[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5446-5447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-1939]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 21, 2005.
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 March 4, 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

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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.: 3060-0056.
    Title: Part 68--Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone 
Network.
    Form No: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 58,520 respondents; 70,450 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .05--24 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 32,027 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,160,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of 47 CFR part 68 is to protect the 
telephone network from certain types of harm and interference to other 
subscribers. To ensure that consumers, providers of telecommunications, 
the Administrative Council, telecommunications certification bodies 
(TCBs), and the Commission are able to trace products to the party 
responsible for placing terminal equipment on the market, it is 
essential to require manufacturers and suppliers to provide the 
information required by part 68. In addition, it is necessary that 
incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECs) provide the information in 
part 68 to warn their subscribers of impending disconnection of service 
when subscriber terminal equipment is causing telephone network harm. 
The Commission is seeking extension (no change) to this information 
collection in order to obtain the full three-year clearance from OMB.
    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 and tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 42,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .75 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 31,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission was directed by the United States 
Congress, in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to dedicate 2.4 MHz of 
electromagnetic spectrum in the 746-806 MHz band for public safety 
services. Section 90.179 requires that Part 90 licensees that share use 
of their private land mobile radio facility on non-profit, cost-shared 
basis keep a written sharing agreement as part of the station records. 
Regardless of the method of sharing, an up-to-date list of persons who 
are sharing the station and the basis of their eligibility under Part 
90 must be maintained. The requirement is necessary to identify users 
of the systems should interference problems develop. This information 
is used by the Commission to investigate interference complaints and 
resolve interference and operational complaints that may arise among 
the users. The Commission is seeking extension (no change) to this 
information collection in order to obtain the full three-year clearance 
from OMB.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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