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construction permit. Data is then

extracted from FCC 347 for inclusion in

the subsequent license to operate the

station.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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Notice of Public Information

Collections Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

February 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, 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: Persons wishing to comment on

this information collection should

submit comments April 28, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to

Dorothy Conway, Federal

Communications Commission, Room

234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC

20554 or via internet to

dconway@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Dorothy

Conway at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at dconway@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0066.

Title: Application for Renewal of

Instructional Television Fixed Station

and/or Response Station(s) and Low

Power Relay Station(s) License.

Form No.: FCC 330–R .

Type of Review: Revision of currently

approved collection.

Respondents: Not for-profit

institutions, state, local or tribal

government.

Number of Respondents: 250.

Estimated time per response: 3.

Total annual burden: 750.

Needs and Uses: FCC 330–R is used

by licensees of Instructional Television

Fixed (ITFS), Response, and Low Power

Relay Stations to file for renewal of their

licenses. On 6/9/94, the Commission

adopted a Report and Order in MM

Docket No. 93–106, Amendment of Part

74 of the Commission’s Rules Governing

use of the Frequencies in the

Instructional Television Fixed Service.

Among other things, this Report and

Order amended Section 74.931 to allow

an ITFS licensee to shift its requisite

ITFS programming onto fewer than its

authorized number of channels, via

channel mapping technology or channel

loading. An ITFS licensee can lease its

full-time channel capacity to a wireless

cable operator, subject to the condition

that it provide a total average of at least

20 hours per channel per week of ITFS

programaming on its authorized

channels. A licensee may provide the

requisite ITFS programming on each of

its authorized channels or it may now

shift that programming onto fewer than

its authorized number of channels, via

channel mapping technology or

chananel loading. The form will be

revised to add a question on channel

mapping/loading with an increase in

burden of 30 minutes per form. The data

is used by FCC staff to ensure that the

licensee continues to meet basic

Commission policies and rules, as well

as statutory requirements to remain a

licensee of an ITFS station. The

information submited on channel

mapping/loading will permit the

Commission to verify that programming

aired outside the traditional school day

is in fact directed to legitimate

educational needs.

OMB Number: 3060–0016.

Title: Application for Authority to

Construct or Make Changes in a Low

Power TV, TV Translator or TV Booster

Station.

Form Number: FCC 346.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 1,050.

Estimated time per response: 25 hours

(9 hours applicant; 16 hours contract

time).

Total annual burden: 9,450.

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 346 is

used by licensees/permittees/applicants

when applying for authority to construct

or make changes in a Low Power

Television, TV Translator or TV Booster

broadcast station. This form will be

revised to add the new requirements

regarding antenna tower registration.

This unique antenna registration

number identifies an antenna structure

and must be used on all filings related

to the antenna structure. Several

questions will be added to the

engineering portion of the FCC 346 to

collect this information. This

requirement was approved by OMB

under control number 3060–0714. The

data is used by FCC staff to determine

if the applicant is qualified, meets basic

statutory and treaty requirements and

will not cause interference to other

authorized broadcast services.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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Filing Period Announced for

Comments on Qualcomm’s Pioneer’s

Preference Application (GEN Docket

No. 90–314)

February 18, 1997.

The Court of Appeals for the D.C.

Circuit recently vacated the FCC’s

decision to deny QUALCOMM, Inc.’s

application for a broadband Personal

Communications Services pioneer’s

preference in GEN Docket No. 90–314,

and remanded the matter for further

proceedings. Freeman Engineering

Associates, Inc. v. FCC, D.C. Cir. No.

94–1779 (Jan. 7, 1997). The Office of

Engineering and Technology (OET)

requests comment from QUALCOMM as

to what action OET should recommend

to the Commission in light of the

remand. QUALCOMM should file its

comments by March 5, 1997. Any

interested parties may then file reply

comments by March 20, 1997.

For additional information, contact Rodney

Small, (202) 418–2452; email rsmall@fcc.gov,

Office of Engineering and Technology.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

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