that they can demonstrate that timely compliance 
would result in severe economic hardship. Requests for extension of 
time are addressed to local franchising authorities concerning rates 
for basic service tiers and to the Commission concerning rates for 
cable programming service tiers.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0610.
    Expiration Date: 4/30/2001.
    Title: Section 76.958 Notice to Commission of rate change while 
complaint is pending.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated annual burden: 200 hours; 0.5 hour per response; 400 
respondents.
    Description: Section 76.958 states that a regulated cable operator 
that proposes to change any rate while a cable service tier complaint 
is pending before the Commission shall provide the Commission at least 
30 days notice of the proposed change.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-11842 Filed 5-4-98; 8:45 am]
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