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this notice at many Federal Depository

Libraries. You should not send

confidential business information by email.

The information received in response

to this notice will be filed under docket

number W–00–31, and includes

referenced documents as well as

printed, paper versions of electronic

comments. The record is available for

inspection from 9 to 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, excluding legal holidays

at the Water Docket, EB57, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency

Headquarters, 401 M., Washington, DC.

For access to docket materials, please

call (202) 260–3027 to schedule an

appointment.

Dated: November 28, 2000.

Robert H. Wayland III,

Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and

Watersheds.

[FR Doc. 00–30908 Filed 12–1–00; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission,

Comments Requested.

November 20, 2000.

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: Written comments should be

submitted on or before January 3, 2001.

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

Commissions, 445 12th Street, S.W.,

Room 1–A804, 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 Approval No.: 3060–0032.

Title: Application for Consent to

Transfer Control of Entity Holding

Broadcast Station License Construction

Permit or License.

Form No.: FCC 315.

Type of Review: Revision of currently

approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 1,591.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 12–48

hours (the burden hour time and

contracting time varies depending on

the type of application filed).

Frequency of Response: on occasion.

Cost to Respondents: $12,236,878.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

2,546.

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 315 and

applicable exhibits/explanations are

required to be filed when applying for

transfer of control of a corporation

holding an AM, FM or TV broadcast

station construction permit or license.

In addition, the applicant must notify

the Commission when an approved

transfer of control of a broadcast station

construction permit or license has been

consummated.

This collection also includes the third

party disclosure requirement of Section

73.3580. This section requires local

public notice in a newspaper of general

circulation of the filing of all

applications for transfer of control of

license/permit. This notice must be

completed within 30 days of the

tendering of the application. This notice

must be published at least twice a week

for two consecutive weeks in a threeweek period. A copy of this notice must

be placed in the public inspection file

along with the application.

Additionally, an applicant for transfer of

control of license must broadcast the

same notice over the station at least

once daily on four days in the second

week immediately following the

tendering for filing of the application.

On April 4, 2000, the Commission

adopted a Report and Order in MM

Docket No. 95–31 in the Matter of

Reexamination of the Comparative

Standards for Noncommercial

Educational Applicants. This Report

and Order adopted new procedures to

select among competing applicants for

noncommercial educational (NCE)

broadcast channels. The new procedure

will use points to compare objective

characteristics whenever there are

competing applications for full-service

radio or television channels reserved for

NCE use. The new procedure

established a four-year holding period of

on-air operations for licenses approved

as a result of evaluation in a point

system. The FCC 315 has been revised

to reflect the new policy and to require

stations authorized under the point

system who have not operated for a

four-year period to submit with their

applications an exhibit demonstrating

compliance with Section 73.7005.

The data is used by FCC staff to

determine whether the applicants meet

basic statutory requirements to become

a Commission licensee/permittee and to

assure that the public interest would be

served by grant of the application.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0031.

Title: Application for Consent to

Assignment of Broadcast License

Construction Permit or License.

Form No.: FCC 314.

Type of Review: Revision of currently

approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 1,591.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 12–48

hours (the burden hour time and

contracting time varies depending on

the type of application filed).

Frequency of Response: on occasion.

Cost to Respondents: $12,236,878.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

2,546.

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 314 and

applicable exhibits/explanations are

required to be filed when applying for

consent for assignment of an AM, FM or

TV broadcast station construction

permit or license, along with applicable

exhibits and explanations. In addition,

the applicant must notify the

Commission when an approved

assignment of a broadcast station

construction permit or license has been

consummated.

This collection also includes the third

party disclosure requirement of Section

73.3580. This section requires local

public notice in a newspaper of general

circulation of the filing of all

applications for assignment of license/

permit. This notice must be completed

within 30 days of the tendering of the

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application. This notice must be

published at least twice a week for two

consecutive weeks in a three-week

period. A copy of this notice must be

placed in the public inspection file

along with the application.

Additionally, an applicant for

assignment of license must broadcast

the same notice over the station at least

once daily on four days in the second

week immediately following the

tendering for filing of the application.

On April 4, 2000, the Commission

adopted a Report and Order in MM

Docket No. 95–31 in the Matter of

Reexamination of the Comparative

Standards for Noncommercial

Educational Applicants. This Report

and Order adopted new procedures to

select among competing applicants for

noncommercial educational (NCE)

broadcast channels. The new procedure

will use points to compare objective

characteristics whenever there are

competing applications for full-service

radio or television channels reserved for

NCE use. The new procedure

established a four-year holding period of

on-air operations for licenses approved

as a result of evaluation in a point

system. The FCC 314 has been revised

to reflect the new policy and to require

stations authorized under the point

system who have not operated for a

four-year period to submit with their

applications an exhibit demonstrating

compliance with Section 73.7005.

