[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 3 (Tuesday, January 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 561-563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-79]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection(s) Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

December 29, 1997.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public

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information collection(s) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 96-511. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control 
number. Notwithstanding 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 Jerry Cowden, 
Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-0447.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0021.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2000.
    Title: Civil Air Patrol Radio Station License.
    Form Number: FCC 480.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1 hour; 0.084 hour per respondent; 12 
respondents.
    Description: FCC Rules require that applicants file the FCC Form 
480 to apply for a new, renewed, or modified Civil Air Patrol Radio 
Station License. This form is required by the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended; international treaties, and FCC Rules 47 CFR 1.922, 
87.21, and 87.31. The data will be used by Commission personnel to 
evaluate the application to issue licenses, to provide information for 
enforcement and rule making proceedings and to maintain a current 
inventory of licensees.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0132.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2000.
    Title: Supplemental Information--72-76 MHz Operational Fixed 
Stations.
    Form Number: FCC 1068-A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 150 hours; 0.5 hour per response; 300 
respondents.
    Description: FCC rules require that the applicant agrees to 
eliminate any harmful interference caused by the operation to TV 
reception on either channel 4 or 5 that might develop. This form is 
required by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended; international 
treaties, and FCC Rules 47 CFR 90.257.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0136.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2000.
    Title: Temporary Permit to Operate a General Mobile Radio Service 
System.
    Form Number: FCC 574T.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 150 hours; 0.1 hour per respondent; 1,500 
respondents.
    Description: The Commission rules state that applicants for new or 
modified radio stations in the General Mobile Radio Service complete 
FCC Form 574-T for immediate authorization to operate the radio 
station. The applicant retains this form during the processing of their 
application for license grant as a 180-day temporary authorization to 
operate their radio station. This form is required by the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended; international treaties, and FCC 
Rules 47 CFR 1.922, 95.71, and 95.73.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0202.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2000.
    Title: Section 87.37 Developmental license.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 96 hours; 8 hours per response; 12 
respondents.
    Description: The information collection requirement contained in 
Section 87.37 is needed to gather data on developmental programs for 
which a developmental authorization was granted to determine whether 
the developmental authorization should be renewed or whether to 
initiate proceedings to include such operations within the normal scope 
of the Aviation Services. If the information was not collected the 
value of developmental programs in the Aviation Service would be 
severely limited.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0297.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2000.
    Title: Section 80.503 Cooperative use of facilities.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,600 hours; 16 hours per response; 100 
respondents.
    Description: The recordkeeping requirements contained in Section 
80.503 are needed to ensure licensees which share private facilities 
operate within the specified scope of service, on a non-profit basis, 
and do not function as communications common carriers providing ship-
shore public correspondence services. The information is used by FCC 
Compliance and Information Bureau personnel during inspection and 
investigations to insure compliance with applicable rules.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0222.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2000.
    Title: Section 97.213 Telecommand of an amateur station.
    Estimated annual burden: 100 hours; 0.2 hour per response; 500 
respondents.
    Description: the recordkeeping requirement in section 97.213 
consists of posting a photocopy of the station license, a label with 
the name, address and telephone number of the station license, and the 
name of least one authorized control operator. The requirement is 
necessary so that quick resolution of any harmful interference problems 
can be achieved and to ensure that the station is operating in 
accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0264.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2000.
    Title: Section 80.413 On-board station equipment records.
    Estimated annual burden: 2,000 hours; 2 hours per response; 1,000 
respondents.
    Description: The recordkeeping requirement contained in Section 
80.413 is needed to demonstrate that all on-board repeaters and 
transmitters are properly operating pursuant to a station authorization 
issued by the FCC. The information is used by FCC Compliance and 
Information Bureau personnel during inspections and investigations to 
determine what mobile units and repeaters are associated with on-board 
stations aboard a particular vessel.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0259.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2000.
    Title: Section 90.263 Substitution of frequencies below 25 MHz.
    Estimated annual burden: 30 hours; 0.5 hour per response; 60 
respondents.
    Description: The information collection requirement contained in 
section 90.263 is needed to require applicants to provide a 
supplemental information showing that the proposed use of frequencies 
below 25 MHz are needed from a safety standpoint and that frequencies 
above 25 MHz will not meet the operational needs of the applicant. The 
information is used to evaluate the applicant's need for such 
frequencies and the interference potential to other stations operating 
on the proposed frequencies.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0261.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2000.
    Title: Section 90.215 Transmitter measurements.
    Estimated annual burden: 4,417 hours; 0.034 hour per response; 
129,900 respondents.
    Description: This information collection requires technical 
measurements on each transmitter upon initial installation. This 
information helps assure proper operation of transmitters, thereby 
reducing instances of interference.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0295.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2000.
    Title: Section 90.607(b)(1) & (c)(1) Supplemental information to be 
furnished by applicants for facilities under this subpart.
    Estimated annual burden: 507 hours; 0.025 hour per response; 2,028 
respondents.
    Description: This information collection requires certain 
applicants requesting 800 MHz facilities to furnish a list of any other 
licensed facilities they

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hold within 40 miles of the applied for base station. This information 
is used to determine if an applicant's proposed system is necessary in 
light of communications facilities it already owns.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
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