[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 146 (Friday, July 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46458-46459]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19044]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

July 21, 2000.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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 August 28, 
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.

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ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy Boley, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., 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: 3060-0798.
    Title: FCC Application for Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Radio 
Service Authorization.
    Form No: FCC Form 601.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, businesses or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents: 240,320.
    Estimate Time Per Response: 1.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 210,280 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $48,364,000.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 601 is used as a general application 
(long form) for market based licensing and site-by-site licensing in 
the Wireless Telecommunications Radio Service. The purpose of this 
revision is to make the necessary changes to collect licensing 
information for the 700 MHz auction winners, to make the necessary 
adjustments to the form and instructions for implementation of Land 
Mobile Radio Services to ULS, and to further clarify various 
instructions for the applicants. As use of the FCC Form 601 progresses 
after implementation of each service, we are discovering ways to ease 
the burden of filing on our respondents by making further changes to 
the form (i.e., ``fine tuning''). These changes do not affect the total 
estimated number of respondents or the total estimated average annual 
burden. The information will be used by the Commission to determine 
whether the applicant is legally, technically and financially qualified 
to be licensed. Without such information, the Commission could not 
determine whether to issue the licenses to the applicants that provides 
telecommunications services to the public and therefore fulfill its 
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended. It will also be used to update the database and 
provide for proper use of the frequency spectrum.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-19044 Filed 7-27-00; 8:45 am]
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