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

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collections Submitted to OMB for

Emergency Review and Approval

March 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. 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 April 5, 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] 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 No.: New Collection.

Title: Petition and Waiver Procedures Adopted in Preemption of

Local Zoning Regulations of Satellite Earth Stations, R&O and Further

NPRM IB Docket 95-59.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Emergency Submission.

Respondents: Business or other-for-profit; individuals or

households; Not-for-profit institutions; Farms; and State, Local or

Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 40.

Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours to prepare petitions for

Declartory Rulings and 5 hours per respondent to prepare Petitions for

Waivers.

Total Annual Burden: 112 hours.

Total Annualized Cost per respondent: 4,500 per respondent for

filing for Declartory Rulings and 1,500 per respondent for filing a

Petition for Waiver. These are the estimated costs if the respondents

hire an attorney to compile the information.

Needs and Uses: Pursuant to Section 205.104(d) of the Commission

Rules, the Commission will be issuing a public notice implementing

revisions to its rule preempting certain local nonfederal governmental

regulations of satellite earth station antennas and setting forth

procedures for filing petitions and waivers. The information collected

from persons or entities seeking a petition for declaration of

preemptibility will be used by the Commission to determine whether the

state or local regulation in question is preemptible under Section

205.104 of the Commissions rules. The information collected from states

and other local governmental agencies seeking a waiver of Section

25.104 will be used to determine if a waiver of the rule is warrented.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-7811 Filed 3-29-96; 8:45 am]

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