The data is used by FCC staff to

determine whether the applicants meet

basic statutory requirements to become

a Commission licensee/permittee and to

assure that the public interest would be

served by grant of the application.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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[Report No. AUC–00–35–E (Auction No. 35);

DA 00–2259]

Notice and Filing Requirements for 422

Licenses in the C and F Block

Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction

Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront

Payments and Other Procedural Issues

For Final Auction Inventory

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This document announces the

procedures and minimum opening bids

for the upcoming auction of broadband

Personal Communications Services

(PCS) spectrum and also provides the

final inventory of licenses to be made

available for this auction; we will not

add to this inventory for the December

12, 2000, auction.

DATES: Auction No. 35 is scheduled for

December 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Auctions and Industry Analysis

Division: Audrey Bashkin, Legal

Branch, or Craig Bomberger, Auctions

Operations Branch, at (202) 418–0660;

Lisa Stover, Auctions Operations

Branch, at (717) 338–2888. Commercial

Wireless Division: Gary Oshinsky,

Policy and Rules Branch, at (202) 418–

7167 or JoAnn Epps, Licensing and

Technical Analysis Branch, at (202)

418–0620. Media Contact: Meribeth

McCarrick at (202) 418–0654.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATON: This is a

summary of a Public Notice released

October 5, 2000. The complete text of

the public notice, including

Attachments A through I, is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room CY–A257), 445 12th

Street, SW, Washington, DC. It may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, International

Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS, Inc.)

1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.

20036, (202) 857–3800. It is also

available on the Commission’s web site

at http://www.fcc.gov.

List of Attachments available at the

FCC:

Attachment A.......... Upfront Payments

and Minimum Opening Bids for

Auction No. 35

Attachment B.......... FCC Auction

Seminar Registration Form Auction

No. 35

Attachment C.......... Electronic Filing

and Review of the FCC Form 175

Attachment D.......... Guidelines for

Completion of FCC Form 175 and

Exhibits

Attachment E.......... Auction-Specific

Instructions for FCC Remittance

Advice (FCC Form 159-July 1997

edititon)

Attachment F.......... FCC Bidding

Preference/Remote Software Order

Form Auction No. 35

Attachment G.......... Bid Increments and

Exponential Smoothing

Attachment H.......... Accessing the FCC

Network to File FCC Form 175

Attachment I.......... Summary Listing of

Documents from the Commission

and the Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau

Addressing Application of the AntiCollusion Rules

I. General Information

A. Introduction

1. By this public notice, the Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau (‘‘Bureau’’)

announces the procedures and

minimum opening bids for the

upcoming auction of broadband

Personal Communications Services

(PCS) spectrum in the C and F blocks

(Auction No. 35) scheduled for

December 12, 2000. The public notice

also provides the final inventory of

licenses to be made available for this

auction; we will not add to this

inventory for the December 12, 2000,

auction.

2. On March 3, 2000, in accordance

with the Balanced Budget Act of 1997,

the Bureau released the Auction No. 35

Public Notice seeking comment on

reserve prices or minimum opening bids

and the procedures to be used in

Auction No. 35. After the August 29,

2000 release of the C/F Block Sixth

Report and Order, 65 FR 53624

(September 5, 2000), the Bureau

released the Auction No. 35 Comment

Public Notice, 65 FR 55243 (September

13, 2000) on September 6, 2000, revising

the list of licenses available and again

seeking comment on reserve prices or

minimum opening bids and the

procedures to be used in Auction No.

35. The Bureau received seven

comments and two reply comments in

response to the Auction No. 35 Public

Notice, and three comments and two

reply comments in response to the

Auction No. 35 Comment Public Notice.

i. Background of Proceeding

3. Auction No. 35 will be the fourth

auction of C block spectrum and the

third auction of F block spectrum. In the

past, these spectrum blocks were

designated by the Commission as

‘‘entrepreneurs’ blocks,’’ meaning that

participation in auctions of C and F

block licenses was limited to entities

qualifying under the Commission’s rules

as entrepreneurs. The initial C block

licenses were awarded through two

auctions, Auction No. 5, which ended

on May 6, 1996, and Auction No. 10,

which concluded on July 16, 1996.

Auction No. 11, the initial F block

auction, ended on January 14, 1997, and

also included D and E block licenses.

Auction No. 22, which concluded on

April 15, 1999, made available C, E, and

F block licenses that had been returned

to, or reclaimed by, the Commission.

4. On August 29, 2000, the

Commission released the C/F Block

Sixth Report and Order, revising the

service and auction rules for auction of

C and F block PCS licenses. The

Commission decided to reconfigure