[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 30, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17712-17713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07117]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0953]
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission
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 (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed
collection of
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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 May 31,
2016. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0953.
Title: Sections 95.1111 and 95.1113, Frequency Coordination/
Coordinator, Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 3,000 respondents; 3.000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third
party disclosure requirement and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 154 and 303.
Total Annual Burden: 15,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $750,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No information is requested
that would require assurance of confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection to OMB as a revision after this 60 day comment period to
obtain the full three-year clearance from them.
On August 11, 2015 the Federal Communications Commission released a
Report and Order, Amendment of Part 15 of the Commission's Rules for
Unlicensed Operations in the Television Bands, Repurposed 600 MHz Band,
600 MHz Guard Bands and Duplex Gap, and Channel 37, and Amendment of
Part 74 of the Commission's Rules for Low Power Auxiliary Stations in
the Repurposed 600 MHz Band and 600 MHz Duplex Gap, ET Docket No 14-
165, GN Docket No. 12-268, FCC 15-99, which modifies Commission rules
for unlicensed wireless devices and wireless microphones in the
reconstituted TV bands and the new 600 MHz band.
On June 12, 2000, the Commission released a Report and Order, ET
Docket No. 99-255, FCC 00-211, which allocated spectrum and established
rules for a ``Wireless Medical Telemetry Service'' (WMTS) that allows
potentially life-critical equipment to operate in an interference-
protected basis. Medical telemetry equipment is used in hospitals and
health care facilities to transmit patient measurement data such as
pulse and respiration rate to a nearby receiver, permitting greater
patient mobility and increased comfort. The Commission designated a
frequency coordinator, who maintains a database of all WMTS equipment.
All parties using equipment in the WMTS are required to coordinate/
register their operating frequency and other relevant technical
operating parameters with the designated coordinator. The database
provides a record of the frequencies used by each facility or device to
assist parties in selecting frequencies to avoid interference. Without
a database, there would be no record of WMTS usage because WMTS
transmitters will not be individually licensed. The designated
frequency coordinator has the responsibility to maintain an accurate
engineering database of all WMTS transmitters, identified by location
(coordinates, street address, and building), operating frequency,
emission type and output power, frequency range(s) used, modulation
scheme used, effective radiated power, number of transmitters in use at
the health care facility at the time of registration, legal name of the
authorized health care provider, and point of contact for authorized
health care provider. The frequency coordinator will make the database
available to WMTS users, equipment manufacturers and the public. The
coordinator will also notify users of potential frequency conflicts. In
addition, in order to receive interference protection, parties
operating WMTS networks on channel 37 shall notify one of the white
space database administrators of their operating location pursuant to
Sec. Sec. 15.713(j)(11) and 15.715(p) of that chapter.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-07117 Filed 3-29-16; 8:45 am]
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