[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 168 (Friday, August 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45812-45813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-23038]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

August 25, 1996.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Pub. L. 96-511. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Not 
withstanding any other provisions of law, 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. Questions concerning the OMB control numbers and 
expiration dates should be directed to Judy Boley, Federal 
Communications Commission, (202) 418-0214.

Federal Communications Commission

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0779.
    Expiration Date: 8/31/2000.
    Title: Amendment to Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide 
for Use of the 220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio 
Service, PR 89-552.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 112,450 annual hours; average 1-50 hours 
per respondent; 27,062 respondents.
    Description: The Third Report and Order (Third R&O) adopts rules to 
govern the future operation and licensing of the 220-222 MHz band (220 
MHz service). In establishing this new licensing plan, the Commission's 
goal is to establish a flexible regulatory framework that will allow 
for the efficient licensing of the 220 MHz service, eliminate 
unnecessary regulatory burdens, and enhance the competitive potential 
of the 220 MHz service in the mobile service marketplace. However, as 
with any licensing and operational plan for a radio service, a certain 
number of regulatory burdens are necessary.
    The various information reporting and verification requirements, 
and the requirement that licensees coordinate and provide written 
consent, concurrence or agreement with other licensees will be used by 
the Commission to verify licensee compliance with Commission rules and 
regulation and to ensure that licensees continue to fulfill their 
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934. Such information has been used in the past and will continue to 
be used to minimize interference, verify that applicants are legally, 
technically, and financially qualified to hold licenses, and to 
determine compliance with Commission Rules.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0481.
    Expiration Date: 8/31/2000.
    Title: Application for Renewal of Private Radio Station License.
    Form No.: FCC 452R.

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    Estimated Annual Burden: 448 annual hours; .166 hours per 
respondent; 2,700 respondents.
    Description: Aviation Ground and Marine Coast Radio Station 
licensees are required to apply for renewal of their radio station 
authorization every five years. This form will be used for that 
purpose. The form is being revised to add spaces to collect the 
applicant's Internet or e-mail address and Taxpayer Identification 
Number (TIN) to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 
1996. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has developed a generic 
renewal application for electronic filing, FCC Form 900. Once 
implemented, applicants for renewal of Aviation Ground and Marine Coast 
licenses will have the option to use FCC Form 452-R or electronically 
file for renewal using the FCC Form 900. The FCC staff will use the 
data to determine eligibility for a renewed radio station 
authorization, and to issue a radio station license. Data is also used 
by Compliance personnel in conjunction with field engineers for 
enforcement and interference resolution purposes.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0368.
    Expiration Date: 8/31/2000.
    Title: Question Pools Section 97.523.
    Form: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 480 total annual hours; average 3 hours 
per respondent; 160 responses.
    Description: The recordkeeping requirement contained in Section 
97.523 is necessary to permit question pools used in preparing amateur 
examinations to be maintained by Volunteer-Examiner Coordinators 
(VEC's). These question pools must be published and made available to 
the public before the questions are used in an examination. The 
information maintained by the VEC's is used to prepare amateur 
examinations. If this information was not maintained the amateur 
examination program would deteriorate and become outdated. These 
examinations would not adequately measure the qualifications of the 
applicants.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0068.
    Expiration Date: 8/31/2000.
    Title: Application for Consent to Assignment of Radio Station 
Construction Authorization or License for Stations in Services Other 
Than Broadcast.
    Form: FCC 702.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 13,220 total annual hours; average 5 hours 
per respondent; 2,644 responses.
    Description: The FCC Form 702 is used to request Commission 
approval of assignment of radio station construction authorization or 
license. The form was revised to increase the number of respondents and 
total annual burden hours as a result of the Third Report and Order, 
Redesignation of 27.5 GHz Frequency Band, Establishing Rules and 
Policies for Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS). The 
Commission concluded that any LMDS licensee will be permitted to 
partition or disaggregate portions of its authorization. The fifth 
notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposes that this form will be used to 
complete the disaggregation and partitioning of LMDS. This form may 
also be used in the future disaggregation and partitioning for a 
variety of spectrum-based services licensed by the Commission. Specific 
rules will be adopted in Reports and Orders or by public notice for 
each service subject to disaggregation and partitioning.
    The form has been revised to include a space for the applicant to 
provide an Internet or e-mail address is being added to the form as an 
alternative media for contacting the applicant with questions relating 
to the application. We are also requesting permission to collect the 
Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) to comply with the Debt Collection 
Improvement Act of 1996. The drug certification question has been 
eliminated and text added to the certification block prior to signature 
in lieu of check a ``yes/no'' block. The application has been revised 
to include reference to Part 101 applicants. The data will be used by 
Commission staff to determine the financial, legal and technical 
qualifications of the applicant.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-23038 Filed 8-28-97; 8:45 am]
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