[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54266-54267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22917]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

August 30, 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 
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 November 6, 
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, S.W., 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 No.: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Extending Wireless Telecommunications Services to Tribal 
Lands.
    Form No.: FCC Form 601.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government, business or other 
for-profit, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 3,844.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 200 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Total Annual Burden: 768,800 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Report and Order implements bidding credits for 
federally-recognized tribal areas that have a telephone service 
penetration rate below seventy percent (qualifying tribal land).

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0016.
    Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in a 
Low Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster Station.
    Form Number: FCC 346.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Estimated time per response: 20 hours (split between contractors 
and respondent, depending on type of application).
    Frequency of Response: Reporting, on occasion; third party 
disclosure.
    Total annual burden: 8,400.
    Total annual costs: $3,597,600.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 346 is used by licensees/permittees/
applicants when applying for authority to construct or make changes in 
a Low Power Television, TV Translator or TV Booster broadcast station.
    Applicants are also subject to the third party disclosure 
requirement of Section 73.3580. This section requires local public 
notice in a newspaper of general circulation of the filing of all 
applications for new or major changes in facilities. This notice must 
be completed within 30 days of the tendering of the application. This 
notice must be published at least twice a week for two consecutive 
weeks in a three-week period. A copy of this notice must be locally 
maintained along with the application.
    The data is used by FCC staff to determine if the applicant is 
qualified, meets basic statutory and treaty requirements and will not 
cause interference to other authorized broadcast services.

    OMB Number: 3060-0414.
    Title: Terrain Shielding Policy.

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    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated time per response: 10 hours (1 hours respondent/9 hours 
consulting engineer).
    Frequency of response: Reporting, on occasion.
    Total annual burden: 500.
    Total annual costs: $675,000.
    Needs and Uses: The terrain shielding policy requires respondents 
to submit either a detailed terrain study, or to submit letters of 
assent from all potentially affected parties and graphic depiction of 
the terrain when intervening terrain prevents a low power television 
applicant from interfering with other low power television or full-
power television stations. The data is used by FCC staff to determine 
if adequate interference protection can be provided by terrain 
shielding and if a waiver of Sections 74.705 and 74.707 of the Rules is 
warranted.

    OMB Number: 3060-0427.
    Title: Section 73.3523 Dismissal of applications in renewal 
proceedings.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated time per response: 8 hours (1 hour licensee, 7 hours 
attorney).
    Frequency of responding: Reporting, on occasion.
    Total annual burden: 1 hour.
    Total annual costs: $1,600.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.3523 requires an applicant for a 
construction permit to obtain approval from the FCC to dismiss or 
withdraw its application when that application is mutually exclusive 
with a renewal application. This request for approval must contain a 
copy of any written agreement and an affidavit, stating that it has not 
received any consideration (pre-Initial Decision) or it has not 
received any consideration in excess of legitimate and prudent expenses 
(post-Initial Decision) for the dismissal/withdrawal of its 
application. In addition, within 5 days of the applicant's request for 
approval, each remaining competing applicant and the renewal applicant 
must submit an affidavit certifying that it has not paid any 
consideration (pre-Initial Decision), or that it has not paid 
consideration in excess of legitimate and prudent expenses (post-
Initial Decision) for the dismissal/ withdrawal of a competing 
application. The data is used by FCC staff to ensure that an 
application was filed under appropriate circumstances and not to 
extract payments prohibited by the Commission.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-22917 Filed 9-6-00; 8:45 am]
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