[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 27053]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11375]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communication Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 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 (PRA) of 1995. 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; (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; and (e) ways to further reduce the information 
burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) 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 OMB Control 
Number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before July 11, 2011. 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 FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Leslie F. Smith, Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC), via e-mail to [email protected] or to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information the 
information collection, contact Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418-0217.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0862.
    Title: Handling Confidential Information.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; Federal Government; and State, local, or tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,400 respondents; 2,400 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; third 
party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for 
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR Section 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: On August 4, 1998, the FCC released a Report and 
Order (R&O), Examination of Current Policy Concerning Treatment of 
Confidential Information Submitted to the Commission, CG Docket No. 96-
55. The R&O included a Model Protective Order (MPO) that is used, when 
appropriate, to grant limited access to information that the Commission 
determines should not be routinely available for public inspection. The 
party granted access to the confidential information materials must 
keep a written record of all copies made and provide this record to the 
submitted of the confidential materials upon request. This approach was 
adopted to facilitate the use of confidential materials under an MPO, 
instead of restricting access to materials. In addition, the FCC 
amended 47 CFR Section 0.459(b) to set forth the type of information 
that should be included when a party submits information to the 
Commissions for which it seeks confidential treatment. This listing of 
types of information to be submitted was adopted to provide guidance to 
the public for confidentiality requests.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-11375 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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