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To apply these rates to an individual

site, identify the total direct site-specific

costs of that site (including any DOJ

costs but excluding any ATSDR costs)

and multiply that total by the

appropriate region’s indirect cost rate. If

you have total site costs including

indirect costs using the current labor

hours-based rates, total direct sitespecific costs consists of the total site

costs minus the previously-assessed

indirect costs. Adding the direct sitespecific costs and the indirect costs

calculated under the new methodology

will result in the full cost of that site.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Public Information Collections

Approved by Office of Management

and Budget

May 25, 2000.

The Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) has received Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

approval for the following public

information collections pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. An agency may not

conduct or sponsor and a person is not

required to respond to a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number. For

further information contact Shoko B.

Hair, Federal Communications

Commission, (202) 418–1379.

Federal Communications Commission

OMB Control No.: 3060–0927.

Expiration Date: 05/31/2003.

Title: Auditor’s Annual Independence

and Objectivity Certification.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other for

profit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 7

respondents; 10 hours per response

(avg). 70 total annual burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

Annually.

Description: The Responsible

Accounting Officer Letter (RAO) 28,

released December 1, 1999 requires that

carriers’ independent auditors disclose

in writing all relationships between the

auditor and its related entities and the

carrier and its related entities that in the

auditor’s professional judgment may

reasonably be thought to bear on

independence; confirm in writing in its

professional judgment it is independent

of the carrier; and discuss the auditor’s

independence. The information will be

used to determine whether the auditors

are performing their audits

independently and unbiased of the

carrier they audit. Obligation to

respond: Mandatory.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0514.

Expiration Date: 05/31/2003.

Title: Section 43.21(b)—Holding

Company Annual Report.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 20

respondents; 1 hour per response (avg.);

20 total annual burden hours.

Estimated Annul Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Description: The SEC 10K Form is

needed from holding companies of

communications common carriers to

provide the Commission with the data

required to fulfill its regulatory

responsibilities and by the public in

analyzing the industry. Selected

information is compiled and published

in the Commission’s annual common

carrier statistical publication. Obligation

to respond: Mandatory.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0894.

Expiration Date: 05/31/2003.

Title: Certification Letter Accounting

for Receipt of Federal Support, CC

Docket Nos. 96–45 and 96–262.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: State, Local or Tribal

Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 51

respondents; 3 hours per response

(avg.); 153 total annual burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

Annually.

Description: The Commission requires

states to certify that carriers within the

state had accounted for its receipt of

federal support in its rates or otherwise

used the support pursuant with Section

254(e). A state may file a supplemental

certification for carriers not subject to

the state’s annual certification. This

information will be used to show that

federal high-cost support is being

provided to the carrier to assist in

keeping rates affordable in those

subscribers’ area. Further, the collection

of information will be used to certify

that the carriers have accounted for its

receipt of federal support in its rates or

otherwise used the support for the

provision, maintenance, and upgrading

of facilities and services for which the

support is intended in accordance with

section 254(e). Obligation to respond:

Required to obtain or retain benefits.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0755.

Expiration Date: 05/31/2003.

Title: 47 CFR Sections 59.1–59.4—

Infrastructure Sharing.

Form No.: N/A.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 75

respondents; 31 hours per response

(avg.); 2325 total annual burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

Frequency of Response: On occasion;

Third party disclosure.

Description: In CC Docket No. 96–237,

the Commission implemented the

infrastructure sharing provisions of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended. Section 259 requires

incumbent LECs to file any

arrangements showing the conditions

under which they share infrastructure.

See also 47 CFR Section 59.2. (No. of

respondents: 75; hours per response: 15;

total annual burden: 375 hours). Section

259 also requires incumbent LECs to

provide information on deployments of

new services and equipment to

qualifying carriers. See also 47 CFR

Section 59.3 (No. of respondents: 75;

hours per response: 24 hours; total

annual burden: 1800 hours). The

Commission requires incumbent LECs

to provide 60-day notices prior to

terminating section 259 agreements. See

47 CFR Section 59.2. (No. of

respondents: 75; hours per response: 2

hours; total annual burden: 150 hours).

