[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44879-44880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21353]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by FCC 
for Extension Under Delegated Authority; 5 CFR 1320 Authority

August 23, 1995.
    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 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments concerning 
the Commission's need for this information, the accuracy of the 
provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing 
respondent burden, including the use of automated information 
techniques are requested. The FCC is reviewing the following 
information collection requirements for possible 3-year extension under 
delegated authority 5 CFR 1320, authority delegated to the Commission 
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
    Written comments should be submitted on or before October 30, 1995. 
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.
    Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications, Room 
234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to 
[email protected].
    For additional information or copies of the information collections 
contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217 or via internet at 
[email protected]. Copies may also be obtained via fax by contacting the 
Commission's Fax on Demand System. To obtain fax copies call 202-418-
0177 from the handset on your fax machine, and enter the document 
retrieval number indicated below for the collection you wish to 
request, when prompted.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0204.
    Title: 90.38(b) Physically handicapped ``Special Eligibility 
Showing''.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Resopondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .33 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 7 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 90.38(b) requires that persons claiming 
eligibility in the Special Emergency Radio Service on the basis of 
physical handicapped present a physician's statement indicated that 
they are handicapped. This is to ensure that frequencies reserved for 
licensing to handicapped individuals are not licensed to non-
handicapped persons.
    Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600204.

OMB Approval No: 3060-0223.
    Title: 90.129(b) Supplemental information to be routinely submitted 
with applications (non-type accepted equipment).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .33.
    Total Annual Burden: 33 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 90.129(b) requires applicants using non 
type-accepted equipment to provide a description of the equipment. This 
information is used to evaluate the interference protential of the 
proposed operation.
    Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600223.

OMB Approval No: 3060-0516.
    Title: Time Brokerage Ruling.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Exension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 40 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 40 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection requires parties that 
are unable to verify that a time brokerage agreement complies with the 
local ownership rules to file a request for ruling with the Commission. 
The data are used by FCC staff to make a determination that the 
arrangement will not lead to excessive concentration in the local radio 
market.
    Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600516.

OMB Approval No.: 3060-0374.
    Title: Section 73.1690 Modification of transmission system.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extention of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business and other-for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 300 AM; 341 FM/TV.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours/respondents-AM; 0.05 hours/
respondents-FM/TV.

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    Total Annual Burden: 1071.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.1690(e) requires AM, FM and TV station 
licensees to prepare an informational statement or diagram describing 
any electrical and mechanical modification to authorized transmitting 
equipment that can be made without prior Commission approval provided 
that equipment performance measurements are made to ensure compliance 
with FCC rules. This informal statement or diagram is to be retained at 
the transmitter site as long as the equipment is in use. The data are 
used by broadcast licensees to provide procespective users of the 
modified equipment with necessary information.
    Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600374.

OMB Approval No: 3060-0374.
    Title: Section 73.3538 Modification of transmission system.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extention of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business and other-for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 40 AM; 135 AM/FM.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8 hours per AM respondent; 2 hours per 
AM/FM respondent.
    Total Annual Burden: 590 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.3538(b) requires a broadcast station to 
file an informal application to make the following changes in a station 
authorization: (1) to specify new AM station directional antenna field 
monitoring point; and (2) to modify or discontinue the obstruction 
marking or lighting of an antenna supporting structure. The data are 
used by FCC staff to: (1) establish a monitoring point that will be 
used to guarantee the proper performance of a directional antenna in 
FCC monitoring activities and to ensure that no interference is caused 
to other stations; and (2) to ensure that the modification or 
discontinuance of the obstruction marking or lighting will not cause a 
menance to air navigation. The data is then extracted for inclusion in 
a modified license to operate the station.
    Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600374.

OMB Approval No: 3060-0526.
    Title: Density Pricing Zone Plans, Expanded Interconnection with 
Local Telephone Company Facilities--CC Docket 91-141.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extention of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business and other-for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 16.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 200 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,200 hours.
    Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 91-141, the commission required 
Tier 1 LECs to provide expanded opportunities for third-party 
interconnection iwth their interstate special access facilities. The 
LECs will be permitted to establish a number of rate zones within study 
areas in which expanded interconnection is operational. These LECs must 
file and obtain approval of their pricing plans which will be used by 
FCC staff to ensure that the tariff rates are just, reasonable and 
nondiscriminatory pursuant to the Act.
    Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600526.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
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