[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 165 (Monday, August 25, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50012-50013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19655]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Approved by the Office 
of Management and Budget

August 19, 2008.
SUMMARY:  The Federal Communications Commission has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collection(s) pursuant to 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 OMB 
control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimate(s) and any 
suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie Haney, [email protected], 
(202) 418-1002.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0805.
    OMB Approval Date: July 2, 2008.
    Expiration Date: July 31, 2011.
    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 No.: Not applicable.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 21,116 responses; 2.89236 hours per 
response; 61,075 hours total per year.
    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.
    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

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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. E8-19655 Filed 8-22-08; 8:45 am]
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