31926 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 121 / Friday, June 21, 1996 / Notices

6. Progress and/or constraints with

specific report recommendations;

7. Status of research programs; and

8. Other business as required.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to

Kitty M. Simonds, 808–522–8220

(voice) or 808–522–8226 (fax), at least 5

days prior to meeting date.

Dated: June 17, 1996.

Richard W. Surdi,

Acting Director, Office of Fisheries

Conservation and Management, National

Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 96–15834 Filed 6–20–96; 8:45 am]

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National Telecommunications and

Information Administration

Public Telecommunications Facilities

Grant Monitoring Program; Proposed

Collection

ACTION: Proposed Collection; comments

requested.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public law 104–13.

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 20, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Management

Analyst, Department of Commerce—

Room 5327, 14th and Constitution Ave.

NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument and instructions should be

directed to Gay Shrum, NTIA—Room

4892, 14th and Constitution Ave. NW,

Washington, DC 20230, (202–482–1056).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The purpose of the Public

Telecommunications Facilities Program

is to assist, through matching funds, in

the planning and construction of public

telecommunications facilities in order to

achieve the following objectives:

• Extend delivery of public

telecommunications services to as many

citizens in the United States as possible

by the most efficient and economical

means, including the use of broadcast

and nonbroadcast technologies;

• Increase public telecommunications

services and facilities available to,

operated by, and owned by minorities

and women; and

• Strengthen the capability of existing

public television and radio stations to

provide public telecommunications

services to the public.

II. Method of Collection

The reporting requirements associated

with this request are unchanged from

the previous request approved by OMB

in 1993. The collection continues to be

by mail. Reports submitted by grantees

include:

• Construction schedule/planning

timetable (one time)

• Lien filing (one time)

• Certification of adequate insurance

coverage on equipment purchased for

the project (one time)

• Performance reports (quarterly)

• Closeout materials after completion

of the project (one time)

• Annual reports for the duration of

the government’s interest in the

equipment (annually for ten year

period)

III. Data

OMB Number: 0660–0001.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: State and Local

Government and Non-Profit Institutions.

BURDEN HOURS CALCULATIONS/REPORTING

Requirement Hours/

grantee

No. of

Grantees

Burden

hours

Construction Schedule/ Planning ....................................................................................................................... 10 150 1,500

Timetable:.

Lien Filing .................................................................................................................................................... 5 150 750

Insurance ..................................................................................................................................................... 2 150 300

Performance Reports .................................................................................................................................. 1×4/year 350 1,400

Close-outs ................................................................................................................................................... 24 130 3,120

Draft Planning Report ................................................................................................................................. 40 10 400

Final Planning Report ................................................................................................................................. 10 10 100

Annual Reports ........................................................................................................................................... 1 1,300 1,300

Total ......................................................................................................................................................... .................. ................ 8,870

Estimated Total Annual Cost: Cost to

respondents is consistent with their

normal administrative overhead.

Respondents will not have to purchase

equipment or material to provide

information.

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

collection of information; (c) ways to

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity

of the information to be collected; and

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of the information collection;

they also become a matter of public

record.

Dated: June 17, 1996.

Linda Engelmeier,

Management Analyst, Office of Management

and Organization.

[FR Doc. 96–15840 Filed 6–20–96; 8:45 am]

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