[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24787-24788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9406]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

May 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 (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 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 July 11, 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.: 3060-1070.
    Title: Allocation and Service Rules for the 71-76, 81-86, and 92-95 
GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-146, FCC 05-45, Memorandum Opinion and 
Order.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-3.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 12,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,830,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: In the Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission 
addressed a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the Wireless 
Communications Association International, Inc. (WCA) on February 23, 
2004. WCA sought reconsideration of the Commission's Report and Order, 
adopted on October 16, 2003, and released on November 4, 2003, 69 FR 
3257, January 23, 2004, which adopted service rules to promote the 
private sector development and use of the spectrum in the 71-76 GHz, 
81-86 GHz, and 92-95 GHz bands. The petition and the instant Memorandum 
Opinion and Order focus exclusively on the licensed use of the 71-76 
GHz and 81-86 bands. In the Memorandum Opinion and Order, the 
Commission granted WCA's request that we adopt an interference analysis 
requirement. Because licensees are now required to submit an 
interference analysis to a third party database manager prior to link 
registration, we are modifying the currently approved collection to 
accommodate this new rule requirement. The interference will

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facilitate entry and development of the 70-80-90 GHz service by 
lowering the risk of interference and thereby ensuring continued 
investment.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1081.
    Title: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (ETC 
Designation), CC Docket No. 96-45.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 22.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25-3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirements and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 242 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: In the ETC Designation Framework Order (FCC 05-46), 
the Commission adopted additional annual reporting requirements and a 
recordkeeping requirement for Eligible Telecommunications Carriers 
(ETCs). ETCs will be required to report: (1) Progress towards meeting 
its five year service quality improvement plan; (2) information on 
outages lasting more than 30 minutes; (3) the number of consumer 
complaints per 1,000 handsets; (4) information detailing the number of 
unfulfilled requests for service from potential customers for a twelve 
month period; (5) certify compliance with service quality standards; 
(6) certify the ability to function in emergency situations; (7) 
certify local usage plan is comparable to ILEC's; and (8) certify ETC 
acknowledges it may be required to provide equal access. This 
information collection is necessary to ensure that each ETC satisfies 
its obligation under section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended, to provide services supported by the universal service 
mechanism throughout the areas for which each ETC is designated.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-9406 Filed 5-10-05; 8:45 am]
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