[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 63 (Thursday, April 2, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 16259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8571]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 26, 1998.
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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 4, 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., 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:
    ORB Control No.: 3060-0633.
    Title: Sections 73.1230, 74.165, 74.432, 74.564, 74.664, 74.765, 
74.832, 74.965, 74.1265, Station License.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .083 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Cost to Respondents: $14,000.
    Total Annual Burden: 830 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.1230 requires that the station license 
and any other instrument of station authorization for an AM, FM or TV 
station be posted in a conspicuous place at the place the licensee 
considers to be the principal control point of the transmitter. Section 
74.165 requires that the instrument of authorization for an 
experimental broadcast station be available at the transmitter site.
    Section 74.432(j) (remote pickup broadcast station) and 74.832(j) 
(low power auxiliary station) requires that the license of a remote 
pickup broadcast/low power auxiliary station shall be retained in the 
licensee's files, posted at the transmitter, or posted at the control 
point of the station. These sections also require the licensee to 
forward the station license to the FCC in the case of permanent 
discontinuance of the station.
    Section 74.564 (aural broadcast auxiliary stations) require that 
the station license and any other instrument of authorization be posted 
in the room where the transmitter is located, or if operated by remote 
control, at the operating position.
    Section 74.664 (television broadcast auxiliary stations) require 
that the station license and any other instrument of authorization be 
posted in the room where the transmitter is located. Section 74.765 
(low power TV, TV translator and TV booster) and 74.1265 (FM translator 
stations and FM booster stations), require that the station license and 
any other instrument of authorization be retained in the station's 
files. In addition, the call sign of the station, together with the 
name, address and telephone number of the licensee or the local 
representative of the licensee, and the name and address of the person 
and place where the station records are maintained, shall be displayed 
at the transmitter site on the structure supporting the transmitting 
antenna.
    Section 74.965 requires that the instrument of authorization for an 
Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) station be available at 
each transmitter. If the station is operated unattended, the call sign 
and name of the licensee shall be displayed such that it may be read 
within the vicinity of the transmitter enclosure or antenna structure. 
The data is used by FCC staff in field investigations to ensure that a 
station is licensed and operating in the manner specified in the 
license. The information posted at the transmitter site in accordance 
with Section 74.765 and 74.1265 would be used by the public and FCC 
staff to know to whom the transmitter is licensed.
    ORB Control No.: 3060-0789.
    Title: Modified Alternative Plan, CC Docket No. 90-571, Order 
(``1997 Suspension Order'').
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 30 respondents; 35 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .25-15 hours (avg).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Cost to Respondents: $0.
    Total Annual Burden: 472 hours.
    Needs and Uses: In the Order issued in CC Docket No. 90-571, the 
Commission suspended enforcement of the coin sent-paid requirement 
until August 26, 1998. The Commission required that payphones be made 
accessible to TRS (``Telecommunications Relay Services'') users during 
the suspension period pursuant to the Alternative Plan as set forth in 
the Telecommunications Relay Services, Memorandum Opinion and Order, CC 
Docket No. 90-571, 10 FCC Rcd 10927 (1995), and modified by this Order.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-8571 Filed 4-1-98; 8:45 am]
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