35346 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 107 / Friday, June 2, 2000 / Notices

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

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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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