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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

June 16, 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 August 24, 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 Approval No.: 3060–0405.

Title: Application for Authority to

Construct or Make Changes in an FM

Translator or FM Booster Station.

Form No.: FCC 349.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 875.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 16

hours (4 hours respondent, 1.5 hours

contract attorney, 10.5 hours consulting

engineer).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Cost to Respondents: $2,492,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

3,500.

Needs and Uses: FCC 349 is used to

apply for authority to construct a new

FM translator or FM booster broadcast

station, or to make changes in the

existing facilities of such stations. 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 new or major change in

facilities. 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 three-week

period. A copy of this notice must be

placed in the public inspection file

along with the application. The data is

used by FCC staff to ensure that the

applicant meets basic statutory

requirements and will not cause

interference to other licensed broadcast

services.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0662.

Title: Section 21.930, Five year buildout requirements.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 493.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 4

hours (1 hour respondent, 3 hours

consulting engineer).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Cost to Respondents: $184,975.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 493.

Needs and Uses: A BTA authorization

holder has a five-year build-out period,

beginning on the date of the grant of the

BTA authorization and terminating on

the 5th year anniversary of the grant of

the authorization, within which it may

develop and expand MDS station

operations within its service area.

Section 21.930(c) requires the Basic

Trading Area (BTA) holder to file with

the Commission a demonstration that

the holder has met construction

requirements. This demonstration must

be filed sixty days prior to the end of the

five year build-out period. These filings

will not occur until FY 2001. (The

certification of completion of

construction (FCC 304–A) required by

Section 21.930(a)(3) has separate OMB

approval under control number 3060–

0664.) The data is used by FCC staff to

determine if the BTA holder has met its

construction requirements and to ensure

that service is promptly delivered to the

public. The Commission will issue a

declaration that the holder has met the

construction requirements.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0660.

Title: Section 21.937, Negotiated

Interference Protection.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 75.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 30

hours (6 hours respondent, 8 hours

contract attorney, 16 hours consulting

engineer).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Cost to Respondents: $270,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 450

hours.

Needs and Uses: Under Section

21.937, the level of acceptable

electromagnetic interference that occurs

at or within the boundaries of an

adjacent Basic Trading Area (BTA),

partitioned service area or an incumbent

MDS station’s protected service area,

can be negotiated and established with

the written consent of the affected

licensee. Thus, Section 21.937 permits

negotiated interference agreements

among these parties. These written

agreements must be submitted to the

Commission within thirty days of

ratification. (These agreements are often

included with the submission of the

FCC 304 attached as Exhibits.) These

agreements allow the parties to establish

acceptable levels of interference based

on the design of their stations and

service needs. These agreements are the

most effective means of regulating

interference and they provide flexibility

in designing MDS systems.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0657.

Title: Section 21.956, Filing of longform applications or statements of

intention.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 2.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 3.0

hours (1.0 hour respondent, 2 hours

consulting engineer).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Cost to Respondents: $900.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 2

hours.
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Needs and Uses: Where the Basic

Trading Area (BTA) is so heavily

encumbered that the winning bidder is

unable to file a long-form application for

a station within the BTA while

protecting incumbents from harmful

interference, the winning bidder must

file a statement of intention of use of the

BTA in accordance with Section 21.956.

This statement of intention must

identify all incumbents and describe in

detail its plan for obtaining the

authorized/proposed MDS stations

within the BTA. This statement must

also include the exhibits detailed in

21.956(b). The long-form application

(FCC 304) has separate OMB approval

under control number 3060–0654. The

data is used by FCC staff to determine

whether to grant a BTA authorization.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0654.

Title: Application for a Multipoint

Distribution Service Authorization.

Form No.: FCC 304.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 500.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 19

hours (1 hour respondent, 16 hours

consulting engineer, 2 hours contract

attorney).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Cost to Respondents: $1,495,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 500

hours.

Needs and Uses: The FCC 304 will be

used by existing MDS operators to

modify their stations or to add a signal

booster station. It will also be used by

some winning bidders in the

competitive bidding process to propose

facilities to provide wireless cable

service over any usable MDS channels

within their Basic Trading Area (BTA).

The Commission has revised the FCC

Form 304 to further streamline the

application process and to

accommodate electronic filing. This

collection of information also includes

the burden for the technical rules

involving the interference or

engineering analysis and service

requirements under Sections 21.902,

21.913 and 21.938. These analyses will

not be submitted with the application

but will be retained by the operator and

must be made available to the

Commission upon request. The data is

used by FCC staff to ensure that the

applicant is legally, technically and

otherwise qualified to become a

Commission licensee. MDS/ITFS

applicants/licensees will need this

information to perform the necessary

analyses of the potential for harmful

interference to their facility.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0664.

Title: Certification of Completion of

Construction for a Multipoint

Distribution Service Station.

Form No.: FCC 304A.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit.

Number of Respondents: 300.

Estimated Hours Per Response: 0.5

hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

reporting requirement.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 150

hours.

Needs and Uses: The FCC 304A will

be used to certify that the facilities as

authorized in the FCC 304 have been

completed and that the station is now

operational, ready to provide service to

the public. The Commission has revised

the FCC Form 304 to further streamline

the application process and to

accommodate electronic filing. Each

license will specify as a condition that

upon the completion of construction,

the licensee must file with the

Commission an FCC 304A, certifying

that the facilities as authorized have

been completed and that the station is

now operational and ready to provide

service to the public. The conditional

license shall be automatically forfeited

upon the expiration of the construction

period specified in the license unless

within 5 days after that date an FCC

304A has been filed with the

Commission.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Deputy Secretary.

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Public Information Collection

Approved by Office of Management

and Budget

June 17, 1998.

The Federal Communications

Commission (FCC) has received Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

approval for the following public

information collection pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub.

L. 96–511. An agency may not conduct

or sponsor a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid

control number. Not withstanding any

other provisions of law, 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. Questions concerning

the OMB control numbers and

expiration dates should be directed to

Judy Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, (202) 418–0214.

Federal Communications Commission.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0813.

Expiration Date: 6/30/2001.

Title: Revision of the Commission’s

Rules to Ensure Compatibility with

Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling

Systems.

Form No.: N/A.

Estimated Annual Burden: 194,457

annual hours; 15 minutes - 12 hours per

response; 125,996 responses. This

collection contains various reporting

and third party requirements that range

in estimated completion time.

Description: The Commission is

placing several burdens on the wireless

E911 industry and on government

entities and phone systems. Most of

these are one time rather than ongoing

requirements, and are minimal to ensure

the rapid implementation of the

technologies needed to bring emergency

help to wireless callers throughout the

United States. In establishing these

requirements, the Commission balanced

consumers’ need for dependable, speedy

access to 911 services with carriers’

need for flexibility in providing

emergency services. The actions were

taken in response to concerns raised by

the initial Report and Order.

OMB Control No.: 3060–0690.

Expiration Date: 6/30/2001.

Title: Rules Regarding 37.0–38.6 GHz

and 38.6–40.0 GHz Bands.

Form No.: FCC 402 and FCC 494.

Estimated Annual Burden: 210,318

annual hours; 30 minutes to 20 hours

per respondent; 13,905 responses. The

Commission estimates that

approximately 25% of the respondents

will hire consultants to prepare this

information.

Description: The information is used

by the Commission staff to provide

adequate point-to-point microwave

spectrum, which will facilitate

provision of communications

infrastructure for commercial and

private mobile radio opeations and

competitive wireless local telephone

service. Without this information, the

Commission would not be able to carry

out its statutory responsibilities.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Deputy Secretary.

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