[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 202 (Friday, October 18, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 64370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-26611]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

October 10, 2002.
Summary: The Federal Communications Commission, 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(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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 December 17, 
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 Judith Boley Herman or Leslie 
Smith, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804 or Room 1-A804, 
445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to 
[email protected] or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith Boley Herman at 202-
418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

Supplementary Information: 
    OMB Control No.:
    3060-0835.
    Title: Ship Inspections.
    Form Nos.: FCC Forms 806, 824, 827, and 829.
    Type of Review: Revision of a current collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,210.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .084 hours (5 minutes) for completion 
of certificate; 4 hours for inspection; .25 hours (15 minutes) for 
recordkeeping.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, on occasion and every 5 years 
reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement, third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,245 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: With this submission, the Commission combines two 
OMB-approved information collections (3060-0362 and 3060-0835). The 
approval for 3060-0362 contains the burden for the actual ship 
inspections. The approval for 3060-0835 contains the burden for the 
issuance of safety certificates after the ship has passed inspections.
    The Communications Act requires the Commission to inspect the radio 
installation of large cargo ships and certain passenger ships at least 
once a year to ensure that the radio installation is in compliance with 
the requirements of the Communications Act.
    Additionally, the Communications Act requires the inspection of 
small passenger ships at least once every five years. The Safety 
Convention (which the United States is a signatory) also requires an 
annual inspection. However, the Safety Convention permits an 
Administrator to entrust the inspections to either surveyors nominated 
for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it. Therefore, the 
United States can have other parties conduct the radio inspection of 
vessels for compliance with the Safety Convention. The Commission 
allows FCC-licensed technicians to conduct these inspections. FCC-
licensed technicians certify that the ship passed an inspection and 
issue a safety certificate. These safety certificates (FCC Forms 806, 
824, 827, and 829) indicate that the vessel complies with the 
Communications Act and the Safety Convention. These technicians are 
required to provide a summary of the results of the inspection in the 
ship's log. In addition, the vessel's owner, operator, or ship's master 
must certify in the ship's log that the inspection was satisfactory. 
Inspection certificates issued in accordance with the Safety Convention 
must be posted in a prominent and accessible place on the ship. The 
purpose of the information is to ensure that the inspection was 
successful so that passengers and crewmembers of certain United States 
ships have access to distress communications in an emergency.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-26611 Filed 10-17-02; 8:45 am]
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