[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26832-26833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11482]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

May 1, 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 July 10, 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 
Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A804, Washington, DC 20554 or 
via the Internet to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f737a6c72766b775f797c7c31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="24484157494d504c644247470a434b52">[email protected]</span></a>.

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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fe3eafce2e6fbe7cfe9ececa1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7cbc2d4caced3cfe7c1c4c489c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0697.
    Title: Revision of Part 22 and Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to 
Facilitate Future Development of Paging Systems (Second Report and 
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Memorandum Opinion and 
Order on Reconsideration and Third Report and Order).
    Form Numbers: FCC Forms 601, 602 and 603.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; individuals or 
households; not-for-profit institutions; and state, local or tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is necessary to: lessen the 
administrative burden of licensees; determine the partitioned service 
areas and geographic area licensee's remaining service area of parties 
to an agreement; determine whether geographic area licensee and parties 
to agreements have met the applicable coverage requirements for their 
service areas; to determine whether the applicant is eligible to 
receive bidding credit as a small business; determine the real parties 
interest of any joint bidding agreements; and determine the appropriate 
unjust enrichment compensation to be remitted to the government.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0890.
    Title: Settlement Agreements Among Parties in Contested Licensing 
Cases.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents: 45.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Total Annual Burden: 115 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $7,650.
    Needs and Uses: This collection requires that parties to certain 
settlement agreements obtain Commission approval before the settlement 
agreements take place. Each request for approval of a settlement must 
contain specific additional information and must also include a list of 
all applications and pleadings that were filed in the contested case or 
copies of them. Also, requests must include a summary of the contested 
case to include a full explanation of the issues raised in the case. 
Finally, the case involves an alleged violation of the rules, it must 
include either a waiver of a statement as to why a violation didn't or 
wouldn't occur.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0765.
    Title: Revision of Part 22 and Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to 
Facilitate Future Development of Paging Systems (Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; individuals or 
households; not-for-profit institutions; federal government; and state, 
local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 50,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 56,250 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $25,101,875.
    Needs and Uses: This proceeding will further establish a regulatory 
scheme for the common carrier paging (CCP) and private carrier paging 
(PCP) services which will promote efficient licensing and competition 
in the commercial mobile radio marketplace. The information will be 
used by Commission personnel to determine if the licensee is a 
qualifying entity to obtain a partitioned license or disaggregated 
spectrum. Without such information, the Commission could not determine 
whether the licensee is operating in compliance with the Commission's 
rules.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0270.
    Title: Section 90.443, Content of Station Records.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit, individual or 
households, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local and tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 57,410.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .083 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.

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    Total Annual Burden: 4,765 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This rule section requires that licensees maintain 
records for certain services. Section 90.443(a) requires that all 
stations, the dates and pertinent details of any maintenance performed 
on station equipment, and the name and address of the service 
technician who did the work. If all the maintenance is performed by the 
same technician or service company, the name and address need be 
entered only once in the station's records. Section 90.433(b) requires 
private land stations that are interconnected with the public switched 
telephone network, the licensee must maintain a detailed description of 
how interconnection is accomplished. When telephone service costs are 
shared, at least one licensee participating in the cost sharing 
arrangement must maintain cost sharing records. A report of the cost 
distribution must be placed in the licensee's station records and made 
available to participants in the sharing and the Commission upon 
request. Maintenance records are used by licensee and/or Commission 
field personnel to note any recurring equipment problems that may pose 
an aviation hazard or cause interference.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-11482 Filed 5-8-00; 8:45 am]
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