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

February 22, 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. 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 [insert date

30 days after date of publication in the Federal Register]. 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] 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].

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval No.: 3060-0402.

Title: Application for New or Modified Microwave Radio Station

License Authorization Under Part 21.

Form No.: 494.

Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for profit.

Number of Respondents: 9,700.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 19,400 hours.

Total Annualized Cost per respondent: The costs for this collection

are $180 filing fee and $140 regulatory fee for each new application.

There is $180 filing fee for application modifications. The Commission

estimates 2,910 new applications and 6,790 modifications will be

submitted.

Needs and Uses: The FCC 494 is used by telecommunications entities

to request authorization to construct and operate microwave facilities.

It is the initial application for requesting authorization for

facilities governed under Part 21 of the Commission rules. The FCC 494

is a multipurpose application to request authorization for new or

modified radio station facilities in the following Part 21 services:

Point to Point Microwave; Local Television Transmission Service and

Digital Electronic Message Service. The form is used to apply for a

license for a new radio station; to amend an pending license

application; to modify a granted license; and to notify the Commission

of certain changes. The Commission used the information to determine if

an applicant is qualified legally, technically and financially to be

licensed to use microwave radio frequencies.

OMB Approval No.: 3060-0436.

Title: Equipment Authorization - Cordless Telephone Security Coding

Sections 15.214(c), 68.200(k).

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for profit.

Number of Respondents: 100 respondents for Section 15.214(d)(3) and

100 respondents for section 68.200(k).

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5 hours per response for section

15.24(d)(3) and .5 hours per response for section 68.200(k).

Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.

Total Annualized Cost per respondent: There are no start-up or

operational and maintenance costs associated with this collection.

Needs and Uses: Cordless telephone security features protect the

public switched telephone network from unintentional line seizure and

telephone dialing. These features prevent unauthorized access to the

telephone line, the dailing of calls in response to signals other than

those from the owner's handset and the unintentional ringing of a

cordless telephone handset. Use of cordless telephone security features

reduce the harm caused by some cordless telephones to the ``911''

Emergency Service Telephone System and the telephone network in

general.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-4722 Filed 2-29-96; 8:45 am]

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