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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 Number: 3060–0739.

Title: Amendment of the

Commission’s Rules to Establish

Competitive Safeguards for Local

Exchange Carrier Provision of

Commercial Mobile Radio Services.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 19.

Estimated Time Per Response: 6,056

hours.

Cost to Respondents: $1,003,000.

Total Annual Burden: 116,456 hours.

Needs and Uses: Incumbent Local

Exchange Carriers (LECs) offering inregion broadband Commercial Mobile

Radio Services (CMRS) must do so

through a separate affiliate. The CMRS

affiliate must maintain separate books of

accounts and will be subject to the

Commission’s joint cost and affiliate

transaction rules. The Commission

imposes the recordkeeping collection to

ensure that incumbent LECs providing

in-region broadband CMRS through a

separate affiliate are in compliance with

the Communications Act, as amended,

and with Commission policies and

regulations.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0698.

Title: Amendment of the

Commission’s Rules to Establish a Radio

Astronomy Coordination Zone in Puerto

Rico (ET Docket No. 96–2, RM–8165;

Report and Order).

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit;

state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 500.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.

Cost to Respondents: $3,000.

Total Annual Burden: 300 hours.

Needs and Uses: The Report and

Order establishes a Coordination Zone

that covers the Islands of Puerto Rico,

Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra

within the Commonwealth of Puerto

Rico (the Puerto Rico Islands). The

Coordination Zone and notifications

procedures will enable the Arecibo

Radio Astronomy Observatory

(Observatory) to receive information

needed to assess whether an applicant’s

proposed operations will cause harmful

interference to the Observatory’s

operations and will promote efficient

resolution of problems coordination

between applicants and the

Observatory.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30849 Filed 11–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

November 19, 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, Pub. L. 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 26,

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.,

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 Number: 3060–0621.

Title: Rules and Requirements for

Broadband PCS Licenses.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit;

not-for-profit institutions; state, local or

tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 3,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: Ranges

from .50–20 hours.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Total Annual Burden: 14,044 hours.

Needs and Uses: The information

requested provides the Commission

with information to determine the legal,

technical and other qualifications of

applicants to obtain a broadband

Personal Communications Service (PCS)

license. The information is also used to

determine whether grant of an

application will serve the public

interest, convenience and necessity. The

staff uses the information to ensure that

licensees who acquire their licenses

through competitive bidding are not

unjustly enriched by premature transfer

of their licenses.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0508.

Title: Rewrite and Update of Part 22.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 20,860

respondents; 107,872 annual responses.

Estimated Time Per Response: Ranges

from .25 to 600 hours.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Total Annual Burden: 266,555 hours.

Needs and Uses: The information

requested provides the Commission

with information to determine the legal,

technical and other qualifications of

applicants to operate a station in the

Public Mobile Services. The information

is also used to determine whether grant

of an application will serve the public

interest, convenience and necessity. The

staff uses the information to ensure that

applicants and licensees comply with

ownership and transfer restrictions.
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Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30901 Filed 11–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[DA–97–2420; Report No. AUC–17–D

(Auction No. 17)]

Opportunity for Reply Comment on

Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening

Bids for LMDS Auction Extended

Released: November 18, 1997.

When FCC licenses are subject to

auction (i.e., because they are mutually

exclusive) the recently enacted

Balanced Budget Act of 1997 calls upon

the Commission to prescribe methods

by which a reasonable reserve price will

be required or a minimum opening bid

established, unless the Commission

determines that a reserve price or

minimum bid is not in the public

interest. The Commission recently

announced the auction of 986 licenses

for the Local Multipoint Distribution

Service (‘‘LMDS’’), and originally set an

auction commencement date of

December 10, 1997 (62 FR 53629,

October 15, 1997), later rescheduled to

February 18, 1998 by Public Notice

released on November 10, 1997. This

document is available in the

Commission’s Office of Public Affairs,

1919 M Street, N.W., Room 202,

Washington, DC 20554. In anticipation

of that auction and in light of the

Balanced Budget Act, the Commission

proposed that minimum opening bids

be established for the LMDS auction,

that they be calculated under a specific

iterated formula, and that the

Commission have discretion to lower

the minimum opening bids as it deems

appropriate. Because of the imminence

of the auction, the Commission sought

comment on its proposals under a

schedule that provided a somewhat

abbreviated deadline for reply

comments.

