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

October 8, 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 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, 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 information techniques or other forms of information

technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before November 16,

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, Federal Communications,

Room 234, 1919 M St., NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via internet to

[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: 3060-0139.

Title: Application for Antenna Structure Registration, Antenna

Structure Registration, Antenna Structure Registration Change of

Ownership.

Form Number: FCC 854/854R, 854ULS, 854-O.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities; Individuals or

households; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or tribal

government.

Number of Respondents: 4,500.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5 hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third

party disclosure.

Total Annual Burden: 6,750 hours.

Cost to Respondents: $181,800.

Needs and Uses: Section 303(q) of the Communications Act, as

amended, authorizes the Commission to require the painting and/or

illumination of radio towers in cases where there is a reasonable

possibility that an antenna structure may cause a hazard to air

navigation, as determined by the FAA. In 1992, Congress amended

sections 303 (q) and 503(b)(5) of the Communications

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Act: (1) To make antenna structure owners, as well as Commission

licensees and permittees responsible for the painting and lighting of

antenna structures, and (2) to provide that non-licensee antenna

structure owners may be subject to forfeiture for violations of

painting or lighting requirements as specified by the Commission.

In the Commission's Report and Order, WT Docket No. 95-5, released

on November 30, 1995, a uniform registration procedure was implemented.

Antenna structure owners, rather than tenant licensees, are required to

register and notify the Commission concerning changes to their antenna

structures. Effective July 1, 1996, all new antenna structures meeting

the ``notification criteria'' were to be registered with the

Commission. For existing antenna structures, owners were required to

register by state, in accordance with prescribed filing windows over a

two year period from July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1998. In cases where

an entity owned multiple structures in various states, owners were

permitted to apply for a waiver of the filing window requirement to

register all the structures at once, rather than on a state by state

basis. After June 30, 1998, owners need to submit just one application

to register new antenna structures, modify antenna structure

registrations, or notify the Commission of antenna structure

dismantlement (structure no longer exists).

The Commission is currently in the process of developing a

Universal Licensing System (ULS) to incorporate 11 separate databases

into a single database, including antenna structure registration. The

Form 854ULS has been designed for the ULS and will collect Taxpayer

Identification Number (TIN) of the antenna structure owner. In order to

use ULS, each antenna structure owner will be required to register

their TIN and any associated registration numbers. The TIN will link

all antenna structure registrations associated to any one owner in the

UlS and will allow pre-filing of data, too. The purposes for using the

form have changed and Form 854ULS will collect coordinate information

in NAD83 only.

In addition, a separate Antenna Structure Registration Change of

Ownership Form, FCC Form 854-O has been designed to apply for a change

of ownership for an FCC registered antenna structure and must be signed

by both assignor and the assignee. (Owners previously filed Form 854 to

accomplish this change.) FCC Form 854-O also allows for change of

ownership for multiple registration numbers at the same time, provided

the same owner is assuming ownership for all. Respondents will file

only one of the four forms, depending upon which phase of the process

they are in, i.e., current antenna registration process or ULS.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-27806 Filed 10-15-98; 8:45 am]

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