[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 198 (Friday, October 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 60284]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24192]


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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

October 6, 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 December 9, 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 e-
mail to Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0812.
    Title: Exemption from Payment of Regulatory Fees When Claiming Non-
Profit Status.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions and business or other for-
profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4,500 respondents; 4,950 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, on occasion and one time reporting 
requirements and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection (IC) is contained 
in 47 U.S.C. 159.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,475 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Licensees or regulatees 
concerned about disclosure of sensitive information in any submissions 
to the Commission may request confidential treatment pursuant to 47 CFR 
0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection as an extension (no change in reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements) after this 60 day comment period in order to obtain the 
full three year clearance from the OMB. There is no change in the 
estimated burden hours.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in accordance with the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, is required to assess and 
collect regulatory fees from its licensees and regulatees in order to 
recover its costs incurred in conducting enforcement, policy and 
rulemaking, and international and user information services.
    The purposes for these requirements are to facilitate: (1) The 
statutory provisions that non-profit entities be exempt from payment of 
regulatory fees; and the FCC's ability to audit regulatory fee payment 
compliance.
    In order to develop a Schedule of Regulatory Fees, the FCC must as 
accurately as possible, estimate the number of payment units and 
distribute the costs. These estimates must be adjusted to account for 
any licensees or regulatees that are exempt from payment of regulatory 
fees. The FCC, therefore, requires all licensees and regulatees that 
claim exemption as non-profit entities to provide one-time only 
documentation sufficient to establish their non-profit status. Further, 
the FCC is requesting that it be similarly notified if for any reason 
that status changes. The documentation necessary to provide to the 
Commission will likely take the form of an Internal Revenue Service 
(IRS) ``Determination Letter'', a state charter indicating non-profit 
status, proof of church affiliation indicating tax exempt status, etc.
    The FCC is requiring licensees or regulatees to maintain and to 
make available, upon request, for inspection such records that they 
would normally keep in the course of doing business. These records are 
used to compute the amount of regulatory fee payment for period of two 
years from the time the fee payment was made. This will allow adequate 
time for the FCC to conduct any audits deemed appropriate to determine 
whether fee payments were made correctly.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-24192 Filed 10-9-08; 8:45 am]
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