[Federal Register: February 26, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 38)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

 
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission

February 19, 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 collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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

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information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
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 information techniques or other forms of 
information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before April 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, 
Room 1 A-804, 445 12th St., 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: 3060-0863.
    Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households 
for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer Act.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 848.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 125,000 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $12,500.
    Needs and Uses: The information gathered as part of Grade B signal 
strength tests will be used to indicate whether consumers are 
``unserved'' by over-the-air network signals. The written records of 
test results will be made after testing and predicting the strength of 
a television station's signal. Parties impacted by the test results 
will be consumers; parties using the written test results will 
primarily be the satellite and broadcasting industries.

Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-4818 Filed 2-25-99; 8:45 am]
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