40526 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 145 /Wednesday, July 29, 1998 / Notices

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, 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

information techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before August 28, 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, Room

234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC

20554 or via 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 internet

at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060–0010.

Title: Ownership Report.

Form Number: FCC 323.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently

approved collection.

Respondents: Business and other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 10,020.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1–7

hours (1 hour per certification: 0.5 hours

for respondent+0.5 hours for attorney; 7

hours per annual report and all other

reports: 1 hour for respondent + 6 hours

for attorney).

Frequency of Response: Annual and on

occasion report requirements.

Total Annual Burden: 9,106 hours.

Cost to Respondents: $10,258,410

(Attorney costs and $45.00 fee for

annual ownership report/certification).

Needs and Uses: Each permittee of a

commercial AM, FM, TV and

international broadcast station shall file

an Ownership Report (FCC Form 323)

within 30 days of the date of grant by

the FCC of an application for an original

construction permit or the

consummation, pursuant to Commission

consent, of a transfer of control or an

assignment of license. A permittee is

also required to file another report or to

certify that it has reviewed its current

Report on file and that it is accurate, in

lieu of filing a new report, when the

permittee applies for a station license.

Each licensee of a commercial AM, FM

and TV broadcast station shall file a

Report annually. Each licensee with a

current and unamended Report on file

at the Commission may certify that it

has reviewed its current Report and that

it is accurate, in lieu of filing a new

Report. The data are used by FCC staff

to determine whether the licensee/

permittee is abiding by the multiple

ownership requirements as set down by

the Commission’s Rules and is in

compliance with the Communications

Act.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20250 Filed 7–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–10–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

[CC Docket No. 96–45; DA 98–1394]

Federal-State Joint Board on Universal

Service Open Meeting

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Federal-State Joint Board

on Universal Service will convene an

open meeting, on Wednesday, July 29,

1998, from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., in the

Westin Seattle Hotel, 1900 Fifth Ave.,

Seattle, WA, 98101. At the meeting, the

Federal-State Joint Board will address

issues contained in the Commission’s

Joint Board Referral. In the Joint Board

Referral, the Commission requests that

the Joint Board provide a recommended

decision on issues pertaining to the

appropriate methodology for

determining high cost support.

DATES: The meeting will be held on July

29, 1998, from 12:30 to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Westin Seattle Hotel, 1900

Fifth Ave., Seattle, WA, 98101.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Emily Hoffnar (202) 418–7396;

ehoffnar@fcc.gov or Chuck Keller (202)

418–7380; ckeller@fcc.gov.

Federal Communications Commission.

Lisa Gelb,

Chief, Accounting Policy Division, Common

Carrier Bureau.

[FR Doc. 98–20170 Filed 7–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

Notice of Agreement(s) Filed

The Commission hereby gives notice

of the filing of the following

agreement(s) under the Shipping Act of

1984.

Interested parties can review or obtain

copies of agreements at the Washington,

DC offices of the Commission, 800

North Capitol Street, N.W., Room 962.

Interested parties may submit comments

on an agreement to the Secretary,

Federal Maritime Commission,

Washington, DC 20573, within 10 days

of the date this notice appears in the

Federal Register.

Agreement No.: 202–010689–076.

Title: Transpacific Westbound Rate

Agreement.

Parties:

American President Lines, Ltd.

(‘‘APL’’)

Hapag-Lloyd Container Line GmbH

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

A.P. Moller-Maersk Line

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.

Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Ltd.

Orient Overseas Container Line, Inc.

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Synopsis: The proposed amendment

provides for the establishment of a Class

B level of Agreement membership. Class

B membership would be available to

members who resign from the

Agreement but are parties to individual

service contracts jointly with other

TWRA members. This would permit a

resigning member to perform any

remaining obligations under service

contracts to which it is a party at the

time of its resignation. The parties have

requested a shortened review period.

Agreement No.: 203–011198–009

Title: Puerto Rico/Caribbean

Discussion Agreement.

Parties:

Crowley American Transport

NPR, Inc.

Dole Ocean Liner Express

Sea-Land Service, Inc.

Synopsis: The proposed modification

expands the scope of the Agreement to

include the U.S. Virgin Islands, Canada,

Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay,

Uruguay, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and the