[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 158 (Wednesday, August 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 47222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13478]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

August 10, 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 September 15, 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-B441, 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), send an e-mail to [email protected] or 
contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Licensing, Operation, and Transition of the 2500-26990 MHz 
Band.
    Form No.: 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: 2,500 respondents; 5,000 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: .25-5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement, and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 8,335 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $273,334.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as a new 
collection after this 30 day comment period to Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year clearance.
    New Broadband Radio Service (BRS) and Educational Broadband Service 
(EBS) band plan transitions take place in Basic Trading Areas (BTAs), 
which will provide both incumbent licensees and potential new entrants 
in the 2495-2690 MHz band with greatly enhanced flexibility to 
encourage the efficient and effective use of spectrum domestically and 
internationally and the growth and rapid development of innovative and 
efficient communications technologies and services.
    The information collection requirements are contained in the 
following rule sections: 1) the pre-transition data request (47 CFR 
27.1231(e)); 2) the transition notice (47 CFR 27.1231(e)); 3) the 
Initiation Plan (47 CFR 27.1231(f)); and 4) the post-transition 
notification (47 CFR 27.1235). The Pre-transition data request will be 
collected by a third-party proponent (proponent) to assist in the 
transitioning the 2500-2690 MHz band. The proponent may use a variety 
of methods, including a computerized database. The proponent will send 
the transition notice to all BRS and EBS licensees in the BTA that the 
proponent is transitioning. The FCC will collect the Initiation Plan 
and the Post-transition Notification from the proponent to enable the 
FCC to assess when transitions have begun and when they have ended. The 
FCC will use our electronic comment and filing system (ECFS) database 
to collect this information from the proponents.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-13478 Filed 8-15-06; 8:45 am]
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