[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 215 (Monday, November 8, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64759-64760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-24836]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

November 2, 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, 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 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 January 7, 2005. 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.: 3060-0262.
    Title: Section 90.179, Shared Use of Radio Stations.
    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: 42,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .75 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 31,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Licensees of radio stations authorized under this 
rule part may share the use of their facilities. A station is shared 
when persons not licensed for the station control the station for their 
own purposes pursuant to the licensee's authorization. Shared use of a 
radio station may be either on a non-profit cost shared basis or on a 
for-profit private carrier basis. Section 90.179(d) requires that if 
the licensee shares the land station on a non-profit, cost shared basis 
to the licensee, this shared use must be pursuant to a written 
agreement between the licensee and each participant which sets out (1) 
the method of operation; (2) the components of the system which are 
covered by the sharing arrangements; (3) the method of which costs are 
to be apportioned; and (4) acknowledgement that all shared transmitter 
use must be subject to the licensee's control. These agreements must be 
kept as part of the station records.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0805.
    Title: Section 90.527, Regional Plan Requirements; Section 90.523, 
Eligibility; and Section 90.545, TV/DTV Interference Protection 
Criteria.
    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: 26,656.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .50-28.87 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 647,675 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Section 90.523 requires that all applications 
submitted by a nongovernmental organization (NGO) must be accompanied 
by a new, written certification of support (for the NGO) applicant to 
operate the applied-for system) by the state or local governmental 
entity referenced in paragraph (b)(1) of this rule section. All NGO 
authorizations are conditional. NGOs assume all risks associated with 
operating under conditional authority. If at any time the supporting 
governmental entity notifies the Commission in writing of such 
governmental entity's termination of its authorization of a NGOs 
operation of a system in the 764-776 MHz and 794-806 MHz frequency 
bands, the NGO's application shall be dismissed automatically or, if 
authorized by the Commission, the NGOs authorization shall terminate 
automatically.
    Section 90.527 requires that each regional planning committee must 
submit a regional plan for approval by the Commission. There is 
specific information that must be included in the plans, under this 
rule section, including a certification by the regional planning 
chairperson that all planning committee meetings, including 
subcommittee or executive committee meetings, were open to the public. 
Modification of regional plans may be submitted in a written request, 
signed by the regional planning committee, to the Chief, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, FCC. The request must contain the full text 
of the modification, and must certify that successful coordination of 
the modification with all adjacent regions has occurred and that all 
such regions concur with the modification.
    Section 90.545 requires licensees of stations operating within the 
effective radiated power (ERP) and the antenna height above average 
terrain (HAAT) limits of the proposed land mobile base station, the 
associated control station, and the mobile transmitters, must select 
one of three methods to meet the TV/DTV protection requirements, 
subject to

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Commission approval: (1) Utilize the geographic separation specified in 
the tables referenced in this rule section; (2) submit an engineering 
study justifying the proposed separations based on the actual 
parameters of the land mobile station and the actual parameters of the 
TV/DTV station(s) it is trying to protect; (3) submit an engineering 
study justifying the proposed separations based on the parameters of 
the land mobile station and the parameters, including authorized and/or 
applied-for facilities, of the TV/DTV station(s) it is trying to 
protect; or, (4) obtain written concurrence from the applicable TV/DTV 
station(s). If this method is chosen, a copy of the agreement must be 
submitted with the application.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-24836 Filed 11-5-04; 8:45 am]
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