[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 120 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34185-34186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16629]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
June 16, 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 August 24,
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., NW., 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 No.: 3060-0405.
Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an
FM Translator or FM Booster Station.
Form No.: FCC 349.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 875.
Estimated Hours Per Response: 16 hours (4 hours respondent, 1.5
hours contract attorney, 10.5 hours consulting engineer).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Cost to Respondents: $2,492,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,500.
Needs and Uses: FCC 349 is used to apply for authority to construct
a new FM translator or FM booster broadcast station, or to make changes
in the existing facilities of such stations. This collection also
includes the third party disclosure requirement of Section 73.3580.
This section requires local public notice in a newspaper of general
circulation of the filing of all applications for new or major change
in facilities. This notice must be completed within 30 days of the
tendering of the application. This notice must be published at least
twice a week for two consecutive weeks in a three-week period. A copy
of this notice must be placed in the public inspection file along with
the application. The data is used by FCC staff to ensure that the
applicant meets basic statutory requirements and will not cause
interference to other licensed broadcast services.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0662.
Title: Section 21.930, Five year build-out requirements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 493.
Estimated Hours Per Response: 4 hours (1 hour respondent, 3 hours
consulting engineer).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Cost to Respondents: $184,975.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 493.
Needs and Uses: A BTA authorization holder has a five-year build-
out period, beginning on the date of the grant of the BTA authorization
and terminating on the 5th year anniversary of the grant of the
authorization, within which it may develop and expand MDS station
operations within its service area. Section 21.930(c) requires the
Basic Trading Area (BTA) holder to file with the Commission a
demonstration that the holder has met construction requirements. This
demonstration must be filed sixty days prior to the end of the five
year build-out period. These filings will not occur until FY 2001. (The
certification of completion of construction (FCC 304-A) required by
Section 21.930(a)(3) has separate OMB approval under control number
3060-0664.) The data is used by FCC staff to determine if the BTA
holder has met its construction requirements and to ensure that service
is promptly delivered to the public. The Commission will issue a
declaration that the holder has met the construction requirements.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0660.
Title: Section 21.937, Negotiated Interference Protection.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 75.
Estimated Hours Per Response: 30 hours (6 hours respondent, 8 hours
contract attorney, 16 hours consulting engineer).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Cost to Respondents: $270,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 450 hours.
Needs and Uses: Under Section 21.937, the level of acceptable
electromagnetic interference that occurs at or within the boundaries of
an adjacent Basic Trading Area (BTA), partitioned service area or an
incumbent MDS station's protected service area, can be negotiated and
established with the written consent of the affected licensee. Thus,
Section 21.937 permits negotiated interference agreements among these
parties. These written agreements must be submitted to the Commission
within thirty days of ratification. (These agreements are often
included with the submission of the FCC 304 attached as Exhibits.)
These agreements allow the parties to establish acceptable levels of
interference based on the design of their stations and service needs.
These agreements are the most effective means of regulating
interference and they provide flexibility in designing MDS systems.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0657.
Title: Section 21.956, Filing of long-form applications or
statements of intention.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Hours Per Response: 3.0 hours (1.0 hour respondent, 2
hours consulting engineer).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Cost to Respondents: $900.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2 hours.
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Needs and Uses: Where the Basic Trading Area (BTA) is so heavily
encumbered that the winning bidder is unable to file a long-form
application for a station within the BTA while protecting incumbents
from harmful interference, the winning bidder must file a statement of
intention of use of the BTA in accordance with Section 21.956. This
statement of intention must identify all incumbents and describe in
detail its plan for obtaining the authorized/proposed MDS stations
within the BTA. This statement must also include the exhibits detailed
in 21.956(b). The long-form application (FCC 304) has separate OMB
approval under control number 3060-0654. The data is used by FCC staff
to determine whether to grant a BTA authorization.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0654.
Title: Application for a Multipoint Distribution Service
Authorization.
Form No.: FCC 304.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Estimated Hours Per Response: 19 hours (1 hour respondent, 16 hours
consulting engineer, 2 hours contract attorney).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Cost to Respondents: $1,495,000.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
Needs and Uses: The FCC 304 will be used by existing MDS operators
to modify their stations or to add a signal booster station. It will
also be used by some winning bidders in the competitive bidding process
to propose facilities to provide wireless cable service over any usable
MDS channels within their Basic Trading Area (BTA). The Commission has
revised the FCC Form 304 to further streamline the application process
and to accommodate electronic filing. This collection of information
also includes the burden for the technical rules involving the
interference or engineering analysis and service requirements under
Sections 21.902, 21.913 and 21.938. These analyses will not be
submitted with the application but will be retained by the operator and
must be made available to the Commission upon request. The data is used
by FCC staff to ensure that the applicant is legally, technically and
otherwise qualified to become a Commission licensee. MDS/ITFS
applicants/licensees will need this information to perform the
necessary analyses of the potential for harmful interference to their
facility.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0664.
Title: Certification of Completion of Construction for a Multipoint
Distribution Service Station.
Form No.: FCC 304A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Hours Per Response: 0.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Cost to Respondents: N/A.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
Needs and Uses: The FCC 304A will be used to certify that the
facilities as authorized in the FCC 304 have been completed and that
the station is now operational, ready to provide service to the public.
The Commission has revised the FCC Form 304 to further streamline the
application process and to accommodate electronic filing. Each license
will specify as a condition that upon the completion of construction,
the licensee must file with the Commission an FCC 304A, certifying that
the facilities as authorized have been completed and that the station
is now operational and ready to provide service to the public. The
conditional license shall be automatically forfeited upon the
expiration of the construction period specified in the license unless
within 5 days after that date an FCC 304A has been filed with the
Commission.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-16629 Filed 6-22-98; 8:45 am]
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