[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 129 (Thursday, July 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 38397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10477]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

June 26, 2006.
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 August 7, 2006. 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 an e-mail 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.: 3060-1058.
    Title: FCC Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Application or 
Notification for Spectrum Leasing Arrangement or Private Commons 
Arrangement.
    Form No.: FCC Form 608 (formerly known as FCC Form 603-T).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,490.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,010 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $846,600.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is submitting this information 
collection to OMB as a revision in order to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from them.
    The Commission adopted and released a Second Report and Order (R&O) 
in FCC 04-167, WT Docket No. 00-230, which set out regulations and 
procedures that removed unnecessary barriers that inhibited the 
development of secondary markets in spectrum usage rights. 
Specifically, the R&O promoted the wider use of ``spectrum leasing'' by 
facilitating the ability of licensees in the Wireless Radio Services 
that hold ``exclusive'' authority to lease some or all of their 
spectrum usage rights to third parties for any amount spectrum and in 
any geographic area encompassed by the license, for any period of time 
within the terms of the license. In essence, the Commission has 
replaced the existing standard for assessing de facto control with an 
updated standard applicable for spectrum leasing that better 
accommodates evolutionary developments in the Commission's spectrum 
policies, technological advances, and marketplace trends. In the 
interest of administrative efficiency, the Commission now has created 
FCC Form 608 (formerly FCC Form 603-T) that pertains specifically to 
spectrum leasing arrangements. We recognize that, due to the 
transaction costs associated with leasing or other market factors, 
licensees and other parties may wish to utilize other types of 
arrangements involving opportunistic use of licensed spectrum. To that 
end, we adopt a ``private commons'' option distinct from either 
spectrum leases or other existing arrangements. The private commons 
option may be particularly well suited to meet the unique needs of 
market participants that incorporate ``smart'' or ``opportunistic'' use 
technologies within their bands.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-10477 Filed 7-5-06; 8:45 am]
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