[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 42 (Thursday, March 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10466-10467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5355]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 26, 1999.
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 
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 April 5, 1999. 
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 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 or 
via the 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 the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Section 73.3534, Period of Construction for ITFS 
Construction Permits and Requests for Extension.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 610.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.0 hours per notification.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 610 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $18,300.
    Needs and Uses: On October 22, 1998, the Commission adopted a 
Report and Order in MM Docket Nos. 98-43 and 94-149. Among other 
things, this Report and Order adopted a notification procedures to be 
used in lieu of the FCC Form 307 for requesting an extension of time to 
construct an ITFS station. This notification should include a specific 
and detailed showing that the failure to complete construction was due 
to causes not under the control of the permittee. An extension of time 
to construct will be limited to a period of no more than 6 months. Any 
construction permit for which construction has not been completed shall 
be automatically forfeited upon expiration of the construction permit. 
With the adoption of this Report and Order, the Commission has 
abolished the FCC Form 307.
    The data are used by FCC staff to ensure that legitimate obstacles 
are preventing permittees from the construction of ITFS facilities.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0407.
    Title: Section 73.3598, Period of Construction.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 hours per response.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 38 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $28,500.
    Needs and Uses: On October 22, 1998, the Commission adopted a 
Report and Order in MM Docket Nos. 98-43 and 94-149. Among other 
things, this Report and Order extended the time to complete 
construction of a new broadcast station or a modification to a licensed 
station to three years. This new construction period will provide all 
permittees an adequate and realistic time to construct their facilities 
and will result in the elimination of requests for additional time to 
construct. The Commission will toll the construction period only when 
construction is encumbered due to an act of God, or when a construction 
permit is the subject of administrative or judicial review. This Report 
and Order adopted a notification procedure to be used for notifying the 
Commission that a permit

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is subject to tolling. The FCC Form 307, Application for Extension of 
Broadcast Construction Permit or to Replace Expired Construction 
Permit, will be abolished.
    Specifically, when a permit is subject to tolling because 
construction is encumbered due to an act of God, or when a construction 
permit is the subject of administrative or judicial review, Section 
73.3598 requires a permittee to notify the Commission as promptly as 
possible and, in any event, within 30 days, and to provide supporting 
documentation. Tolling resulting from an act of God will normally cease 
six months from the date of the notification. A permittee must also 
notify the Commission promptly when a relevant administrative or 
judicial review is resolved. Any construction permit for which 
construction has not been completed shall be automatically forfeited 
upon expiration of the construction permit.
    The data are used by FCC staff to ensure that legitimate obstacles 
are preventing permittees from the construction of broadcast 
facilities.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-5355 Filed 3-3-99; 8:45 am]
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