[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 211 (Thursday, November 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61878-61881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21514]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management 
and Budget

October 26, 2007.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid control number. For further information 
contact Cheryl B. Williams, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 
418-0497 or via the Internet at [email protected].

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0106.
    Expiration Date: 5/31/2010.
    Title: Part 43--Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of 
International Telecommunications Services.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 134 respondents; 134 responses; 2,412 
total annual hours; 18 hours per respondent.
    Needs and Uses: U.S. providers of international telecommunications 
services must comply with the Federal Communications Commission's 
reporting requirements pursuant to 47 CFR 43.53, 43.61 and 43.82. The 
Commission's primary goal underlying the reporting requirements for 
international carriers has been and continues to be the protection of 
U.S.

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consumers and carriers from potential harm caused by instances of 
insufficient competition caused by the exercise of market power by 
foreign incumbent carriers. The Commission's goals in regulating the 
U.S.-international marketplace have been (1) to promote effective 
competition in the global market for communications services; (2) to 
prevent anticompetitive conduct in the provision of international 
services or facilities; and, (3) to encourage foreign governments to 
open their communications markets. The Commission's ability to respond 
to failures in the U.S.-international market depends upon having 
adequate information about the market. The Commission uses the 
information provided by the traffic and revenue reports and the 
circuit-status report to ensure compliance with its international rules 
and policies.
    If the information collection was not conducted or was conducted 
less frequently, the Commission would not be able to ensure compliance 
with its international rules and policies. Furthermore, the Commission 
would not have sufficient information to take measures to prevent 
anticompetitive conduct in the provision of international 
communications services. The Commission would not be able to promote 
effective competition in the global market for communications services. 
The lack of effective competition would adversely affect the U.S. 
revenues in the telecommunications industry. The agency would not be 
able to comply with the international regulations stated in the World 
Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0572.
    Expiration Date: 5/31/2010.
    Title: Filing Manual for Annual International Circuit Status 
Reports.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 138 respondents; 138 responses; 1,300 
total annual hours; 11 hours average per respondent.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission obtains 
circuit status reports from international carriers pursuant to 47 CFR 
Section 43.82 of the Commission's rules. The information compiled by 
the Commission from the reports is useful to current industry members, 
potential new entrants into the industry, and the Commission. The 
information is aggregated and published by the Commission for the use 
and benefit of all industry members. The information is critically 
important for U.S. carriers in the preparation of their international 
business plans, in monitoring for nondiscriminatory provisioning of 
circuits by U.S. and foreign carriers, particularly in markets 
dominated by incumbent foreign carriers, and for determining the 
availability of capacity, or the lack thereof, for market entry and 
expansion decisions. The information will aid the industry in 
determining competitive opportunities and thereby supports the 
Commission's efforts to achieve a more competitive international 
telecommunications marketplace. In addition, the information will allow 
the Commission to comply with the statutory requirements of the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Without this information, the 
Commission's efforts to achieve a more competitive international 
telecommunications marketplace will be impeded. Also, the Commission 
would not have the information necessary to comply with its statutory 
requirements under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.
    In addition, Congress mandated the Commission to collect annual 
regulatory fees on active equivalent 64 kilobits international 
circuits. Without such information, the Commission would not be able to 
fulfill its statutory obligation.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0955.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
    Title: 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service Reports.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 9 respondents; 9 responses; 27 total 
annual hours; 3 hours per response.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission collects 
information under OMB Control No. 3060-0955 pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 
Sections 25.114, 25.115, 25.133, 25.136, 25.137, 25.143, 25.202, 25.203 
and 25.279. The information is used by the Commission in carrying out 
its duties under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and to 
insure the public interest, safety and convenience are served. Without 
such information, the Commission could not determine whether to permit 
the respondent to provide telecommunication services in the U.S. and 
therefore fulfill its statutory and responsibilities in accordance with 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0994.
    Expiration Date: 1/31/2010.
