[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45810-45811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16005]


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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, 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

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collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before September 14, 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via e-mail to [email protected] 
or via fax at 202-395-5167, and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via e-mail to [email protected] or by U.S. mail to Jerry Cowden, 
Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-B135, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Jerry Cowden via e-mail at [email protected] or at 202-418-0447. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: None.
    Title: Consummations of Assignments and Transfers of Control of 
Authorization.
    Form Nos.: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 589 respondents; 589 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 589 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $118,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not 
provide assurances of confidentiality to entities submitting their 
filings and applications. However, entities may request confidential 
treatment of their applications and filings under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission is requesting 
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve the 
establishment of a new collection for consummation of assignments and 
transfers of control of station authorization. A consummation is a 
party's notification to the Commission that a transaction (assignment 
or transfer of control of station authorization) has been completed 
within a designated period of time. A consummation is applicable to all 
international telecommunications services, including International High 
Frequency (IHF), Section 214 Applications (ITC), Satellite Space 
Stations (SAT), Submarine Cable Landing Licenses (SCL) and Satellite 
Earth Station (SES) stations. Currently, applicants send multiple 
letters to various offices within the Commission for each file number 
and call sign that are part of the consummation. The new, proposed 
consummation module will eliminate the applicant's requirement to 
notify the Commission by letter with the details of the consummation. 
With this new collection the applicant will complete an on-line form 
(consummation module) in the Commission's electronic International 
Bureau Filing System (``IBFS''). After the applicant enters the FCC 
Registration Number (FRN) in the form, the system will generate a list 
of file numbers and call signs that are related to the FRN. The 
applicant can select the file numbers and call signs that are part of 
the consummation. The consummation module: (1) Saves time for the 
applicants and the Commission staff because the information is readily 
accessible for viewing and processing 24 hours a day/7 days a week, (2) 
eliminates the applicants completion by paper and mailing of letters, 
and (3) expedites the Commission staff's receipt of consummations in a 
timely manner. Without this collection of information, the Commission 
would not have critical information such as a change in a controlling 
interest in the ownership of the licensee. Furthermore, the Commission 
would not have the authority to review assignments and transfers of 
control of satellite licenses to determine whether the initial license 
was obtained in good faith with the intent to construct a satellite 
system.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-16005 Filed 8-14-07; 8:45 am]
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