[Federal Register: February 12, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 29)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB
for Review and Approval
February 2, 2001.
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 March 14,
2001. 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, SW., 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: 3060-0779.
Title: Amendment to Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide
for Use of the 220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio
Service, PR 89-552.
Form Numbers: FCC 601.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; Not-for-
profit institutions; Individuals or households; and State, Local, or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 27,062.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third
party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 112,450 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $28,490,000.
Needs and Uses: This information collection includes rules to
govern the future operation and licensing of the 220-222 MHz band (220
MHz service). In establishing this licensing plan, the FCC's goal is to
establish a flexible regulatory framework that allows for efficient
licensing of the 220 MHz service, eliminates unnecessary regulatory
burdens, and enhances the competitive potential of the 220 MHz service
in the mobile service marketplace. However, as with any licensing and
operational plan for radio service, a certain number of regulatory and
informational burdens are necessary to verify licensee compliance with
FCC rules.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0897.
Title: MDS and ITFS Two-Way Transmissions.
Form Numbers: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; Not-for-
profit institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 130,888.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; On occasion reporting
requirements; Third party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 223,618 hours.
Total Annual Costs: $5,431,000.
Needs and Uses: This information collection includes rules that
collectively form the MDS and ITFS two-way services. The FCC rules for
two-way transmissions for MDS and ITFS will allow two-way licensing and
provide greater flexibility in the use of the allotted spectrum to
licensees. The rules will further eliminate market entry barriers for
small entities. The FCC will use this information to ensure that MDS
and ITFS applicants, conditional licensees, and licensees have
considered properly under the FCC's rules the potential for harmful
interference from their facilities.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0914.
Title: Petition, Pursuant to Section 7 of the Act, for a Waiver of
the Airborne Cellular Rule, or, in the Alternative, for a Declaratory
Ruling.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities; Federal
Government; and State, Local, or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; On occasion reporting
requirements.
Total Annual Burden: 240 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Needs and Uses: The FCC has reset an Order it adopted on December
24, 1998, that grants conditionally AirCell's waiver request of 47 CFR
22.925. The waiver permits AirCell, Inc. and a number of cellular
licensees, which
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jointly entered into resale agreements with AirCell, Inc., to furnish
system capacity for the provision of cellular service on a secondary,
conditional basis to airborne terminal units using technology developed
by AirCell, Inc. The waiver also gives AirCell the authority to operate
a specially designed mobile cellular telecommunications unit for use
aboard general aviation aircraft. The AirCell system gives the public
greater access to safety-related data and wireless telephone services
for general aviation and equips pilots with a transmission facility
that can provide a method of receiving real-time information about
changing weather conditions, navigation, telemetry, and aircraft
operations.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
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