The Commission received comments

from the following parties:

BroadBand, Inc.

Cornerstone Wireless Communications,

L.L.C.

East Ascension Telephone Company, Inc.

Eclipse Communications Corporation

Fremont Telcom Co.

HighSpeed.Com, L.L.C.

Horizon Personal Communications, Inc.

JATO Communications Corp.

Midwest Wireless Communications, L.L.C.

Montana Wireless, Inc.

North Alabama Cellular, LLC

Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc.

Richard L. Vega Group, Inc.

Spectraware Corporation

Tel/Logic Inc.

Thomas F. Mitts and Pappas Telecasting

Companies

U.S. WaveLink Telecommunications, L.P.

U.S. Wireless Communications, Inc.

Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.

VIPC

Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc.

WinStar Communications, Inc.

Zip Communications Corporation

A reply comment was received from

the National Telephone Cooperative

Association.

More recently, the Commission

postponed the auction commencement

date until February 18, 1998. Because of

the additional time available prior to the

commencement of the auction, the

Commission hereby reopens the period

for reply comments on its abovereferenced proposals regarding

minimum opening bids. Reply

comments therefore will be due on or

before December 1, 1997. To file

formally, parties must submit an

original and four copies to the Office of

the Secretary, Room 222, 1919 M Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.

Comments and reply comments will be

available for public inspection during

regular business hours in the FCC

Public Reference Room, Room 239, 1919

M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20554.

For further information concerning

this proceeding, contact Brett Tarnutzer,

Auctions and Industry Analysis

Division, Wireless Telecommunications

Bureau, at (202) 418–0660.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–30848 Filed 11–24–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

at 10:41 a.m. on Wednesday, November

12, 1997, the Board of Directors of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

met in closed session to consider

matters relating to the Corporation’s

corporate and supervisory activities.

In calling the meeting, the Board

determined, on motion of Director

Joseph H. Neely (Appointive), seconded

by Director Ellen S. Seidman (Director,

Office of Thrift Supervision), concurred

in by Ms. Julie Williams, acting in the

place and stead of Director Eugene A.

Ludwig (Comptroller of the Currency),

and Acting Chairman Andrew C. Hove,

Jr., that Corporation business required

its consideration of the matters on less

than seven days’ notice to the public;

that no earlier notice of the meeting was

practicable; that the public interest did

not require consideration of the matters

in a meeting open to public observation;

and that the matters could be

considered in a closed meeting by

authority of subsections (c)(2), (c)(4),

(c)(6), (c)(8), and (c)(9)(A)(ii) of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),

and (c)(9)(A)(ii)).

The meeting was held in the Board

Room of the FDIC Building located at

550—17th Street, NW., Washington, DC.

Dated: November 18, 1997.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

James D. LaPierre,

Deputy Executive Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31025 Filed 11–20–97; 4:35 pm]

BILLING CODE 9714–01–M

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

Pursuant to the provisions of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that

at 10:04 a.m. on Tuesday, November 18,

1997, the Board of Directors of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

met in closed session to consider

matters relating to the Corporation’s

corporate, supervisory, and resolution

activities.

In calling the meeting, the Board

determined, on motion of Director Ellen

S. Seidman (Director, Office of Thrift

Supervision), seconded by Director

Joseph H. Neely (Appointive),

concurred in by Ms. Julie Williams,

acting in the place and stead of Director

Eugene A. Ludwig (Comptroller of the

Currency), and Acting Chairman

Andrew C. Hove, Jr., that Corporation

business required its consideration of

the matters on less than seven days’

notice to the public; that no earlier

notice of the meeting was practicable;

that the public interest did not require

consideration of the matters in a

meeting open to public observation; and

that the matters could be considered in

a closed meeting by authority of

subsections (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),

(c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10) of the

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8),

(c)(9)(A)(ii)), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10)).

The meeting was held in the Board

Room of the FDIC Building located at

550—17th Street, N.W., Washington,

D.C.