[Federal Register: July 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 145)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

July 22, 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(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 September 27, 
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, Room 1 A-804, 445 Twelfth 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

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Smith at (202) 418-0217 or via the Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0219.
    Title: Section 90.49(b) Communications standby facilities ``Special 
eligibility showing''.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.75 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Needs and Uses: The reporting requirement contained in Section 
90.49(b) is necessary to ensure that a communications common carrier 
requesting private radio service frequencies to be used as a standby 
facility for carrying safety-related communications when normal common 
carrier circuits are inoperative due to circumstances beyond the 
control of the carrier are necessary for the protection of life and 
property. This information is collected only once, upon initial 
application for a license.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0435.
    Title: Section 80.361 Frequencies for Narrow-Band Direct-Printing 
(NB-DP) and data transmissions.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of existing collection.
    Respondents: Individuals, business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Total Annual Burden: 4 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Needs and Uses: The reporting requirement contained in Section 
80.361 is necessary to require applicants to submit a showing of need 
to obtain new or additional narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP) 
frequencies. Applicants for new or additional NB-DP frequencies are 
required to show the schedule of service of each currently licensed or 
proposed series of NB-DP frequencies and to show a need for additional 
frequencies based on at least a 40% usage of existing NB-DP 
frequencies. The information is used to determine whether an 
application for a NB-DP frequency should be granted. If the collection 
of this information was not conducted, the FCC would have no 
information available regarding the use of NP-DP frequencies by public 
coast stations, and, therefore would be handicapped in determining 
whether the frequencies were being hoarded and not put into use by 
public coast stations.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
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