# Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval > Briefs, arguments, decisions, and more. URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A96-19239 ## Record - **Collection:** Federal Register - **Document type:** Notice - **Published:** July 30, 1996 - **Citation:** 61 FR 39657 ## Text 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 [[Page 39658]] 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] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/documents/fr%3A96-19239. Public record. Not legal advice.