[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17550-17551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-8041]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 23, 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 June 1, 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 Control Number: 3060-0331.
    Title: Section 76.615B Notification Requirements.
    From Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 1200.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $120,000.00.
    Needs and Uses: The notifications are used by the Commission to 
locate and eliminate harmful interference as it occurs, to help assure 
safe operation of aeronautical and marine radio services and to 
minimize the possibility of interference to these safety-of-life 
services.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0594.
    Title: FCC Form 1220 Cost of Service Filing for Regulated Cable 
Services.
    Form Number: FCC Form 1220.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 40 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $480,000.00.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 1220 is filed with the Commission by 
cable operators to demonstrate their costs of providing cable service 
in order to justify rates above levels determined under the 
Commission's benchmark methodology. The Commission uses the Form 1220 
to determine whether cable rates for basic service, cable programming 
service and associated equipment are reasonable under the Commission's 
rules.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0601.
    Title: FCC Form 1200 Setting Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated 
Cable Services.
    Form Number: FCC Form 1200.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $200,000.00.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 1200 is filed with the Commission by 
cable operators and local franchise authorities to justify the 
reasonableness of rates in effect on or after May 15, 1994. The data 
are used by the Commission to evaluate cable rates the first time they 
are reviewed on or after May 15, 1994, so that maximum permitted rates 
for regulated cable service can be determined.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0685.
    Title: Annual Updating of Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated 
Cable Services.
    Form Number: FCC Form 1240.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 4500.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.0 hour.
    Total Annual Costs: $900,000.00.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 1240 is filed with the Commission by 
cable operators seeking to adjust maximum permitted rates to reflect 
changes in external costs. The Commission uses the Form 1240 to 
adjudicate permitted rates for regulated cable rates, services and 
equipment and for the addition of new programming tiers, the addition 
and/or deletion of channels, and for allowance for pass through of 
external costs due to inflation.

    OMB Approval Number: 3060-0004.
    Title: Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of 
Radiofrequency (Second Memorandum Opinion and Order, ET Docket No. 93-
2).
    Form No.: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not for profit institutions; businesses or other for 
profit; small businesses and organizations.
    Number of Respondents: 126,108.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours per response (avg.). This time 
will vary with the number of transmitters considered; e.g., a site with 
a single

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transmitter might require one hour to determine compliance, while a 
site with many co-located transmitters may require considerably more 
time.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 223,376 hours.
    Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping Cost: The estimated 
cost to respondents to perform the environmental evaluations per 
service varies. For example, complex situations that require a 
consulting engineer @ $100 per hour may require additional time to 
perform an evaluation; portable devices authorized under Part 2 of the 
Rules require a specific absorption rate of RF energy test with an 
average cost of approximately $5,000 per test; and other applicants 
will use OET Bulletin No. 65 to perform environmental evaluations, and 
will have no financial burden associated with the evaluation.
    Needs and Uses: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA) requires agencies of the Federal Government to evaluate the 
effects of their actions on the quality of the human environment. To 
meet its responsibilities under NEPA, the Commission has adopted 
revised RF exposure guidelines for purposes of evaluating potential 
environmental effects of RF electromagnetic fields produced by FCC-
regulated facilities. The new guidelines reflect more recent scientific 
studies of the biological effects of RF electromagnetic fields. The use 
of these new guidelines will ensure that the public and workers receive 
adequate protection from exposure to potentially harmful RF 
electromagnetic fields. The collection of environmental information 
required by section 1.1307 of the Rules will be used by the Commission 
staff to determine whether the environmental evaluation is sufficiently 
complete and in compliance with the Commission's Rules to be acceptable 
for filing.

    OMB Control No. 3060-0813.
    Title: Revision of the Commission's Rules to Ensure Compatibility 
with Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision and Extension of currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Business and Government Entities.
    Responses: 125,996.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Between 1 hour and 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Occasional (some are one-time burdens).
    Total Annual Burden: 195,100 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: 0.
    Needs and Uses: The notification burden on Public Safety Answering 
Points (PSAPs) will be used by the carriers to verify that wireless 911 
calls are referred to PSAPs who have the technical capability to use 
the data to the caller's benefit. TTY and dispatch notification 
requirements will be used to avoid consumer confusion as to the 
capabilities of their handsets in reaching help in emergency 
situations, thus minimizing the possibility of critical delays in 
response time. The annual TTY reports will be used to monitor the 
progress of TTY technology and thus compatibility. Consultations on the 
specific meaning assigned to pseudo-ANI are appropriate to ensure that 
all parties are working with the same information. Coordination between 
carriers and State and local entities to determine the appropriate 
PSAPs to receive and respond to E911 calls is necessary because of the 
difficulty in assigning PSAPs based on the location of the wireless 
caller. The deployment schedule that must be submitted by carriers 
seeking a waiver of the E911 Phase I or Phase II deployment schedule 
will be used by the Commission to guarantee that the rules adopted in 
this proceeding are enforced in as timely a manner as possible within 
technological constraints.

    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0179.
    Title: Section 73.1590 Equipment Performance Measurements.
    Form No.: n/a.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 4,685 AM stations, 8,032 FM stations and 332 
TV stations.
    Estimated Hours Per Response: 0.5 hours for AM/FM stations and 18 
hours for TV stations.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Cost to Respondents: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 12,335 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 73.1590 requires licensees of AM, FM and TV 
stations to make audio and video equipment performance measurements for 
each main transmitter. These measurements and a description of the 
equipment and procedure used in making the measurements must be kept on 
file at the transmitter for two years. In addition, this information 
must be made available to the FCC upon request. The data is used by 
station licensee to minimize the potential for interference to other 
stations and by FCC staff in field investigations to identify sources 
of interference.

 Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-8041 Filed 3-30-01; 8:45 am]
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