98-5818. Public Information Collection(s) Approved by Office of Management and Budget

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 44 (Friday, March 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11258-11259]
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[FR Doc No: 98-5818]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection(s) Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

February 27, 1998.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection(s) pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control 
number. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, 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. Questions concerning the OMB control 
numbers and expiration dates should be directed to Jerry Cowden, 
Federal Communications Commission, [phone].

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0190.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2001.
    Title: Section 73.3544--Application to obtain a modified station 
license.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated annual burden: 363 hours; 1 hour per response; 363 
respondents.
    Description: Section 73.3544 requires broadcast licensees to file 
informal applications with FCC to obtain modified station license when 
prior authority is not required to make changes to the station. The 
data is used by FCC staff to ensure that changes are in accordance with 
FCC rules and regulations and to issue a modified station license.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0187.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2001.
    Title: Section 73.3594--Local public notice of designation for 
hearing.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 28 hours; 2 hours per respondent; 14 
respondents.
    Description: Section 73.3594 requires that applicants of any AM, FM 
or TV broadcast station designated for hearing give notice of such 
designation. The notice gives interested parties an opportunity to 
respond.

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    OMB Control No.: 3060-0182.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2001.
    Title: Section 73.1620--Program tests.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,226 hours; 1-5 hours per respondent (1 
hour for Section 73.1620(a)-(f); 5 hours for Section 73.1620(g)); 1,162 
respondents.
    Description: The notification to the FCC regarding program tests 
(Section 73.1620(a)) alerts FCC that station construction is complete 
and the station is ready to broadcast program material. The 
notification to UHF translator stations (Section 73.1620(f)) alerts the 
station that the potential for interference exists. The report to FCC 
regarding deviations (Section 73.1620(g)) ensures that comparative 
promises relating to services are not inflated.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0488.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2001.
    Title: Section 73.30--Petition for authorization of an allotment in 
the 1605-1705 kHz band.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1 hour; 1 hour per respondent; 1 
respondent.
    Description: Section 73.30 requires any party interested in 
applying for an AM broadcast station to be operated on the 1605-1705 
kHz band must first file a petition for the establishment of an 
allotment to its proposed community of service. The data is used by FCC 
staff to determine whether applicant meets basic technical requirements 
to migrate to the expanded band.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0489.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2001.
    Title: Section 73.37--Applications for broadcast facilities, 
showing required.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated annual burden: 285 hours; 6-16 hours per response (these 
hours include the contracting hour cost to the respondent and the 
respondent's hour burden); 285 respondents.
    Description: Section 73.37(d) requires applicants for a new or 
major change AM broadcast station to make a satisfactory showing if new 
or modified nighttime operation by a Class B station is proposed. 
Section 73.37(f) requires modifications that result in spacing(s) that 
fail to meet any separations to include a showing that an adjustment 
has been made. The data is used by FCC staff to ensure that 
objectionable interference will not be caused to other authorized AM 
stations.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0492.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2001.
    Title: Section 74.992--Access to channels licensed to wireless 
cable entities.
    Form Number: FCC 330.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 15 hours; 1.5 hours per respondent; 10 
respondents.
    Description: Section 74.992(a) requires requests by ITFS entities 
for access to wireless cable facilities licensed on ITFS frequencies be 
made by the filing of FCC Form 330. The data is used by FCC staff to 
determine eligibility of an educational institution or entity demanding 
access for ITFS use on a wireless cable facility. Section 74.992(d) 
requires an ITFS user to provide a wireless cable licensee with its 
planned schedule of use four months in advance of accessing the 
channels. The advance notice is used by wireless cable licensees to 
move programming to other channels.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0493.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2001.
    Title: Section 74.986--Involuntary ITFS station modifications.
    Form Number: FCC 330.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 25 hours; 1 hour per respondent; 25 
respondents.
    Description: Section 74.986 requires that an application for 
involuntary modification of an ITFS station be filed on FCC Form 330. 
The data is used by FCC staff to ensure that proposals to modify 
facilities of ITFS facilities would provide comparable ITFS service and 
serve the public interest in promoting the MMDS service.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0494.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2001.
    Title: Section 74.990--Use of available instructional television 
fixed service frequencies by wireless cable entities.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 42 hours; 0.33-2 hours per response (these 
hours include the contracting hour cost to the respondents and the 
respondents' hour burden); 100 respondents.
    Description: Section 74.990(c) requires applicants to confirm 
unopposed status after the period for filing competing applications and 
petitions to deny has passed. Section 74.990(d) requires a wireless 
cable applicant to show that there are no multipoint distribution 
channels available for application, purchase or lease that could be 
used in lieu of the instructional television fixed service frequencies 
applied for. The data provided in the showing will be used by FCC staff 
to ensure that proposals to operate a wireless cable system on ITFS 
channels do not impair or restrict any reasonably foreseeable ITFS use.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
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