    Title: Flexibility for Delivery of Communications by Mobile 
Satellite Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band, L Band and the 1.6/2.4 
GHz Band
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 161 respondents; 161 responses; 1,326 
total annual hours; .50 hours per response.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') collects information from Mobile Satellite Service 
(MSS) providers pursuant to 47 CFR 25.149. This information is used by 
the Commission to license commercial satellite services in the United 
States. Without the collection of information that would result from 
these final rules, the Commission would not have the necessary 
information to grant entities the authority to operate commercial 
satellite stations and provide telecommunications services to 
consumers. Additionally, American consumers would be adversely impacted 
by the lack of telecommunications services.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1007.
    Expiration Date: 7/31/2010.
    Title: Streamlining and Other Revisions of Part 25 of the 
Commission's Rules.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 28 respondents; 28 responses; 9,688 total 
annual hours; 1 hour estimated time per response.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is used by the Commission staff in 
carrying out its duties concerning satellite communications as required 
by Section 301, 308, 309 and 310 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 
301, 308, 309, 310. This collection is also used by the Commission 
staff in carrying out its duties under the World Trade Organization 
(WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement. The information collection requirements 
accounted for in this collection are necessary to determine the 
technical, legal and financial qualifications of applicants or 
licensees to operate a station, transfer or assign a license, and to 
determine whether the authorization is in the public interest, 
convenience and necessity. All satellite applications filed under 47 
CFR part 25, whether by U.S. or non-U.S. entities, and regardless of 
spectrum used, are included in this collection. If the data contained 
in this collection were collected less frequently or not filed in 
conjunction with our rules, then the Commission would not be able to 
streamline its satellite license modification rules and also carry-out 
its mandate as required by statute. As a result, licensees would not be 
able to provide services to the public as effectively as they could 
under the streamlined satellite license modification rules. Therefore, 
the Commission would be unable to fulfill

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its statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, and the obligations imposed on parties to the 
WTO Basic Telecom Agreement.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1054.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
    Title: Application for Renewal of an International Broadcast 
Station License.
    Form No.: FCC Form 422-IB.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10 respondents; 60 responses; 60 total 
annual burden hours; 6 hours per response.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission collects 
information under OMB Control No. 3060-1054 pursuant to the rules set 
forth in 47 CFR 73.702, 73.731, 73.732, 73.733, 73.751, 73.753, 73.754, 
73.755, 73.759, 73.760, 73.765, 73.781 and 73.782 in order to assign 
frequencies for use by international broadcast stations, to grant 
authority to operate such stations and to determine if interference or 
adverse propagation conditions exist that may impact the operation of 
such stations. If the Commission did not collect this information, it 
would not be in a position to effectively coordinate spectrum for 
international broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency 
interference or adverse propagation conditions. If the Commission did 
not collect this information, it would not be in a position to 
effectively coordinate spectrum for international broadcasters or to 
act for entities in times of frequency interference or adverse 
propagation conditions. The orderly nature of the provision of 
international broadcast service would be in jeopardy without the 
Commission's involvement.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1055.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
    Title: Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign 
Broadcast Stations.
    Form No.: FCC Form 423-IB.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 30 respondents; 240 responses; 240 annual 
hours, 8 hours per respondent.
    Needs and Uses: The information collected pursuant to the rules set 
forth in 47 CFR 73.1001, 73.1010, 73.1015, 73.1020, 73.1120, 73.1125, 
73.1150, 73.1201, 73.1202, 73.1210, 73.1212, 73.1213, 73.1215 and 
73.350 are applicable to all AM, FM, TV and Class A TV broadcast 
services, including both commercial and noncommercial stations. If this 
information were not collected from the respondents on the application 
form, the Commission would not be able to ensure that commercial and 
noncommercial radio and television broadcasters meet the legal and 
technical requirements essential to operate radio and TV stations and 
to prevent harmful interference among broadcast stations and other 
telecommunications facilities. Pursuant to 47 CFR 73.3580, broadcasters 
must keep the public informed of a station's filing of an application 
or amendment by advertisements in local newspapers. The public is kept 
abreast of the stations' existence in a local area or plans to locate 
in a specific local area through such advertisements. Section 73.3580 
also requires that certain applications be maintained on file for 
public inspection at a stated address in the community in which the 
station is located or is proposed to be located. If the Commission did 
not collect this information, it would not be able to ensure that 
broadcast licensees keep the public informed of the existence of 
broadcast stations in the local area or plans to establish broadcast 
stations in the local area as well as other pertinent information of 
interest to the public. Furthermore, the Commission would not be able 
to ascertain whether the commercial and noncommercial broadcast 
stations meet various technical and/or legal requirements that are 
critical to the operations of a broadcast station and to prevent 
harmful interference to other broadcast stations or telecommunications 
facilities.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1056.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
    Title: Application for an International Broadcast Station License.
