Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Submitted to OMB for

Review and Approval

September 18, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, 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 information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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 Commission's

burden estimate; (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.

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DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before October 27,

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 Judy Boley, Federal Communications

Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies

of the information collection(s) contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or

via internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0625.

Title: Section 24.237, Amendment of the Commission's Rules to

Establish New Personal Communications Services (Interference

Protection).

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-

profit; not-for-profit institutions; and state, local or tribal

government.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.

Cost to Respondents: N/A.

Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.

Needs and Uses: Section 24.237 requires that the results of the

coordination process between incumbent microwave users and PCS

licensees be reported to the Commission only if the parties fail to

agree. Additionally, the Commission requires that each broadband PCS

licensee perform an engineering analysis to assure that the proposed

facilities will not cause interference to existing OFS stations within

the specified coordination distance of a magnitude greater than a

specified criteria, unless there is prior agreement with the affected

OFS licensee. This collection is being revised because the requirement

in Section 24.204 was eliminated and removed from the Commission's

rules.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0727.

Title: Section 73.213, Grandfathered Short-Spaced FM Stations.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 15.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours per showing (0.5 hours

consultation time/4.5 hours contracting time).

Cost to Respondents: $8,493. We assume that the applicant would use

a consulting engineer ($125/hour) to complete the interference showing.

We estimate that copying of the application would be approximately

$0.10/page and that each application would have an average of 25 pages.

We also estimate that the postage for the mailing of an application

would be $1.24/application.

Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.

Needs and Uses: On 8/4/97, the Commission adopted a Report and

Order in MM Docket No. 96-120. The Commission adopted two of the

proposals as set forth in the NPRM. The third proposal was adopted as

proposed but a disclosure requirement was added that requires that a

copy of any application for co-channel or first-adjacent channel

stations proposing predicted interference caused in any area where

interference is not currently predicted to be caused must be served

upon the licensee(s) of the affected short-spaced station(s). These

modified procedures will allow grandfathered stations greater

flexibility in making transmitter site changes and other facility

modifications. The data are used by Commission staff to determine if

the public interest will be served and that existing levels of

interference will not be increased to other licensed stations.

Providing copies of application(s) to affected licensee(s) will enable

potentially affected parties to examine the proposals and provide them

an opportunity to file informal objections against such applications.

Federal Communications Commission.

Shirley S. Suggs,

Chief, Publications Branch.

[FR Doc. 97-25431 Filed 9-24-97; 8:45 am]

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