Notice of Public Information Collections being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission; Comments Requested

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission; Comments Requested

May 16, 1996.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications, 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. 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 Commissions

burden estimates; (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 July 22, 1996.

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.

ADDRESS: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications,

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

[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies

of the information collections contact Dorothy Conway at 202-418-0217

or via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: New Collections.

Title: Antenna Registration Number Required as Supplement to

Application Forms.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: New Collection.

Resopondents: Individuals or households; Businesses or other for-

profit; State, Local or Tribal Government; Not-for-profit institutions;

Farms; Federal Government.

Number of Respondents: 516,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.

Total Annual Burden: 43,344 hours.

Needs and Uses: Effective July 1, 1996, the current antenna

clearance procedures are replaced with a uniform registration procedure

that applies to antenna structure owners. Structure owners will receive

an Antenna Structure Registration Number which is a unique number that

identifies an antenna structure. Once obtained, this number must be

used on all filings related to the antenna structure. The Commission

will require this Registration Number to be submitted with any of the

applications for licensing.

Collecting the Registration Number will enable the Commission to

efficiently maintain a Registration Database, as well as process the

applications without unnecessary delay related to antenna structure

discrepancies. By entering the Registration Number in the database,

FCC's tower clearance processors can immediately locate the information

provided by the structure owner regarding the antenna site and ensure

the validity and accuracy of the data provided. Without the

Registration Number, the FCC's tower clearance processors would be

``guessing'' the structure registration number using coordinates and

other date supplied by the applicant, thereby decreasing the integrity

of the new Registration database.

The Commission released a Report and Order on November 30, 1995, WT

Docket No. 95-5, adopting these new rules to streamline the

Commission's antenna structure clearance process. While the Report and

Order contained information relative to the Antenna Structure

Registration Number requirement, it did not address the necessary

notification of additional burden to collect the Registration Number

prior to revision of the FCC's application forms.

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Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-12970 Filed 5-22-96; 8:45 am]

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