[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 29 (Thursday, February 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6994-6995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3059]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 3, 2004.
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 (PRA) 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 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before April 12, 2004. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Judith 
B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 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 collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0621.
    Title: Rules and Requirements for C & F Block Broadband PCS 
Licenses.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .50-20 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,044 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission's rules require applicants to file 
information so that the Commission can determine whether the applicants 
are legally, technically and financially qualified to be licensed and 
to determine whether applicants claiming different eligibility status 
are entitled to certain benefits.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0779.
    Title: Amendment to Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide 
for Use of the 220-222 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio 
Service, PR Docket No. 89-552.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 27,062 respondents; 31,467 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 112,450 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $28,490,000.
    Needs and Uses: This collection includes rules which govern the 
operation and licensing of the 220-222 MHz band (220 MHz service). In 
establishing this licensing plan, the FCC's goal is to establish a 
flexible regulatory framework that allows for efficient licensing of 
the 220 MHz service, eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens and 
enhance the competitive potential of the 220 MHz service in the mobile 
service marketplace. However, as with any licensing and operational 
plan for radio service, a certain number of regulatory and 
informational burdens are necessary to verify licensee compliance with 
FCC rules.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0897.
    Title: MDS and ITFS Two-Way Transmissions.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 130,888.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .083-40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 223,618 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $5,431,000.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection includes rules that 
collectively form the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) and 
Instruction Television Fixed Service (ITFS) two-way services. The 
Commission's rules for two-way transmissions for MDS and ITFS will 
allow two-way licensing and provide greater flexibility in the use of 
the allotted spectrum to licensees. The rules will further eliminate 
market entry barriers for small entities. The Commission will use this 
information to ensure that MDS and ITFS applicants, conditional 
licensees, and licensees have considered properly under the FCC's rules 
the potential for harmful interference from their facilities.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0926.
    Title: The Transfer of the Bands from Federal Government Use: 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 200 respondents; 1,200 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-20 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 22,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The various information reporting and verification 
requirements, and the prospective coordination requirement (third party 
disclosure requirement) will be used by the Commission to verify 
licensee compliance with Commission rules and regulations, and to 
ensure that licensees continue to fulfill their statutory 
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended. Such information has been used in the past and will continue 
to be used to minimize interference, verify that applicants are legally 
and technically qualified to hold licenses, and to determine compliance 
with Commission rules.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0963.
    Title: Section 101.527, Construction Requirements for 24 GHz 
Operations, and Section 101.529, Renewal

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Expectancy Criteria for 24 GHz Licensees.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 952.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .50-20 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Once every 10 years reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,399 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $952,000.
    Needs and Uses: The information required by these rule sections is 
used to determine whether a renewal applicant of a 24 GHz service 
system has complied with the requirement to provide substantial service 
by the end of the ten-year initial license term. The FCC uses this 
information to determine whether an applicant's license will be renewed 
at the end of the license period.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0950.
    Title: Extending Wireless Telecommunications Services to Tribal 
Lands, WT Docket No. 99-266.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,844.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 hours for recordkeeping 
requirement; 190 hours to obtain tribal consent and to file the 
necessary certifications and waivers.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 768,800 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection implemented bidding 
credits for federally-recognized tribal areas that have a telephone 
service penetration rate below seventy percent to ensure that these 
tribal communities have access to wireless telecommunications services 
equivalent to that of the nation.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1058.
    Title: Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through the Elimination 
of Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets, WT Docket No. 00-
230.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,770.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,813 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,222,040.
    Needs and Uses: The required notifications and applications will 
provide the Commission with useful information about spectrum usage and 
helps to ensure that licensees and lessees are complying with 
Commission interference and non-interference related policies and 
rules. Similar information and verification requirements have been used 
in the past for licensees operating under authorizations, and such 
requirements will serve to minimize interference, verify lessees are 
legally and technically qualified to hold licenses, and ensure 
compliance with Commission rules. The Commission obtained emergency 
approval of this information collection on January 29, 2004. The 
Commission is now seeking extension (no change to the information 
collection requirements) to obtain the full three year OMB clearance.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Allocations and Service Rules for the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz 
and 92-95 GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-146, Report and Order.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission issued a Report and Order in CC 
Docket No. 96-128, FCC 03-235, in which final service rules were 
adopted for the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz and 92-95 GHz bands. The Report 
and Order provided that sharing and coordination among non-Federal 
Government links and between non-Federal Government and Federal 
Governments would occur according to the registration and coordination 
standards and procedures generally adopted in the Report and Order and 
as further detailed in subsequent implementation public notices issued 
consistent with that Order. The Commission is now seeking OMB approval 
of those final rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-3059 Filed 2-11-04; 8:45 am]
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