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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

September 13, 1999.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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 October 20, 
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 
Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554 or 
via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

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 lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0209.
    Title: Section 73.1920, Personal Attacks.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 698.
    Estimate Time Per Response: 30 mins.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 349.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: During the presentation of views on a controversial 
issue of public importance, an attack may be made upon the honesty, 
character, integrity, or like personal qualities of an identified 
person or group. Section 73.1920 requires that a licensee of a 
broadcast station must transmit to the person or group attacked, a 
notification of the date, time, and identification of the broadcast of 
a personal attack, a script or tape of the attack, and an offer of a 
reasonable opportunity to respond to the attack over the licensee's 
facilities. These data are used to notify a person or group that a 
personal attack has been made and to afford that person or group 
attacked, an opportunity to respond to the attack over the licensee's 
facilities.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0648.
    Title: Section 21.902, Frequency.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 1,824.
    Estimate Time Per Response: 15 mins. (0.25 hrs.).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 456 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $491,250.
    Needs and Uses: Section 21.902(b)(5) requires that respondents 
engineer the MDS station to limit the calculated free space power flux 
density at the boundary of the protected service area (PSA). As an 
alternative, the respondent may obtain the written consent on the 
entity authorized for the adjoining area when the calculated free space 
power flux density exceeds the standard. Section 21.902(g)(2) requires 
applicants with 35 mile PSA to notify in writing the holders of 
authorizations for adjoining basic trading areas (BTAs) or PSAs of the 
application filings for modified station licenses, provided the 
proposed facility would produce an unobserved signal path to any 
location within the adjoining BTA or PSA. This service must include a 
copy of the application and occur on or before the date the application 
is filed with the Commission. Section 21.902(i) requires each applicant 
for a new station or modified MDS, or amendment thereof, to provide 
notice of its application to cochannel and adjacent-channel authorized 
ITFS stations within 50 miles. The ITFS study must be prepared and 
served on the affected ITFS station, but is not required to be filed as 
part of the MDS application. Each applicant is required to file a 
written notice with the Commission before the 30th day after the 
applicant or amendment is initially filed with the Commission. This 
notice must contain the items specified in Section 21.902(i)(4). 
Section 21.902(i)(6) requires that a petition to deny filed by an ITFS 
licensee contain specific information. The requirements contained in 
Section 21.902(c), (f), (g), (j), and (k) have OMB approval under 
separate control numbers. The data are used to ensure that no harmful 
interference is caused to other authorized stations.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24373 Filed 9-17-99; 8:45 am]
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