[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 1 (Friday, January 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77-78]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-34149]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission

December 22, 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

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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 March 3, 1998. 
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 Control No.: 3060-0639.
    Title: Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act, 
Competitive Bidding, PP Docket Number 93-253, First Report and Order.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Cost to Respondents: N/A.
    Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 3002 of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 
amended Section 309(j), to, in effect, reduce the situations in which 
the use of random selection is appropriate. While the Commission 
proposes to reduce the number of respondents, it does not reduce the 
burden hours required to complete an individual information collection. 
The Commission seeks comment on this proposal and other methods by 
which the burden on respondents may be reduced.
    The Commission will use the information to determine whether the 
public interest would be served by granting a transfer of control or an 
assignment of a license awarded through lottery procedures. The 
foregoing estimates include the time for reviewing instructions, 
searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data 
needed, and completing and reviewing the burden estimates or any other 
aspect of the collection of information.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-34149 Filed 12-31-97; 8:45 am]
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