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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 (PRA) 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 Paperwork Reduction 

(PRA) comments should be submitted 

on or before December 27, 2004. 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 Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Les 

Smith, Federal Communications 

Commission, Room 1–A804, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or 

via the Internet to Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection(s), contact Les 

Smith at 202–418–0217 or via the 

Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0184. 

Title: Section 73.1740, Minimum 

Operating Schedule. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents: 368. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 184 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR section 

73.1740 requires licensees of 

commercial broadcast stations to notify 

the FCC in Washington, DC, when 

events beyond their control make it 

impossible to continue operation or to 

adhere to the required operating 

schedules set forth in this section. In 

addition, the FCC must be notified 

when normal operation is resumed. No 

further authority is needed for limited 

operation or discontinued operation for 

a period not exceeding 30 days. Should 

events beyond the licensees control 

make it impossible for compliance 

within the required 30-day time period, 

an informal written request shall be 

submitted to the FCC requesting the 

amount of additional time that the 

licensee deems necessary. The data is 

used by FCC staff to authorize 

temporarily a limited operation or a 

discontinuance of operation.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

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Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

October 21, 2004.

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 (PRA) 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 Paperwork Reduction 

(PRA) comments should be submitted 

on or before December 27, 2004. 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 Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) comments to 

Judith B. Herman, Federal 

Communications Commission, Room 1–

C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, 

DC 20554 or via the Internet to JudithB.Herman@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection(s), contact Judith 

B. Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the 

Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0798. 

Title: FCC Application for Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau Radio 

Service Authorization. 

Form No.: FCC Form 601. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions, 

individuals or household, and State, 

local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 250,520. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement, recordkeeping 

requirement, third party disclosure 

requirement, and other 10 years 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 219,205 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $50,104,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. 

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a 

consolidated, multi-part application or 

‘‘long form’’ for market-based licensing 

and site-by-site licensing in the Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau’s (WTB) 

Radio Services’ Universal Licensing 

System (ULS). 

The information is used by the 

Commission to determine whether the 

applicant is legally, technically and 

financially qualified to be licensed. 

The Wireless Telecommunications 

Bureau will be making changes to FCC 

Form 601 based on: 

(1) FCC 04–135—Adopted 6/10/

2004—Released 7/29/2004. 

(a) Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 

and 101 of the Commission’s rules to 

Facilitate the Provision of Fixed and 

Mobile Broadband Access, Educational 

and Other Advanced Services in the 

2150–2162 and 2500–2690 MHz Bands, 

WT Docket No. 03–66, RM–10586. 

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(b) Part 1 of the Commission’s Rules—

Further Competitive Bidding 

Procedures, WT Docket No. 03–67. 

(c) Amendment of Parts 21 and 74 to 

Enable Multipoint Distribution Service 

and the Instructional Television Fixed 

Service Amendment of Parts 21 and 74 

to Engage in Fixed Two-Way 

Transmissions, MM Docket no. 97–217. 

(d) Amendment of Parts 21 and 74 of 

the Commission’s Rules with Regard to 

Licensing in the Multipoint Distribution 

Service and in the Instructional 

Television Fixed Service for the Gulf of 

Mexico, WT Docket No. 02–68, RM–

9718. 

(e) Promoting Efficient Use of 

Spectrum through Elimination of 

Barriers to the Development of 

Secondary Markets, WT Docket No. 00–

230. 

(2) FCC 04–168—Adopted 7/8/2004—

Released 8/6/2004. 

(a) Improving Public Safety 

Communications in the 800 MHz Band, 

WT Docket 02–55. 

(b) Consolidating the 800 and 900 

MHz Industrial/Land Transportation 

and Business Pool Channels, ET Docket 

No. 00–258. 

(c) Amendment of Part 2 of the 

Commission’s Rules to Allocate 

Spectrum Below 3 GHz for Mobile and 

Fixed Services to Support the 

Introduction of New Advanced Wireless 

Services, including Third Generation 

Wireless Systems, RM–9498. 

(d) Petition for Rule Making of the 

Wireless Information Networks Forum 

Concerning the Unlicensed Personal 

Communications Service, RM–10024. 

(e) Petition for Rule Making of UT 

Starcom, Inc., concerning the 

Unlicensed Personal Communications 

Service, ET Docket No. 95–18. 

(f) Amendment of Section 2.106 of the 

Commission’s Rules to Allocate 

Spectrum at 2 GHz for use by the Mobile 

Satellite Service, ET Docket No. 95–18. 

