[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 90 (Thursday, May 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 26112]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9974]


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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

April 29, 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 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments by July 7, 2008. 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). To 
submit your comments by email send them 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 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, send an 
email to: [email protected] or contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1087.
    Title: Broadband Power Line Systems, ET Docket No. 04-37.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 100 respondents; 100 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .05 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,600 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $60,000.
    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, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure 
requirements) after this 60 day comment period to Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year clearance. The 
Commission adopted a Report and Order, FCC 04-245 on October 28, 2004. 
The Report and Order requires that entities operating Access Broadband 
over Power Lines (BPL) systems shall supply to an industry-recognized 
entity, information on all existing Access BPL systems and all proposed 
Access BPL systems for inclusion into a publicly available database, 
within 30 days prior to initiation of service. The following 
information should be provided to the database manager; the name of the 
Access BPL provider; the frequencies of the Access BPL operation; the 
postal ZIP codes served by the specific Access BPL operation; the 
manufacturer and type of Access BPL equipment and its associated FCC ID 
number, or in the case of Access BPL equipment that has been subject to 
verification, the Trade Name and Model Number, as specified on the 
equipment label; the contact information, including both phone number 
and e-mail address of a person at, or associated with, the BPL 
operator's company, to facilitate the resolution of any interference 
complaint; and the proposed/or actual date of Access BPL operation. The 
Access BPL operator can begin operations once the 30-day advance 
notification timeframe is over, then the Access BPL operator must 
notify the database manager of the date of commencement of actual 
operations for inclusion in the database. The database manager shall be 
required to enter this information into the publicly accessible 
database within three business days of receipt.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-9974 Filed 5-7-08; 8:45 am]
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