[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 35 (Thursday, February 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7987-7988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2995]


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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

February 13, 2007.

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 April 23, 2007. 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: Direct all PRA comments to Allison E. Zaleski, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, 
(202) 395-6466, or via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the Internet at 
[email protected] and to [email protected], 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Room 1-B441, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554. To submit your comments by email send them 
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 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.: 3060-0286.
    Title: Section 80.302, Notice of Discontinuance, Reduction, or 
Impairment of Service Involving a Distress Watch.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 160 respondents; 160 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 160 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting requirements) after this 60-day comment period 
to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full 
three year clearance. There is no change in the number of respondents 
or burden hours.
    Section 80.302 is necessary when changes occur in the operation of 
a public coast station which include discontinuance, reduction or 
suspension of a watch required to be maintained on 2182 kHz or 156.800 
MHz, notification must be made by the licensee to the nearest district 
office of the U.S. Coast Guard as soon as practicable. This 
notification must include the estimated or known resumption time of the 
watch.
    The information is used by the U.S. Coast Guard district office 
nearest to the coast station. Once the Coast Guard is aware that such a 
situation exists, it is able to inform the maritime community that 
radio coverage has or will be affected and/or seek to provide coverage 
of the safety watch via alternate means.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0308.
    Title: Section 90.505, Developmental Operation, Showing Required.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and state, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 100 respondents; 100 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting requirements) after this 60-day comment period 
to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full 
three-year clearance. There is no change in the number of respondents 
or burden hours.
    Section 90.505 requires applicants proposing developmental 
operations to submit supplemental information showing why the 
authorization is necessary and what its use will be. This reporting 
requirement will be used by the Commission staff in evaluating the 
applicant's need for such frequencies and the interference potential to 
other stations operating on the proposed frequencies.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0807.
    Title: Section 51.803, Procedures for Commission Notification of a 
State Commission's Failure to Act; and Supplemental Procedures for 
Petitions to Section 252(e)(5) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 60 respondents; 60 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20-40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,600 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting requirements) after this 60-day comment period 
to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full 
three-year clearance. The Commission has adjusted the burden hours for 
this information collection due to an increase in the number of 
respondents.
    Any interested party seeking preemption of a state commission's 
jurisdiction based on the state commission's failure to act shall 
notify the Commission as follows: (1) File with the Secretary of the 
Commission a detailed petition, supported by an affidavit, that states 
with specificity the basis for any claim that it has failed to act; and 
(2) serve the state commission and other parties to the proceeding on 
the same day that the party serves the petition on the Commission. 
Within 15 days of the filing of the petition, the state commission and 
parties to the proceeding may file a response to the petition. All of 
the requirements are used to ensure that petitioners have complied with 
their obligations under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0894.
    Title: Certification Letter Accounting for Receipt of Federal 
Support--CC Docket Nos. 96-45, and 96-262.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 52 respondents; 52 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3-5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 162 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting requirements) after this 60-day comment period 
to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full 
three-year clearance. There is no change in respondents or burden 
hours. Each state is required to provide information to the Commission 
regarding the comparability of local rates in rural areas served by 
non-rural carriers within the state to urban rates nationwide. The 
certification process requirements address rate comparability. Pursuant 
to the certification process, each state is required to inform whether 
its rates in rural areas served by non-rural carriers are reasonably 
comparable to urban rates nationwide and explain the basis for its 
conclusion as well as its proposed remedies, if necessary.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-2995 Filed 2-21-07; 8:45 am]
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