Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by FCC for Extension Under Delegated Authority; 5 CFR 1320 Authority

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by FCC

for Extension Under Delegated Authority; 5 CFR 1320 Authority

August 23, 1995.

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

proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Comments concerning

the Commission's need for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including the use of automated information

techniques are requested. The FCC is reviewing the following

information collection requirements for possible 3-year extension under

delegated authority 5 CFR 1320, authority delegated to the Commission

by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Written comments should be submitted on or before October 30, 1995.

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.

Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications, Room

234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to

[email protected].

For additional information or copies of the information collections

contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217 or via internet at

[email protected]. Copies may also be obtained via fax by contacting the

Commission's Fax on Demand System. To obtain fax copies call 202-418-

0177 from the handset on your fax machine, and enter the document

retrieval number indicated below for the collection you wish to

request, when prompted.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0204.

Title: 90.38(b) Physically handicapped ``Special Eligibility

Showing''.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.

Resopondents: Individuals or households.

Number of Respondents: 20.

Estimated Time Per Response: .33 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 7 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 90.38(b) requires that persons claiming

eligibility in the Special Emergency Radio Service on the basis of

physical handicapped present a physician's statement indicated that

they are handicapped. This is to ensure that frequencies reserved for

licensing to handicapped individuals are not licensed to non-

handicapped persons.

Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600204.

OMB Approval No: 3060-0223.

Title: 90.129(b) Supplemental information to be routinely submitted

with applications (non-type accepted equipment).

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.

Respondents: businesses or other for-profit; not-for-profit

institutions; state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Estimated Time Per Response: .33.

Total Annual Burden: 33 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 90.129(b) requires applicants using non

type-accepted equipment to provide a description of the equipment. This

information is used to evaluate the interference protential of the

proposed operation.

Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600223.

OMB Approval No: 3060-0516.

Title: Time Brokerage Ruling.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Exension of existing collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 1.

Estimated Time Per Response: 40 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 40 hours.

Needs and Uses: This information collection requires parties that

are unable to verify that a time brokerage agreement complies with the

local ownership rules to file a request for ruling with the Commission.

The data are used by FCC staff to make a determination that the

arrangement will not lead to excessive concentration in the local radio

market.

Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600516.

OMB Approval No.: 3060-0374.

Title: Section 73.1690 Modification of transmission system.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extention of existing collection.

Respondents: Business and other-for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 300 AM; 341 FM/TV.

Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours/respondents-AM; 0.05 hours/

respondents-FM/TV.

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Total Annual Burden: 1071.

Needs and Uses: Section 73.1690(e) requires AM, FM and TV station

licensees to prepare an informational statement or diagram describing

any electrical and mechanical modification to authorized transmitting

equipment that can be made without prior Commission approval provided

that equipment performance measurements are made to ensure compliance

with FCC rules. This informal statement or diagram is to be retained at

the transmitter site as long as the equipment is in use. The data are

used by broadcast licensees to provide procespective users of the

modified equipment with necessary information.

Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600374.

OMB Approval No: 3060-0374.

Title: Section 73.3538 Modification of transmission system.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extention of existing collection.

Respondents: Business and other-for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 40 AM; 135 AM/FM.

Estimated Time Per Response: 8 hours per AM respondent; 2 hours per

AM/FM respondent.

Total Annual Burden: 590 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 73.3538(b) requires a broadcast station to

file an informal application to make the following changes in a station

authorization: (1) to specify new AM station directional antenna field

monitoring point; and (2) to modify or discontinue the obstruction

marking or lighting of an antenna supporting structure. The data are

used by FCC staff to: (1) establish a monitoring point that will be

used to guarantee the proper performance of a directional antenna in

FCC monitoring activities and to ensure that no interference is caused

to other stations; and (2) to ensure that the modification or

discontinuance of the obstruction marking or lighting will not cause a

menance to air navigation. The data is then extracted for inclusion in

a modified license to operate the station.

Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600374.

OMB Approval No: 3060-0526.

Title: Density Pricing Zone Plans, Expanded Interconnection with

Local Telephone Company Facilities--CC Docket 91-141.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extention of existing collection.

Respondents: Business and other-for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 16.

Estimated Time Per Response: 200 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 3,200 hours.

Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 91-141, the commission required

Tier 1 LECs to provide expanded opportunities for third-party

interconnection iwth their interstate special access facilities. The

LECs will be permitted to establish a number of rate zones within study

areas in which expanded interconnection is operational. These LECs must

file and obtain approval of their pricing plans which will be used by

FCC staff to ensure that the tariff rates are just, reasonable and

nondiscriminatory pursuant to the Act.

Fax Document Retrieval Number: 600526.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95-21353 Filed 8-28-95; 8:45 am]

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