[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21983-21984]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-10868]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

April 24, 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 July 2, 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-xxx.
    Title: Spectrum Audit Letter.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, state, local or tribal 
government, not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 300,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .5 hour per response.
    Total Annual Burden: 150,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Needs and Uses: The information collected is required for an audit 
of the construction and operational status of all of the Private Land 
Mobile Radio (PLMR) and Fixed Microwave Radio (FMR) stations in the 
Commission's licensing database that are subject to rule-based 
construction and operational requirements. The Commission's Rules for 
the PLMR and FMR services require construction within a specified time 
frame and require a station to remain operational in order for the 
license to remain valid.


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    OMB Approval No.: 3060-0788.
    Title: DTV Showings/Interference Agreements.
    Form No.: FCC 301/FCC 340.
    Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 350.
    Estimated Hours Per Response: 55 hours (5 hours applicant; 40 hours 
consulting engineer; 10 hours attorney).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Cost to Respondents: $2,800,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1,750 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section III-D of the FCC 301 and Section VII of the 
FCC 340 begin with a ``Certification Checklist.'' This checklist 
contains a series of questions by which applicants may certify 
compliance with key processing requirements. The first certification 
requires conformance with the DTV Table of Allotments. The Commission 
allows flexibility for DTV facilities to be constructed at locations 
within five kilometers of the reference allotment sites without 
consideration of additional interference to analog or DTV service, 
provided the DTV service does not exceed the allotment reference height 
above average terrain or effective radiated power. In order for the 
Commission to process applications that cannot certify affirmatively, 
Section 73.623(c) requires applicants to submit a technical showing to 
establish that their proposed facilities will not result in additional 
interference to TV broadcast and DTV operations.
    Additionally, the Commission permits broadcasters to agree to 
proposed DTV facilities that do not conform to the initial allotment 
parameters, even though they might be affected by potential new 
interference. The Commission will consider granting applications on the 
basis of interference agreements if it finds that such grants will 
serve the public interest. These agreements must be signed by all 
parties to the agreement. In addition, the Commission needs the 
following information to enable such public interest determinations: a 
list of parties predicted to receive additional interference from the 
proposed facility, a showing as to why a grant based on the agreements 
would serve the public interest, and technical studies depicting the 
additional interference.
    This collection has been revised to remove all references to 
industry frequency coordination committees. These committees did not 
evolve. Respondents have been using consulting engineers and attorneys 
to prepare the technical showings and interference agreements.
    The technical showings and interference agreements will be used by 
FCC staff to determine if the public interest would be served by the 
grant of the application and to ensure that the proposed facilities 
will not result in additional interference.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0960.
    Title: Application of Network Non-duplication Protection, 
Syndicated Exclusivity and Sports Blackout Rules to Satellite 
Retransmissions.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business of other for-profit entity.
    Number of Respondents: 1,407.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.50 hours per information request, 
and 1 hour per notification.
    Total Annual Burden: 29,867 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $716,808.
    Needs and Uses: The information collection requirements in this 
Notice are used by the Commission to apply a satellite carrier's 
retransmission of superstations, network non-duplication, syndicated 
exclusivity and sports blackout rules as they currently apply to cable 
operators.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-10868 Filed 5-1-01; 8:45 am]
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