[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30118-30119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11658]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

May 2, 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(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 June 9, 2000. 
If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it

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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 No.: 3060-0368.
    Title: Section 97.523, Question Pools.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 96 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement .
    Total Annual Burden: 288 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The recordkeeping requirement contained in Section 
97.523 is necessary to permit question pools used in preparing amateur 
examinations to be maintained by Volunteer-Examiner Coordinators 
(VECs). These question pools must be published and made available to 
the public before the questions are used in an examination. The 
recordkeeping requirement contained in Section 97.523 is being revised 
to reflect a change to rule section 97.503(b) which resulted in a 
reduction in the number of written amateur operator examination 
elements from five to three as adopted in the Report and Order in WT 
Docket 98-143.
    The information maintained by the VEC's is used to prepare amateur 
examinations. If this information were not maintained, the amateur 
examination program would deteriorate and become outdated. These 
examinations would not adequately measure the qualifications of the 
applicants.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-11658 Filed 5-9-00; 8:45 am]
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