[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68044-68045]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22478]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority

November 2, 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments January 9, 2006. 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

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advise the contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: You may submit your Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments 
by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit you comments by e-mail send 
them to: [email protected]. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark it to 
the attention of Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, 
445 12th Street, SW., Room 1-C804, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact 
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No.: 3060-0347.
    Title: Section 97.311, Spread Spectrum (SS) Emission Types.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .017 hours (1 minute).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Needs and Uses: The recordkeeping requirement in Section 97.311 is 
necessary to document all spread spectrum (ss) transmissions by amateur 
radio operators. This requirement is necessary so that quick resolution 
of any harmful interference problems can be achieved and to ensure that 
the station is operating in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended. The information is used by FCC staff during 
inspections and investigations to ensure compliance with applicable 
rules, statutes, and treaties. In the absence of this recordkeeping 
requirement, field inspections and investigations related to the 
solution of cases of harmful interference would be severely hampered 
and needlessly prolonged due to the inability to quickly obtain vital 
information used to demodulate spread spectrum transmissions.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0435.
    Title: Section 80.361, Frequencies for Narrow-Band Direct-Printing 
(NB-DP) and Data Transmissions.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for 
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 4 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Needs and Uses: Section 80.361 requires public coast station 
applicants to submit a ``showing of need'' to obtain new or additional 
narrow-band direct-printing (NB-DP) frequencies. Applicants for new or 
additional NB-DP frequencies must also show the service schedule for 
each currently licensed or proposed series of NB-DP frequencies. The 
need for additional frequencies is based on showing a minimum 40% usage 
of existing NB-DP frequencies. The FCC uses this information to 
determine whether to grant a public coast station's application for a 
NB-DP frequency and if these frequencies are being hoarded or under 
utilized.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0740.
    Title: Section 95.1015, Disclosure Policies.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents: 203.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 203 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $10,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No.
    Needs and Uses: Prior to operating a Low Power Radio Service (LPRS) 
transmitter for Automated Maritime Telecommunications System (AMTS) 
purposes, an AMTS licensee must notify, in writing, each television 
station that may be affected by such operations, as defined in Section 
80.215(h). The notification provided with the station's license 
application is sufficient to satisfy this requirement if no new 
television stations would be affected. The information is used by 
Commission staff and affected television stations to be aware of the 
location of potential harmful interference from AMTS operations.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-22478 Filed 11-8-05; 8:45 am]
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