[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 236 (Monday, December 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74493-74494]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29001]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

November 27, 2008.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens 
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 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 February 
6, 2009. 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: Submit your comments by e-mail to [email protected]. Include in 
the e-mail the OMB control number of the collection or, if there is no 
OMB control number, the Title shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below. If you are unable to submit your comments by e-mail, 
contact the person listed below to make alternative arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) or to obtain a copy of the collection, send 
an e-mail to: [email protected] and include the collection's OMB control 
number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below (or the 
title of the collection if there is no OMB

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control number), or call Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418-0217.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0835.
    Title: Ship Inspections.
    Form Numbers: FCC 806, 824, 827, and 829.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,210 respondents.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes to 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; Annual and 5 year reporting 
requirements; Third Party Disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. See 47 U.S.C. 361 and 362.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,245 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for 
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR Section 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Communications Act requires the Commission to 
inspect the radio installation of large cargo ships and certain 
passenger ships at least once a year to ensure that the radio 
installation is in compliance with the requirements of the 
Communications Act. Additionally, the Communications Act requires the 
inspection of small passenger ships at least once every five years. The 
Safety Convention (to which the United States is a signatory) also 
requires an annual inspection. However, the Safety Convention permits 
an Administrator to entrust the inspections to either surveyors 
nominated for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it. 
Therefore, the United States can have other parties conduct the radio 
inspection of vessels for compliance with the Safety Convention. The 
Commission allows FCC-licensed technicians to conduct these 
inspections. FCC-licensed technicians certify that the ship passed an 
inspection and issue a safety certificate. These safety certificates 
(FCC Forms 806, 824, 827 and 829) indicate that the vessel complies 
with the Communications Act and the Safety Convention. These 
technicians are required to provide a summary of the results of the 
inspection in the ship's log. In addition, the vessel's owner, 
operator, or ship's master must certify in the ship's log that the 
inspection was satisfactory. Inspection certificates issued in 
accordance with the Safety Convention must be posted in a prominent and 
accessible place on the ship. The purpose of the information is to 
ensure that the inspection was successful so that passengers and 
crewmembers of certain United States ships have access to distress 
communications in an emergency.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-29001 Filed 12-5-08; 8:45 am]
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