[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14305-14306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7963]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval

March 27, 1996.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications, 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. 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 (PRA) 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 Commissions 
burden estimates; (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,

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including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 1, 1996. 
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 comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications, Room 234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via 
internet to [email protected] and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236 
NEOB 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or 
copies of the information collections contact Dorothy Conway at 
202-418-0217 or via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0134.
    Title: Application for Renewal of Private Radio Station License.
    Form No.: 574R.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; small businesses or 
organizations; individuals or households; state or local governments; 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Responses: 84,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .33 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 27,720 hours.
    Needs and Uses: FCC rules require that radio station licensees 
renew their radio station authorization every five years. Data is used 
to update the existing database and make efficient use of the frequency 
spectrum. Data is also used by compliance personnel in conjunction with 
field engineers for enforcement and interference resolutions. The data 
collected is required by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; 
International Treaties and FCC Rules 47 CFR Parts 1.922, 90.119, 
90.135, 90.157, 95.89, 95.103 and 95.107. The Commission is revising 
the form to include a cerficiation block for the National Environmental 
Protection Act (NEPA).

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0536.
    Title: Rules and Requirements for Telecommunications Relay Services 
(TRS) Interstate Cost Recovery.
    Form No.: FCC Form 431.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours per respondent and 500 hours 
burden is imposed on the TRS Administrator.
    Total Annual Burden: 15,593.
    Needs and Uses: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 
requires the Commission to ensure that telecommunications relay 
services are available, to the extent possible, to individuals with 
hearing and speech disabilities in the United States. To fulfill this 
mandate, the Commission adopted rules which require the provision of 
TRS services, set minimum standards for TRS providers and establish a 
shared-funding mechanism for recovering the costs of providing 
interstate TRS. See 47 CFR Sections 64.601-64.605. FCC Form 431 is used 
in implementing the shared-funding program for the recovery of 
interstate telecommunications relay services (TRS) costs. All common 
carriers must contribute to the TRS Fund and complete FCC 431 form. The 
information is used to administer the program. This collection is being 
revised to include the burden for the disclosure require contained in 
Section 64.604(G). An adjustment was also made to correct the actual 
number of TRS providers subject to requirements contained in Sections 
64.604(c)(4)(iii)(C), 64.604(c)(4)(iii)(E) and 64.604(G). In previous 
submission we inadvertantly identified these collections as being 
imposed on 5,000 respondents. However, only approximately 13 entities 
are actually subject to them. Therefore the total burden estimate has 
been reduced.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-7963 Filed 3-29-96; 8:45 am]
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