[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 121 (Friday, June 21, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 31926]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-15840]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Public Telecommunications Facilities Grant Monitoring Program;
Proposed Collection
ACTION: Proposed Collection; comments requested.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public law 104-13.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 20, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, Management
Analyst, Department of Commerce--Room 5327, 14th and Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Gay Shrum, NTIA--Room 4892, 14th and Constitution Ave.
NW, Washington, DC 20230, (202-482-1056).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The purpose of the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program is
to assist, through matching funds, in the planning and construction of
public telecommunications facilities in order to achieve the following
objectives:
Extend delivery of public telecommunications services to
as many citizens in the United States as possible by the most efficient
and economical means, including the use of broadcast and nonbroadcast
technologies;
Increase public telecommunications services and facilities
available to, operated by, and owned by minorities and women; and
Strengthen the capability of existing public television
and radio stations to provide public telecommunications services to the
public.
II. Method of Collection
The reporting requirements associated with this request are
unchanged from the previous request approved by OMB in 1993. The
collection continues to be by mail. Reports submitted by grantees
include:
Construction schedule/planning timetable (one time)
Lien filing (one time)
Certification of adequate insurance coverage on equipment
purchased for the project (one time)
Performance reports (quarterly)
Closeout materials after completion of the project (one
time)
Annual reports for the duration of the government's
interest in the equipment (annually for ten year period)
III. Data
OMB Number: 0660-0001.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: State and Local Government and Non-Profit
Institutions.
Burden Hours Calculations/Reporting
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No. of Burden
Requirement Hours/grantee Grantees hours
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Construction Schedule/ Planning. 10 150 1,500
Timetable:......................
Lien Filing................. 5 150 750
Insurance................... 2 150 300
Performance Reports......... 1 x 4/year 350 1,400
Close-outs.................. 24 130 3,120
Draft Planning Report....... 40 10 400
Final Planning Report....... 10 10 100
Annual Reports.............. 1 1,300 1,300
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Total..................... ................ ......... 8,870
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Estimated Total Annual Cost: Cost to respondents is consistent with
their normal administrative overhead. Respondents will not have to
purchase equipment or material to provide information.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information
collection; they also become a matter of public record.
Dated: June 17, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Management Analyst, Office of Management and Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-15840 Filed 6-20-96; 8:45 am]
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