[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 206 (Thursday, October 25, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60670-60671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21030]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Comment Requested

October 18, 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 December 24, 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, (202) 395-5887, 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 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 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: 3060-0057.
    Title: Application for Equipment Authorization.
    Form No.: FCC Form 731.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 600 respondents; 600 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 25 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: 250,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $11,107,500.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revision to the OMB 
after this 60 day comment period to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from them. On April 23, 2007, the Commission released a 
Second Report and Order, FCC 07-56, ET Docket No. 03-201. The 
Commission amended the rules to provide for more efficient equipment 
authorization of both existing modular transmitter devices and emerging 
partitioned (or ``split'') modular transmitter devices in Section 
15.212. Single modular transmitters consist of a completely self-
contained radio frequency transmitter device that is typically 
incorporated into another product, host or device.
    Split modular transmitters consist of two components: a radio 
front-end with antenna (or radio devices) and a transmitter control 
element (or specific hardware on which the software that controls the 
radio operation resides). All single or split modular transmitters are 
approved with an antenna. The modular transmitter must be labeled with 
its own FCC ID number, and if the FCC ID number is not visible when the 
module is installed inside another device, then the outside of the 
device into which the module is installed must also display a label 
referring to the enclosed module. This exterior label can use wording 
such as the following: ``Contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: 
XYZMODEL1'' or ``Contains FCC ID: XYZMODEL1.'' Any

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similar wording that expresses the same meaning may be used. The 
grantee may either provide such a label, an example of which must be 
included in the application for equipment authorization (FCC Form 731), 
or must provide adequate instructions along with the module which 
explain this requirement. In the latter case, a copy of these 
instructions must be included in the application for equipment 
authorization. The modular transmitter must comply with any specific 
rule or operating requirements applicable to the transmitter and the 
manufacturer must provide adequate instructions along with the module 
to explain any such requirements. A copy of these instructions must 
also be included in the FCC Form 731. FCC Form 731 will be modified to 
accommodate identification and validation of the specific devices 
approved by this rulemaking.
    The rule change will benefit manufacturers by allowing greater 
flexibility in certifying equipment and providing relief from the need 
to obtain a new equipment authorization each time the same transmitter 
is installed in a different final product. The rule change in the 
Second Report and Order will also enable manufacturers to develop more 
flexible and more advanced unlicensed transmitter technologies.
    In addition to the rule changes noted above, this requirement is 
being modified to reflect the growth in the use of the Radio Frequency 
(RF) spectrum for devices subject to equipment authorization. An 
adjustment is going to be reported to the OMB due to a reduction in the 
number of respondents filing the FCC Form 731 with the Commission. The 
number of responses is filed with both the FCC and the 
Telecommunications Certification Bodies (TCBs) and the total annual 
cost is reflected in this submission to the OMB.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-21030 Filed 10-24-07; 8:45 am]
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