[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44324-44326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18604]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13, the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s). 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
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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 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.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should
submit comments September 23, 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 contact listed
below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicolas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the
Internet at [email protected], and to [email protected], Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit
your comments by e-mail send them to: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0223.
Title: Section 90.129(b), Supplemental Information to Be Routinely
Submitted with Applications, Non-type Accepted Equipment.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .33 hours (4 minutes).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. sections 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7).
Total Annual Burden: 3 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This does not address any
private matters of a sensitive nature with the exception of the
personally identifiable information (PII) that individuals are required
to maintain.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the reporting requirement). The Commission will submit
this information collection after this 60 day comment period. Section
90.129(b) requires applicants proposing to use transmitting equipment
that is not type-certified by FCC laboratory personnel to provide a
description of the proposed equipment. This assures that the equipment
is capable of performing within certain tolerances that limit the
interference potential of the device. The information collected is used
by FCC engineers to determine the interference potential of the
proposed equipment.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0347.
Title: Section 97.311, Spread Spectrum (SS) Emission Types.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .017 hours (1 minute).
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. sections 151-155, and 301-609.
Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not
address any private matters of a sensitive nature with the exception of
personally identifiable information (PII) that individuals are required
to maintain. In instances where consumers provide personally
identifiable information, the FCC has a System of Records Notice
(SORN), FCC/WTB-1, and ``Wireless Services Licensing Records.''
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the recordkeeping requirement). The Commission will
submit this information collection after this 60 day comment period.
The recordkeeping requirement in section 97.311 is necessary to
document all spread spectrum (ss) transmissions by amateur radio
operators. This requirement is necessary so that quick resolution of
any harmful interference problems can be achieved and to ensure that
the station is operating in accordance with the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
The information is used by the FCC staff during inspections and
investigations to ensure compliance with applicable rules, statutes,
and treaties. In the absence of this recordkeeping requirement, field
inspections and investigations related to the solution of harmful
interference would be severely hampered and needlessly prolonged due to
the inability to quickly obtain vital information used to demodulate
spread spectrum transmissions.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1008.
Title: Section 27.50, Power and Antenna Height Limits; and Section
27.602, Guard Band Manager Agreements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 580 respondents; 580 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes-6 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i), 157 and 309(j).
Total Annual Burden: 631 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party
disclosure requirements). The Commission will submit this information
collection after this 60 day comment period.
The Commission adopted allocation and service rules for the 698-746
MHz spectrum band, which was reallocated pursuant to statutory
requirements, in order to support the development of new services in
the Lower 700 MHz band while still protecting television operations
that continue to occupy the band throughout the transition to digital
television.
Section 27.50(c)(8) covers stations operating ``at a power level
greater than 1Kw ERP and is now ``under the provisions of (c)(6),''
which defines the
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group as ``transmitting a signal at an ERP greater than 1000 watts and
greater than 100 watts/MHz'' or in rural counties ``if transmitting a
signal with an ERP greater than 2000 watts and greater than 2000 watts/
MHz.''
Specifically, Lower 700 MHz licensees intending to operate a base
or fixed station at a power level permitted under the provisions of
paragraph (c)(6) must provide advanced notice of such operation to the
Commission and to licensees authorized in their area of operation.
Licensees who must be notified are all licensees authorized under this
part to operate on an adjacent spectrum block within 75 km of the base
or fixed station. Notifications must provide the location and operating
parameters of the base or fixed station, including the station's ERP,
antenna coordinates, antenna height above ground, and vertical antenna
pattern, and such notifications must be provided at least 90 days prior
to the commencement of station operation.
Pursuant to section 27.602, Guard Band Managers are required to
enter into written agreements regarding the use of their licensed
spectrum by others, subject to certain conditions outlined in the
rules. Section 27.602(h) requires Guard Band Managers to maintain their
written agreements with spectrum users at their principal place of
business, and retain such records for at least two years after the date
of such agreements expire. Such records shall be kept current and be
made available upon request for inspection by the Commission or its
representatives.
The service rules have been designed to promote the development and
rapid deployment of new technologies, products, and services for the
benefit of the public; to promote economic opportunity and competition;
and to create an efficient and intensive use of the spectrum by
promoting the objectives identified in 47 U.S.C. section 309(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and to alleviate any problems
associated with the increase power limits available to rural licensees.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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