Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to Office of Management and Budget for Review

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to Office of

Management and Budget for Review

January 7, 1994.

The Federal Communications Commission has submitted the following

information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance

under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507).

Copies of these submissions may be purchased from the Commission's

copy contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc., 2100 M

Street, NW., suite 140, Washington, DC 20037, (202) 857-3800. For

further information on these submissions contact Judy Boley, Federal

Communications Commission, (202) 632-0276. Persons wishing to comment

on these information collections should contact Timothy Fain, Office of

Management and Budget, room 3235 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-

3561.

OMB Number: 3060-0119.

Title: Section 90.145, Special Temporary Authority (STA).

Action: Extension of currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or households, state or local governments,

non-profit institutions and businesses or other for-profit (including

small businesses).

Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.

Estimated Annual Burden: 6,000 responses; .5 hours average burden

per response; 3,000 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: Under certain circumstances specified in 90.145,

the Commission will consider ``Special Temporary Authorizations

(STA)''. A STA permits an applicant to conduct operations for up to 180

days without going through the normal application forms and procedures

set out in Part 90. In order to process a request for a STA, the

Commission requires certain minimum information set out in writing,

including need for special frequencies and emissions. This information

is used by Commission personnel to determine if a grant of a STA is

warranted and to allow the Commission to have certain minimum

information about the station's characteristics should interference

problems arise. This information is used to determine if a STA should

be granted. In the absence of this requirement, applicants would be

unable to meet their special and emergency needs for communications

since they would have to comply with the full written application

process specified by the Communications Act.

OMB Number: 3060-0270.

Title: Section 90.443, Content of Station Records.

Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or households, state or local governments,

non-profit institutions and businesses or other for-profit (including

small businesses).

Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.

Estimated Annual Burden: 57,410 recordkeepers; .083 hours average

burden per recordkeeper; 4,765 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: Section 90.443 specifies the records required to be

maintained by station licensees. These records indicate maintenance

performed on the licensee's equipment, and instances of tower light

checks and failures, if any, and corrective action taken. The

maintenance records could be used by the licensee or Commission field

personnel to note any recurring equipment problems or conditions that

may lead to degraded equipment performance and/or interference

generation. The records regarding tower lighting are required to ensure

that the licensee is aware of tower light condition and proper

operation, in order to prevent and/or correct any hazards to air

navigation.

OMB Number: 3060-0274.

Title: Section 94.45, Modification of License.

Action: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or households, state or local governments,

non-profit institutions and businesses or other for-profit (including

small businesses).

Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.

Estimated Annual Burden: 40 responses; .167 hours average burden

per response; 7 hours total annual burden.

Needs and Uses: Section 94.45(b) requires the licensee changing its

name and/or address to notify the Commission by letter of such a

change. This requirement is necessary for maintaining an accurate

database. A minor editorial change was made which does not affect the

burden of this rule section. This notification requirement permits the

Commission to quickly contact the licensee when necessary. The

resolution of destructive interference cases would be needlessly

hampered without this notification requirement because of inability to

quickly contact licensees.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 94-1457 Filed 1-19-94; 4:15 pm]

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