[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54382-54383]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18251]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

September 8, 2005.
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 (PRA) 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 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before October 14, 2005. 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: You may submit your all Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 
comments by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by e-
mail send them to [email protected]. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, 
mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 
and/or to Kristy L. LaLonde, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-3087 or via the 
Internet at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact 
Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918. If you would like to obtain or view a 
copy of this information collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC 
PRA Web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0407.
    Title: Section 73.3598, Period of Construction.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 120.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes--3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 240 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: 18,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: When a permit is subject to tolling construction is 
encumbered due to an act of God, or when a construction permit is the 
subject of administrative or judicial review, 47 CFR Section 73.3598(c) 
requires a permittee to notify the Commission as promptly as possible 
and, in any event, within 30 days, and to provide supporting 
documentation. All notifications must also be filed in the station's 
local public file. On March 17, 2005, the Commission released a Second 
Order on Reconsideration and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, In 
the Matter of the Creation of a Low Power Radio Service, MM Docket NO. 
99.25, FCC 05-75. The Second Order on Reconsideration established an 
interim waiver policy to increase the likelihood that permittees will 
complete construction and commence operation. Therefore, the Commission 
delegated to the Media Bureau the authority to consider request for 
waivers of the construction period as specified in 47 CFR Section 
73.3598(a) even if the requirements under the tolling rules are not 
met. A Low Power FM permittee may request a waiver and the waiver may 
be granted if the permittee demonstrates that construction of its 
broadcast facilities cannot be completed within the allotted 18 months 
for reasons beyond its control, that the permittee expects to be able 
to complete

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construction within the additional 18 months that the construction 
extension would provide, and that the public interest would be served 
by the extension.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-18251 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
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