(3) FCC 04–23—Adopted 2/4/2004—

Released 2/12/2004. 

(a) Review of Quiet Zones Application 

Procedures, WT Docket No. 01–319. 

There is no change to the estimated 

average burden and number of 

respondents at this time as it is 

unknown as to how many additional 

respondents may partake in the changes 

required due to the adoptions of the 

above noted Report & Orders.

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary.

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[Report No. AUC–04–58–C; DA 04–3005; 

Report No. AUC–04–58–D; DA 04–3270 

(Auction No. 58)] 

Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction 

Start Date Re-Scheduled for January 

26, 2005; New Pre-Auction Dates and 

Deadlines Established; Notice and 

Filing Requirements, Minimum 

Opening Bids, Upfront Payment and 

Other Auction Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

procedures and minimum opening bids 

for the upcoming auction of 242 

Broadband Personal Communications 

Service (PCS) licenses and announces 

that the auction initially scheduled to 

commence on January 12, 2005 is 

rescheduled to begin on January 26, 

2005. In addition, this document 

announces the rescheduling of certain 

pre-auction events and deadlines. This 

document is intended to familiarize 

prospective bidders with the procedures 

and minimum opening bids for this 

auction.

DATES: Auction No. 58 is scheduled to 

begin on January 26, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Auctions and Spectrum Access Division 

(WTB): For legal questions: Audrey 

Bashkin or Scott Mackoul at (202) 418–

0660. For general auction questions: Jeff 

Crooks at (202) 418–0660 or Lisa Stover 

at (717) 338–2888. For service rule 

questions: Mobility Division, WTB, 

Kathy Harris or Erin McGrath at (202) 

418–0620. For technical questions: 

Chris Miller or JoAnn Epps at (202) 

418–0620. 

Media Contact: Lauren Patrich at 

(202) 418–7944.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Auction No. 58 

Procedures Public Notice released on 

September 16, 2004, and the public 

notice released October 15, 2004, 

rescheduling the upcoming auction and 

certain pre-auction events and 

deadlines. In light of the Commission’s 

decision in the Memorandum Opinion 

and Order, FCC 04–249, released 

October 15, 2004, the Bureau 

rescheduled the start date and the preauction dates and deadlines for Auction 

No. 58 in order to provide additional 

time for bidder preparation and 

planning. The Bureau originally 

provided more than six months for 

bidders to prepare for Auction No. 58, 

which normally should provide more 

than sufficient time for planning 

purposes. Requests to amend or waive 

the Commission’s eligibility rules for 

certain broadband PCS licenses, 

however, created some uncertainty 

regarding whether such licenses would 

be available in open or closed bidding. 

Now that a final decision has been made 

on those matters, the Commission 

therefore believes a slight modification 

to its auction schedule is warranted. 

The complete text of the Auction No. 58 

Procedures Public Notice, including 

attachments, as well as related 

Commission documents, are available 

for public inspection and copying 

during regular business hours at the 

FCC Reference Information Center, 

Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 

CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. The 

Auction No. 58 Procedures Public 

Notice and related Commission 

documents may also be purchased from 

the Commission’s duplicating 

contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. 

(‘‘BCPI’’), Portals II, 445 12th Street, 

SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC, 

20554, telephone 202–488–5300, 

facsimile 202–488–5563, or you may 

contact BCPI at its Web site: http://

www.BCPIWEB.com. The Auction No. 

58 Procedures Public Notice and related 

documents are also available on the 

Internet at the Commission’s Web site: 

http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/58/. 

I. General Information 

A. Introduction 

1. The Auction No. 58 Procedures 

Public Notice, announces the 

procedures and minimum opening bids 

for the upcoming auction of licenses in 

the broadband personal communication 

services (‘‘PCS’’) scheduled for January 

26, 2005 (Auction No. 58). On June 18, 

2004, in accordance with the Balanced 

Budget Act of 1997, the Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau (‘‘WTB’’) 

released a public notice seeking 

comment on reserve prices or minimum 

opening bids and the procedures to be 

used for the auction of broadband PCS 

licenses in Auction No. 58. The Bureau 

released a second public notice on 

August 3, 2004, revising the list of 

licenses available and seeking comment 

on procedures for the auction of those 

licenses. The Bureau received 19 

comments and five reply comments in 

response to the Auction No. 35 

Comment Public Notice, 65 FR 55243, 

September 13, 2000, and no comments 

in response to the Auction No. 58 

Revised Inventory Public Notice, 69 FR 

49897, August 12, 2004.