[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 105 (Friday, May 30, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31118-31119]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12106]


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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

May 27, 2008.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following 
information collection(s). 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

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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. An 
agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB 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 that does not 
display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 30, 
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: Submit your comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (e-mail address: [email protected]), and to the 
Federal Communications Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: 
[email protected]). Include in the e-mails the OMB control number of the 
collection as shown in the Supplementary Information section below or, 
if there is no OMB control number, the Title as shown in the 
Supplementary Information section. If you are unable to submit your 
comments by e-mail contact the person listed below to make alternate 
arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Jerry Coyden via e-mail at [email protected] or at (202) 418-0447. To view or 
obtain a copy of an information collection request (ICR) submitted to 
OMB: (1) Go to this OMB/GSA 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 OMB control number of 
the ICR you want to view (or its title if there is no OMB control 
number) and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0805.
    Title: 700 MHz Eligibility, Regional Planning Requirements, 
Interference Protection Criteria and 4.9 GHz Guidelines (47 CFR 90.523, 
90.527, 90.545, and 90.1211).
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,116 respondents; 21,116 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2.89236 hours (range of 30 minutes to 
628 hours).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting and one-time reporting 
requirements; third party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory (47 CFR 90.523); required to 
obtain or retain benefits (47 CFR 90.523, 90.527, and 90.545); and 
voluntary.
    Total Annual Burden: 61,075 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: Section 90.523 requires that nongovernmental 
organizations that provide services which protect the safety of life or 
property obtain a written statement from an authorizing state or local 
government entity to support the nongovernmental organization's 
application for assignment of 700 MHz frequencies. Section 90.527 
requires 700 MHz regional planning committees to submit a plan for use 
of the 700 MHz general use spectrum in the consolidated narrowband 
segment 763-775 MHz and 793-805 MHz. It advocates a fair and open 
process in developing allocation assignments by requiring input from 
eligible entities in the allocation decisions and the application 
technical review/approval process. Entities that seek inclusion in the 
plan to obtain future licenses are considered third party respondents. 
Section 90.545 TV/DTV interference protection criteria, provides that 
public safety base, control and mobile transmitters in the 763-775 MHz 
and 793-805 MHz band applicants select one of three ways to meet the 
TV/DTV interference protection requirements: (1) By utilizing 
geographic separation in the rule; (2) submitting an engineering study 
to justify other separations, or (3) obtain concurrence from applicable 
TV/DTV station(s). Section 90.1211 authorizes the fifty-five 700 MHz 
regional planning committees to develop and submit on a voluntary basis 
a plan on guidelines for coordination procedures to facilitate the 
shared use of 4940-4990 MHz (4.9 GHz) band. Applicants are granted a 
geographic area license for the entire fifty MHz of 4.9 GHz spectrum 
over a geographical area defined by the boundaries of their 
jurisdiction--city, county or state. Accordingly, licensees are 
required to coordinate their operations in the shared band to avoid 
interference, a common practice when joint operations are conducted.
    Commission staff will use the information to assign licenses, 
determine regional spectrum requirements and to develop technical 
standards. The information will also be used to determine whether 
prospective licensees operate in compliance with the Commission's 
rules. Without such information, the Commission could not accommodate 
regional requirements or provide for the efficient use of the available 
frequencies. Information provided to, or exchanged among, third parties 
will be used to establish eligibility and to prevent harmful 
interference. This information collection request includes rules to 
govern the operation and licensing of the 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz bands to 
ensure that licensees continue to fulfill their statutory 
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended. Such information will continue to be used to minimize 
interference, verify that applicants are legally and technically 
qualified to hold licenses, and to determine compliance with Commission 
rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-12106 Filed 5-29-08; 8:45 am]
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