[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45812-45813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23038]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collection Approved by Office of Management
and Budget
August 25, 1996.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public
information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Pub. L. 96-511. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Not
withstanding any other provisions of law, 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. Questions concerning the OMB control numbers and
expiration dates should be directed to Judy Boley, Federal
Communications Commission, (202) 418-0214.
Federal Communications Commission
OMB Control No.: 3060-0779.
Expiration Date: 8/31/2000.
Title: Amendment to Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide
for Use of the 220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio
Service, PR 89-552.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 112,450 annual hours; average 1-50 hours
per respondent; 27,062 respondents.
Description: The Third Report and Order (Third R&O) adopts rules to
govern the future operation and licensing of the 220-222 MHz band (220
MHz service). In establishing this new licensing plan, the Commission's
goal is to establish a flexible regulatory framework that will allow
for the efficient licensing of the 220 MHz service, eliminate
unnecessary regulatory burdens, and enhance the competitive potential
of the 220 MHz service in the mobile service marketplace. However, as
with any licensing and operational plan for a radio service, a certain
number of regulatory burdens are necessary.
The various information reporting and verification requirements,
and the requirement that licensees coordinate and provide written
consent, concurrence or agreement with other licensees will be used by
the Commission to verify licensee compliance with Commission rules and
regulation and to ensure that licensees continue to fulfill their
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of
1934. Such information has been used in the past and will continue to
be used to minimize interference, verify that applicants are legally,
technically, and financially qualified to hold licenses, and to
determine compliance with Commission Rules.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0481.
Expiration Date: 8/31/2000.
Title: Application for Renewal of Private Radio Station License.
Form No.: FCC 452R.
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Estimated Annual Burden: 448 annual hours; .166 hours per
respondent; 2,700 respondents.
Description: 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 Control No.: 3060-0368.
Expiration Date: 8/31/2000.
Title: Question Pools Section 97.523.
Form: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 480 total annual hours; average 3 hours
per respondent; 160 responses.
Description: 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 Control No.: 3060-0068.
Expiration Date: 8/31/2000.
Title: Application for Consent to Assignment of Radio Station
Construction Authorization or License for Stations in Services Other
Than Broadcast.
Form: FCC 702.
Estimated Annual Burden: 13,220 total annual hours; average 5 hours
per respondent; 2,644 responses.
Description: The FCC Form 702 is used to request Commission
approval of assignment of radio station construction authorization or
license. The form was revised to increase the number of respondents and
total annual burden hours as a result of the Third Report and Order,
Redesignation of 27.5 GHz Frequency Band, Establishing Rules and
Policies for Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS). The
Commission concluded that any LMDS licensee will be permitted to
partition or disaggregate portions of its authorization. The fifth
notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes that this form will be used to
complete the disaggregation and partitioning of LMDS. This form may
also be used in the future disaggregation and partitioning for a
variety of spectrum-based services licensed by the Commission. Specific
rules will be adopted in Reports and Orders or by public notice for
each service subject to disaggregation and partitioning.
The form has been revised to include a space for the applicant to
provide an Internet or e-mail address is being added to the form as an
alternative media for contacting the applicant with questions relating
to the application. We are also requesting permission to collect the
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) to comply with the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996. The drug certification question has been
eliminated and text added to the certification block prior to signature
in lieu of check a ``yes/no'' block. The application has been revised
to include reference to Part 101 applicants. The data will be used by
Commission staff to determine the financial, legal and technical
qualifications of the applicant.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-23038 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am]
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