[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36807-36808]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-17786]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval
July 1, 1997.
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 proposed and/or continuing information collections, 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 estimates; (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 8,
1997. 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 and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236
NEOB 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or fain__t@a1.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collections contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or
via internet at jboley@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0319.
Title: Application for Assignment of Authorization or Consent to
Transfer of Control of Licensee.
Form No.: FCC 490.
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Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 28,500.
Estimate Hour Per Response: .5-3 hours per respondent. The
Commission estimates 75% of the respondents will hire a consultant to
prepare the required information. The estimated time for coordinating
with these consultants is 30 minutes per respondent. The estimated time
for the remaining 25% of the respondents to complete the collection is
3 hours per response.
Total Annual Burden: 32,063 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $14,125,312. This estimate includes
costs incurred by 75% of the respondents hiring consultant to prepare
the required information. The estimated costs for hiring these
consultants is $200 per hour. This total also includes a $45 filing fee
per respondent.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 490 is filed to solicit Commission
approval to assign a radio station authorization to another party or to
transfer control of a licensee. The requested information is used by
the Commission in carrying out its duties set forth in sections 308,
298 and 310 of the Communications Act. This collection is being revised
to account for the changes proposed in the Fifth Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, Use of the 220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile
Radio Service, the Commission concluded that any holder of a Phase II
EA, Regional or nationwide 220 MHz license will be permitted to
partition portions of its authorization.
In this collection the Commission is also requesting generic
approval from OMB to use this form in future disaggregation and
partitioning for a variety of spectrum based services licensed by the
Commission. Specific Rules will be adopted in Reports and Orders or by
Public Notice for each service subject to disaggregation and
partitioning. Please note the burden in this notice differs from the
burden in the notice published 62 FR 17815, April 11, 1997. The
Commission inadvertently calculated the earlier burden without
including estimates for respondents hiring consultants.
OMB Approval No.: 3060-0105.
Title: Licensee Qualification Report.
Form No.: FCC 430.
Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for profit.
Number of Respondents: 24,583.
Estimate Hour Per Response: .5-2 hours per respondent. The
Commission estimates 75% of the respondents will hire a consultant to
prepare the required information. The estimated time for coordinating
with these consultants is 30 minutes per respondent. The estimated time
for the remaining 25% of the respondents to complete the collection is
2 hours per response.
Total Annual Burden: 21,511 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $7,374,900. This estimate includes
costs incurred by 75% of the respondents hiring consultant to prepare
the required information. The estimated costs for hiring these
consultants is $200 per hour. This total also includes a $2.50 postal
fee per respondent incurred by respondents filing manually.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 430 enables the Commission to determine
whether applicants are legally qualified to become or remain common
carrier telecommunications licensees. If the information is not
collected, the Commission would be unable to fulfill its
responsibilities under the Communications Act to make a finding as to
the legal qualifications of an applicant or licensee. To reduce
paperwork applicants may submit letters in lieu of completing the FCC
430 in those cases in which there has been no change to any of the
required information.. This collection is being revised to account for
the changes proposed in the Fifth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Use of
the 220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio Service, the
Commission concluded that any holder of a Phase II EA, Regional or
nationwide 220 MHz license will be permitted to partition portions of
its authorization.
In the Fifth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Redesignation of 27.5
GHz Frequency Band, Establishing Rules and Policies for LMDS the
Commission proposed that this form be used to complete the
disaggregation and partitioning of LMDS. In this collection the
Commission is also requesting generic approval from OMB to use this
form in future disaggregation and partitioning for a variety of
spectrum based services licensed by the Commission. Specific Rules will
be adopted in Reports and Orders or by Public Notice for each service
subject to disaggregation and partitioning.
Please note the burden in this notice differs from the burden in
the notice published 62 FR 17815, April 11, 1997. The Commission
inadvertently calculated the earlier burden without including estimates
for respondents hiring consultants.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-17786 Filed 7-8-97; 8:45 am]
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