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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, 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 July 10, 1998. 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 Approval Number: 3060–0600.

Title: Application to Participate in an

FCC Auction, Supplemental

Continuation Form.

Form Number: FCC 175, FCC 175–S.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

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

local or tribal government.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Estimated Annual Burden:

Number of

respondents

Estimated

average hours

per response

Estimated

annual burden

hours

FCC 175 ....................................................................................................................................... 10,000 .75 7,500

FCC 175–S ................................................................................................................................... 2,400 .25 600

Estimated Cost Per Respondent:

FCC 175—27,000 hours×$200/

hour=$5,400,000

FCC 175–S 600 hours×$200/

hour=$120,000

Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 175

is used by entities wishing to participate

in Commission spectrum auctions. It

contains information that will be used

by the Commission to determine

whether the applicant is legally,

technically and financially qualified to

participate in the auction as required by

Section 309(j) of the Communications

Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(j). FCC Form 175–S

is a continuation form used to identify

additional licenses or markets for which

the FCC Form 175 applicant wishes to

bid.

Without such information the

Commission could not determine

whether to issue the licenses to the

applicants that provide

telecommunications services to the

public and therefore fulfill its statutory

responsibilities in accordance with the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended. The rules and requirements

are also designed to ensure that the

competitive bidding process is limited

to serious, qualified applicants and to

deter possible abuses of the bidding and

licensing processes.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

May 4, 1998.

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, 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 June 10, 1998. 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.,

NW., 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 No.: 3060–0804.

Title: Universal Service - Health Care

Providers Universal Service Program.

Form No.: FCC Forms 465, 466, 467,

and 468.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 18,400

respondents; 52,000 responses.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2.5

hours (avg.).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

and annual reporting requirement.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Total Annual Burden: 121,500 hours.
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Needs and Uses: On May 8, 1997, the

Commission adopted rules providing

support for all telecommunications

services, limited distance charges, and

Internet access for all eligible health

care providers. The Commission made

minor changes/corrections to several

forms. Specifically, the list provided in

item 13a of FCC Form 465 has been

updated. All forms have been revised to

include a telephone number to call for

assistance and the appropriate address

to send completed forms.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–12404 Filed 5–8–98; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

April 29, 1998.

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, 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 June 10, 1998. 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 234, 1919 M St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collection(s), contact Les

Smith at 202–418–0217 or via internet

at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control No.: 3060–0595.

Title: N/A.

Form No.: FCC Form 1210 Updating

Maximum Permitted Rates for Regulated

Services and Equipment.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

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

governments.

Number of Respondents: 6,000 (4,000

filings and 2,000 LFA reviews).

Estimated Time Per Response: 2–15

hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Total Annual Burden to Respondents:

54,000 hours, calculated as follows: We

estimate that approximately 4,000 FCC

Form 1210s will be filed in the next

year, approximately 50% with the

Commission and 50% with LFAs. The

average burden for cable operators to

complete FCC Form 1210 is estimated to

be 15 hours. The average burden for

local franchise authorities to review

Form 1210 filings is estimated to be 10

hours per filing. Cable operators are

estimated to use in-house staff to

complete approximately 50% of the

filings. When using outside assistance to

complete the other 50%, we estimate

operators undergo a burden of 2 hours

per filing to coordinate information with

the outside assistance.

2,000 (50% of 4,000) filings

completed with in-house staff x 15

hours per filing = 30,000 hours. 2,000

(50% of 4,000) filings coordinated with

outside assistance x 2 hours per filing =

4,000 hours. 2,000 filings reviewed by

LFAs at an average burden of 10 hours

per filing = 2,000 x 10 hours per filing

= 20,000 hours.

Total Annual Cost to all Respondents:

$3,008,000 calculated as follows:

Printing, photocopying and postage

costs incurred by respondents are

estimated to be $2 per filing. 4,000

annual filings x $2 per filing = $8,000.

We estimate that cable operators that

use outside legal and accounting

contractors will pay for these services at

an average rate of $100/hour. 2,000

filings x 15 hours per filing x $100/hour

= $3,000,000.

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 1210 is

used by cable operators to file for

adjustments in maximum permitted

rates for regulated services to reflect

external costs. Regulated cable operators

submit this form to local franchising

authorities or the Commission (in

situations where the FCC has assumed

jurisdiction). It is also filed with the

Commission when responding to a

complaint filed with the Commission

concerning cable programming service

rates and associated equipment. The

filings are used by the Commission and

local franchising authorities (‘‘LFAs’’) to

adjudicate permitted rates for regulated

cable services and equipment, for the

addition of new programming tiers and

to account for the addition and deletion

of channels, and for the allowance for

pass throughs of external costs and costs

due to inflation.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

April 29, 1998.

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, 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.