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

March 27, 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,

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including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 1, 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.

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 No.: 3060-0134.

Title: Application for Renewal of Private Radio Station License.

Form No.: 574R.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; small businesses or

organizations; individuals or households; state or local governments;

not-for-profit institutions.

Number of Responses: 84,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: .33 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 27,720 hours.

Needs and Uses: FCC rules require that radio station licensees

renew their radio station authorization every five years. Data is used

to update the existing database and make efficient use of the frequency

spectrum. Data is also used by compliance personnel in conjunction with

field engineers for enforcement and interference resolutions. The data

collected is required by the Communications Act of 1934, as amended;

International Treaties and FCC Rules 47 CFR Parts 1.922, 90.119,

90.135, 90.157, 95.89, 95.103 and 95.107. The Commission is revising

the form to include a cerficiation block for the National Environmental

Protection Act (NEPA).

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0536.

Title: Rules and Requirements for Telecommunications Relay Services

(TRS) Interstate Cost Recovery.

Form No.: FCC Form 431.

Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for profit.

Number of Respondents: 5000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours per respondent and 500 hours

burden is imposed on the TRS Administrator.

Total Annual Burden: 15,593.

Needs and Uses: The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

requires the Commission to ensure that telecommunications relay

services are available, to the extent possible, to individuals with

hearing and speech disabilities in the United States. To fulfill this

mandate, the Commission adopted rules which require the provision of

TRS services, set minimum standards for TRS providers and establish a

shared-funding mechanism for recovering the costs of providing

interstate TRS. See 47 CFR Sections 64.601-64.605. FCC Form 431 is used

in implementing the shared-funding program for the recovery of

interstate telecommunications relay services (TRS) costs. All common

carriers must contribute to the TRS Fund and complete FCC 431 form. The

information is used to administer the program. This collection is being

revised to include the burden for the disclosure require contained in

Section 64.604(G). An adjustment was also made to correct the actual

number of TRS providers subject to requirements contained in Sections

64.604(c)(4)(iii)(C), 64.604(c)(4)(iii)(E) and 64.604(G). In previous

submission we inadvertantly identified these collections as being

imposed on 5,000 respondents. However, only approximately 13 entities

are actually subject to them. Therefore the total burden estimate has

been reduced.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 96-7963 Filed 3-29-96; 8:45 am]

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