[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65879-65880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26698]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
AGENCY: Federal Communications 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 burdens, 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 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; the accuracy of the
Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; 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 ways to further reduce the information collection
burden on 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 PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December
31, 2012. 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: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to [email protected] and [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0678.
Title: Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules
Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Commercial Earth
Stations and Space Stations.
Form No.: FCC Form 312; Schedule S.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 1,248 respondents; 1,248 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-22 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements; third-party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154,
301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332 and 705 unless otherwise noted.
Total Annual Burden: 9,765 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $22,375,860.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On September 28, 2012, the Federal Communications
Commission (``Commission'') released a Report and Order (R&O) titled,
``In the Matter of 2006 Biennial Regulatory Review--Revision of Part
25,'' FCC 12-116. With two exceptions, the amendments are non-
substantive; that is, they neither impose new requirements nor
eliminate or alter existing requirements. The two substantive
amendments adopted in the R&O do not increase paperwork burdens.
Therefore, the number of respondents, number of responses, annual
burden hours and annual costs have not been amended from the previous
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 2,
2010.
In this Report and Order, the Commission amended various provisions
of Part 25 of its rules pertaining to licensing and operation of
satellite service radio stations. Among other things, the Commission
added definitions for several technical terms that appear in Part 25
but are not defined there, and it deleted definitions of terms that are
not used in Part 25. The Commission also eliminated redundant text from
several rule sections, revised the wording of other provisions that
were ambiguous or unduly confusing, updated cross-references to
Commission rules or recommendations of the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), and corrected grammatical, spelling, and
typographical errors. The two substantive amendments the Commission
adopted in this Report and Order amended the rules in minor ways by:
(1) Eliminating requirements to identify a radio service and station
location in correspondence in 47 CFR 25.110 and (2) codifying an
established practice of allowing applicants to cross-reference, rather
than re-submit, previously filed information regarding non-U.S.-
licensed satellites in 47 CFR 25.137. Collectively, the changes adopted
in this Report and Order will facilitate preparation of earth and space
station applications, promote compliance with the Commission's
operating rules, and ease administrative burdens for applicants,
licensees, and the Commission.
The information collection requirements accounted for in this
collection are necessary to determine the technical and legal
qualifications of applicants or licensees to operate a station and to
determine whether the
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authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity.
Without such information, the Commission could not determine whether to
permit respondents to provide telecommunications services in the United
States. Therefore, the Commission would not be able to fulfill its
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, and the obligations imposed on parties to the World
Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-26698 Filed 10-30-12; 8:45 am]
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