[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 91 (Friday, May 10, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 31806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-11670]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection(s) Requirement Submitted to OMB for 
Emergency Review and Approval

May 1, 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 (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 May 20, 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 contacts listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Jeanette Thornton, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-3562 or via Internet at [email protected], and 
Judith Boley Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 
445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554 or via Internet to 
[email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has requested emergency OMB 
review of this collection with an approval by May 20, 2002.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0989.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Procedures for Applicants Requiring Section 214 
Authorization for Domestic Interstate Transmission Lines Acquired 
Through Corporate Control, 47 CFR 63.01, 63.03 and 63.04.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 35.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3-65 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,655 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $20,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Report and Order in CC Docket No. 01-150, FCC 
02-78, provides presumptive streamlining categories, allows for joint 
applications for international and domestic transfers of control, 
clarifies confusion about content of applications, provides timelines 
for streamlined transaction review, provides a pro forma transaction 
process, allows asset acquisitions to be treated as transfers of 
control and deletes obsolete sections of the Commission's rules. The 
information will be used by Commission staff to ensure that applicants 
comply with the requirements of 47 U.S.C. 214.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-11670 Filed 5-9-02; 8:45 am]
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