[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40873-40874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16319]


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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

July 9, 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

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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 September 15, 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 e-mail 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 Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0532.
    Title: Section 2.1033, Application for Certification and Section 
15.121, Scanning Receivers and Frequency Converters Used with Scanning 
Receivers.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 25 respondents; 25 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 25 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $1,250.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission's rules 
require that certain portions of scanning receiver applications for 
certification will remain confidential after the effective date of the 
grant of the application. No other assurances of confidentiality are 
provided to respondents.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting 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 FCC rules under 47 CFR 2.1033 and 15.121 require manufacturers 
of scanning receivers to design their equipment so that it has 38 dB of 
image rejection for Cellular Service frequencies, tuning, control and 
filtering circuitry are inaccessible and any attempt to modify the 
scanning receiver to receive Cellular Service transmissions will likely 
render the scanning receiver inoperable. The Commission's rules also 
require manufacturers to submit information with any application for 
certification that describes the testing method used to determine 
compliance with the 38 dB image rejection ratio, the design features 
that prevent modification of the scanning receiver to receive Cellular 
Service transmissions, and the design steps taken to make tuning, 
control, and filtering circuitry inaccessible. Furthermore, the FCC 
requires equipment to carry a statement assessing the vulnerability of 
the scanning receiver to modification and to have a label affixed to 
the scanning receiver, similar to the following as described in section 
15.121:
    Warning: Modification of this device to receive cellular 
radiotelephone service signals is prohibited under FCC Rules and 
Federal Law.
    The Commission uses the information required in this equipment 
authorization process to determine whether the equipment that is being 
marketed complies with the Congressional mandate in the Telephone 
Disclosure and Dispute Resolution Act of 1992 (TDDRA) and applicable 
Commission rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-16319 Filed 7-15-08; 8:45 am]
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