[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 19, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20981-20983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9705]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

April 11, 2000.
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

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Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control 
number. Comments are requested cncerning: (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 June 19, 
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 
Commissions, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 1-A804, 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: 3060-0868.
    Title: Construction of Grand-Fathered Multilateration Location 
Monitoring Service (LMS) Sites.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Total Annual Burden: 10 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: 1,075.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will allow the Commission to 
determine which LMS licensees are operating in compliance with our 
rules. Prior to the December 15, 1998, multilateration LMS auction, the 
Commission must determine the current status of certain grand-fathered 
licenses. For due diligence and valuation purposes, the Commission 
needs to know whether these licensees have constructed and put their 
facilities into operation as required by our rules.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0441.
    Title: 90.621(b)(4) Selection and assignment of frequency.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 33.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Total Annual Burden: 25.
    Total Annual Cost: 9,234.
    Needs and Uses: Rule requires SMR applicants who wish to locate 
stations closer than required mileage separation from existing co-
channel station to file additional information and in some instances, a 
waiver.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0461
    Title: 90.173 Policies governing the assignment of frequencies.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and State, Local or 
Tribal Government
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 4.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Total Annual Burden: 900 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Information needed to determine that licensee is in 
violation of rules so identifier can be given licensing preference for 
channels recovered.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0691.
    Title: Amendment of Parts 2 and 90 of the Commission's Rules to 
Provide for the Use of 200 Channels Outside of the Designated Filing 
Areas in the 896-901 MHz Bands Allotted to the Specialized Mobile Radio 
Pool, 2nd Order on Reconsideration & 7th Report and Order for the 900 
MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit (P), and Individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents: 1,020.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 7 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,139.
    Total Annual Cost: 284,251.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be used to ensure that 
applicants comply with Commission Rules. Respondents will be 
individuals or entities who will be acquiring licenses for use of 
spectrum in wireless communications.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0865.
    Title: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Universal Licensing 
System Record-keeping and Third Party Disclosure Requirements.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit (P), Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 62,790.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 393 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Total Annual Burden: 77,164.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: ULS establishes streamlined set of rules that 
minimize filing requirements, eliminates redundant, or unnecessary 
submission requirements; and assures ongoing collection of reliable 
licensing and ownership data. The record keeping and third party 
disclosure requirements contained in this collection are a result of 
the elimination of a number of filing requirements. The ULS forms 
contain a number of certifications, however, applicants must maintain 
records to document compliance with the requirements for which they 
provide certifications. In some instances third party co-ordinations 
are required.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0280.
    Title: 90.633(f) & (g) Conventional systems loading requirements 
(wide area systems).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit (P), Not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Total Annual Burden: 10.
    Total Annual Cost: 2,964.
    Needs and Uses: Rule provides for the authorization of wide area or 
ribbon systems upon an appropriate showing of need. The information is 
used to determine if such systems should be authorized.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0702.
    Title: Amendment of Part 20 and 24 of the Commission's Rules--
Broadband PCS Competitive Bidding and the Commercial Mobile Radio 
Service Spectrum Cap, Amendment of the Commission's Cellular PCS Cross-
Ownership Rule, Notice of Proposed Rule Making.
    Form Number: FCC Forms 175 and 600.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 6,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 13 hours.

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    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 77,817.
    Total Annual Cost: 17,087,948.00.
    Needs and Uses: Applicants are required to file certain information 
so that the Commission can determine whether the applicants are 
legally, technically, and financially qualified to be licensed and to 
determine whether applicants claiming designated entity status are 
entitled to certain benefits. Affected parties include any member of 
the public who wishes to become a broadband PCS licensee.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0697.
    Title: Revision of part 22 and part 90 of the Commission's Rules to 
Facilitate Future Development of Paging Systems (Second Report and 
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Memorandum Opinion and 
Order on Reconsideration and Third Report and Order.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions, state, local, or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The information will be used by the Commission to 
facilitate the successful coexistence of incumbent and geographic area 
paging licensees; to lessen the administrative burden on licensees and 
to simplify the paging licensing database; to determine the partitioned 
service areas and the geographic area licensee's remaining service area 
of parties to a partitioning agreement; to determine whether a 
geographic area licensee and parties to partitioning and disaggregation 
agreements have met the applicable coverage requirements for their 
respective service areas; to determine whether an applicant is eligible 
to receive bidding credits as a small business; to determine the real 
parties in interest of any joint bidding agreements; and to determine 
the appropriate unjust enrichment compensation to be remitted to the 
government.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0066.
    Title: Application for Renewal of Instructional Television Fixed 
Station and/or Response Station(s) and Low Power Relay Station(s) 
License.
    Form Number: FCC 330-R.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not for-profit institutions, state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 225 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $0.
    Needs and Uses: FCC 330-R is used by licensees of Instructional 
Television Fixed (ITFS), Response, and Low Power Relay Stations to file 
for renewal of their licenses. The data are used by FCC staff to ensure 
that ITFS licensees continue to meet basic Commission policies and 
rules, as well as statutory requirements to remain a licensee.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-9705 Filed 4-18-00; 8:45 am]
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