[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 63 (Friday, April 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15270-15271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7523]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 27, 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(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) 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

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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 June 2, 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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, (202) 395-5887, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or 
via Internet at [email protected] and to [email protected], Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0931.
    Title: Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; and Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 40,000 respondents; 40,000 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. There 
is no statutory authority for this information collection. However, the 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) states that it is in accordance with 
Appendix 43 of the Radio Regulations.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The FCC has a System of Records 
Notice (SORN), FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records'', to 
cover the personally identifiable information affected by these 
information collection requirements. At this time, the Commission (FCC) 
is not required to complete a Privacy Impact Assessment.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for 
confidentiality with respect to all owners of Marine VHF radios with 
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability in this collection. Pursuant 
to section 208(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. section 
3501, in conformance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552(a), the 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau instructs licensees to use the FCC's 
Universal Licensing System (ULS), Antenna Structure Registration (ASR), 
Commission Registration System (CORES) and related systems and 
subsystems to submit information. CORES is used to receive an FCC 
Registration Number (FRN) and password, after which one must register 
all current call signs and ASR numbers associated with a FRN within the 
Bureau's system of records (ULS database). Although ULS stores all 
information pertaining to the individual license via the FRN, 
confidential information is accessible only by persons or entities that 
hold the password for each account, and the Bureau's Licensing Division 
staff. Upon the request of a FRN, the individual licensee is consenting 
to make publicly available, via the ULS database, all information that 
is not confidential in nature. Information on the marine VHF radios 
with DSC capability is maintained in the Commission's system of 
records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records.'' The 
licensee records will be publicly available and routinely used in 
accordance with subsection (b) of the Privacy Act. FRN numbers and 
material which is afforded confidential treatment pursuant to a request 
made under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules will not be available 
for public inspection. Any personally identifiable information (PII) 
that individual applicants provide is covered by a system of records 
(FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records'') and these and all 
other records may be disclosed pursuant to the routine uses as stated 
in the system of records notice.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 
day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance 
from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the 
reporting and/or third party disclosure requirements) of this 
information collection. The Commission is reporting a significant 
increase in the estimated number of respondents/responses since this 
was last submitted to OMB in 2006. In 2006, the Commission reported 
2,000 respondents/responses with 1,000 total annual burden hours. For 
this submission to the OMB, the number of respondents increased by 
38,000 with an estimated annual burden of 10,000 burden hours.
    The information collection is necessary to require owners of marine 
VHF radios with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability to register 
information such as the name, address, type of vessel with a private 
entity issuing marine mobile service identities (MMSI). The information 
would be used by search and rescue personnel to identify vessels in 
distress and to select the proper rescue units and search methods. The 
requirement to collect this information is not contained in a 
Commission rule or formal FCC order, but in the agreements the FCC 
executes with private sector entities that issue MMSI's.
    The information is used by private entities to maintain a database 
used to provide information about the vessel owner in distress using 
marine VHF radios with DSC capability. If the collection were not 
conducted, the U.S. Coast Guard would not have access to this 
information which would increase the time and effort needed to complete 
a search and rescue operation.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-7523 Filed 4-2-09; 8:45 am]
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