[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 3, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 44647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15133]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

July 22, 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 September 2, 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 Leslie 
F. Smith, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-A804, 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 Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418-
0217 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Broadband Power Line Systems, ET Docket No. 04-37.
    Form Number: N.A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hour (30 minutes); multiple 
responses annually.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; On occasion reporting 
requirements, Third party disclosure.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $60,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: On October 14, 2004, the FCC adopted a Report and 
Order, Amendment of Part 15 regarding new requirements and measurement 
guidelines for Access Broadband over Power Line Systems, ET Docket No. 
04-37, FCC 04-245. The Report and Order requires that entities 
operating Access BPL systems shall supply to an industry-recognized 
entity, information on all existing Access BPL systems and all proposed 
Access BPL systems for inclusion into a publicly available data base, 
within 30 days prior to initiation of service. The following 
information should be provided to the database manager: the name of the 
Access BPL provider; the frequencies of the Access BPL operation; the 
postal zip codes served by the specific Access BPL operation; the 
manufacturer and type of Access BPL equipment and its associated FCC ID 
number, or in the case of Access BPL equipment that has been subject to 
verification, the Trade Name and Model Number, as specified on the 
equipment label; the contact information, including both phone number 
and email address of a person at, or associated with, the BPL 
operator's company, to facilitate the resolution of any interference 
complaint; the proposed/or actual date of Access BPL operation. The 
Access BPL operator can begin operations once the 30-day advance 
notification timeframe is over, then the Access BPL operator must 
notify the database manager of the date of commencement of actual 
operations for inclusion in the database. The database manager shall be 
required to enter this information into the publicly accessible 
database within three business days of receipt.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-15133 Filed 8-2-05; 8:45 am]
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