Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Public Telecommunications Facilities Program Grant Monitoring, 72617 [E5-6849]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Telecommunications and Information Administration

[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 72617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6849]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Telecommunications and Information Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Public 
Telecommunications Facilities Program Grant Monitoring

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (DOC), as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on continuing and proposed 
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 1401 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
dHynek@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Clifton Beck, U.S. Department of Commerce, NTIA, 
Room H-4888, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 or via 
the Internet at CBECK@ntia.doc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The purpose of the Public Telecommunications Facilities Program is 
to assist, through matching funds, in the planning and construction of 
public telecommunications facilities in order to achieve the following 
objectives:
     Extend delivery of public telecommunications services to 
as many citizens in the United States as possible by the most efficient 
and economical means, including the use of broadcast and non-broadcast 
technologies;
     Increase public telecommunications services and facilities 
available to, operated by, and owned by minorities and women; and
     Strengthen the capability of existing public radio and 
television stations to provide public telecommunications services to 
the public.

II. Method of Collection

    The collection allows grantees to make all submissions either over 
the Internet or by mail. Reports submitted by the grantees include:
     Construction schedule/planning timetable (one time).
     Performance reports (quarterly).
     Close-out materials after completion of the project (one 
time).
     Annual reports for the duration of the government's 
interest in the equipment (annually for a ten-year period).

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0660-0001.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; state and local government agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,970.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Construction Schedules/Planning 
Timetables--on-line, 8 hours, paper, 10 hours; Performance Reports--on-
line, 48 minutes, paper, 1 hour; Close-out Reports--on-line, 16 hours, 
paper, 24 hours; Draft Planning Reports--on-line and paper, 40 hours; 
Final Planning Reports, on-line and paper, 10 hours; Annual Reports--
on-line, 30 minutes, paper, 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,779.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information will have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, e.g., the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of the information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: November 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-6849 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]
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