[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33380]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 22, 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 March 5, 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 
Commissions, 445 12th Street, SW., 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 Approval Number: 3060-0698.
    Title: Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish a Radio 
Astronomy Coordination Zone in Puerto Rico (ET Docket No. 96-2).
    Form No.: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $3,000.
    Needs and Uses: By Report and Order the Commission has established 
a Coordination Zone that covers the Islands of Puerto Rico, Desecheo, 
Mona, Vieques, and Culebra within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the 
Puerto Rico Islands). The coordination zone and notifications 
procedures will enable the Arecibo Radio Astronomy Observatory 
(Observatory) to receive information needed to assess whether an 
applicant's proposed operations will cause harmful interference to the 
Observatory's operations and will promote efficient resolution of 
coordination problems between the applicants and the Observatory.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0224.
    Title: 90.151 Requests for waiver.
    Form No.: N/A.
    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: 60.
    Frequency of Response: Reporting on occasion.
    Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Rule requires applicants who request waiver of 
various rules to submit justification for the proposed waiver. This is 
necessary to enable the FCC to make an informed decision on requests.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0508.
    Title: Rewrite and Update of Part 22.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 107,772.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, semi-annually, 
annually.
    Total Annual Burden: 266,505 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Part 22 contains the technical and legal 
requirements for radio stations operating in the Public Mobile 
Services. Generally the collected information is used to determine 
legal, technical and/or financial qualifications of the respondents.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0739.
    Title: Amendment of the Commission's Rules to Establish Competitive 
Service Safeguards for Local Exchange Carrier Provision of Commercial 
Mobile Radio Services.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 19.
    Frequency of Response: Reporting--One time submission.
    Total Annual Burden: 116,456 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This proceeding proposes to require Tier 1 Local 
Exchange Carriers (LEC) to submit nonstructural safeguard plans to the 
Commission for approval prior to their offering of Personal 
Communications Service (PCS).

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-33380 Filed 12-29-00; 8:45 am]
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