[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 8, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62722-62723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25477]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB 
for Review and Approval

September 26, 2002.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commissions, 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 of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency 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. 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; and (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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before November 7, 
2002. 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 comments to Les Smith, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or 
via the Internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Section 25.139, NGSO FSS Coordination and Information 
Sharing Between MVDDS Licensees in the 12.2 GHz to 12.7 GHz Band.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 6.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 36 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: On May 23, 2002, the FCC released a Memorandum 
Opinion and Order and Second Report and Order, ET Docket No. 98-206, 
FCC 02-116, which requires NGSO FSS licensees to maintain a subscriber 
database in a format that can be readily shared with Multichannel Video 
Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS) licensees for the purpose of 
determining compliance with the MVDDS transmitting antenna spacing 
requirement relating to qualifying existing NGSO FSS subscriber 
receivers set forth in 47 CFR 101.129.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Section 101.103, Frequency Coordination Procedures.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 354.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 177 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: On May 23, 2002, the FCC released a Memorandum 
Opinion and Order and Second Report and Order, ET Docket No. 98-206, 
FCC 02-116, which requires Multichannel Video Distribution and Data 
Service (MVDDS) licensees to provide notice of intent to construct a 
proposed antenna to NGSO FSS licensees operating in the 12.2-12.7 GHz 
frequency band and to maintain an Internet web site of all existing 
transmitting sites and transmitting antennas that are scheduled for 
operation within one year including the ``in service'' dates.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Section 101.1403, Broadcast Carriage Requirements.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 354.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.0 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 354 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: On May 23, 2002, the FCC released a Memorandum 
Opinion and Order and Second Report and Order, ET Docket No. 98-206, 
FCC 02-116, which requires Multichannel Video Distribution and Data 
Service (MVDDS) respondents that meet the statutory definition of 
Multiple Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) to comply with the 
broadcast carriage requirements located at 47 U.S.C 325(b)(1). Any 
MVDDS licensee that is an MVPD must obtain the prior express authority 
of a broadcast station before retransmitting that station's signal, 
subject to the exceptions contained in section 325(b)(2) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Section 101.1413, License Term and Renewal Expectancy.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 354.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and ten year reporting 
requirements; Third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 177 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: $8,900.
    Needs and Uses: On May 23, 2002, the FCC released a Memorandum 
Opinion and Order and Second Report and Order, ET Docket No. 98-206, 
FCC 02-116, which requires Multichannel Video Distribution and Data 
Service (MVDDS) renewal applicants to comply with the requirements to 
provide substantial service by the end of the ten-year initial license 
term.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Section 101.1417, Annual Report.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 354.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.0 hours.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 354 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: On May 23, 2002, the FCC released a Memorandum 
Opinion and Order and Second Report and Order (MO&O and 2nd R&O), which 
requires Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS) 
licensees to file two copies of a ``licensee information report'' by 
March 1st of each year with the FCC, for the proceeding calendar year. 
This report

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must include the name and address of the licensee, station(s) call 
letters and primary geographic service area(s), and statistical data 
for the licensee's station(s). This report enables the Commission to 
keep track of the number of MVDDS licensee stations.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Section 101.1440, MVDDS Protection of Direct Broadcast 
Satellites (DBS).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 354.
    Estimated Time per Response: 40.0 hours.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit entities.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,160 hours.
    Total Annual Costs: None.
    Needs and Uses: On May 23, 2002, the FCC released a Memorandum 
Opinion and Order and Second Report and Order (MO&O and 2nd R&O), ET 
Docket No. 98-206, FCC 02-116, which requires Multichannel Video 
Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS) licensees to conduct a survey of 
the area around its proposed transmitting antenna site to determine the 
location of all DBS customers that may potentially be effected by the 
introduction of its MVDDS service. This MO&O and 2nd R&O will ensure 
that Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS) signal 
will not be in excess of the appropriate Equivalent Power Flux Density 
(EPFD) limits as written in 47 CFR 101.105(a)(4)(ii)(B) is causing 
interference to DBS customers. If the MVDDS licensee determines that 
its signal level will exceed the EPFD limit at any DBS customer site, 
it shall take whatever steps are necessary, up to and including finding 
a new transmission site.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-25477 Filed 10-7-02; 8:45 am]
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