[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 24789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9408]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

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 (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 10, 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.: 3060-0798.
    Title: FCC Application for Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Radio 
Service Authorization.
    Form No.: FCC Form 601.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 250,520.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, third party 
disclosure requirement, and on occasion and every 10 year reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 219,205 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $50,104,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted and released two rulemakings 
that revised this information collection. FCC 04-135 now includes the 
addition of radio services: Broadband Radio (formerly Multipoint 
Distribution Service radio service); Educational Broadband Services 
(formerly the VX radio service); and a new Schedule E has been created 
for the technical data for these services. FCC 04-23 made changes to 
Schedules D, I and M to items concerning the Quiet Zone. The 
requirements include: (1) To provide for immediate processing of 
applications that may implicate Quiet Zones, in the event that the 
applicant indicates that it has obtained consent, if required by 
section 1.924, of the Quiet Zone entity; (2) to clarify that applicants 
may provide notification to and begin coordination with Quiet Zone 
entities, where required, in advance of filing an application with the 
Commission; (3) amend section 101.31(b)(1)(v) to permit Part 101 
applicants to initiate conditional operation, provided they have 
obtained prior consent of the Quiet Zone entity to the extent required, 
and are otherwise eligible to initiate conditional operations over the 
proposed facility; similarly, the Bureau clarifies that, for services 
in which individual station licenses are not issued, licensees may 
initiate operations immediately upon receipt of the Quiet Zone entity's 
consent; and (4) to clarify that either the applicant or the 
applicant's frequency coordinator may notify and initiate any required 
coordination proceedings with the Quiet Zone entity.

    Note: For purposes of simplicity, all areas implicated by 
section 1.924 will be referred to as ``Quiet Zones.'' We note that 
the only area with the formal designation of ``Quiet Zone'' is the 
National Radio Quiet Zone, which encompasses the National Radio 
Astronomy Observatory and the Naval Radio Research Observatory.

    The Commission uses the information provided by applicants on the 
FCC Form 601 to update its database and to determine where the 
applicant is legally, technically and financially qualified to provide 
licensed services and to make proper use of the frequency spectrum.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-9408 Filed 5-10-05; 8:45 am]
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