[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 135 (Friday, July 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36279-36281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-17242]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review
July 7, 1995.
The Federal Communications Commission has submitted the following
information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance
under the Paperwork Reduction act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507).
Copies of these submissions may be purchased from the Commission's
copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 2100 M
Street, NW., Suite 140, Washington, DC 20037, (202) 857-3800. For
further information on these submissions contact Judy Boley, Federal
Communications Commission, (202) 418-0214. Persons wishing to comment
on these information collections should contact Timothy Fain, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10214 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202)
395-3561.
OMB Number: None
Title: Application to Participate in an FCC MDS Auction
Form Number: FCC Form 175-M
Action: New collection
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement
Estmated Annual Burden: 1,600 responses, .50 hours average burden per
response, 775 hours total annual burden
Needs and Uses: On 6/15/95, the Commission adopted a Report and Order
in MM Docket No. 94-131 and PP Docket No. 93-253, Amendment of Parts 21
and 74 of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Filing Procedures in
the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) and in the Instructional
Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and Implementation of Section 309(j) of
the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding. This Report and Order will
streamline the procedures for filing MDS applications and facilitate
the development and rapid deployment of wireless cable services. Among
other things, this Report and Order establishes competitive bidding
rules and procedures for the Multipoint Distribution Service. The
Commission has determined that simultaneous multiple round bidding will
be used in the MDS auctions. This auction method has been employed
successfully in the broadband and narrowband PCS auctions. For the MDS
auctions, we have determined that designated entities will only include
small businesses. Due to the differing criteria for establishing
designated entity status the Commission is creating a new FCC Form 175-
M. This form will be similar to the current FCC Form 175 (3060-0600).
The new FCC Form 175-M will be tailored for use by MDS applicants only.
The FCC Form 175-S, Application to Participate in an FCC Auction--
Supplemental Form (3060-0600) will be used as a continuation sheet. The
information will be used by FCC staff to determine whether the
applicant is legally, technically, and otherwise qualified to
participate in the auction. The rules and requirements are also
designed to ensure that the competitive bidding process is limited to
serious, qualified applicants and to deter possible abuses of the
bidding and licensing processes.
OMB Number: None
Title: Certification of Completion of Construction for a Multipoint
Distribution Service
Form Number: FCC Form 304-A
Action: New collection
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement
Estmated Annual Burden: 100 responses, 0.5 hours average burden per
response, 50 hours total annual burden
Needs and Uses: On 6/15/95, the Commission adopted a Report and Order
in MM Docket No. 94-131 and PP Docket No. 93-253, Amendment of Parts 21
and 74 of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Filing Procedures in
the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) and in the Instructional
Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and Implementation of Section 309(j) of
the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding. This Report and Order will
streamline the procedures for filing MDS applications and facilitate
the development and rapid deployment of wireless cable services. Among
other things, this Report and Order adopted a new FCC Form 304. This
new FCC Form 304-A is a component of the FCC Form 304. This new form
will incorporate information currently on the FCC Form 494-A,
Certification of Completion of Construction (3060-0403) and limit the
form to only MDS applicants. All other services currently on the FCC
Form 494-A will remain. Each licensee will specify as a condition that
upon the completion of construction, the licensee must file with the
Commission an FCC Form 304-A, 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
the date an FCC Form 304-A has been filed with the Commission.
OMB Number: None
Title: Application for a Multipoint Distribution Service Authorization
Form Number: FCC Form 304
Action: New collection
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement
Estimated Annual Burden: 300 responses; 55 hours average burden per
response; 16,500 hours total annual burden
Needs and Uses: On 6/15/95, the Commission adopted a Report and Order
in MM Docket No. 94-131 and PP Docket No. 93-253, Amendment of Parts 21
and 74 of the Commission's Rules with Regard to Filing Procedures in
the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) and in the Instructional
Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and Implementation of Section 309(j) of
the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding. This Report and Order will
streamline the procedures for filing MDS applications and facilitate
the development and rapid deployment of wireless cable services. Among
other things, this Report and Order adopted a new FCC Form 304,
Application for a Multipoint Distribution Service Authorization
referred to in the Report and Order as the long-form application. This
new form will incorporate information currently on the FCC Form 494,
Application for a New or Modified Microwave Radio Station License Under
Part 21 (OMB Control No. 3060-0402) and will add new data elements
needed to expedite processing under the new filing procedures adopted
in the Report and Order. The FCC Form 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). All
other services currently using the FCC Form 494 will continue to do so.
This collection
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of information will also include the burden for the technical rules
involving the interference or engineering analysis 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 will be
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.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-17242 Filed 7-13-95; 8:45 am]
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