[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 100 (Monday, May 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29536-29537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11659]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority

May 10, 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 (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 Paperwork Reduction (PRA) comments should be submitted 
on or before July 23, 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 Number: 3060-0228.
    Title: Section 80.59, Compulsory Ship Inspections.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, non-profit institutions, 
and State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The requirement contained in this rule section is 
necessary to implement the provisions of section 362(b) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which permits the Commission to 
waive the required annual inspection of certain oceangoing ships for up 
to 30 days beyond the expiration date of a vessel's radio safety 
certificate, upon a finding that the public interest would be served. 
The information is used by the Engineer in Charge of FCC Field Offices 
to determine the eligibility of a vessel for a waiver of the required 
annual radio station inspection.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0265.
    Title: Section 80.868, Card of Instructions.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, non-profit institutions, 
and State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: .1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The recordkeeping requirement contained in this 
rule section is necessary to insure that radiotelephone distress 
procedures are readily available to the radio operator on board certain 
vessels (300-1600 gross tons) required by the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, or the International Convention for Safety of Life at 
Sea to be equipped with a radiotelephone station. The information is 
used by a vessel radio operator during an emergency situation, and is 
designed to assist the radio operator to utilize proper distress 
procedures during a time when he or she may be subject to considerable 
stress or confusion.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0657.
    Title: Section 21.956, Filing of Long-Form Applications or 
Statements of Intention.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours (1 hour respondent, 1 hour 
attorney, 2 hours consulting engineer).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 2 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Where the Basic Trading Area (BTA) is so heavily 
encumbered that the winning bidder is unable to file a long-form 
application for a station within the BTA while protecting incumbents 
from harmful interference, the winning bidder must file a statement of 
intention of use of the BTA in accordance with section 21.956. This 
statement of intention must identify all incumbents and describe in 
detail its plan for obtaining the authorized/proposed MDS stations 
within the BTA. This statement must also include the exhibits detailed 
in 21.956(b). The long-form application (FCC 304) has separate OMB 
approval under control number 3060-0654. The data is used by FCC staff 
to determine whether to grant a BTA authorization.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0660.
    Title: Section 21.937, Negotiated Interference Protection.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 hours (6 hours respondent, 8 hours 
contract attorney, 16 hours consulting engineer).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 450 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $300,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Under section 21.937, the level of acceptable 
electromagnetic interference that occurs at or within the boundaries of 
an adjacent Basic Trading Area (BTA), partitioned service area or an 
incumbent MDS station's protected service area, can be negotiated and 
established with the written consent of the affected licensee. Thus, 
section 21.937 permits negotiated interference agreements among these 
parties. These written agreements must be submitted to the Commission 
within thirty days of ratification. (These agreements are often 
included with the submission of the FCC 304 attached as Exhibits.) 
These agreements allow the parties to establish acceptable levels of 
interference based

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on the design of their stations and service needs. These agreements are 
the most effective means of regulating interference and they provide 
flexibility in designing MDS systems.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0662.
    Title: Section 21.930, Five Year Build-Out Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 450.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours (1 hour respondent, 3 hours 
consulting engineer).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 450 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $202,500.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: A BTA authorization holder has a five-year build-
out period, beginning on the date of the grant of the BTA authorization 
and terminating on the 5th year anniversary of the grant of the 
authorization, within which it may develop and expand MDS station 
operations within its service area. Section 21.930(c) requires the BTA 
holder to file with the Commission a demonstration that the holder has 
met construction requirements. This demonstration must be filed sixty 
days prior to the end of the five year build-out period. On June 14, 
2001, the Commission's Mass Media Bureau (now the Media Bureau) adopted 
a Memorandum Opinion and Order in MM Docket No. 01-109 which extended 
the five year build out requirement set forth in section 21.930 by two 
years. The certification of completion of construction (FCC 304-A) 
required by section 21.930(a)(3) has separate OMB approval under 
control number 3060-0664.) The data is used by FCC staff to determine 
if the BTA holder has met its construction requirements and to ensure 
that service is promptly delivered to the public. The Commission will 
issue a declaration that the holder has met the construction 
requirements.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0984.
    Title: Sections 90.35(b)(2), Industrial/Business Pool and 
90.175(b)(1), Frequency Coordination Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, and State, local, or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 3,800.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: One time reporting requirement, and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,800 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The rules require applicants proposing to operate a 
land mobile radio station that have service contours that overlap and 
existing land mobile station to obtain written concurrence of the 
frequency coordinator associated with the industry for which the 
existing station license was issued, or the written concurrence of the 
licensee of the existing station.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-11659 Filed 5-21-04; 8:45 am]
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