[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 82 (Monday, April 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20973-20974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10480]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

April 22, 2002.
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(s), 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 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; the accuracy of the Commission's burden 
estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information collected; and 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 28, 2002. 
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 Judith Boley Herman or Leslie Smith, 
Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804 or Room 1-A804, 445 12th 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to [email protected] 
or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith Boley Herman at 202-
418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0645.
    Title: Part 17--Antenna Registration.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, state, and not-for-
profit institutions, and state, local or tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents: 25,600.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Burden for disclosure--6 minutes; 
burden for posting--12 minutes; burden for notifications--3 to 15 
minutes; burden for reporting requirement--15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; third party 
disclosure requirement, on occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 40,329 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $3,300,000.

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    Needs and Uses: The requirements in Part 17 are necessary to 
implement a uniform registration process for owners of antenna 
structures. The information collection requirements are: (1) Antenna 
structure owners will be required to provide tenant licensees with a 
copy of the antenna registration; (2) display the registration number 
on or around the antenna structure; (3) notification of improperly 
function of antenna structure lights; and (4) recording of improperly 
function of antenna structure lights. The information will be used by 
the Commission during investigations related to air safety or radio 
frequency interference. A registration number will be issued to 
identify antenna structure owners in order to enforce Congressionally-
mandated provisions related to the antenna structure owner.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0584.
    Title: Administration of U.S.-Certified Accounting Authorities in 
Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Radio Services.
    Form No.: FCC Forms 44 and 45.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 25 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and semi-annual reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Title 47 CFR part 3 established final rules related 
to the administration of accounting authorities. The rules are required 
to ensure adherence to international settlement procedures. The 
collection requirement will provide information necessary to 
determinate whether an applicant is qualified to act as an accounting 
authority.
    The forms are being revised to include the Federal Communications 
Commission Registration Number (FRN). The information will be used by 
the Commission to determine the eligibility of applicants for 
certification as an accounting authority, to create internal studies of 
settlement activities and ensure compliance, and to identify accounting 
authorities to the International Telecommunications Union for 
disclosure in their List of Ship Stations Report.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0812.
    Title: Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, state, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 635,738.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and on occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 63,574 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC, in accordance with the Telecommunications 
Act of 1934, as amended, (and by Congress), is required to assess and 
collect regulatory fees from its licensees and regulatees in order to 
recover its costs incurred in conducting enforcement, policy and 
rulemaking, international and user information activities. The purpose 
for the requirements are to: (1) facilitate the statutory provisions 
that non-profit entities may be exempt from payment of regulatory fees, 
and (2) facilitate the FCC's ability to audit regulatory fee payment 
compliance I the Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) industry.
    In order to develop a Schedule of Regulatory Fees, the FCC must as 
accurately as possible, estimate the number of payment units and 
distribute the costs. These estimates must be adjusted to account for 
any licensees or regulatees that are exempt from payment of regulatory 
fees. Therefore, the FCC is requiring all licensees and regulatees that 
claim exemption as a non-profit entity to provide one-time 
documentation sufficient to establish their non-profit status. 
Additionally, any newly licensed or operating non-profit entities must 
submit their documentation of their exempt status within 60 days of 
receipt of license, authorization, permit, or of commencing operation. 
Further, the FCC is requesting that it be similarly notified if for any 
reason that status changes. This documentation will likely take the 
form of an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Determination Letter, a state 
charter indicating non-profit status, proof of church affiliation, et 
al.
    In order to facilitate audits of regulatory fee payments compliance 
in the CMRS industry, the Commission must require these licensees to 
submit, upon request, business data they relied upon to calculate the 
amount of the aggregate regulatory fees owed.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-10480 Filed 4-26-02; 8:45 am]
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