Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

September 23, 1999.

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, 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 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: Written comments should be submitted on or before November 29,

1999. 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

Commissions, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A804, Washington, DC 20554

or via the 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 the Internet at [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0107.

Title: Private Radio Application for Renewal, Reinstatement and/or

Notification of Change to License information.

Form Number: FCC 405A.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; Small businesses or

organizations; Individuals or households; State or Local Governments;

Non-profit institutions.

Number of Respondents: 1,500.

Estimated Time Per Response: .33 hour.

Total Annual Burden: 495 hours.

Needs and Uses: FCC Rules require that radio station licensees

renew their PRMS (Private Mobile Radio Service) radio station

authorization every five years or their CMRS (Commercial Mobile Radio

Service) radio station authorization every ten years. Data is used to

update the existing database and make efficient use of the frequency

spectrum. Data is also used by Compliance personnel in conjunction with

Field Engineers for enforcement and interference resolutions.

The data collected is required by the Communications Act of 1934,

as amended; International Treaties and FCC Rules 47 CFR Parts 1.926,

90.119, 90.135, and 90.157.

The form has been revised to delete the requirement to provide

payment information. FCC Form 159 (Fee Remittance Advice) is required

to be filed with any feeable Form 405A and applicants must provide

payment information thereon. The collection is being revised to delete

reference in General Mobile Radio Service use of the form. This radio

service has been converted to ULS and will no longer use this form.

This program change resulted in a reduction in the number of

respondents from 2,700 to 1,500 and total burden hours from 891 to 495

hours. Total respondent cost is $80,000.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0127.

Title: Assignment of Authorization.

Form Number: FCC 1046.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals; Business or other for-profit; State or

local governments; Non-profit.

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Number of Respondents: 3,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes (.083).

Total Annual Burden: 249 hours.

Needs and Uses: This form is required by the Communications Act,

International Treaties and FCC Rules 47 CFR Parts 1.922, 1.924, 80.19,

87.21, and 90.119. To assign authorization of radio station to another

entity, the assignor must, in writing, assign all right, title and

interest of the authorization to the other entity.

The Commission uses the data to determine if assignment of

authorization submitted with the application will meet the rule

requirements for issuance of a station authorization.

The form is being revised to delete the reference to Microwave

Radio Services use of the form, reducing the number of respondents from

6,000 to 3,000. Microwave Services have been converted to ULS and will

use FCC Form 603 for assignment of authorization.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0035.

Title: Application for Renewal of Auxiliary Broadcast License.

Form Number: FCC 313R.

Type or Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 50.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes (.50).

Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.

Total Respondent Costs: $2,250.

Needs and Uses: FCC 313-R is used by licensees of remote pickup and

low power stations that are not broadcast licensees (e.g., cable

operators, network entities, international broadcast services, motion

picture producers and television producers) to renew their auxiliary

broadcast license. Statutory authority for this collection of

information is contained in Section 307 of the Communications Act. It

is also required by 47 CFR 73.3500 and 73.3539.

The Commission intends to revise the application to include a place

for the applicant to provide a Fax number; delete payment information

and Taxpayer ID Number as the same information is provided on FCC Form

159 (Fee Remittance Advice) required with any feeable application.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0250.

Title: Section 74.784 Rebroadcasts.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.

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

institutions, state, local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 1,080 low power television, TV translator

and TV booster stations.

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: Reporting, on occasion.

Annual Burden: 1,080.

Annual Costs: $0.

Needs and Uses: Section 74.784(b) states that a licensee of a low

power television or TV translator station shall not rebroadcast the

programs of any other TV broadcast station without obtaining prior

consent of the station whose signals or programs are proposed to be

retransmitted. Section 74.784(b) requires licensees of low power

television or TV translator stations to notify the Commission when

rebroadcasting programs or signals of another station. This

notification shall include the call letters of each station

rebroadcast. The licensee of the low power television or TV translator

station shall certify that written consent has been obtained from the

licensee of the station whose programs are retransmitted. The data is

used by FCC staff to ensure compliance with Section 325(a) of the

Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which states that no

broadcasting station shall rebroadcast the program or any part thereof

of another broadcasting station without the express authority of the

originating station.

OMB Approval Number: 3060-0398.

Title: Equipment Authorization Measurement Standards, 47 CFR 2.948,

15.117(g)(2).

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Number of Respondents: 320.

Estimated Time per Response: 28.4375 hours.

Total Annual Burden: 9,100 hours.

Needs and Uses: The information gathered is used by the Commission

to ensure that data accompanying all requests for equipment

authorization are valid, and that proper testing procedures are used.

Testing ensures that potential interference to radio communications is

controlled, and if necessary, the data gathered may be used for

investigating complaints or harmful interference, or for verifying the

manufacture's compliance with the Commission rules. This collection

eliminates the necessity for manufacture's to file UHF noise figure

data documenting the performance of TV receivers tested and marketed in

the U.S. The requirement was eliminated from the rules by a Report and

Order in ET Docket 95-144.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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