[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39657-39658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19239]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

July 23, 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, including the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before August 29, 
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

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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 Number: 3060-0057.
    Title: Application for Equipment Authorization 47 CFR 2.911, 
2.963(a), 2.983, 2.1033(a).
    Form No.: FCC 431.
    Type of Review: Revision of an Existing Collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 5,600.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 18-30 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 134,400 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $200 per respondent to provide the information.
    Needs and Uses: Commission Rules require approval prior to 
marketing of equipment regulated under certain Part 15 and Part 18 rule 
sections, based on a showing of compliance with technical standards 
established in the Rules for each devide operated under the applicable 
Rule part. Rules governing certain equipment operating the licensed 
service also require equipment authorization as established in the 
procedural Rules in Part 2. Such a showing of compliance aids in 
controlling potential interference to radio communications, and the 
data gathered, as is necessary may be used for investigating complaints 
of harmful interference.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0687.
    Title: Access to Telecommunications Equipment and Services by 
Persons with Disabilities CC Docket 87-124.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: Section 68.112(b)(3)(E) approximately 
805,000 respondents at 2 hours per respondent; sections 68.224(a) and 
68.300(c) approximately 1,100 respondents at 11.36 hours per 
respondent.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,635,000.
    Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 87-124 the Commission adopts rules 
that among other things, require telephones with electo-magnetic coil 
hearing aid compatibility to be stamped with the letters HAC. Section 
68.112(b)(3)(E) requires that employers with fifteen or more employees 
provide emergency telephones for use by employees with hearing 
disabilities and that the employers designate such telephones for 
emergency use. Section 68.224(a) requires a notice to be contained on 
the surface of the packaging of a non-hearing aid compatible telephone 
that the telephone is not hearing aid compatible.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0714.
    Title: Antenna Registration Number Required as Supplement to 
Application Forms.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Individuals and households; Businesses or other for-
profit; Non-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government; State and 
local governments.
    Number of Respondents: 516,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden: 43,344.
    Needs and Uses: Effective July 1, 1996, the current antenna 
clearance procedures are replaced with a uniform registration procedure 
that applies to antenna structure owners. Structure owners will receive 
an Antenna Structure Registration Number which is a unique number that 
identifies an antenna structure. Once obtained, this number must be 
used on all filings related to the antenna structure. The Commission 
will require this Registration Number to be submitted with any of the 
applications for licensing. Collecting the Registration Number will 
enable the Commission to efficiently maintain a Registration Database, 
as well as process the applications without unnecessary delay related 
to antenna structure discrepancies. By entering the Registration Number 
in the database, FCC's tower clearance processors can immediately 
locate the information provided by the structure owner regarding the 
antenna site and ensure the validity and accuracy of the data provided. 
Without the Registration Number, the FCC's tower clearance processors 
would be ``guessing'' the structure registration number using 
coordinates and other data supplied by the applicant, thereby 
decreasing the integrity of the new Registration database. The 
Commission released a Report and Order on November 30, 1995, WT Docket 
No. 95-5, adopting these new rules to streamline the Commission's 
antenna structure clearance process. While the Report and Order 
contained information relative to the Antenna Structure Registration 
Number requirement, it did not address the necessary notification of 
additional burden to collect the Registration Number prior to revision 
of the FCC's application forms.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0400.
    Title: Tariff Review Plan.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 52.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 61 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,172 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Certain local exchange carriers are required 
annually to submit Tariff Review Plans in partial fulfillment of cost 
support material required by 47 CFR Part 61. The information is used by 
the FCC and the public to determine the justness and reasonableness of 
rates terms and conditions in tariffs as required by the Communications 
Act of 1934 as amended.

Federal Communications Commission
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-19239 Filed 7-29-96; 8:45 am]
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