[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 65 (Thursday, April 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16786-16787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6395]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 27, 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 (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 June 4, 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 Jasmeet K. Seehra, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-3123, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or via internet at [email protected] and [email protected], Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-B441, 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 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: 3060-0697.
    Title: Revision of Parts 22 and 90 to Facilitate Future Development 
of Paging Systems (Second Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, Memorandum Opinion and Order, Order on 
Reconsideration and Third Report and Order, WT Docket 96-18.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, state, local or tribal government.

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    Number of Respondents: 450 respondents; 450 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes to 1 hour (average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,087 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $113,600.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This information collection 
contains personally identifiable information (PII). The FCC has a 
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services 
Licensing Records,'' to cover the collection, maintenance, use(s), and 
destruction of this PII, which respondents may provide to the FCC as 
part of the information collection requirement(s). This SORN was 
published in the Federal Register on April 5, 2006 (71 FR 17234, 
17269).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the OMB as a revision after this 60 day comment period to 
obtain the full three-year clearance from them. This information 
collection will be used by the Commission for the following purposes: 
(1) To facilitate the successful coexistence of incumbent and 
geographic area paging licensees; (2) to lessen the administrative 
burden on licensees and to simplify the paging licensing database; (3) 
to determine the partitioned service areas and the geographic area 
licensee's remaining service area of parties to a partitioning 
agreement; (4) to determine whether a geographic area licensee and 
parties to partitioning and disaggregation agreements have met the 
applicable coverage requirement for their respective service areas; (5) 
to determine whether an applicant is eligible to receive bidding 
credits as a small business; (6) to determine the real parties in 
interest of any joint bidding agreements; and (8) to determine the 
appropriate unjust enrichment compensation to be remitted to the 
government.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0865.
    Title: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Universal Licensing 
System Recordkeeping and Third Party Disclosure Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 70,645 respondents; 70,645 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10 minutes to 1 hour (average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 63,457 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This information collection 
contains personally identifiable information (PII). The FCC has a 
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services 
Licensing Records,'' to cover the collection, maintenance, use(s), and 
destruction of this PII, which respondents may provide to the FCC as 
part of the information collection requirement(s). This SORN was 
published in the Federal Register on April 5, 2006 (71 FR 17234, 
17269).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the OMB as an extension (no change in reporting 
requirements) after this 60 day comment period to obtain the full 
three-year clearance from them.
    The Commission has adjusted the number of respondents because they 
increased; therefore, the burden hours have also increased.
    The purpose of this information collection is to continually 
streamline and simplify processes for wireless applicants and 
licensees, who previously used a myriad of forms for various wireless 
services and types of requests, in order to provide the Commission, 
information that has been collected in separate databases, each for a 
different group of services. Such processes have resulted in unreliable 
reporting, duplicate filings for the same licensees/applicants, and 
higher cost burdens to licensees/applicants. By streamlining the 
Universal Licensing System (ULS), the Commission eliminates the filing 
of duplicative applications for wireless carriers; increases the 
accuracy and reliability of licensing information; and enables all 
wireless applicants and licensees to file all licensing-related 
applications and other filings electronically, thus increasing the 
speed and efficiency of the application process. The ULS also benefits 
wireless applicants/licensees by reducing the cost of preparing 
applications, and speeds up the licensing process in that the 
Commission can introduce new entrants more quickly into this already 
competitive industry. Finally, ULS enhances the availability of 
licensing information to the public which has access to all publicly 
available wireless licensing information on-line, including maps 
depicting a licensee's geographic service area.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-6395 Filed 4-4-07; 8:45 am]
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