[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58048-58049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28919]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

October 22, 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments December 28, 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.


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ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications 
Commissions, 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 collections contact Les Smith at 202-418-0217 or via 
internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0170.
    Title: Section 73.1030, Notifications Concerning Interference to 
Radio Astronomy, Research, and Receiving Installations.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 29 hours.
    Estimated Cost to Respondents: $8,550.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.1030 requires licensees to provide 
simultaneous written notification to the Interference Office at Green 
Bank, West Virginia, when an application is filed with the FCC 
proposing to operate a short-term broadcast auxiliary station; or an 
applicant seeks authority to construct a new broadcast station; or 
authority to make changes in the frequency, power, antenna height, or 
antenna directivity of an existing station within the geographical 
coordinates of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory site in Green 
Bank, West Virginia; or the Naval Radio Research Observatory site at 
Sugar Grove, West Virginia. The data are used by the Interference 
Office to enable them to file comments or objections with the FCC in 
response to the notification in order to minimize potential harmful 
interference to the observatories.
    On September 26, 1997, the Commission adopted a Report and Order in 
ET Docket No. 96-2 which established a coordination zone that covers 
the islands of Puerto Rico, Desecho, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra within 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The coordination zone requires 
applicants for new and modified radio facilities in various 
communications services within the coordination zone to provide 
notification of the technical parameters of proposed operations to the 
Arecibo Radio Astronomy Observatory at the time their applications are 
submitted to the Commission. The notification to the Arecibo Radio 
Astronomy Observatory in Puerto Rico will enable the Observatory to 
receive information needed to assess whether an application's proposed 
operations will cause harmful interference to the Observatory's 
operations and will promote efficient resolution of problems through 
coordination between applicants and the Observatory.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0194.
    Title: Section 74.21, Broadcasting Emergency Information.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
    Estimated Cost to Respondents: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: In the event of an emergency, Section 74.21 
requires that a licensee of an auxiliary broadcast station notify the 
FCC in Washington, DC, as soon as practicable, when that station is 
operated in a manner other than that for which is authorized. This 
notification shall specify the nature of the emergency and the use to 
which the station is being put. The licensee shall also notify the FCC 
when the emergency operation has been terminated. These notifications 
are used by FCC staff to evaluate the need and nature of the emergency 
broadcast to confirm that an actual emergency existed.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-28919 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]
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