[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 92 (Thursday, May 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22742-22744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11209]


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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

May 5, 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 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 July 13, 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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), 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 Number: 3060-0259.
    Title: Section 90.263, Substitution of Frequencies Below 25 MHz.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and State, local or 
Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 35 respondents; 35 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 18 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    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 requirement) of this information collection. The Commission 
is reporting a decrease of 12 total annual burden hours since this 
information collection was last submitted to OMB in 2006 for review and 
approval. The reason for the decrease is fewer respondents (now 35 
respondents rather than 60 in 2006). Thus, the total annual burden 
hours has been adjusted now to 18 total annual burden hours.
    Section 90.263 requires applicants proposing operations in certain 
frequency bands below 25 MHz to submit precise information concerning 
transmitter output power, type and directional characteristics, if any, 
and the antenna, and the minimum necessary hours of operation.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0264.
    Title: Section 80.413, On-board Station Equipment Records.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and State, local or 
Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000 respondents; 1,000 responses.

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    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 4, 303, 307(e), 309 and 332 of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    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 
recordkeeping requirement) of this information collection. There is no 
change in the hourly burden estimate.
    Section 80.413 requires the licensee of an on-board station to keep 
equipment records which show: (1) The ship name and identification of 
the on-board station; (2) the number of and type of repeater and mobile 
units used on-board the vessel; and (3) the date the type of equipment 
which is added or removed from the on-board station.
    The information is used by FCC personnel during inspections and 
investigations to determine what mobile units and repeaters are 
associated with on-board stations aboard a particular vessel. If this 
information were not collected, no means would be available to 
determine if this type of radio equipment is authorized or who is 
responsible for its operation. Enforcement and frequency management 
programs would be negatively affected.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0297.
    Title: Section 80.503, Cooperative Use of Facilities.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 100 respondents; 100 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 16 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 4, 303, 307(e), 309, and 332 of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    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 
recordkeeping requirement) of this information collection. There is no 
change in the hourly burden estimate.
    Section 80.503 states that a person engaged in the operation of one 
or more commercial transport vessels or government vessels may receive 
maritime mobile service from a private coast station or a marine 
utility station on shore even though not the licensee of the private 
coast station or the marine utility station. Restrictions on 
cooperative arrangements are as follows:
    (1) Foreign persons must be the licensees of the radio stations 
installed on board their vessels.
    (2) The licensee of a private coast station or marine utility 
station on shore may install ship radio stations on board United States 
commercial transport vessels of other persons. In each case these 
persons must enter into a written agreement verifying that the ship 
station licensee has the sole right of control of the ship stations, 
that the vessel operators must use the ship stations subject to the 
orders and instructions of the coast station or marine utility station 
on shore, and that the ship station licensee will have sufficient 
control of the ship station to enable it to carry out its 
responsibilities under the ship station license.
    (a) Cooperative arrangements are limited concerning cost and 
charges as follows:

    (1) The arrangement must be established on a non-profit, cost-
sharing basis by written contract. A copy of the contract must be 
kept with the station records and made available for inspection by 
Commission representatives.
    (2) Contributions to capital and operating expenses are to be 
prorated on an equitable basis among all persons who are parties to 
the cooperative arrangement. Records which reflect the cost of the 
service and its non-profit, cost-sharing nature must be maintained 
by the licensee of the station and made available for inspection by 
Commission representatives.

The information is used by FCC personnel during inspection and 
investigations to insure compliance with applicable rules. If this 
information were not available, enforcement efforts could be hindered, 
frequency congestion in certain bands could increase, and the financial 
viability of some public coast radiotelephone stations could be 
threatened.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0387.
    Title: Sections 15.201(d), 15.211, 15.213, and 15.221, On-Site 
Verification of Field Disturbance Sensors.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 200 respondents; 200 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 18 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 4(i), 301, 302, 303(e), 303(f), 303(r), 303(s), 304, 
and 307 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,600 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $40,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Applicants may request that 
information be withheld from public inspection pursuant to 47 CFR 
0.457(d) for trade secrets which may be submitted to the Commission as 
part of the documentation of test results. No other assurance of 
confidentiality are provided to respondents.
    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 recordkeeping requirements) of this information 
collection. There is no change in the burden estimates.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0441.
    Title: Section 90.621, Selection and Assignment of Frequencies and 
Section 90.693, Grandfathering Provisions for Incumbent Licensees.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 20 respondents; 20 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory

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authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 
Sections 154 and 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 30 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $2,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    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 recordkeeping requirements) of this information 
collection. There is a change in the number of respondents since this 
was last submitted to OMB for approval. The estimated number of 
respondents has decreased by 980 fewer respondents; and 1,470 hourly 
burden reduction adjustments. The Commission is also reporting a 
$98,000 annual cost decrease since the 2006 submission.
    Section 90.621(b)(4) allows stations to be licensed at distances 
less than those prescribed in the Short-Spacing Separation Table where 
applicants ``secure a waiver''. Applicants seeking a waiver in these 
circumstances are still required to submit with their application an 
interference analysis, based upon any of the generally-accepted 
terrain-based propagation models, demonstrating that co-channel 
stations would receive the same or greater interference protection than 
provided in the Short-Spacing Separation Table.
    Section 90.621(b)(5) permits stations to be located closer than the 
required separation, so long as the applicant provides letters of 
concurrence indicating that the applicant and each co-channel licensee 
within the specified separation agree to accept any interference 
resulting from the reduced separation between systems. Applicants are 
still required to file such concurrence letters with the Commission. 
Additionally, the Commission did not eliminate filings required by 
provisions such as international agreements, its environmental 
(National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA)) rules, its antenna 
structure registration rules, or quiet zone notification/filing 
procedures.
    Section 90.693 requires that 800 MHz incumbent Specialized Mobile 
Radio (SMR) service licensees ``notify the Commission within 30 days of 
any changes in technical parameters or additional stations constructed 
that fall within the short-spacing criteria.'' It has been standard 
practice for incumbents to notify the Commission of all changes and 
additional stations constructed in cases where such stations are in 
fact located less than the required 70 mile distance separation, and 
are therefore technically ``short-spaced'', but are in fact fully 
compliant with the parameters of the Commission's Short-Spacing 
Separation Table.
    The Commission uses this information to determine whether to grant 
licenses to applicants making ``minor modifications'' to their systems 
which do not satisfy mileage separation requirements pursuant to the 
Short-Spacing Separation Table.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-11209 Filed 5-13-09; 8:45 am]
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