60092 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 215 / Thursday, November 6, 1997 / Notices

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before January 5, 1998.

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 234, 1919 M St.,

N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via

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 internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0004.

Title: Guidelines for Evaluating the

Environmental Effects of

Radiofrequency Radiation (Second

Memorandum Opinion and Order, ET

Docket No. 93–2).

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Not-for-profit

institutions; businesses or other for

profit; small businesses and

organizations.

Number of Respondents: 126,108.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours

per response (avg.). This time will vary

with the number of transmitters

considered; e.g., a site with a single

transmitter might require one hour to

determine compliance, while a site with

many co-located transmitters may

require considerably more time.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement and third party

disclosure.

Total Annual Burden: 223,376 total

annual burden hours.

Estimated Annual Reporting and

Recordkeeping Cost Burden: The

estimated cost to respondents to

perform the environmental evaluations

per service varies. For example,

complex situations that require a

consulting engineer @ $100 per hour

may require additional time to perform

an evaluation; portable devices

authorized under Part 2 of the Rules

require a specific absorption rate of RF

energy test with an average cost of

approximately $5,000 per test; and other

applicants will use OET Bulletin No. 65

to perform environmental evaluations,

and will have no financial burden

associated with the evaluation.

Needs and Uses: The National

Environmental Policy Act of 1969

(NEPA) requires agencies of the Federal

Government to evaluate the effects of

their actions on the quality of the

human environment. To meet its

responsibilities under NEPA, the

Commission has adopted revised RF

exposure guidelines for purposes of

evaluating potential environmental

effects of RF electromagnetic fields

produced by FCC-regulated facilities.

The new guidelines reflect more recent

scientific studies of the biological effects

of RF electromagnetic fields. The use of

these new guidelines will ensure that

the public and workers receive adequate

protection from exposure to potentially

harmful RF electromagnetic fields. This

Second Memorandum Opinion and

Order addresses a number of concerns

that were raised in petitions and

comments received in response to the

Report and Order.

The collections of environmental

information required by Section 1.1307

of the Rules will be used by the

Commission staff to determine whether

the environmental evaluation is

sufficiently complete and in compliance

with the Commission’s Rules to be

acceptable for filing. The collection of

this information is necessary to ensure

compliance with NEPA, specifically, to

minimize the potential for significant

environmental impact from

radiofrequency (RF) radiation from FCCregulated transmitters and facilities.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29303 Filed 11–5–97; 8:45 am]

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Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

October 29, 1997.

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(s), 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 December 8,

1997. 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 234, 1919 M St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

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

internet at jboley@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060–0589.

Title: FCC Remittance Advice and

Continuation Sheet.

Form Number: FCC Form 159/159–C.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit;

not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 635,738.

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5

hours.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Total Annual Burden: 317,869 hours.

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 159/159–

C is required for payment of regulatory

fees and for use when paying for

multiple filings with a single payment

instrument, or when paying by credit

card. The forms require specific

information to track payment history, to

facilitate the efficient and expeditious

processing of collections by a lockbox

bank. The forms were revised to include

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

which is used for anyone who requests

services from the FCC. The Taxpayer

Identification Number is required by the

Debt Collection Improvement Act of

1996.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–29301 Filed 11–5–97; 8:45 am]

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