[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 113 (Thursday, June 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32116-32117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15444]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval

June 5, 1997.
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 information collection(s), 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 Commission's 
burden estimate; (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 July 14, 1997. 
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 Judy Boley, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via 
internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s) contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or 
via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0481.
    Title: Application for Renewal of Private Radio Station License.
    Form Number: FCC Form 452-R.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,700.
    Estimate Hour Per Response: 10 minutes (.166).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 448 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Aviation Ground and Marine Coast Radio Station 
licensees are required to apply for renewal of their radio station 
authorization every five years. This form will be used for that 
purpose. The form is being revised to add spaces to collect the 
applicant's Internet or e-mail address and Taxpayer Identification 
Number (TIN) to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 
1996. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has developed a generic 
renewal application for electronic filing, FCC Form 900. Once 
implemented, applicants for renewal of Aviation Ground and Marine Coast 
licenses will have the option to use FCC Form 452-R or electronically 
file for renewal using the FCC Form 900. The FCC staff will use the 
data to determine eligibility for a renewed radio station 
authorization, and to issue a radio station license. Data is also used 
by Compliance personnel in conjunction with field engineers for 
enforcement and interference resolution purposes.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0368.
    Title: Section 97.523, Question Pools.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Estimate Hour Per Response: 160.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 480 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The recordkeeping requirement contained in Section 
97.523 is necessary to permit question pools used in preparing amateur 
examinations to be maintained by Volunteer-Examiner Coordinators 
(VEC's). These question pools must be published and made available to 
the public before the questions are used in an examination. The 
information maintained by the VEC's is used to prepare amateur 
examinations. If this information was not maintained the amateur 
examination program would deteriorate and become outdated. These 
examinations would not adequately measure the qualifications of the 
applicants.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0742.
    Title: Telephone Number Portability (47 CFR Part 52, Subpart C, 
Sections 52.21-52.31).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 237.
    Estimate Hour Per Response: 4.75 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,125 hours.
    Needs and Uses: In the First Memorandum Opinion and Order on 
Reconsideration, CC Docket 95-116, FCC 97-74, the Commission generally 
affirms and clarifies rules promulgated in the First Report and Order 
which implements the statutory requirements that local exchange 
carriers (LEC's) provide number portability as set forth in Section 251 
of the

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Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act). Performance guideline #4, 
prohibiting carrier's reliance on other carriers' databases, facilities 
or services is being deleted. QOR violates guideline #6. Limited 
extensions for deployment of Phase I and II are granted. Deployment is 
limited to request switches, etc. The information collected by the 
Commission under the field test report requirement will be used by the 
Commission to evaluate the implementation of long-term number 
portability measures and to safeguard the reliability of the public 
switched network. The specific request requirements will serve to 
trigger the obligation of LECs to provide long-term number portability. 
The requirement that states notify the Commission of their intention to 
opt out of the regional database system will assist the Commission in 
monitoring the nationwide implementation of number portability. The 
option for states to aggregate switch requests in the top 100 MSAs will 
also enable the states and Commission to monitor nationwide 
implementation. The requirement that any administrator selected prior 
to the First Report and Order's release must submit a new proposal to 
administer other databases ensures that such proposals conform with the 
requirements specified by the NANC, consistent with the principles 
enunciated by the Commission in the First Report and Order. Petitions 
to extend implementation deadlines will be used by the Commission to 
determine whether circumstances exist which warrant extension of any of 
the deadlines announced by the Commission in the First Report and 
Order. The list of switches for which portability has been requested as 
required by the First Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration 
in the top 100 MSAs will enable the Commission, states and carriers to 
monitor implementation of nationwide number portability.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-15444 Filed 6-11-97; 8:45 am]
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