99-16694. Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35657-35658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16694]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval

June 23, 1999.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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, 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 2, 
1999. 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

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advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554 or 
via the Internet to [e-mail].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Les Smith at [phone] or 
via the Internet at [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0096.
    Title: Application for Ship Radio Station License (and Temporary 
Operating Authority).
    Form Numbers: FCC 506/FCC 506A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; businesses or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local or 
Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 8,200.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 22 mins. (0.36 hrs.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,952 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $623,676 (filing fees).
    Needs and Uses: FCC rules require that applicants file the FCC 506 
to apply for a new or modified ship radio station license. The form can 
also be used to renew a ship radio station license when the applicant 
does not receive the renewal application FCC Form 405B automatically 
generated by the Commission. The FCC 506A is used by the applicant to 
self certify to a temporary operating authority while the ship 
application is being processed by the FCC. This form is being revised 
to delete the fee payment and Taxpayer Identification Number blocks. 
Any payment to the FCC requires an FCC Form 159 (Fee Remittance 
Advice), and this information is duplicated on that form. The 
instructions have been revised and renumbered to accommodate these 
changes.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0795.
    Title: ULS TIN Registration and FCC Form 606.
    Form Number: FCC 606.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 429,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Total Annual Burden: 429,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Needs and Uses: FCC Form 606 is used (1) to register a licensee's 
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and its associated Wireless 
Telecommunications call signs with the FCC; (2) to register the 
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of a first time application for a 
Wireless Telecommunications license with the FCC; or (3) to register 
the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of the owner of an antenna 
structure and its associated antenna structure registration numbers 
with the FCC. This form is also used by an antenna structure tenant 
licensee who is required to register the antenna structure because the 
owner is subject to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. It must be 
submitted before filing any subsequent applications associated with the 
existing license or antenna structure registration and prior to 
applying for a Wireless Telecommunications license or antenna structure 
registration for the first time.
    The form and its instructions are being revised to add information 
about the antenna structure owner TIN registration requirements due to 
the implementation of Antenna Structure Registration in the Universal 
Licensing System (ULS).

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-16694 Filed 6-30-99; 8:45 am]
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