[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 186 (Thursday, September 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50368-50369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-25431]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

September 18, 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, Pub. L. 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.


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DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before October 27, 
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., N.W., 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 Number: 3060-0625.
    Title: Section 24.237, Amendment of the Commission's Rules to 
Establish New Personal Communications Services (Interference 
Protection).
    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: 100.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Cost to Respondents: N/A.
    Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 24.237 requires that the results of the 
coordination process between incumbent microwave users and PCS 
licensees be reported to the Commission only if the parties fail to 
agree. Additionally, the Commission requires that each broadband PCS 
licensee perform an engineering analysis to assure that the proposed 
facilities will not cause interference to existing OFS stations within 
the specified coordination distance of a magnitude greater than a 
specified criteria, unless there is prior agreement with the affected 
OFS licensee. This collection is being revised because the requirement 
in Section 24.204 was eliminated and removed from the Commission's 
rules.
    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0727.
    Title: Section 73.213, Grandfathered Short-Spaced FM Stations.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours per showing (0.5 hours 
consultation time/4.5 hours contracting time).
    Cost to Respondents: $8,493. We assume that the applicant would use 
a consulting engineer ($125/hour) to complete the interference showing. 
We estimate that copying of the application would be approximately 
$0.10/page and that each application would have an average of 25 pages. 
We also estimate that the postage for the mailing of an application 
would be $1.24/application.
    Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Needs and Uses: On 8/4/97, the Commission adopted a Report and 
Order in MM Docket No. 96-120. The Commission adopted two of the 
proposals as set forth in the NPRM. The third proposal was adopted as 
proposed but a disclosure requirement was added that requires that a 
copy of any application for co-channel or first-adjacent channel 
stations proposing predicted interference caused in any area where 
interference is not currently predicted to be caused must be served 
upon the licensee(s) of the affected short-spaced station(s). These 
modified procedures will allow grandfathered stations greater 
flexibility in making transmitter site changes and other facility 
modifications. The data are used by Commission staff to determine if 
the public interest will be served and that existing levels of 
interference will not be increased to other licensed stations. 
Providing copies of application(s) to affected licensee(s) will enable 
potentially affected parties to examine the proposals and provide them 
an opportunity to file informal objections against such applications.

Federal Communications Commission.
Shirley S. Suggs,
Chief, Publications Branch.
[FR Doc. 97-25431 Filed 9-24-97; 8:45 am]
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