PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 News media information 202/418-0500. PRA 95-006 Public Information Collection Requirements Being Reviewed By The Federal Communications Commission For Extension Under Delegated Authority 5CFR 1320.9. The Federal Communications Commission is reviewing the following information collection requirements for possible 3-year extension under delegated authority 5 CFR 1320.9, authority delegated to the Commission by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on October 6, 1994. These collections were all previously approved by OMB and are unchanged. Public comments are invited on any of these collections for a period ending [thirty days from the date of publication in the Federal Register.] Persons wishing to comment on these information collections should contact Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street N.W. Room 242-B, Washington, DC 20554. You may also send comments via Internet to DConway@fcc.gov. Upon approval FCC will forward supporting material and copies of these collections to OMB. 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 Dorothy Conway, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-0217. OMB Number: 3060-0391 Title: Monitoring Program for Impact of Federal-State Joint Board Decisions Form No.: N/A Action: Extension of a currently approved collection Respondents: Business or other for-profit Frequency of Response:On occasion Estimated Annual Burden: 708 responses; 1.9 hours burden per response; 1,376 hours total annual burden Needs and Uses: The Monitoring Program is necessary for the Commission, the Joint Board, Congress, and the general public to access the impact of the Joint Board Decisions. Failure to implement the program would make it impossible to determine the impact of these decisions and to assure that they do not produce unanticipated results contrary to the public interest.. OMB Number: 3060-0515 Title: Section 43.21(d) Miscellaneous Common Carrier and Record Carrier Annual Letter Filing Requirements Form No.: N/A Action: Extension of a currently approved collection Respondents: Business or other for-profit Frequency of Response:On occasion Estimated Annual Burden: 28 responses; 1,4 hours burden per response; 38 hours total annual burden Needs and Uses: Pursuant to Section 43.21(d) each miscellaneous common carrier with operating revenues over $100 million must file a letter showing its operating revenues for that year and the value of its total communications plant at the end of that year. Record carriers with operating revenues over $75 million for a calendar year must file a letter showing selected income statement and balance sheet items for that year. The letter must contain information pertaining to the carriers revenues, expenses, net income, assets, liabilities and owners' equity. The information is used by FCC staff to regulate and monitor the telephone industry and by the public to analyze the industry. OMB Number: 3060-0166 Title: Part 42 Preservation of Records of Communications Common Carriers. Action: Extension of a currently approved collection Respondents: Business or other for-profit Frequency of Response:On occasion Estimated Annual Burden: 68 responses; 2 hours burden per response; 136 hours total annual burden Needs and Uses: Part 42 of the Commission's Rules prescribes guidelines to ensure that carriers maintain the records needed by the FCC for its regulatory obligations. Section 42.4 requires carriers to maintain at is operating company headquarters a master index of the records identifying the records retained. Carriers must explain, by adding a certified statement to the index, the premature loss or destruction of records pursuant to Section 42.4. Section 42.6 requires the retention of telephone toll records for 18 months providing the following billing information about telephone toll calls: the name, address, and telephone number of the caller, telephone number called, date, time and length of the call. Pursuant to Section 42.7 carriers are allowed to establish their own retention periods, expect for the case of telephone toll records and records relevant to complaint proceedings. OMB Number: 3060-0504 Title: Section 90.658 Loading data required for base station licensees of trunked specialized mobile radio systems to acquire additional channels. Form No.: N/A Action: Extension of a currently approved collection Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-Profit Institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government Frequency of Response:On occasion Estimated Annual Burden: 1,909 responses; 30 minutes burden per response; 955 hours total annual burden Needs and Uses: Section 90.658 requires licensees of trunked Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) Systems to submit information regarding the number of mobile units served by each base station when applying for additional channels to expand an existing system, or to renew a trunked SMR System licensed in a waiting list area before June 1, 1993. The Commission licensing personnel use the information to ensure that licensees of trunked SMR Systems that apply for additional spectrum or renew certain licenses have satisfied the FCC loading requirements. OMB Number: 3060-0024 Title: Section 76.12 Special Temporary Authority Form No.: N/A Action: Extension of a currently approved collection Respondents: Businesses or other for- profit Frequency of Response:On occasion Estimated Annual Burden: 1 response; 3 hours burden per response; 3 hours total annual burden Needs and Uses: Section 76.12 states that a system community unit shall be authorized to commence operation only after filing a registration statement with the Commission. Section 76.12 states that in circumstances requiring the temporary use of community units for operations not authorized by the Commission's rules, a cable television system may request temporary authorization to operate. The Commission may grant temporary authority upon finding that the public interest would be served. The data is used by Commission staff to ensure that a grant of special temporary authority will not cause interference with other stations. OMB Number: 3060-0022 Title: Application for Permit of an Alien Amateur Radio License to Operate in the United States. Form No.: 610A Action: Extension of a currently approved collection Respondents: Individuals or households Frequency of Response: On occasion Estimated Annual Burden: 4,000 responses; 5 minutes burden per response; 336 hours total annual burden Needs and Uses: FCC610A must be filed with the Commission by aliens who hold an Amateur Operator and Station License issued by his/her government and who wish to apply for a permit to operate an Amateur Radio in the United States. OMB Number: 3060-0228 Title: Section 80.59 Compulsory ship stations Form No.: N/A Action: Extension of a currently approved collection Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government Frequency of Response: On occasion Estimated Annual Burden: 200 responses; 2 hours burden per response; 400 hours total annual burden Needs and Uses: The requirements in Section 80.59 permit the Commission to waive the required annual inspection of certain oceangoing ships for up to 30 days beyond the expiration of the date of a vessel's radio safety certificate OMB Number: 3060-0265 Title: Section 80.868 Card of Instruction Form No.: N/A Action: Extension of a currently approved collection Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit institutions Frequency of Response: On occasion Estimated Annual Burden: 3,000 responses; 6 minutes burden per response; 300 hours total annual burden Needs and Uses: Section 80.868 is necessary to insure that radiotelephone distress procedures are readily available to the radio operator on board certain vessels (300-600 gross tons). This information is used by the radio operator during an emergency situation, and is designed to assist the radio operator to utilize proper distress procedures. -FCC -