[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3596-3597]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-1161]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Public Information Collection Requirement Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval, Comments Requested

January 13, 2009.
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, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. 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: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before February 20, 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 contacts 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via Internet at [email protected] 
or via fax at (202) 395-5167 and to Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC or via Internet at [email protected] or 
[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 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, (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 or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0678.
    Title: Part 25 of the Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing 
of, and Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network Stations and Space 
Stations.
    Form No.: FCC Form 312 and Schedule S.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 4,112 respondents; 4,112 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-24 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
Commission has statutory approval for the information collection 
requirements under Sections 4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 
303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 
Sections 154(i), 157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 42,579 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $784,766,976.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality pertaining to the information collection requirements 
in this collection.
    Needs and Uses: On October 17, 2008, the Federal Communications 
Commission (``Commission'') released an Eighth Report and Order and 
Order on Reconsideration titled, ``In the Matter of 2000 Biennial 
Regulatory Review--Streamlining and Other Revisions of Part 25 of the 
Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, 
Satellite Network Earth Stations and Space Stations; Streamlining the 
Commission's Rules and Regulations for Satellite Applications and 
Licensing Procedures'' (FCC 08-246), IB Docket Nos. 00-248 and 95-117. 
In the Eighth Report and Order, the Commission further streamlined the 
Commission's non-routine earth station processing rules by adopting a 
new earth station procedure that will enable the Commission to treat 
more applications routinely than is possible under the current earth 
station procedures. This rulemaking facilitates the provision of 
broadband Internet access services.
    The PRA information collection requirements contained in the Eighth 
Report and Order are as follows:
    1. The Commission plans to modify the ``Application for Satellite 
Space and Earth Station Authorizations'' (FCC Form 312), including 
Schedule B, in the International Bureau Filing System (``MyIBFS'') to 
reflect the off-axis equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) 
envelope compliance

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requirement. In the interim, earth station applicants must submit a 
table as an attachment to the FCC Form 312 to show their compliance 
with the off-axis EIRP requirement.
    2. Earth station licensees who plan to use a contention protocol 
must certify that their contention protocol usage will be reasonable. 
In the future, the Commission will revise the FCC Form 312 in MyIBFS to 
provide a streamlined method for earth station applicants planning to 
use a contention protocol to make this certification.
    The information collection requirements accounted for in this 
collection are necessary to determine the technical and legal 
qualifications of applicants or licensees to operate a station, 
transfer or assign a license, and to determine whether the 
authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity. 
Without such information, the Commission could not determine whether to 
permit respondents to provide telecommunication services in the U.S. 
Therefore, the Commission would be unable to fulfill its statutory 
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, and the obligations imposed on parties to the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-1161 Filed 1-16-09; 8:45 am]
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