[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19454-19455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7349]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Submitted to OMB 
for Review and Approval

April 4, 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 June 13, 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 Les 
Smith, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 1-
A804, Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 418-0217 or 
via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Broadband Power Line Systems, ET Docket No. 04-37.
    Form Number: N.A.
    Type of Review: New collection.

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    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hour (30 minutes); multiple 
responses annually.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements, Third 
party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On October 14, 2004, the Commission adopted a 
Report and Order, Amendment of Part 15 regarding new requirements and 
measurement guidelines for Access Broadband over Power Line Systems, ET 
Docket No. 04-37, FCC 04-245. The Report and Order requires that 
entities operating Access BPL systems shall supply to an industry-
recognized entity, information on all existing Access BPL systems and 
all proposed Access BPL systems for inclusion into a publicly available 
data base, within 30 days prior to initiation of service. The following 
information should be provided to the database manager: The name of the 
Access BPL provider; the frequencies of the Access BPL operation; the 
postal zip codes served by the specific Access BPL operation; the 
manufacturer and type of Access BPL equipment and its associated FCC ID 
number, or in the case of Access BPL equipment that has been subject to 
verification, the Trade Name and Model Number, as specified on the 
equipment label; the contact information, including both phone number 
and e-mail address of a person at, or associated with, the BPL 
operator's company, to facilitate the resolution of any interference 
complaint; the proposed/or actual date of Access BPL operation. The 
Access BPL operator can begin operations once the 30-day advance 
notification timeframe is over, then the Access BPL operator must 
notify the database manager of the date of commencement of actual 
operations for inclusion in the database. The database manager shall be 
required to enter this information into the publicly accessible 
database within 3 business days of receipt.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-7349 Filed 4-12-05; 8:45 am]
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