[Federal Register: March 6, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 44)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
February 26, 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(s), 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 April 5, 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 Judy Boley, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or
via the Internet to jboley@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Judy Boley at 202-418-0214 or
via the Internet at jboley@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0281.
Title: Section 90.651, Supplemental Reports Required of Licensees
Authorized under this Subpart.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 16,408.
Estimated Time Per Response: .166 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 2,724 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Needs and Uses: In Report and Order in WT Docket No. 97-153 (FCC
99-9), the Commission revised rule section 90.651 for reporting the
number of mobile units placed in operation from eight months to 12
months. The radio facilities addressed in this subpart of the rules are
allocated on and governed by regulations designed to award facilities
on a need basis determined by the number of mobile units served by each
base station. This is necessary to avoid frequency hoarding by
applicants. This rule requires licensees to report the number of mobile
units served.
The Commission licensing personnel use the information to maintain
an accurate database of frequency users. The Commission and the public
use the data base information in spectrum planning, interference
resolution and licensing activities.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0291.
Title: Section 90.477, Interconnected Systems.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: .50 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements, and recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Needs and Uses: This rule section allows private land mobile radio
licensees to use common point telephone interconnection with telephone
service costs distributed on a non-profit cost sharing basis. Records
of such arrangements must be placed in the licensee's station file and
made available to participants in the sharing arrangement and the
Commission upon request.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Canton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-5393 Filed 3-5-01; 8:45 am]
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