Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

July 23, 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 August 29,

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

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advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Dorothy Conway, Federal

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

internet to [email protected] and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk Officer, 10236

NEOB 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503 or [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: 3060-0057.

Title: Application for Equipment Authorization 47 CFR 2.911,

2.963(a), 2.983, 2.1033(a).

Form No.: FCC 431.

Type of Review: Revision of an Existing Collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 5,600.

Estimated Time Per Response: 18-30 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 134,400 hours.

Total Annual Cost: $200 per respondent to provide the information.

Needs and Uses: Commission Rules require approval prior to

marketing of equipment regulated under certain Part 15 and Part 18 rule

sections, based on a showing of compliance with technical standards

established in the Rules for each devide operated under the applicable

Rule part. Rules governing certain equipment operating the licensed

service also require equipment authorization as established in the

procedural Rules in Part 2. Such a showing of compliance aids in

controlling potential interference to radio communications, and the

data gathered, as is necessary may be used for investigating complaints

of harmful interference.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0687.

Title: Access to Telecommunications Equipment and Services by

Persons with Disabilities CC Docket 87-124.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: Section 68.112(b)(3)(E) approximately

805,000 respondents at 2 hours per respondent; sections 68.224(a) and

68.300(c) approximately 1,100 respondents at 11.36 hours per

respondent.

Total Annual Burden: 1,635,000.

Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No. 87-124 the Commission adopts rules

that among other things, require telephones with electo-magnetic coil

hearing aid compatibility to be stamped with the letters HAC. Section

68.112(b)(3)(E) requires that employers with fifteen or more employees

provide emergency telephones for use by employees with hearing

disabilities and that the employers designate such telephones for

emergency use. Section 68.224(a) requires a notice to be contained on

the surface of the packaging of a non-hearing aid compatible telephone

that the telephone is not hearing aid compatible.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0714.

Title: Antenna Registration Number Required as Supplement to

Application Forms.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of an existing collection.

Respondents: Individuals and households; Businesses or other for-

profit; Non-profit institutions; Farms; Federal Government; State and

local governments.

Number of Respondents: 516,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.

Total Annual Burden: 43,344.

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 data 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.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0400.

Title: Tariff Review Plan.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of an existing collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 52.

Estimated Time Per Response: 61 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 3,172 hours.

Needs and Uses: Certain local exchange carriers are required

annually to submit Tariff Review Plans in partial fulfillment of cost

support material required by 47 CFR Part 61. The information is used by

the FCC and the public to determine the justness and reasonableness of

rates terms and conditions in tariffs as required by the Communications

Act of 1934 as amended.

Federal Communications Commission

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-19239 Filed 7-29-96; 8:45 am]

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