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

April 25, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its

continuing

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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 June 2, 1997.

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 Commission, 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: 3060-0407.

Title: Application for Extension of Broadcast Construction Permit

or to Replace Expired Construction Permit.

Form No.: FCC 307 .

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not for profit

institutions.

Number of Respondents: 1,500.

Estimated Time Per Response: .05 to 2.5 hours. 2.5 hours is the

estimated completion time for respondents preparing the information.

Thirty minutes is the estimated coordination time for respondents that

hire an attorney to prepare the information.

Total Annual Burden: 2,550 hours.

Total Costs to all Respondents: $456,000.

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 307 is used by licensees/permitees of

broadcast stations to request an extension of time to construct

braodcast facility, or when applying for a construction permit to

replace an expired permit. The application shall be filed at least 30

days prior to the expiration date of the construction permit if the

facts supporting such application for extension are known to the

applicant in time to permit such filing. In ohter cases, an application

will be accepted upon a showing satisfactory to the FCC of sufficient

reasons for filing within less than 30 days prior to the expiration

date. The burden estimates for this collection differ from the

estimates in the Federal Register notice for the 60 day comment period

62 FR 5827. The Commission had inadvertently overlooked low power

television/instructional fixed television stations in the earlier

estimate.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0756.

Title: Procedural Requirements and Policies for Commission

Processing of Bell Operating Company Applications for the Provision of

In-Region, interLATA Services Under Section 271 of the Communications

Act.

Form No.: N/A .

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection .

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents and Estimated Time Per Response: Submission

of Applications of Application by the BOC's will have 7 respondents @ 7

responses each . The estimated response time per application is 120

hours. Submission of Written Consultation by the State Regulatory

Commissions will have 49 respondents at 120 hours per respondent.

Submission of the Written Consolutation by the U.S. Department of

Justice will require 100 hours per state.

Total Annual Burden: 18,160 hours.

Total Costs to all Respondents: $0.

Needs and Uses: This information collection includes public notices

that establish various procedural requirements and policies relating to

the Commission's processing of Bell Operating Company (BOC)

applications to provide in-region, interLATA services pursuant to

section 271 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. All the

information will be used to ensure that BOC's have complied with their

obligations under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended before

being authorized to provide in-region, interLATA services pursuant to

section 271.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary

[FR Doc. 97-11395 Filed 5-1-97; 8:45 am]

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