[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 18, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 28535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-9817]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

May 9, 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 17, 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 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.: 3060-0291.
    Title: Sections 90.477(a), (b)(2), (d)(2), and (d)(3), 
Interconnected Systems.
    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: 12,024.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .25-2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,803 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking an extension (no change) 
for this information collection in order to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from OMB. Section 90.477(a) requires licensees of 
interconnected land stations maintain as part of their station records 
a detailed description of how interconnection is accomplished. Sections 
90.477(b)(2) and (d)(2) requires that at least one licensee 
participating in any cost sharing arrangement for telephone service 
must maintain cost sharing records, the costs must be distributed at 
least once a year, and a report of the distribution must be placed in 
the licensee's station records and made available to participants in 
the sharing arrangement and the Commission upon request. Section 
90.477(d)(3) requires licensees in the Industrial/Business Pool and 
those licensees who establish eligibility pursuant to 47 CFR 
90.20(a)(2), other than persons or organizations charged with specific 
fire protection activities, persons or organizations charged with 
specific forestry-conservation activities, or medical emergency systems 
in the 450-470 MHz band, and who seek to connect within 120 km (75 mi.) 
of 25 cities specified in section 90.477(d)(3), must obtain the consent 
of all co-channel licensees located both within 120 km of the center of 
the city, and within 120 km of the interconnected base station 
transmitter. Consensual agreements must specifically state the terms 
agreed upon and a statement must be submitted to the Commission 
indicating that all co-channel licensees have consent to the use of 
interconnection.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-9817 Filed 5-17-05; 8:45 am]
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