[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1756-1757]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-155]


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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

December 20, 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 by March 13, 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 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 your 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.: 3060-0441.
    Title: Section 90.621(b)(4), Selection and Assignment of 
Frequencies.
    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 or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours for contracted out work; 1.5 
hours for in-house staff.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $100,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: Applicants wishing to locate co-channel systems 
less than 70 miles from an existing system operating on the same 
channel may do so upon request. If the requested distance falls within 
the parameters of the Short-Spacing Separation Table pursuant to the 
Commission's rules, the applicant must provide certain information 
about the co-channel stations, but no waiver of the short spacing rules 
is required. If the request is for distances less than those prescribed 
in the Short-Spacing Separation Table, a waiver of the short spacing 
rules is required. Incumbent licensees seeking to utilize an 18 dBu V/M 
signal strength interference contour (see 47 CFR 90.693), and that are 
unsuccessful in obtaining the consent of affected co-channel 
incumbents, may submit to any certified frequency coordinator of 800 
MHz band channels, an engineering study showing that interference will 
not occur, together with proof that the incumbent licensee has sought 
consent. The incumbent may then provide to the Commission in their 
modification applications, a statement from a certified frequency 
coordinator that no harmful interference will occur to a co-channel 
licensee. The Commission will use the information to determine whether 
to grant licenses to applicants whose systems do not satisfy mileage 
separation requirements. Without this information, the Commission would 
deny the applications. After this 60 day comment period, the Commission 
will submit this information collection to OMB in order to seek the 
full three year clearance.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-155 Filed 1-10-06; 8:45 am]
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