[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75071-75072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27437]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 6, 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 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 Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before January 14, 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 comments regarding this Paperwork Reduction Act 
submission to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 
1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW., 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.: 3060-0799.
    Title: FCC Ownership Disclosure Information for the Wireless 
Telecommunications Services.
    Form No: FCC Form 602.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 13,565.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .5-1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,565 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $178,200.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is revising the FCC Form 60-2 to 
request information from cellular filers reporting cellular cross-
ownership holding required pursuant to 47 CFR 1.919 of the Commission's 
rules. The information will be used by the Commission to determine 
whether the filer is legally, technically and financially qualified to 
be licensed. Without such information the Commission could not 
determine whether to issue the licenses to the applicants that provide 
telecommunications services to the public and therefore fulfill its 
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended. It will also be used to update the database and 
provide for proper use of the frequency spectrum.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1059.
    Title: Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS)/
E911 Call Centers.

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    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $5,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission has revised this information 
collection to remove the pre-implementation status reports which were a 
one-time only requirement that has now past. This information 
collection has removed the burden hours and costs associated with this 
one-time requirement. Additionally, the Commission is now requiring 
mandatory electronic filing of the post-implementation reports. The 
mandatory electronic filing requirement of these reports is due to the 
Commission annually beginning on October 15, 2005.
    The information collections that result from the E911 Scope Second 
Report and Order, FCC 04-201, IB Docket No. 99-67, are used by the 
Commission under its authority to license commercial satellite services 
in the United States. Without the collection of information that would 
result from these rules, the Commission would not be able to monitor 
the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) carriers' establishment of call 
centers which are essential to provide emergency services, such as 
handling emergency 911 telephone calls from American citizens. The 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements include data on MSS call 
center use such as the aggregate number of calls that the call centers 
receive and the number of calls that required forwarding to a local 
Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The Commission will use this data 
to monitor compliance with the call center requirement and track usage 
trends. Such information would be useful to the Commission in 
considering whether FCC rules require modification to accommodate the 
changing market.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 04-27437 Filed 12-14-04; 8:45 am]
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