[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 21 (Thursday, January 31, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5845-5846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-1791]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 25, 2008.
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 March 3, 2008. 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 Judith-B. 
[email protected], Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to 
[email protected]. To view a copy of this information collection request 
(ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called 
``Currently Under Review'', (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in 
the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, 
(4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of 
agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the 
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, and (6) 
when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the 
title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then 
click on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information about 
this ICR.''

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 Judith-B.[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0057.
    Title: Application for Equipment Authorization.

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    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; 10,000 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: $11,017,500.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Minimal exemption from the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) under 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and FCC 
rules under 47 CFR 0.457(d) is granted for trade secrets which may be 
submitted as attachments to the application FCC Form 731. No other 
assurances of confidentiality are provided to respondents.
    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 an increase in 
the number of responses, burden hours and annual costs due 
recalculations of the burden estimates.
    On April 23, 2007, the FCC adopted and released a Second Report and 
Order, FCC 07-56, ET Docket No. 03-201 that modified Parts 2 and 15 of 
the Commission's rules for equipment approval and unlicensed devices. 
The amended rules provide for more efficient equipment authorization of 
both existing modular transmitter devices and emerging partitioned (or 
``split'') modular transmitter devices. These rule changes 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 changes will also enable 
manufacturers to develop more flexible and more advanced unlicensed 
transmitter technologies.
    To effectively implement the provisions of the new rules, various 
modifications to the existing FCC Form 731 are required. The changes 
are intended to simplify the filing process, however, there is no 
anticipated change in the per application burden for FCC Form 731 
submittal. The following specific changes are proposed on the FCC Form 
731 to accommodate modifications (revisions) and simplify filing 
processes:
    (1) Modular Type field addition--a new required field will be added 
to Section 1 of the form entitled ``Modular Type''.
    (2) Equipment Authorization Waiver--a new field set requesting 
information on equipment authorization waivers will be added. The first 
question ``Is there an equipment authorization waiver associated with 
this application?'' will have a default value set to ``No''. If the 
user answers ``Yes'', a second question ``* * * has the associated 
waiver been approved and all information uploaded?'' requires a 
positive response.
    (3) FCC ID Related Fields--additional instances of the ``Related 
FCC ID'' field will be added, to allow the user to inform the FCC of 
more than one application associated with the current application.
    (4) Short-Term Confidentiality Modifications--Short Term 
Confidentiality questions will be modified to allow the applicant to 
request Short-Term Confidentiality on the FCC Form 731, and to request 
a Short-Term confidentiality date no greater than 180 days from the 
date of Grant.
    (5) Knowledge Data Base (KDB) Associated Question--a new field 
group will be added to the form that captures KDB inquiry information 
related to the FCC Form 731 application filing. The applicant will be 
asked ``Is there a KDB inquiry associated with this application?'' The 
default response is ``No'', and if the applicant responds ``Yes'', the 
user will be required to enter a valid KDB inquiry tracking number.
    In addition to the changes to the FCC Form 731 which are necessary 
to implement the requirements of the new rules, an increase in the 
burden hours is requested in anticipation of a continuing increase of 
the greater than 10% annually in the number of applications requiring 
equipment authorization. This 10% increase is reflected in application 
submittals directly to the FCC, and to Telecommunications Certification 
Bodies (TCBs) that act on behalf of the FCC to review application 
submittals and issue equipment authorization grants.
    The Commission will use the information gathered on the FCC Form 
731 to determine compliance of the proposed equipment with the 
Commission's rules. Following authorization of the equipment for 
marketing by either the FCC or the TCB on behalf of the FCC, the 
information may also be used to determine:
    (a) Whether the operation of the equipment is consistent with the 
information supplied at the time of authorization, and
    (b) whether the equipment marketed complies with the terms of the 
equipment authorization.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-1791 Filed 1-30-08; 8:45 am]
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