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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 May 26, 2000. 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 1–C804, 445 12th

Street, SW, DC 20554 or via the 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 the

Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0384.

Title: Section 64.904, Independent

Audits.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 14.

Estimated Time Per Response: 250

hours per audit.

Frequency of Response: Biennial

reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 3,500 hours.

Total Annual Cost: $1,200,000.

Needs and Uses: Local exchange

carriers (LECs) and dominant

interexchange carriers are required to

submit an auditor’s attestation

biennially demonstrating the

application of the Commission’s cost

allocation standards to their particular

operations. The independent audit

requirement is imposed to ensure that

the carriers are properly implementing

their cost allocation manual. The

independent audits serve as an

important aid in the Commission’s

monitoring program.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0470.

Title: Sections 64.901—64.903,

Allocation of Cost, Cost Allocation

Manual and RAO Letters 19 and 28.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 18

respondents; 36 responses.

Estimated Time Per Response: 300

hours per filing (approximately 2 per

year).

Frequency of Response: Annual and

on occasion reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 10,800 hours.

Total Annual Cost: N/A.

Needs and Uses: Section 64,903(a)

requires LECs with annual operating

revenues equal to or above the indexed

revenue threshold as defined in 47 CFR

32.9000 to file a cost allocation manual

containing the information specified in

Section 64.903(a)(1)–(6). Section

64.903(b) requires that carriers update

their cost allocation manuals at least

annually, except changes to the cost

apportionment table and the description

of time reporting procedures must be

filed at time of implementation. The

FCC uses the manual to ensure that all

costs are properly classified.

Federal Communications Commission.

Shirley S. Suggs,

Chief, Publications Group Manager.

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Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission,

Comments Requested

April 20, 2000.

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, 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 June 26, 2000. 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 Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commissions, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room 1–A804, Washington, DC 20554

or via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the

Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060–0893.

Title: Universal Licensing Service

(ULS) Pre-Auction Database Corrections.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit and individuals or households.

Number of Respondents: 4,442

respondents, 21,000 responses.

Estimated Time Per Response: .50

hours (30 minutes).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 10,500 hours.

Total Annual Cost: $157,500.

Needs and Uses: This collection is

necessary to ensure that the ULS

database is as accurate as possible. It

involves the correction of licensing data

errors detected through integrity reports

obtained by searching the ULS database.

This data must be corrected to prepare

for specific auctions of certain radio

services that has been placed in the ULS

but have not yet been auctioned. This

data aids in spectrum management and

provides for an efficient graphical user

interface for each potential auction

participant.

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Federal Communications Commission.

Shirley S. Suggs,

Chief, Publications Group Manager.

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[DA 00–895]

700 MHz Guard Band Pre-Auction

Seminar Thursday, April 27, 2000

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces a

free pre-auction seminar scheduled for

Thursday, April 27, 2000. This seminar

will provide information about preauction procedures, service and auction

rules, conduct of the auction, and the

FCC remote bidding software.

DATES: April 27, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Garland of the Auctions

Operations Branch at (717) 338–2888, or

for Press Inquiries, Meribeth McCarrick

at (202) 418–0654.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of a Public Notice released

April 20, 2000. The complete text of the

public notice, including the registration

form, is available for inspection and

copying during normal business hours

in the FCC Reference Center (Room CY–

A257), 445 12th Street, SW,

Washington, DC. It may also be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, International Transcription

Services, Inc. (ITS, Inc.) 1231 20th

Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036,

(202) 857–3800. It is also available on

the Commission’s web site at http://

www.fcc.gov.

1. The free seminar for the 700 MHz

Guard Band Auction (Auction No. 33) is

scheduled for Thursday, April 27, 2000.

Interested parties must pre-register

using the attached form or by calling the

FCC’s Auctions Hotline at (888)–225–

5322, and select option #2, or (717) 338–

2888.

2. The seminar will be held at the

Federal Communications Commission,

445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and

the program will end by 4 p.m. Potential

bidders in the auction are strongly

encouraged to attend. This seminar

provides an opportunity for hands-on

demonstrations of the FCC filing and

bidding software and access to the FCC

staff responsible for the 700 MHz band

licensing and auction conduct

procedures.

It is strongly advised that all potential

bidders review the public notices

released for this auction prior to the

seminar.

3. The following is a timeline of the

important events prior to the auction

start date:

Deadline to register for Pre-Auction

Seminar: April 25, 2000, 5:30 p.m. ET

Seminar Date: April 27, 2000

FCC Form 175 Application Deadline:

May 9, 2000, 6:00 p.m. ET

Upfront Payment Deadline: May 26,

2000, 6:00 p.m. ET

Orders for Remote Bidding Software:

May 30, 2000, 6:00 p.m. ET

Mock Auction: June 12, 2000

Auction Start Date: June 14, 2000

Federal Communications Commission.

Louis J. Sigalos,

Deputy Chief, Auctions and Industry Division.

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[DA 00–878]

747–762 and 777–792 MHz Band PreAuction Seminar Monday, April 24,

2000

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces a

free pre-auction seminar scheduled for

Monday, April 24, 2000. This seminar

will provide information about preauction procedures, service and auction

rules, conduct of the auction, and the

FCC remote bidding software.

DATES: April 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Garland of the Auctions

Operations Branch at (717) 338–2888, or

for Press Inquiries, Meribeth McCarrick

at (202) 418–0654.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of a Public Notice released

April 18, 2000. The complete text of the

public notice, including the registration

form, is available for inspection and

copying during normal business hours

in the FCC Reference Center (Room CYA257), 445 12th Street, SW,

Washington, DC. It may also be

purchased from the Commission’s copy

contractor, International Transcription

Services, Inc. (ITS, Inc.) 1231 20th

Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036,

(202) 857–3800. It is also available on

the Commission’s web site at http://

www.fcc.gov.

1. The free seminar for the 747–762

and 777–792 MHz Band Auction

(Auction No. 31) is scheduled for

Monday, April 24, 2000. Interested

parties must pre-register using the

attached form or by calling the FCC’s

Auctions Hotline at (888)-225–5322, and

select option #2, or (717) 338–2888.

2. The seminar will be held at the

Federal Communications Commission,

445 12th Street SW, Washington, D.C.

Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and

the program will end by 4 p.m. Potential

bidders in the auction are strongly

encouraged to attend. This seminar

provides an opportunity for hands-on

demonstrations of the FCC filing and

bidding software and access to the FCC

staff responsible for the 700 MHz band

licensing and auction conduct

procedures.

It is strongly advised that all potential

bidders review the public notices

released for this auction prior to the

seminar.

3. The following is a timeline of the

important events prior to the auction

start date:

Deadline to register for Pre-Auction

Seminar: April 21, 2000, 5:30 p.m. ET

Seminar Date: April 24, 2000

FCC Form 175 Application Deadline:

May 8, 2000, 6:00 p.m. ET

Upfront Payment Deadline: May 22,

2000, 6:00 p.m. ET

Orders for Remote Bidding Software:

May 23, 2000, 6:00 p.m. ET

Mock Auction: June 2, 2000

Auction Start Date: June 7, 2000

Federal Communications Commission.

Louis J. Sigalos,

Deputy Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis

Division.

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[Report No. AUC–00–34–B (Auction No. 34);

DA 00–877]

Auction of Additional Licenses for 800

MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR)

Service To Be Included in Auction No.

34 Scheduled for August 23, 2000;

Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or

Minimum Opening Bids and Other

Auction Procedural Issues

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document provides

additional information concerning the

800 MHz licenses being offered in

Auction No. 34 scheduled to commence

August 23, 2000. This document also

seeks comment on procedural issues