Agency information collection activities: Proposed collection; comment request,

[Federal Register: July 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 137)]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

July 8, 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, 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 17, 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, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 1-A804, 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: 3060-0584.

Title: Administration of U.S. certified accounting authorities in maritime mobile and maritime mobile-satellite radio services.

Form Number: FCC Form 44 and FCC Form 45.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals and households; businesses and other for- profit.

Number of Respondents: 25.

Estimated Time Per Response: Three hours per response for Application for Certification of Accounting Authority form; one hour per response for the Annual Statistical Report of Settlement Operations form; and one hour per response for the Report of Additions/ Modifications/Deletions to Inventory.

Frequency of Response: Semi-Annually; Annually; One time.

Total Annual Burden: 150.

Needs and Uses: The Commission will use the information in this information collection to determine eligibility of applicant; to create internal studies and to ensure compliance. The Commission will also use the information to identify the accounting authorities of U.S. licensed vessels and to update the reporting of changes in accounting authority functions to the International Telecommunication Union for inclusion in their List of Ship Stations Report. The Report and Order is modified to reduce a monthly reporting of changes to the inventory of ships for which the accounting authority performs settlements to a semi-annual requirement. A requirement for this information was included in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 58 FR 246, December 27, 1993; however, the burden of the requirement was not adequately addressed at that time.

Federal Communications Commission. Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary.

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