[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 76331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21769]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 7, 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 February 20, 2007. 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 FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Allison E. Zaleski, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-6466, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at [email protected] and to [email protected], Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-B441, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554 or an e-mail to [email protected]. If you would like to 
obtain or view a copy of this information collection after the 60 day 
comment period, 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 Number: 3060-0953.
    Title: Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (ET Docket No. 99-255).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 1 respondent; 2,500 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $500,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents are not required 
to submit confidential information for this reporting requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to OMB as an extension (no change in reporting, 
recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements) after this 60 
day comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them.
    On June 12, 2000, the Commission released a Report and Order, ET 
Docket No. 99-255, FCC 00-211, which allocated spectrum and established 
rules for a ``Wireless Medical Telemetry Service'' (WMTS) that allows 
potentially life-critical equipment to operate in an interference-
protected basis. Medical telemetry equipment is used in hospitals and 
health care facilities to transmit patient measurement data such as 
pulse and respiration rate to a nearby receiver, permitting greater 
patient mobility and increased comfort. The Commission designated a 
frequency coordinator, who maintains a database of all WMTS equipment. 
All parties using equipment in the WMTS are required to coordinate/
register their operating frequency and other relevant technical 
operating parameters with the designated coordinator. The database 
provides a record of the frequencies used by each facility or device to 
assist parties in selecting frequencies to avoid interference. Without 
a database, there would be no record of WMTS usage because WMTS 
transmitters will not be individually licensed.
    The designated frequency coordinator has the responsibility to 
maintain an accurate engineering database of all WMTS transmitters, 
identified by location (coordinates, street address, building), 
operating frequency, emission type and output power, frequency range(s) 
used, modulation scheme used, effective radiated power, number of 
transmitters in use at the health care facility at the time of 
registration, legal name of the authorized health care provider, and 
point of contact for authorized health care provider. The frequency 
coordinator will make the database available to WMTS users, equipment 
manufacturers and the public. The coordinator will also notify users of 
potential frequency conflicts.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E6-21769 Filed 12-19-06; 8:45 am]
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