[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 76 (Thursday, April 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 20752]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7953]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review to the Office of Management and Budget

April 13, 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 (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 Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before May 23, 2005. If you anticipate that you will be 
submitting PRA 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., DC 20554 or via the Internet to [email protected]. If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this 
new or revised information collection, you may do so by visiting the 
FCC PRA web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.
    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.: 3060-1061.
    Title: Earth Stations on Board Vessels (ESVs).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party 
disclosure requirement, and on occasion and one-time reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 113 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $15,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted and released a Report and 
Order, IB Docket No. 02-10, FCC 04-286, which revised this information 
to include the following reporting and recordkeeping requirements: (1) 
C-Band and Ku-Band operators (``ESV operators'') must collect and 
maintain vessel tracking data for one year to assist the Commission and 
affected operators in identifying and resolving sources of 
interference; (2) as a condition of licensing, applicants proposing ESV 
operations in the 14.0 through 14.5 GHz band and planning to travel 
within 100km of these sites, must coordinate through the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) 
Interdepartment Radio Advisory Committee's (IRAC) and, if necessary, 
the appropriate government agency to resolve any potential concerns; 
and (3) ESV operators must have a contact that is available in the 
United States 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to respond to Fixed 
Satellite (FS) operators' requests. The name, telephone number and 
other pertinent information of the contact will be posted on the 
Commission's Web site, http://www.fcc.gov. As a result of this 
rulemaking, the Commission's International Bureau will revise its earth 
station license application procedures and related forms to conform to 
the rules adopted. Specifically, the information requested on FCC Form 
312 will need to be modified. There are, moreover, additional and 
ongoing rulemakings that may also require modification to FCC Form 312. 
Because the Commission intends to modify FCC Form 312 only after all 
the applicable rulemakings have been completed, there will be a period 
of time after the effective date of this Report and Order during which 
FCC Form 312 will not be altered to accommodate ESV applications. In 
the interim, ESV applicants should utilize FCC Form 312 and submit 
attachments providing the relevant information and certifications 
reflected in the rules we adopted. (Note: FCC Form 312 is approved by 
the Office of Management and Budget under OMB Control Number 3060-
0678).
    Finally, during the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) stage of 
the rulemaking, the Commission proposed some revisions to FCC rules 
that were not adopted in the final Report and Order. As a result, the 
OMB submission reflects a program change of -802 burden hours and -
$12,000 in annual costs.
    The purposes of this information collection are as follows: (1) 
Establish licensing and service rules for ESVs in the Ku-band and C-
band; (2) prevent harmful interference to Fixed Service (FS), Fixed 
Satellite Service (FSS) and other satellite services; (3) further the 
Commission's goals to manage spectrum efficiently; and (4) advance the 
provision of broadband telecommunications services that will benefit 
U.S. citizens on passenger, government (military and civilian), cargo 
and large recreational vessels.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-7953 Filed 4-20-05; 8:45 am]
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