[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40843-40844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19881]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

July 31, 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;

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(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 September 5, 
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 Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 
20554 or via internet to [email protected] and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk 
Officer, 10236 NEOB 725 17th Street, N.W., 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: On April 3, 1996 the Commission submitted 
the following collection to OMB for review and approval. The Commission 
inadvertently did not publish the Federal Register Notice request 
comments upon submission of this collection. Therefore we are 
requesting comments.
    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0641
    Title: Amendment to Parts 2 and 90 of the Commission's Rules to 
provide for the use of 200 Channels outside of the Designated Filing 
Areas in the 896-901 MHz Bands Allotted to the Specialized Mobile Radio 
Pool, 2nd Order on Reconsideration & 7th R&O for the 900 MHz 
Specialized Mobile Radio Service.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Time Per Response: The Commission estimates the 
following: 4 hours per respondent to prepare ownership and gross 
revenue information for small business; 30 minutes per respondent to 
disclose the terms of joint bidding agreements and maintaining files on 
transfer of disclosure information; and 2 hours per respondent to 
provide information to show compliance with coverage requirements. 
Additionally, the Commission estimates approximately 75% of the 
respondents may hire a contractor to prepare the information. The time 
estimated for obtaining these services is 30 minutes per respondent for 
each requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,139 hours.
    Costs to the Respondents: The Commission estimates an average 
salary for a contractor of $200 an hour. The cost for hiring these 
contractors is approximately $284,251.
    Needs and Uses: The information will be used by the Commission to 
determine whether the applicant is legally, technically and financially 
qualified to be a licensee. Without such information the Commission 
could not determine whether to issue the licenses to the applicants 
that provides telecommunications services to the public and therefore 
fulfill its statutory responsibilities in accordance with the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. The information will also be 
used to ensure the market integrity of the auction. This collection has 
been revised to include the burden for any licenses that may be re-
auctioned.

Federal Communications Commission
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-19881 Filed 8-5-96; 8:45 am]
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