    Form No.: FCC Form 421-IB.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10 respondents; 120 responses; 120 total 
annual hours; 12 hours per response.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission collects 
information pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR 73.702, 73.731, 
73.732, 73.733, 73.751, 73.753, 73.754, 73.755, 73.759, 73.760, 73.765, 
73.781 and 73.782. The Commission uses this information to assign 
frequencies for use by international broadcast stations, to grant 
authority to operate such stations and to determine if interference or 
adverse propagation conditions exist that may impact the operation of 
such stations. If the Commission did not collect this information, it 
would not be in a position to effectively coordinate spectrum for 
international broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency 
interference or adverse propagation conditions.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1057.
    Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
    Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an 
International Broadcast Station.
    Form No.: FCC Form 420-IB.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10 respondents; 160 responses; 160 total 
annual hours; 16 hours per response.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission collects 
information pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR 73.702, 73.731, 
73.732, 73.733, 73.751, 73.753, 73.754, 73.755, 73.759, 73.760, 73.765, 
73.781 and 73.782. The Commission uses this information to assign 
frequencies for use by international broadcast stations, to grant 
authority to operate such stations and to determine if interference or 
adverse propagation conditions exist that may impact the operation of 
such stations. If the Commission did not collect this information, it 
would not be in a position to effectively coordinate spectrum for 
international broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency 
interference or adverse propagation conditions.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1063.
    Expiration Date: 3/31/2010.
    Title: Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS) 
Authorization, Marketing and Importation Rules.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 19 respondents; 19 responses; 483 annual 
burden hours, 24 hours per response.
    Needs and Uses: The rule sections applicable to this information 
collection are Title 47 CFR 1.1307, 2.1033, 2.1204, 25.118, 25.129, 
25.132, 25.135, 25.136, 25.138, and 25.216. The Commission requires 
interested parties to obtain equipment authorization pursuant to the 
certification procedure in Part 2 of the Commission's rules. The Part 2 
certification procedure requires submission of an application (FCC Form 
731) and exhibits to the Commission, including test data showing that a 
representative sample unit of the devices that would be covered by the 
certification, meets the Commission's applicable technical 
requirements. The requirement applies to devices imported, sold, 
leased, shipped, or distributed after November 19, 2004. This 
information collection includes a certification requirement for 
portable GMPCS transceivers to prevent interference, reduce radio-
frequency (``RF'') radiation exposure risk, and make regulatory 
treatment of portable GMPCS transceivers consistent with treatment of 
similar terrestrial wireless devices, such as cellular phones. The 
Commission is requiring that applicants obtain authorization for the 
equipment by submitting an application and exhibits, including test 
data. If the Commission did not obtain such

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information, it would not be able to ascertain whether the equipment 
meets the FCC's technical standards for operation in the United States. 
Furthermore, the data is required to ensure that the equipment will not 
cause catastrophic interference to other telecommunications services 
that may impact the health and safety of American citizens.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1066.
    Expiration Date: 3/31/2010.
    Title: Renewal of Application for Satellite Space and Earth Station 
Authorization.
    Form No.: FCC Form 312-R.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 6 respondents; 6 responses; 2,000 annual 
burden hours, 12 hours per response.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 25.121(e) of the Federal 
Communications Commission's rules, earth station applicants must file 
the FCC Form 312-R with the Commission in the International Bureau 
Filing System (IBFS) to request renewals of their licenses. This 
collection is used by the Commission staff in carrying out its duties 
concerning satellite communications as required by Section 301, 308, 
309 and 310 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 301, 308, 309, 310. 