The information collected under the

requirement that incumbent LECs file

any tariffs, contracts or other

arrangements for infrastructure sharing

would be made available for public

inspection. The information collected

under the requirement that incumbent

LECs provide timely information on

planned deployments of new services

and equipment would be provided to

third parties. The information collected

under the requirement that providing

incumbent LECs furnish sixty days

notice prior to termination of a section

259 sharing agreement would be

provided to third parties to protect

customers from sudden changes in

services. Obligation to respond:

Mandatory.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0933.

Expiration Date: 11/30/2000.

Title: Community Broadband

Deployment Database Reporting Form.

Form No.: FCC Form 460.

Respondents: Not-for-profit

institutions; Federal Government; State,

Local or Tribal Government.

Estimated Annual Burden: 30

respondents; .25 hours per response

(avg.); 7 total annual burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: $0.

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Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Description: Pursuant to Section

419(b) of the Communications Act of

1934, as amended, on October 8, 1999,

the FCC convened a Federal-State Joint

Conference on Advanced

Telecommunications Services to

provide a forum for cooperative

dialogue and information exchange

between and among state and federal

jurisdictions regarding the deployment

of advanced telecommunications

services. As part of this ongoing effort,

a searchable on-line database of

community broadband demand

aggregation and deployment efforts is

being established. Respondents will be

able to make their submissions

electronically to the Commission and

the National Regulatory Research

Institute (NRRI) Web sites. The

information will be used by the

Commission to prepare reports that help

inform consumers and policy makers at

the state and federal levels of the status

of deployment of broadband services.

We will use this information to better

inform our understanding of broadband

deployment in conjunction with our

Congressionally required Section 706

reports. Obligation to respond:

Voluntary.

Public reporting burden for the

collection of information is as noted

above. Send comments regarding the

burden estimate or any other aspect of

the collections of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden to

Performance Evaluation and Records

Management, Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB

for Review and Approval

May 25, 2000.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commissions, 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 3, 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, Room 1–A804, 445 12th

Street, S.W., 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: 3060–0012.

Title: Application for Additional Time

to Construct a Radio Station (under 47

CFR Part 21).

Form Number: FCC Form 701.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Estimate Time Per Response: 2 hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.

Total Annual Costs: $17,000.

Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 701

is being revised to eliminate services

authorized under 47 CFR Parts 23, 25,

and 101 from this form. Only services

authorized under 47 CFR Part 21 will

remain users of this form. In addition,

fees information is being eliminated.

The FCC Form 701 is used when

applying for additional time to construct

an MDS or international broadcast

station. The Commission uses FCC Form

701 to determine whether to grant an

applicant’s request for an additional

period of time to construct a radio

station authorized under 47 CFR Part

21. Sections 308, 309, and 319 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended, are the legal authorities for

the requirement. Rule Part 21

promulgates the collection. In addition

to the requirements contained in this

form, applicants may be subject to other

requirements.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0397.

Title: Special Temporary Authority,

Section 15.7(a).

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 2.

Estimate Time Per Response: 6 hours.

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping; Three year reporting

requirement.

Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.

Total Annual Costs: None.

Needs and Uses: In exceptional

situations, a special temporary

authorization to operate a radio

frequency device not conforming to the

subject rules will be issued. An

applicant must show that the proposed

operation is in the public interest, but

that it cannot be conducted feasibly

under the applicable rules.

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.

Title: Application for a Low Power

FM Broadcast Station License.

Form Number: FCC Form 319.

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Not-for-profit

institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal

Government.

Number of Respondents: 1,200.

Estimate Time Per Response: 1.0 hour.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirements.

Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.

Total Annual Costs: $105,000.

Needs and Uses: The FCC adopted a

report and order authorizing the

licensing of two new classes of FM radio

stations, generally referred to as low

power FM (LPFM): an LP 100 class for

stations operating at 50–100 watts

effective radiated power (ERP), and an

LP 10 class for stations operating at 1–

10 watts ERP. These stations will be

operated on a noncommercial

educational basis by entities which do

not hold attributable interests in any

other broadcast station or other media

subject to the FCC’s ownership rules

and will create a new class of radio

stations designed to serve very localized

communities or underrepresented

groups within communities.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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