96-9930. Public Information Collection Approved by Office of Management and Budget

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 17894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-9930]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

April 17, 1996.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Pub. L. 96-511. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Not 
withstanding 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 Dorothy Conway, Federal 
Communications Commission, [phone].

Federal Communications Commission

OMB Control No.: 3060-0054.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/99.
    Title: Application for Exemption from Ship Radio Station 
Requirements FCC Form 820.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 233 hours annual burden; average 1 hour 
and 10 minutes per respondent; 200 respondents.
    Description: FCC Rules require this collection of information when 
exemptions from radio provisions of statute; treaty or international 
agreement are requested. The data is used by the examiners to determine 
the applicants qualifications for the requested exemption.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0541.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/99.
    Title: Transmittal Sheet for Phase 2 Cellular Applications for 
Unserved Areas.
    Form: FCC Form 464-A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,660 total annual hours; average 10 
minutes per respondent; 10,000 respondents.
    Description: The information is used by the Commission to determine 
whether the applicant is qualified legally, technically, and 
financially to be licensed as a cellular operator. Without the 
information the Commission could not determine whether to issue 
licenses to the applicants that provide telecommunications services to 
the public. The transmittal sheet facilitates application intake and 
other processing functions. The applicant must certify on the form that 
the application is complete in every respect and contains all the 
required information.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0321.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/99.
    Title: Sampling systems for Antenna Monitors - Section 73.68.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 200 total annual hours; average 2 hours 
per respondent; 100 respondents.
    Description: Section 73.68(b) requires that licensees of existing 
AM broadcast stations with antenna monitor sampling systems, meeting 
the performance standards specified in the rules may file informal 
request for approval of their sampling systems. Section 73.68(d) 
requires that a request for modification of the station license be 
submitted by the FCC when the antenna sampling system is modified or 
components of the the sampling system are replaced. The data is used by 
staff to maintain complete technical information regarding licensees to 
insure that the sampling system is in full compliance with the rules 
and will not cause interference to other facilities.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0175.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/99.
    Title: Station Main Studio Location Section 73.1125.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 68 total annual hours; average 30 minutes 
per respondent; 135 respondents.
    Description: Section 73.1125 requires AM, FM or TV licensees to 
locate their main studio at any point within the station's principal 
community contours. If the station relocates its main studio the 
licensee is required to notify the Commission. This notice assures that 
the station is located within the principal community contours and 
notifies FCC of the change in mailing address.

OMB Control No.: 3060-0160.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/99.
    Title: Directional Antenna Monitoring Points - Section 73.158.
    Form: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 320 total annual hours; average 4 hours 
per respondent; 80 respondents.
    Description: Section 73.158 requires licensees of AM radio stations 
using a directional antenna system to file an informal application to 
modify their station license for changes in field monitoring point and 
for routing description to each. It also requires licensees to file a 
request for a corrected station license when the descriptive routing to 
reach any of the monitoring points is no longer correct. The data is 
used by FCC staff to alleviate electro magnetic interference and issue 
a new license.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-9930 Filed 4-22-96; 8:45 am]
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