[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 109 (Friday, June 6, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31083-31084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14756]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Public Telecommunications Facilities Program Application Form

ACTION: Proposed collection: comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as a part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the

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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 
(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 5, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Gay Shrum, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration (NTIA), Room 4892, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230 (202-482-1056).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The purpose of the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program 
(PTFP) is to assist, through matching grants, in the planning and 
construction of public telecommunications facilities in order to 
achieve the following objectives:
     Extend delivery of public telecommunications services to 
as many citizens in the United States as possible by the most efficient 
and economical means, including the use of broadcast and nonbroadcast 
technologies;
     Increase public telecommunications services and facilities 
available to, operated by, and owned by minorities and women; and
     Strengthen the capability of existing public television 
and radio stations to provide public telecommunications services to the 
public.
    Under the Authority of 47 U.S.C. 390-394, 397-399b, the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration administers the 
Public Telecommunications Facilities Program (PTFP). Members of the 
public telecommunications community must complete a standardized form 
to provide information for evaluation by PTFP through a competitive 
review process.

II. Method of Collection

    The information collection instrument to be used is in written 
form.
     Application form distributed to all potential applicants 
who have notified PTFP that they wish to be placed on the mailing list 
for applications.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0660-0003.
    Form Number: NA.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: State and Local Government and Non-Profit 
Institutions.
    Burden Hours Calculations/Reporting:

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                                                Hours/     Number of                                            
                Requirement                   applicant    applicants                 Burden hours              
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Application Form...........................          120          450  54,000                                   
                                             ...........  ...........  1,530 (see note)                         
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    Total..................................  ...........  ...........  55,530                                   
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Note: In every grant cycle, PTFP requires revised information to be submitted by applicants under serious       
  consideration for awards. We estimate this information requires 9 hours of work by about 170 of the 450 total 
  applicants. (9 x 170=1,530).                                                                                  

    Estimated Total Annual Cost: Cost to respondents is consistent with 
their normal administrative overhead. No material or equipment will 
need to be purchased to provide information.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the program, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of 
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility and 
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including 
through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of 
information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information 
collection; they also become a matter of public record.

    Dated: June 2, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Form Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-14756 Filed 6-5-97; 8:45 am]
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