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

September 16, 1998.

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 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 October 22,

1998. 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 Les Smith Boley, Federal

Communications Commission, Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., Washington, DC

20554 or via internet to [email protected] and Timothy Fain, OMB Desk

Officer, 10236 NEOB 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20503 or

[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies

of the information collections contact Les Smith at 202-418-0217 or via

internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060-XXXX.

Title: Quick Form Application for Authorization in the Ship

Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Operator, and General

Mobile Radio Services.

Form Number: FCC 605.

Type of Review: New collection.

Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for

profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 170,000.

Estimate Time Per Response: 0.44 hours/respondent.

Total Annual Burden: 74,800 hours.

Total Annual Costs: $2,261,000 (approximately 29% of respondents

will pay $45 filing fee + postage).

Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third

party disclosure.

Needs and Uses: FCC 605 application is a consolidated application

form for Ship, Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Radio

Operators, and General Mobile Radio Services and will be utilized as

part of the Universal Licensing System currently under development. The

goal of producing a consolidated form is to create a form with a

consistent ``look and feel'' that maximizes the collection of data and

minimizes narrative responses, free-form attachment, and free-form

letter requests. A consolidated application form will allow common

fields, questions, and statements to reside in one place and allow the

technical data specific to each service to be captured in its own form

or schedule. FCC 605 will consist of a Main Form containing

administrative information and a series of Schedules used to file

technical information relating to a specific radio service.

The data collected on this form includes the applicant's Taxpayer

Identification Number. Use of Taxpayer Identification Number in the

Universal Licensing System will allow pre-filling of data by searching

the database and displaying all pertinent data associated to a given

TIN, as well as for Debt Collection purposes. It will also improve and

lessen the burden of the volume of data the public would have to enter

for later filings.

A draft of this form was included with Federal Register posting for

the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for ULS, 63 FR 16938 on April 7th,

1998. As a result of comments to that proposed rulemaking, revisions

were made to the Form 605 which includes but are not limited to: added

a schedule for changes to affect multiple call signs or file numbers

used to submit global changes; eliminated use of the form for

assignment of authorization; changed temporary authority to include

GMRS; added a two letter purpose to main form instructions for Amateur

Vanity; removed purpose code for Assignment of Authorization; added

purpose codes for Duplicate and Administrative Update; eliminated the

table of county listings from the instructions; added capability for

entities to provide a sub-tin number; added Physician's Certification

of Disability to the Amateur Schedule; eliminated Amateur Club, RACES

and Military Recreation Station and Alien Amateur references from the

form; and miscellaneous edits.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-25346 Filed 9-21-98; 8:45 am]

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