[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 22, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47037-47038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-16303]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

July 25, 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 September 21, 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 to [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, 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: 3060-0779.
    Title: Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide 
for Use of the 220 MHz Band by the Private Land Mobile Radio Service 
(PLMRS), PR Docket No. 89-552.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,313 respondents; 2,313 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2-20 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 23,433 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $430,600.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to OMB as a revision during this comment period to obtain 
the full three-year clearance from them. The Commission is reporting a 
decrease in the total annual burden hours and annual costs because some 
of the rules are no longer applicable because Phase I licenses are no 
longer issued. In other respects, some areas of this collection are nil 
pending the potential influx of

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re-auctioned licensees. This collection includes rules to govern the 
future operation and licensing of the 220-222 MHz band (220 MHz 
service). In establishing this licensing plan, FCC's goal is to 
establish a flexible regulatory framework that allows for efficient 
licensing of the 220 MHz service, eliminates unnecessary regulatory 
burdens, and enhances the competitive potential of the 220 MHz service 
in the mobile service marketplace. However, as with any licensing and 
operational plan for a radio service, a certain number of regulatory 
and information collection burdens are necessary to verify licensee 
compliance with FCC rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-16303 Filed 8-21-07; 8:45 am]
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