[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 225 (Wednesday, November 23, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70845-70846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22924]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

November 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 (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 December 23, 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 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.: 3060-0944.
    Title: Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the 
Cable Landing License Act.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 25 respondents; 200 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5-9 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,001 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $402,175.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: A carrier must generally obtain landing rights 
approval if it wants to land an undersea cable onto another country's 
shores. For example, if a carrier wants to land a cable upon U.S. 
shores, the carrier must first obtain permission from the U.S. 
government before it may do so. These situations are governed by the 
Cable Landing License Act, which gives the President of the United 
States broad discretion to grant, withhold, condition or revoke cable 
landing licenses under certain conditions. By Executive Order 10530, 
the Commission has been delegated responsibility for issuing cable 
landing licenses.
    The Commission is submitting this information collection to the OMB 
as a revision. The Commission has implemented mandatory electronic

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filing of all applications and other filings related to international 
telecommunications services via the user-friendly, Internet-based 
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS).
    Additionally, the Commission plans to develop eight new cable 
landing license applications that impact this information collection. 
We do not know the specific time frame for the development of each 
application. However, we estimate that the projected completion date 
for all cable landing license applications is December 31, 2008. The 
development of the applications is contingent upon the availability of 
budget funds, human resources, and other factors. Therefore, the annual 
burden hours and costs are unknown at this time because the forms have 
not been developed by the Commission yet. Therefore, this submission to 
OMB does not reflect any change in the annual burden hours and annual 
costs.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-22924 Filed 11-22-05; 8:45 am]
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