This collection is also used by the Commission staff in carrying out 
its duties under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom 
Agreement. Without this collection of information, applicants and 
licensees would not be able to obtain the authorization necessary to 
provide telecommunications services; the Commission would not be able 
to carry-out its mandate as required by statute; and applicants and 
licensees would not be able to provide services to the public 
effectively. The Commission would not be able to determine whether the 
authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1067.
    Expiration Date: 3/31/2010.
    Title: Qualification Questions.
    Form No.: FCC Form 312-EZ.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 3,872 respondents; 3,872 responses; 38,720 
annual burden hours, 10 hours per response.
    Needs and Uses: Routine conventional C-band and Ku-band earth 
station applications eligible for ``auto-grant'' procedure (non-common 
carriers) must file the FCC Form 312-EZ with the Commission pursuant to 
47 CFR 25.115. This collection is used by the Commission staff in 
carrying out its duties concerning satellite communications as required 
by Section 301, 308, 309 and 310 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 
301, 308, 309, 310. This collection is also used by the Commission 
staff in carrying out its duties under the World Trade Organization 
(WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.
    The information collection requirements accounted for in this 
collection are necessary to determine the technical and legal 
qualifications of applicants or licensees to operate a station, 
transfer or assign a license, and to determine whether the 
authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity. All 
``routine'' earth station applications that are consistent with all the 
technical requirements in part 25 applicable to earth stations are 
included in this collection. Without such information, the Commission 
could not determine whether to permit respondents to provide 
telecommunication services in the U.S. Therefore, the Commission would 
be unable to fulfill its statutory responsibilities in accordance with 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the obligations imposed 
on parties to the WTO Basic Telecom Agreement.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1095.
    Expiration Date: 12/31/2009.
    Title: Surrenders of Authorizations for International Carrier, 
Space Station and Earth Station Licensees.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 306 respondents; 306 responses; 306 total 
annual hours; 1 hour per response.
    Needs and Uses: Licensees file surrenders of authorizations with 
the Commission on a voluntary basis. (Note: There are no specific 
Commission rules pertaining to surrenders of authorizations because it 
is voluntary on the part of the licensee). This information is used by 
Commission staff to issue Public Notices to announce the surrenders of 
authorization to the general public. The Commission's release of Public 
Notices is critical to keeping the general public abreast of the 
licensees' discontinuance of telecommunications services. Without this 
collection of information, licensees would be required to submit 
surrenders of authorizations to the Commission by letter which is more 
time consuming than submitting such requests to the Commission 
electronically. In addition, Commission staff would spend an extensive 
amount of time processing surrenders of authorizations received by 
letter. The collection of information saves time for both licensees and 
Commission staff since they are received in the International Bureau 
Filing System (IBFS) electronically and include only the information 
that is essential to process the requests in a timely manner. 
Furthermore, the e-filing module expedites the Commission staff's 
announcement of surrenders of authorizations via Public Notice.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1108.
    Expiration Date: 9/30/2010.
    Title: Consummation of Assignments and Transfers of Control of 
Authorization.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 589 respondents; 589 responses; 589 total 
hours; 1 hour per respondent.
    Needs and Uses: Applicants utilize the International Bureau Filing 
System (IBFS) to inform the Commission of consummations of assignments 
and transfers of control of authorization for international 
telecommunications and satellite services, such as International High 
Frequency (IHF), Section 214 Applications (ITC), Satellite Space 
Stations (SAT), Submarine Cable Landing Licenses (SCL) and Satellite 
Earth Station (SES) licenses. The Commission has authority for this 
information collection pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 47 CFR Sections 
1.767, 25.119, 63.24(e)(4), 73.3540 and 73.3541. The information 
collections are necessary for the Commission to maintain effective 
oversight of U.S. providers of international telecommunications 
services that are affiliated with, or involved in certain co-marketing 
or similar arrangements with, foreign entities that have market power. 
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. The Commission would not be able to carry 
out its duties under the Communications Act and to determine the 
qualifications of applicants to provide international 
telecommunications service, including applicants that are affiliated 
with foreign entities, and to determine whether and under what 
conditions the authorizations are in the public interest, convenience, 
and necessity.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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