[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 172 (Tuesday, September 6, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 54977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22617]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 90

[PS Docket 06-229; WT Docket 06-150; WP Docket 07-100; FCC 11-6]


Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety 
Network in the 700 MHz Band

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rules; announcement of effective date.

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    SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three 
years, the information collection requirements contained in the Third 
Report and Order in PS Docket 06-229, FCC 11-6. The information 
collection requirements were approved on August 18, 2011 by OMB.

DATES: The information collections contained in 47 CFR 90.1407(f), 
published at 76 FR 51271, August 18, 2011, are effective on September 
6, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Cathy Williams on (202) 418-2918 or via e-mail to: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on August 18, 
2011, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 90.1407(f). The Commission 
publishes this document to announce the effective date of this rule 
section. See, Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable 
Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band, PS Docket 06-229; WT Docket 
06-150; WP Docket 07-100; FCC 11-6, 76 FR 51271, August 18, 2011.

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB 
approval on August 18, 2011, for the information collection requirement 
contained in 47 CFR 90.1407(f). Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may 
not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
current, valid 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 
that does not display a valid OMB Control Number.
    The OMB Control Number is 3060-1152 and the total annual reporting 
burdens for respondents for this information collection are as follows:
    Title: Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public 
Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band (Third Report and Order, PS Docket 
06-229, FCC 11-6).
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1152.
    OMB Approval Date: 08/18/2011.
    OMB Expiration Date: 06/30/2014.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; state, local and tribal 
governments.
    Number of Respondents: 100 respondents; 100 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 4(i), 201, 303, 309, and 332 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this information collection.
    Needs and Uses: The Third Report and Order in PS Docket 06-229, 
adopted by the Commission on January 25, 2011 and released on January 
26, 2011, codifies, as 47 CFR 90.1407(f), the requirement that public 
safety broadband network operators to certify to the Public Safety and 
Homeland Security Bureau before deployment that their networks will 
support required interfaces in compliance with Release 8 or higher of 
3GPP standards prior to the date their networks achieve service 
availability. This certification requirement will enable the Bureau to 
ensure that public safety broadband networks support all of the 
interfaces necessary to achieve interoperability from day one of 
service operation.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-22617 Filed 9-2-11; 8:45 am]
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