[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 250 (Friday, December 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68264-68265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32935]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

December 20, 1996.
SUMMARY: 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 emergency information collection, 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 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, the accuracy of the Commission's burden 
estimate, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected, and 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. The Commission is seeking emergency approval for this 
information collection by January 10, 1997 under the provisions of 5 
CFR 1320.13.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments by December 30, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications Commission, 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 collection contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217 or 
via Internet at dconway(@)fcc.gov. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Approval Number: New Collection.
    Title: FCC Auctions Customer Survey.
    Type of Review: Emergency Collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Estimated Time for Response: .25 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 375 hours (.25  x  1,500 responses).
    Total Cost to Respondents: 0.
    Needs and Uses: Section 309(j)(3) of the Communications Act 
requires the Commission to establish a competitive bidding methodology 
for each class of licenses or permits that the Commission grants 
through the use of a competitive bidding system. The Commission is 
further directed to test alternative methodologies under appropriate 
circumstances in order to promote, among other things, ``the 
development and rapid deployment of new technologies, products, and 
services for the benefit of the public, including those residing in 
rural areas, without administrative or judicial delays.'' The 
Commission is directed likewise to promote ``economic opportunity and 
competition and ensuring that new and innovative technologies are 
readily accessible to the American people by avoiding excess 
concentration of licenses and by disseminating licenses among a wide 
variety of applicants, including small businesses, rural telephone 
companies and businesses owned by members of minority groups and 
women,'' and by encouraging ``efficient and intensive use of the 
electromagnetic spectrum.'' In addition, Section 309(j)(12) requires 
the Commission to evaluate the methodologies established by the 
Commission for conducting competitive bidding, comparing the advantages 
and disadvantages of such methodologies in terms of attaining these 
objectives.
    The FCC Auctions Customer Survey is an important step in meeting 
these congressional requirements. By seeking input from auction 
participants, the Commission expects to gather information to evaluate 
the effectiveness of competitive bidding methodologies

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used to date, and to improve the competitive bidding methodologies used 
in future auctions. Finally, the FCC Auctions Customer Survey will 
provide useful feedback in determining the extent to which the 
Commission is meeting its goal of providing participants in competitive 
bidding with the highest level of customer satisfaction through 
information dissemination and the responsiveness of the Commission 
staff to customer inquiries.
    Document Retrieval Number: 000014.

Federal Communications Commission.
Shirley S. Suggs,
Chief, Publications Branch.
[FR Doc. 96-32935 Filed 12-26-96; 8:45 am]
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