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of equipment FCC rules under 47 CFR

Part 15 and Part 18 require a ‘‘showing

of compliance’’ with technical standards

before certain equipment can be

marketed. A showing of compliance

aids in controlling potential radio

communication interference and in

investigating interference complaints.

Equipment that operates in the licensed

service also requires authorization

under 47 CFR Part 2 and Part 68. In a

1998 Report and Order, Gen. Doc. 98–

68, the FCC adopted rules to permit

private sector firms, known as

Telecommunications Certification

Body(s) (TCB), to approve equipment for

marketing. The rule changes also

established guidelines for Mutual

Recognition Agreements with foreign

trade partners. Once approved by the

accrediting body, and ‘‘designated’’ by

the Commission, the TCBs may accept

Form 731 filings from the public and

evaluate the compliance of the

equipment with the Commission’s Rules

and technical standards. Upon the

determination that the equipment

complies and should receive a grant, the

TCB is required to electronically submit

the Form 731 information and the

information required for grant to the

Commission via the Internet.

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.

Title: Redesignation of the 18 GHz

Frequency Band, Blanket Licensing of

Satellite Earth Stations in the Ka-band,

and the Allocation of Additional

Spectrum for Broadcast Satellite-Service

Use.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 500.

Estimate Time Per Response: 1 to 4

hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirements; Third party

disclosure.

Total Annual Burden: 553 hours.

Total Annual Costs: None.

Needs and Uses: Information

collection requirements contained in

this collection will serve to enable the

efficient use of spectrum for existing

and future users. The information

requirements will also help facilitate the

negotiation process among entities for

transition of the 18.58–19.3 GHz band

from terrestrial fixed services to fixedsatellite service.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB

for Review and Approval

November 15, 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 December 21,

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: 3060–0783.

Title: 47 CFR Section 90.176,

Coordination Notification Requirements

on Frequencies below 512 MHz.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 15.

Estimate Time Per Response: 0.5

hours (multiple responses/annum).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirements; Third party

collection.

Total Annual Burden: 1,950 hours.

Total Annual Costs: None.

Needs and Uses: The revision to the

reporting requirement in 47 CFR Section

90.176 resulted from the decisions in

the Second MO&O in PR Docket No. 96–

86 that add the frequency bands 764–

776/794–806 MHz. The rule requires

each Private Land Mobile frequency

coordinator to provide, within one

business day, a list of their frequency

recommendations to all other frequency

coordinators in their respective pool,

and if requested, an engineering

analysis. This requirement is necessary

to avoid situations where harmful

interference is created because two or

more coordinators recommend the same

frequency in the same area at

approximately the same time to

different applicants.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0895.

Title: Numbering Resource

Optimization, CC Docket No. 99–200.

Form Number: FCC 502.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, local, or tribal

government.

Number of Respondents: 2,780.

Estimate Time Per Response: 1 to 44.4

hours.

Frequency of Response:

Recordkeeping; On occasion, semiannual, and one-time reporting

requirements; Third party disclosure.

Total Annual Burden: 181,890 hours.

Total Annual Costs: $7,858,650.

Needs and Uses: Carriers that receive

numbering resources from the North

American Numbering Plan

Administrator (NANPA) or that receive

other numbering resources from a

Pooling Administrator in thousandsblocks must report forecast and

utilization data semi-annually. These

carriers are also required to maintain

detailed internal records of their

numbering usage. Carriers must file

applications for initial and growth

numbering resources. The FCC, state

regulatory commissions, and NANPA

will use this information to monitor

numbering resource utilization and to

project the dates when area codes and

NANP will be exhausted.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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