[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82353-82354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33040]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB 
for Review and Approval

December 19, 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, 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 29, 
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-A804, 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 collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    OMB Control Number: 3060-0929.
    Title: Application for Multipoint Distribution Service or 
Instructional Television Fixed Service Modification to Main Station, 
Booster Station, Response Station Hub, or 125 KHz (I Channels) Point to 
Multipoint Transmissions.
    Form Number: FCC 331.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Estimate Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and ``open window'' reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 8,000 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: 19,465.
    Needs and Uses: On September 17, 1998, the FCC adopted a Report and 
Order (R&O) in MM Docket No. 97-217. The rule changes in this R&O 
enhance the flexibility of MDS and ITFS operations through facilitated 
use of response stations, use of cellular configurations, use of signal 
booster stations with program origination capability, and use of 
variable bandwidth (subchanneling or superchanneling). Thus, MDS and 
ITFS frequencies in the 2 GHz band may be used by licensees, or leased 
to operators, for broadband data, video, or voice transmissions to and/
or from subscribers' premises, promoting the competitive position of 
the relevant industry, augmenting the educational uses of these 
frequencies by ITFS entities, and increasing services to consumers. The 
FCC has adopted an initial one-week filing window, in which it will 
accept FCC Form 331 applications from MDS and ITFS licensees. Following 
this initial filing window, the FCC will accept FCC Form 331 
applications via a rolling, one-day filing window. FCC Form 331 may be 
used by licensees of MDS, MMDS, ITFS, or Commercial ITFS to apply for 
modification to main station, response station hub, high-power signal 
booster station, notification of low-power signal booster station, or 
125 KHz (I channel(s)) point to multipoint transmissions.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing 
Emergency Information.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimate Time Per Response: 1 to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 275 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $5,000.
    Needs and Uses: On July 21, 2000, the FCC adopted a Report and 
Order (R&O), MM Docket No. 99-339, that adopted video description rules 
to make television more accessible to persons with visual disabilities. 
Among other things, the R&O requires any broadcast station or multiple 
video programming distributor (MVPD) that provides local emergency 
information as part of a regularly schedules newscast, or as part of a 
newscast that interrupts regularly scheduled programming, to make the 
critical details of the information accessible to persons with visual 
disabilities in the affected local area. Any broadcast station or MVPD 
that provides emergency information through a crawl or scroll must also 
accompany that information with an aural tone to alert persons with 
disabilities that the station or MVPD is providing this information. In 
addition, 47 CFR Section 79(c) contains a complaint procedure--a 
complaint alleging a violation of this section may be transmitted to 
the FCC. The FCC then will notify the video programming distributor of 
the complaint, giving the distributor 30 days to reply to the 
complaint.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-33040 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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