[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72720-72721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24793]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 17, 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, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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 January 22, 2008. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting PRA comments, but find it

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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, or an email to 
[email protected]. If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this 
information collection, you may do so by visiting OMB's Web site: 
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: 3060-0221.
    Title: Section 90.155(b) and (d), Time in Which Station Must Be 
Placed in Operation.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and state, local or 
tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,768 respondents; 1,768 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: 1,768 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    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 information 
collection to the OMB as a revision during this comment period to 
obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is a decrease in 
the number of respondents/responses and burden hours.
    Section 90.155(b) requires that a period longer than 12 months may 
be granted to local government entities to place their stations in 
operation on a case-by-case basis upon a showing of need. This rule 
provides flexibility to state and local governments. An application for 
extension of time to commence service may be made on FCC Form 601 (OMB 
Control No. 3060-0798). Extensions of time must be filed prior to the 
expiration of the construction period. Extensions will be granted only 
if the licensee shows that the failure to commence service is due to 
causes beyond its control.
    For the revisions to this submission to the OMB, the Commission is 
requesting OMB approval for the following:
    The Commission adopted and released a Report and Order in FCC 95-
41, PR Docket No. 93-61 which established construction deadlines for 
Location and Monitoring Service (LMS) licensees in the MTA-licensed 
multilateration LMS services. The Commission is adding Section 
90.155(d) to this information collection.
    On July 8, 2004, the Commission adopted a Report and Order in FCC 
04-166, WT Docket Nos. 02-381, 01-14, and 03-202 that amended Section 
90.155(d) to provide holders of multilateration location service 
authorizations with five- and ten-year benchmarks to place in operation 
their base stations that utilize multilateration technology to provide 
multilateration location service to one-third of the Economic Area's 
(EAs) population within five years of initial license grant, and two-
thirds of the population within ten years. At the five- and ten-year 
benchmarks, licensees are required to file a map with FCC Form 601 
showing compliance with the coverage requirements pursuant to section 
1.946 of the Commission's rules.
    On January 31, 2007, via an Order on Reconsideration and Memorandum 
Opinion and Order, in DA 07-479, the FCC granted two to three 
additional years to meet the five-year construction requirements for 
certain multilateration Location and Monitoring Service Economic Area 
licenses, and extended the ten-year requirement for such licenses for 
two years.

    Note: The cost and hour burdens for section 90.155(g) and (i) 
are accounted for under OMB Control No. 3060-0798 and are therefore 
not part of this information collection.

    These requirements will be used by Commission personnel to evaluate 
whether or not certain licensees are providing substantial service as a 
means of complying with their construction requirements, or have 
demonstrated that an extended period of time for construction is 
warranted.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-24793 Filed 12-20-07; 8:45 am]
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