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Needs and Uses: The information will

be used by the Commission to

determine if the applicant is legally,

technically and financially qualified to

participate in an FCC auction. The rules

and requirements are designed to ensure

that the competitive bidding process is

limited to serious qualified applicants

and deter possible abuses of the bidding

and licensing process. The information

will also be used to ensure that

licensees that acquire their licenses

through competitive bidding are not

unjustly enriched by the premature

transfer of their licenses. The

Commission plans to use this form for

all upcoming auctions.

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 22, 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 July 2, 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.: 3060–0185.

Title: Section 73.3613, Filing of

Contracts.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 3,180.

Estimated Time Per Response: .75

hours reporting requirement (.25 hours

licensee/0.5 hours contract time); 0.5

hours recordkeeping requirement.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement; recordkeeping

requirement.

Cost to Respondents: $74,000.

Total Annual Burden: 1,450 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 73.3613

requires licensees of TV and low power

TV broadcast stations to file network

affiliation contracts with the FCC. All

broadcast stations are required to file

contracts relating to ownership or

control and personnel. Radio licensees

are required to file time brokerage

agreements which result in arrangement

being counted in compliance with local

and national radio multiple ownership

rules. Certain contracts must be retained

at the station. Data is used by FCC staff

to assure that the licensee maintains full

control over the station.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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[CC Docket Nos. 96–45 and 97–160; DA 98–

987]

Commission To Hold En Banc Hearing

June 8, 1998 on Proposals To Revise

the Methodology for Determining

Universal Service Support

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission will hold an en banc

hearing on Monday, June 8, 1998, from

9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., in the

Commission meeting room, Room 856 at

1919 M Street, NW, Washington, DC.

The Commission has invited the state

members of the Federal-State Joint

Board on Universal Service to also

preside at this en banc. At the en banc

hearing, the Commission and the state

members of the Joint Board will review

certain proposals for revising the

methodology for determining federal

universal service support for non-rural

carriers.

Pursuant to the Commission’s April

15, 1998 public notice, several parties

filed with the Commission alternative

proposals to the Commission’s initial

decision in the Universal Service Order

that federal universal support would

cover 25 percent of the total support

necessary for non-rural carriers. At the

en banc, the Commission and the state

Joint Board members will hear from and

question the parties that filed proposals.

The en banc is open to the public, and

seating will be available on a first come,

first served basis. A transcript of the en

banc will be available 10 days after the

event on the FCC’s Internet site. The

URL address for the FCC’s Internet

Home Page is <http://www.fcc.gov>.

The en banc will also be carried live on

the Internet. Internet users may listen to

the real-time audio feed of the en banc

by accessing the FCC Internet Audio

Broadcast Home Page. Step-by-step

instructions on how to listen to the

audio broadcast, as well as information

regarding the equipment and software

needed, are available on the FCC

Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page.

The URL address for this home page is

http://www.fcc.gov/realaudio/.

DATES: The meeting will be held on June

8, 1998, from 9:30 a.m–4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Commission Meeting Room,

Rm 856, at 1919 M Street, NW,

Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Emily Hoffnar (202) 418–7396;

ehoffnar@fcc.gov

Chuck Keller (202) 418–7380;

ckeller@fcc.gov

Jane Whang (202) 418–7149;

jwhang@fcc.gov

Dated: May 28, 1998.

Federal Communications Commission.

Lisa Gelb,

Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common

Carrier Bureau.

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