[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 29 (Monday, February 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9848-9849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-3520]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 2, 2001.
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 14, 
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: 3060-0779.
    Title: Amendment to Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide 
for Use of the 220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio 
Service, PR 89-552.
    Form Numbers: FCC 601.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households; and State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 27,062.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 112,450 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $28,490,000.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection includes rules to 
govern the future operation and licensing of the 220-222 MHz band (220 
MHz service). In establishing this licensing plan, the FCC's goal is to 
establish a flexible regulatory framework that allows for efficient 
licensing of the 220 MHz service, eliminates unnecessary regulatory 
burdens, and enhances the competitive potential of the 220 MHz service 
in the mobile service marketplace. However, as with any licensing and 
operational plan for radio service, a certain number of regulatory and 
informational burdens are necessary to verify licensee compliance with 
FCC rules.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0897.
    Title: MDS and ITFS Two-Way Transmissions.
    Form Numbers: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; Not-for-
profit institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 130,888.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; On occasion reporting 
requirements; Third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 223,618 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $5,431,000.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection includes rules that 
collectively form the MDS and ITFS two-way services. The FCC rules for 
two-way transmissions for MDS and ITFS will allow two-way licensing and 
provide greater flexibility in the use of the allotted spectrum to 
licensees. The rules will further eliminate market entry barriers for 
small entities. The FCC will use this information to ensure that MDS 
and ITFS applicants, conditional licensees, and licensees have 
considered properly under the FCC's rules the potential for harmful 
interference from their facilities.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0914.
    Title: Petition, Pursuant to Section 7 of the Act, for a Waiver of 
the Airborne Cellular Rule, or, in the Alternative, for a Declaratory 
Ruling.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; Federal 
Government; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; On occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 240 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC has reset an Order it adopted on December 
24, 1998, that grants conditionally AirCell's waiver request of 47 CFR 
22.925. The waiver permits AirCell, Inc. and a number of cellular 
licensees, which

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jointly entered into resale agreements with AirCell, Inc., to furnish 
system capacity for the provision of cellular service on a secondary, 
conditional basis to airborne terminal units using technology developed 
by AirCell, Inc. The waiver also gives AirCell the authority to operate 
a specially designed mobile cellular telecommunications unit for use 
aboard general aviation aircraft. The AirCell system gives the public 
greater access to safety-related data and wireless telephone services 
for general aviation and equips pilots with a transmission facility 
that can provide a method of receiving real-time information about 
changing weather conditions, navigation, telemetry, and aircraft 
operations.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-3520 Filed 2-9-01; 8:45 am]
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