PUBLIC INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS SUBMITTED TO
                OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET FOR REVIEW


The Federal Communications Commission has submitted the following information collection requirements
to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3507).

Copies of these submissions may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International
Transcription Service, Inc., 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140, Washington, DC  20037, (202) 857-3800.  For
further information on these submissions contact Judy Boley, Federal Communications Commission, (202)
418-0214 or via Internet at JBoley@FCC.GOV.  Persons wishing to comment on these information
collections should contact Timothy Fain, Office of Management and Budget, Room 3221, NEOB,
Washington, DC  20503, (202) 395-3561.

OMB Number: N/A
Title: Amateur Station Vanity Call Sign Request
Action:  New information collection
Respondents: Individuals or households
Frequency of Response: On occasion
Estimated Annual Burden:  150,00 responses; 20 minutes burden per response; 49,500 hours total annual
burden 
Needs and Uses: FCC rules require that applicants file FCC Form 610-v to apply for a vanity (special) call
sign in lieu of a systematically issued call sign.  Commission personnel use the data to determine eligibility
for the radio station authorization and issue a radio station/operator license.  Data is used by Compliance
personnel in conjunction with the field engineers for enforcement and interference purposes.

















 
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