[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 206 (Thursday, October 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 60669]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21021]


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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, Comments Requested.

October 19, 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 December 24, 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), (202) 395-5887, 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 e-mail 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 OMB's ROCIS site at: 
http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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.: 3060-1059.
    Title: Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS)/
E911 Call Centers.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 25 respondents; 25 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $5,000.
    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 and recordkeeping requirements) after this 60 
day comment period to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to 
obtain the full three year clearance from them. There is no change in 
the number of respondents/responses, the estimated burden hours and/or 
annual costs. The information collection requirements under this OMB 
control number (3060-1059) are used by the Commission under its 
authority to license commercial satellite services in the United States 
pursuant to 47 CFR Part 25. Additionally, the Commission has the 
authority to ensure that Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) providers 
establish and maintain Emergency Call Center Service pursuant to 47 CFR 
25.284. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements include data on 
MSS call center usage such as the aggregate number of calls that the 
call centers receive and the number of calls that required forwarding 
to a local Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP). The Commission uses 
this data to monitor compliance with the call center requirement and 
track usage trends. Such information is useful to the Commission in 
considering whether FCC rules require modification to accommodate the 
changing market. Without this collection of information that result 
from these rules, the Commission would not be able to monitor the MSS 
carriers' establishment of call centers which are essential to provide 
emergency services, such as handling emergency 911 telephone calls from 
American citizens.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-21021 Filed 10-24-07; 8:45 am]
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