[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1155-1156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-339]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 22, 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, 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 February 7, 
2000. 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 Les Smith, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A804, 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 collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0362.
    Title: Inspection of Radio Installation on Large Cargo and Small 
Passenger Ships.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households; Federal, State, local, or Tribal government(s).
    Number of Respondents: 4,600.
    Estimate Time Per Response: 4.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements every 
five years; Third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 20,608 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC adopted rules that privatized inspections 
of ships subject to the inspection requirements of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, as amended, and the International 
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974 (Safety Convention). The 
Communications Act requires the Commission to inspect the radio 
installation of large cargo ships and certain passenger ships at least 
once a year to ensure that the radio installations are in compliance 
with the requirements of the Communications Act. Small passenger ships 
must be inspected at least once every five years. The Safety Convention 
also requires an annual inspection. FCC rules require this inspection 
to be conducted by an FCC-licensed technician, but allow private sector 
FCC-licensed technicians to certify that the ship has passed an 
inspection and to issue the ship a safety certificate. FCC rules also 
mandate that the inspecting technician provide a summary of the results 
of the inspection and that the technician, the ship's owner, operator, 
or captain each certify in the ship's safety log that the vessel has 
passed the safety inspection.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0398.
    Title: Equipment Authorization Measurement Standards, 47 CFR 2.948, 
15.117(g)(2).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 320.
    Estimate Time Per Response: 28.44 hours (avg.).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; Three year reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 9,100 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $1,000.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC uses this information to ensure that data 
accompanying all requests for equipment authorization are valid, and 
that proper testing procedures are used. Testing ensures that potential 
interference to radio communications is controlled, and if necessary, 
the data may be used for investigating complaints or harmful 
interference, or for verifying the manufacturer's compliance with FCC 
rules. The Report and Order in ET Docket No. 95-144 eliminated the 
necessity for manufacturers to file UHF noise figure data documenting 
the performance of TV receivers tested and marketed in the U.S.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-339 Filed 1-6-00; 8:45 am]
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