Agency information collection activities: Submission for OMB review; comment request,

[Federal Register: July 1, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 126)]

[Notices]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval

June 23, 1999. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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 August 2, 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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060-0096.

Title: Application for Ship Radio Station License (and Temporary Operating Authority).

Form Numbers: FCC 506/FCC 506A.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or households; businesses or other for- profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 8,200.

Estimated Time Per Response: 22 mins. (0.36 hrs.).

Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.

Total Annual Burden: 2,952 hours.

Total Annual Costs: $623,676 (filing fees).

Needs and Uses: FCC rules require that applicants file the FCC 506 to apply for a new or modified ship radio station license. The form can also be used to renew a ship radio station license when the applicant does not receive the renewal application FCC Form 405B automatically generated by the Commission. The FCC 506A is used by the applicant to self certify to a temporary operating authority while the ship application is being processed by the FCC. This form is being revised to delete the fee payment and Taxpayer Identification Number blocks. Any payment to the FCC requires an FCC Form 159 (Fee Remittance Advice), and this information is duplicated on that form. The instructions have been revised and renumbered to accommodate these changes.

OMB Control Number: 3060-0795.

Title: ULS TIN Registration and FCC Form 606.

Form Number: FCC 606.

Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for- profit entities; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.

Number of Respondents: 429,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.

Total Annual Burden: 429,000 hours.

Total Annual Cost: None.

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 606 is used (1) to register a licensee's Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) and its associated Wireless Telecommunications call signs with the FCC; (2) to register the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of a first time application for a Wireless Telecommunications license with the FCC; or (3) to register the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of the owner of an antenna structure and its associated antenna structure registration numbers with the FCC. This form is also used by an antenna structure tenant licensee who is required to register the antenna structure because the owner is subject to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988. It must be submitted before filing any subsequent applications associated with the existing license or antenna structure registration and prior to applying for a Wireless Telecommunications license or antenna structure registration for the first time.

The form and its instructions are being revised to add information about the antenna structure owner TIN registration requirements due to the implementation of Antenna Structure Registration in the Universal Licensing System (ULS).

Federal Communications Commission. Magalie Roman Salas, Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-16694Filed6-30-99; 8:45 am]

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