[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7906-7907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2374]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 18, 2001.
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 February 26, 
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:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0034.
    Title: Application for Construction Permit for Reserved Channel 
Noncommercial Educational Broadcast Station.
    Form Number: FCC 340.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.

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    Number of Respondents: 1,970.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; On occasion reporting 
requirements; Third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,370 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $8,538,145.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 340 is used to apply for authority to 
construct a new noncommercial educational (NCE) FM, TV, DTV broadcast 
station, or to make changes in the existing facilities of such a 
station. Form 340 is used for channels that are reserved exclusively 
for NCE use. 47 CFR 73.3580 requires third party notification--public 
notice in a newspaper of general circulation--when applications are 
filed for new facilities or major changes in existing facilities. In 
addition, all mutually exclusive NCE proposals for the reserved band 
currently on file with the FCC must supplement their applications with 
portions of the revised Form 340 to make a selection under the new 
point system. The FCC will issue a public notice announcing the 
procedures to be used in this process. These data help the FCC to 
determine whether an applicant meets basic statutory requirements to 
become or remain an FCC licensee and to ensure that the public interest 
will be served by grant of the application. When there are mutually 
exclusive, qualified applicants, this information will help to 
determine which proposal would best serve the public interest.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0955.
    Title: 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service Reports.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 9.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; On occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 27 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $14,000.
    Needs and Uses: The 2 GHz mobile satellite service rules, 47 CFR 
part 25, require disclosure in the form of a narrative statement, 
through amendments to applications or letters of intent, or orbital 
debris mitigation design and operational strategies and a casualty risk 
assessment if planned post-mission disposal involves atmospheric re-
entry of spacecraft. This requirement will permit the Commission and 
the public to comment on each system's design. 2 GHz mobile satellite 
systems receiving expansion spectrum as part of the rural and unserved 
areas spectrum incentive must provide a report on the actual number of 
subscriber minutes originating or terminating in unserved areas as a 
percentage of the actual U.S. system use. This rule will permit the 
Commission to verify that service is being provided in rural and 
unserved areas. In addition, system proponents will have to complete 
critical design review (CDR) within two years of authorization. CDR is 
a new milestone for satellite services and will permit the Commission 
to more closely monitor system construction. Without such information, 
the Commission could not determine whether satellite licensees are 
operating in conformance with the Commission's rules.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Availability of INTELSAT Space Segment Capacity to Users and 
Providers Seeking to Access INTELSAT Directly.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time-only filing requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 20 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $3,000.
    Needs and Uses: On September 19, 2000, the FCC released a Report 
and Order (R&O), IB Docket No. 00-91, FCC 00-340, pursuant to the 
recently enacted Open-Market Reorganization for the Betterment of 
International Telecommunications Act (ORBIT Act). Section 641(b) of the 
Communications Satellite Act of 1962, as amended by the ORBIT Act, 
requires the FCC to determine whether ``sufficient opportunity'' exists 
for users and service providers ``to access INTELSAT space segment 
capacity directly from INTELSAT to meet their service and capacity 
requirements.'' The R&O concluded that users and service providers 
currently do not have sufficient opportunity for direct access to 
INTELSAT. The R&O also concluded that FCC should adopt a ``commercial 
solution.'' This requires the parties--Comsat (which controls the most 
U.S. accessible capacity) and other direct access users, to attempt to 
negotiate mutually agreeable arrangements and to file reports with the 
Commission on or before March 13, 2001 on the progress of their 
negotiations.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-2374 Filed 1-25-01; 8:45 am]
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