[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 219 (Monday, November 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67743-67744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28890]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

November 1, 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 January 12, 
2001. 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 A-804, 445 Twelfth 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 Approval No.: 3060-0492.
    Title: Section 74.992 Access to channels licensed to wireless cable 
entities.
    Form No.: FCC 330.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Hours Per Response: 3.5 hours (These hours include the 
contracting hour cost (2 hours) to the respondents and the respondents 
hour burden (1.5 hours).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Cost to Respondents: $4,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 15 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 74.992 requires that requests by ITFS 
entities for access to wireless cable facilities licensed on ITFS 
frequencies be made by filing FCC Form 330 (3060-0062), Sections I 
(Identity of applicant, requested facilities), II (legal qualifications 
of applicant), III (Financial qualifications of applicant)

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and IV (ITFS service proposal). The application must include a cover 
letter clearly indicating that the application is for ITFS access to a 
wireless cable entity's facilities on ITFS channels. Section 74.992(d) 
requires an ITFS user to provide a wireless cable licensee with its 
planned schedule of use four months in advance of accessing the 
channels. This notice is completed before the filing of the application 
and the burden is included with the application. The data is used by 
FCC staff to determine eligibility of an educational institution or 
entity demanding access for ITFS use on a wireless cable facility. The 
four month advance notice is used by the wireless cable licensee to 
allow it to move programming to other channels.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0494.
    Title: Section 74.990 Use of available instructional television 
fixed service frequencies by wireless cable entities.
    Form No.: n/a.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Hours Per Response: 0.33 hours-2 hours (These hours 
include the contracting hour cost to the respondents and the 
respondents hour burden).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Cost to Respondents: $11,250.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 42 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 74.990(c) requires applicants to confirm 
their unopposed status after the period for filing competing 
applications and petitions to deny has passed. This confirmation is 
accomplished through the filing of a letter with the Commission. 
Section 74.990(d) requires a wireless cable applicant to show that 
there are no multipoint distribution service or multichannel multipoint 
distribution service channels available for application, purchase or 
lease that could be used in lieu of the instructional television fixed 
service frequencies applied for. The data provided in the showing will 
be used by FCC staff to insure that proposals to operate a wireless 
cable system on ITFS channels do not impair or restrict any reasonably 
foreseeable ITFS use.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0493.
    Title: Section 74.986 Involuntary ITFS station modifications.
    Form No.: FCC 330.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Hours Per Response: 5 hours (These hours include the 
contracting hour cost (1 hour) to the respondents and the respondents 
hour burden (4 hours)).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Cost to Respondents: $16,250.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 74.986 requires that an application for 
involuntary modification of an ITFS station be filed on FCC Form 330 
(3060-0062) but need not fill out Section II (legal qualifications). 
The application must include a cover letter clearly indicating that the 
modification is involuntary and identifying the parties involved. The 
data is used by FCC staff to insure that proposals to modify facilities 
of ITFS licensees/permittees would provide comparable ITFS service and 
would otherwise serve the public interest in promoting the MMDS 
service.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-28890 Filed 11-9-00; 8:45 am]
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