[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 13255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-7035]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
March 12, 1998.
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 18, 1998.
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 Judy Boley, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via
internet to jboley@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or
via internet at jboley@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0360.
Title: Section 80.409(c), Public coast station logs.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, individuals or
households, non-profit institutions, state, local or tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents: 316.
Estimated Time Per Response: 95 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 30,020 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, on occasion
reporting requirement.
Estimated Cost Per Respondent: $0.
Needs and Uses: The recordkeeping requirement contained in this
rule section is necessary to document the operation and public
correspondence service of public coast radio telegraph, public coast
radiotelephone stations and Alaska-public fixed stations, including the
logging of distress and safety calls where applicable. A retention
period of more than one year is required where a log involves
communications relating to a disaster, an investigation, or any claim
or complaint. If the information were not collected, documentation
concerning the above stations would not be available.
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0364.
Title: Section 80.409(d) and (e), Ship radiotelegraph logs, ship
radiotelephone logs.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, state, local or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents: 10,950.
Estimated Time Per Response: 47.3 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 517,935 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, on occasion
reporting requirement.
Estimated Cost Per Respondent: $0.
Needs and Uses: The recordkeeping requirement contained in these
rule sections is necessary to document that compulsory radio equipped
vessels and high seas vessels maintain listening watches and logs as
required by statutes and treaties (including treaty requirements
contained in appendix 11 of the International Radio Regulations,
Chapter IV, Regulation 19 of the International Convention for the
Safety of Life at Sea, the Bridge-to-Bridge Radio Telephone Act, the
Great Lakes Agreement, and the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.)
A retention period of more than one year is required where a log
involves communications relating to a disaster, an investigation, or
any claim or complaint. If the information were not collected,
documentation concerning station operations would not be available and
treaty requirements would not be complied with.
OMB Approval Number: 3060-0357.
Title: Section 63.701, Request for Designation as a Recognized
Private Operating Agency.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Estimated Cost Per Respondent: $0.
Needs and Uses: The Commission requests this collection of
information to gather the information needed to recommend to the United
States Department of Sate whether or not to designate persons
requesting it recognized private operating agency (RPOA) status. The
United States does not require anyone to obtain RPOA status but has
created a voluntary process by which companies who believe it would be
helpful in persuading foreign telecommunications operators to deal with
them can obtain such a designation. RPOA status also permits companies
to join the Telecommunications Sector of the International
Telecommunications Union Formal (ITU), the standards-setting body of
the ITU. Formal recognition of RPOA status is required by the ITU for
companies desiring the ITU to grant them international free phone
numbers.
Without this information the government cannot represent to other
nations that the United States enhanced-service providers will obey
international regulations.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-7035 Filed 3-17-98; 8:45 am]
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