[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 44 (Monday, March 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10048-10049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-4902]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review to the Office of Management and Budget, Comments Requested

February 27, 2009.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
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 April 8, 
2009. If you anticipate that you will be submitting PRA comments, but 
find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this 
notice, you should advise the FCC contact listed below as soon as 
possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (e-mail address: [email protected]), and to the 
Federal Communications Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: 
[email protected]). Include in the e-mails the OMB control number of the 
collection as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below or, 
if there is no OMB control number, the Title as shown in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. If you are unable to submit your 
comments by e-mail contact the person listed below to make alternate 
arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Leslie F. Smith via e-mail at [email protected] or at (202) 418-0217. To view 
or obtain a copy of an information collection request (ICR) submitted 
to OMB: (1) Go to this OMB/GSA 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, and (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
the ICR you want to view (or its title if there is no OMB control 
number) and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0835.
    Title: Ship Inspections, FCC Forms 806, 824, 827, and 829.
    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; 3,630 
responses.
    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 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

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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.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-4902 Filed 3-6-09; 8:45 am]
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