Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated

Authority, Comments Requested

October 22, 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, 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should

submit comments December 28, 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.

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ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications

Commissions, 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 Control Number: 3060-0170.

Title: Section 73.1030, Notifications Concerning Interference to

Radio Astronomy, Research, and Receiving Installations.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.

Number of Respondents: 30.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.

Total Annual Burden: 29 hours.

Estimated Cost to Respondents: $8,550.

Needs and Uses: Section 73.1030 requires licensees to provide

simultaneous written notification to the Interference Office at Green

Bank, West Virginia, when an application is filed with the FCC

proposing to operate a short-term broadcast auxiliary station; or an

applicant seeks authority to construct a new broadcast station; or

authority to make changes in the frequency, power, antenna height, or

antenna directivity of an existing station within the geographical

coordinates of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory site in Green

Bank, West Virginia; or the Naval Radio Research Observatory site at

Sugar Grove, West Virginia. The data are used by the Interference

Office to enable them to file comments or objections with the FCC in

response to the notification in order to minimize potential harmful

interference to the observatories.

On September 26, 1997, the Commission adopted a Report and Order in

ET Docket No. 96-2 which established a coordination zone that covers

the islands of Puerto Rico, Desecho, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra within

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The coordination zone requires

applicants for new and modified radio facilities in various

communications services within the coordination zone to provide

notification of the technical parameters of proposed operations to the

Arecibo Radio Astronomy Observatory at the time their applications are

submitted to the Commission. The notification to the Arecibo Radio

Astronomy Observatory in Puerto Rico will enable the Observatory to

receive information needed to assess whether an application's proposed

operations will cause harmful interference to the Observatory's

operations and will promote efficient resolution of problems through

coordination between applicants and the Observatory.

OMB Control Number: 3060-0194.

Title: Section 74.21, Broadcasting Emergency Information.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.

Number of Respondents: 1.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.

Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.

Estimated Cost to Respondents: 1 hour.

Needs and Uses: In the event of an emergency, Section 74.21

requires that a licensee of an auxiliary broadcast station notify the

FCC in Washington, DC, as soon as practicable, when that station is

operated in a manner other than that for which is authorized. This

notification shall specify the nature of the emergency and the use to

which the station is being put. The licensee shall also notify the FCC

when the emergency operation has been terminated. These notifications

are used by FCC staff to evaluate the need and nature of the emergency

broadcast to confirm that an actual emergency existed.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98-28919 Filed 10-28-98; 8:45 am]

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