[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36279-36281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17242]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review

July 7, 1995.
    The Federal Communications Commission has submitted the following 
information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
    Copies of these submissions may be purchased from the Commission's 
copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 2100 M 
Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037, (202) 857-3800. For 
further information on these submissions contact Judy Boley, Federal 
Communications Commission, (202) 418-0214. Persons wishing to comment 
on these information collections should contact Timothy Fain, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10214 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-3561.

OMB Number: None
Title: Application to Participate in an FCC MDS Auction
Form Number: FCC Form 175-M
Action: New collection
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement
Estmated Annual Burden: 1,600 responses, .50 hours average burden per 
response, 775 hours total annual burden
Needs and Uses: On 6/15/95, the Commission adopted a Report and Order 
in MM Docket No. 94-131 and PP Docket No. 93-253, Amendment of Parts 21 
and 74 of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Filing Procedures in 
the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) and in the Instructional 
Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and Implementation of Section 309(j) of 
the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding. This Report and Order will 
streamline the procedures for filing MDS applications and facilitate 
the development and rapid deployment of wireless cable services. Among 
other things, this Report and Order establishes competitive bidding 
rules and procedures for the Multipoint Distribution Service. The 
Commission has determined that simultaneous multiple round bidding will 
be used in the MDS auctions. This auction method has been employed 
successfully in the broadband and narrowband PCS auctions. For the MDS 
auctions, we have determined that designated entities will only include 
small businesses. Due to the differing criteria for establishing 
designated entity status the Commission is creating a new FCC Form 175-
M. This form will be similar to the current FCC Form 175 (3060-0600). 
The new FCC Form 175-M will be tailored for use by MDS applicants only. 
The FCC Form 175-S, Application to Participate in an FCC Auction--
Supplemental Form (3060-0600) will be used as a continuation sheet. The 
information will be used by FCC staff to determine whether the 
applicant is legally, technically, and otherwise qualified to 
participate in the auction. The rules and requirements are also 
designed to ensure that the competitive bidding process is limited to 
serious, qualified applicants and to deter possible abuses of the 
bidding and licensing processes.

OMB Number: None
Title: Certification of Completion of Construction for a Multipoint 
Distribution Service
Form Number: FCC Form 304-A
Action: New collection
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement
Estmated Annual Burden: 100 responses, 0.5 hours average burden per 
response, 50 hours total annual burden
Needs and Uses: On 6/15/95, the Commission adopted a Report and Order 
in MM Docket No. 94-131 and PP Docket No. 93-253, Amendment of Parts 21 
and 74 of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Filing Procedures in 
the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) and in the Instructional 
Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and Implementation of Section 309(j) of 
the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding. This Report and Order will 
streamline the procedures for filing MDS applications and facilitate 
the development and rapid deployment of wireless cable services. Among 
other things, this Report and Order adopted a new FCC Form 304. This 
new FCC Form 304-A is a component of the FCC Form 304. This new form 
will incorporate information currently on the FCC Form 494-A, 
Certification of Completion of Construction (3060-0403) and limit the 
form to only MDS applicants. All other services currently on the FCC 
Form 494-A will remain. Each licensee will specify as a condition that 
upon the completion of construction, the licensee must file with the 
Commission an FCC Form 304-A, certifying that the facilities as 
authorized have been completed and that the station is now operational 
and ready to provide service to the public. The conditional license 
shall be automatically forfeited upon the expiration of the 
construction period specified in the license unless within 5 days after 
the date an FCC Form 304-A has been filed with the Commission.

OMB Number: None
Title: Application for a Multipoint Distribution Service Authorization
Form Number: FCC Form 304
Action: New collection
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement
Estimated Annual Burden: 300 responses; 55 hours average burden per 
response; 16,500 hours total annual burden
Needs and Uses: On 6/15/95, the Commission adopted a Report and Order 
in MM Docket No. 94-131 and PP Docket No. 93-253, Amendment of Parts 21 
and 74 of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Filing Procedures in 
the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) and in the Instructional 
Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and Implementation of Section 309(j) of 
the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding. This Report and Order will 
streamline the procedures for filing MDS applications and facilitate 
the development and rapid deployment of wireless cable services. Among 
other things, this Report and Order adopted a new FCC Form 304, 
Application for a Multipoint Distribution Service Authorization 
referred to in the Report and Order as the long-form application. This 
new form will incorporate information currently on the FCC Form 494, 
Application for a New or Modified Microwave Radio Station License Under 
Part 21 (OMB Control No. 3060-0402) and will add new data elements 
needed to expedite processing under the new filing procedures adopted 
in the Report and Order. The FCC Form 304 will be used by existing MDS 
operators to modify their stations or to add a signal booster station. 
It will also be used by some winning bidders in the competitive bidding 
process to propose facilities to provide wireless cable service over 
any usable MDS channels within their Basic Trading Area (BTA). All 
other services currently using the FCC Form 494 will continue to do so. 
This collection 

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of information will also include the burden for the technical rules 
involving the interference or engineering analysis requirements under 
Sections 21.902, 21.913 and 21.938. These analyses will not be 
submitted with the application but will be retained by the operator and 
must be made available to the Commission upon request. The data will be 
used by FCC staff to ensure that the applicant is legally, technically 
and otherwise qualified to become a Commission licensee. MDS/ITFS 
applicants/licensees will need this information to perform the 
necessary analyses of the potential for harmful interference to their 
facility.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-17242 Filed 7-13-95; 8:45 am]
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