Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 80 / Monday, April 27, 1998 / Notices 20633

Communications Commission, (202)

418–0447.

Federal Communications Commission.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0253.

Expiration Date: 04/30/2001.

Title: Part 68 - Connection of

Telephone Equipment to the Telephone

Network (Sections 68.106, 68.108,

68.110).

Form Number: Not applicable.

Estimated Annual Burden: 3,270

hours; 0.057 hour (average) per

respondent; 57,540 respondents.

Description: These collections are

designed to prevent harm to the

telephone network when customerprovided equipment is connected to

telephone company lines and assures

that customers will not overload the

telephone lines with excessive

equipment which would degrade

service to the customers and others.

Telephone companies and persons

connecting certain equipment to the

network are the affected public.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0320.

Expiration Date: 04/30/2001.

Title: Section 73.1350 - Transmission

System Operation.

Form Number: Not applicable.

Estimated Annual Burden: 209 hours;

0.5 hour per respondent; 417

respondents.

Description: Section 73.1350 requires

licensees of broadcast stations to notify

the Commission whenever a

transmission system control point is

established at a location other than the

main studio or transmitter. The data is

used by FCC staff to maintain operating

information regarding licensees in the

event that FCC field staff needs to

contact a station about interference.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0627.

Expiration Date: 04/30/2001.

Title: Application for AM Broadcast

Station License.

Form Number: FCC 302–AM.

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,400

hours; 12.57 hours (average) per

response; 350 respondents.

Description: FCC 302–AM is used by

licensees when applying for a new or

modified station license, and/or to

notify the Commission of certain

changes in the licensed facilities of

these stations. The data is used by FCC

staff to confirm that the station has been

built to terms specified in the

outstanding construction permit. Data is

then extracted for inclusion in the

subsequent license to operate the

station.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0634.

Expiration Date: 04/30/2001.

Title: Section 73.691 - Visual

Modulation Monitoring.

Form Number: Not applicable.

Estimated Annual Burden: 70 hours;

1 hour per response; 35 respondents (2

notifications per respondent).

Description: Section 73.691 requires

TV stations to enter into the station log

the date and time of initial technical

problems that make it impossible to

operate TV station in accordance with

timing and carrier level tolerance

requirements. If variance will exceed 10

days, notification must be sent to FCC.

Notification must also be sent to FCC

upon restoration of normal operations.

Data is used by FCC staff to maintain

technical information about station

operation in the event a complaint is

received from the public regarding

station operations.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11100 Filed 4–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–F

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[Report No. 2270]

Petitions for Reconsideration and

Clarification of Action in Rulemaking

Proceeding

April 21, 1998.

Petitions for reconsideration and

clarification have been filed in the

Commission’s rulemaking proceedings

listed in this Public Notice and

published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e).

The full text of these documents are

available for viewing and copying in

Room 239, 1919 M Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. or may be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

ITS, Inc., (202) 857–3800. Oppositions

to these petitions must be filed May 12,

1998. See § 1.4(b)(1) of the

Commission’s rule (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)).

Replies to an opposition must be filed

within 10 days after the time for filing

oppositions has expired.

Subject: Streamlining Broadcast EEO

Rules and Policies, Vacating the EEO

Forfeiture Policy Statement and

Amending Section 1.80 of the

Commission’s Rules To Include EEO

Forfeiture Guidelines (CC Docket No.

96–16)

Number of Petitions Filed: 1.

Subject: Implementation of Section

703(e) of the Telecommunications Act

of 1996; Amendment of the

Commission’s Rules and Policies

Governing Pole Attachments (CC Docket

97–151).

Number of Petitions Filed: 9.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11011 Filed 4–24–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–M

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE

CORPORATION

Differences in Capital and Accounting

Standards Among the Federal Banking

and Thrift Agencies; Report to

Congressional Committees

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance

Corporation (FDIC).

ACTION: Report to the Committee on

Banking and Financial Services of the

U.S. House of Representatives and to the

Committee on Banking, Housing, and

Urban Affairs of the United States

Senate Regarding Differences in Capital

and Accounting Standards Among the

Federal Banking and Thrift Agencies.

SUMMARY: This report has been prepared

by the FDIC pursuant to Section 37(c) of

the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12

U.S.C. 1831n(c)). Section 37(c) requires

each federal banking agency to report to

the Committee on Banking and

Financial Services of the House of

Representatives and to the Committee

on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

of the Senate any differences between

any accounting or capital standard used

by such agency and any accounting or

capital standard used by any other such

agency. The report must also contain an

explanation of the reasons for any

discrepancy in such accounting and

capital standards and must be published

in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Robert F. Storch, Chief, Accounting

Section, Division of Supervision,

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,

550 17th Street, NW., Washington, D.C.

20429, telephone (202) 898–8906.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of

the report follows:

Report to the Committee on Banking

and Financial Services of the U.S.

House of Representatives and to the

Committee on Banking, Housing, and

Urban Affairs of the United States

Senate Regarding Differences in Capital

and Accounting Standards Among the

Federal Banking and Thrift Agencies

A. Introduction

This report has been prepared by the

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

(FDIC) pursuant to Section 37(c) of the

Federal Deposit Insurance Act, which

requires the agency to submit a report to

specified Congressional Committees

describing any differences in regulatory