[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34763-34764]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11645]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

June 3, 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, Pub. L. 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 July 15, 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.: 3060-1080.
    Title: Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band.
    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: 2,500.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3--8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 27,162 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking extension (no change) to 
this information collection in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from the OMB. This information collection contains reporting 
and third party disclosure requirements to resolve interference to 
public safety (e.g., police, fire, and other emergency first 
responders) communications in the 800 MHz band that are cause by 
Cellular Radiotelphone and Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio (ESMR) 
operators. After exploring all possible technical remedies, the 
Commission adopted a two-prong approach to resolving interference.
    In the short-term, the Commission's rules will abate interference 
to the

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extent possible. The most important of these rules imposes 
responsibility on the interfering carriers to remedy interference in a 
timely manner.
    In the long-term, the Commission concluded that the entire 800 MHz 
band must be restructured. Band restructuring or reconfiguration refers 
to spectrally segregating public safety and ESMR operators as far as 
technically possible. To this end, Nextel Communications Inc. (Nextel) 
will secure a $2.5 billion letter (letters) of credit to pay for band 
reconfiguration. Without Nextel's support, public safety licensees 
could not afford the costs of relocating their systems. This 
information collection includes the following requirements: (1) Prior 
notification; (2) electronic database; (3) response to interference 
complaints; (4) clear and imminent danger; (5) relocation agreements; 
and (6) Transition Administrator.
    The information collection requirements and third party disclosure 
requirements will be used by the Commission to ensure that Cellular/
ESMR, Public Safety, Critical Infrastructure Industry (CII), and other 
800 MHz licensees comply with interference mitigation and frequency 
relocation requirements in an orderly, timely, comprehensive fashion 
with no unnecessary delay.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-11645 Filed 6-14-05; 8:45 am]
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