[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 117 (Friday, June 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29209-29210]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14483]


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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

June 11, 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 
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 July 20, 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, via fax at 202-395-5167 or the Internet at 
[email protected] and to [email protected], 
Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to [email protected]. To view 
a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: 
(1) Go to the Web page http://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 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 Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0398.
    Title: Sections 2.948 and 15.117(g)(2)--Equipment Authorization 
Measurement Standards.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 320 respondents; 320 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5-30 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time and every three year 
reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party 
disclosure 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), 302, 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r) and 309(a).
    Total Annual Burden: 9,100 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a minimal exemption 
from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and 47 
CFR 0.459(d) of the Commission's rules that is granted for trade 
secrets, which may be submitted to the Commission as part of the 
documentation of the test results. No other assurances of 
confidentiality are provided to respondents.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection (IC) to the OMB as an extension during this comment period 
to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is no change 
in the Commission's estimated respondents/responses and/or total annual 
burden hours.
    The Commission established uniform technical standards for various 
non-licensed equipment operating under the guidelines established in 47 
CFR parts 2 and 15 of FCC rules, which include personal computers, 
garage door openers, baby monitors, microwave ovens, etc. In order to 
ensure that technical standards are applied uniformly to non-licensed 
equipment, the Commission requires manufacturers to follow the 
standardized measurement procedures and practices:
    (a) 47 CFR part 2 of the Commission's rules requires each Electro-
Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing facility that performs equipment 
testing in support of any request for equipment authorization to file a 
test site description, either with the Commission or with a Commission-
approved accrediting body.
    (b) The test site description and the supporting information 
documents that the EMC testing facility complies with

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the testing standards used to make the measurements that support any 
request for equipment authorization.
    (c) In addition, the referenced 47 CFR part 15 rules require that 
equipment manufacturers file information concerning the testing of TV 
receivers, which tune to UHF channels, to show that the UHF channels 
provide approximately the same degree of tuning accuracy with 
approximately the same expenditure of time and effort.
    The Commission or the accrediting body, e.g., EMC testing facility, 
use the information from these test sites and the supporting 
documentation, which accompany all requests for equipment 
authorization:
    (a) To ensure that the data are valid and that proper testing 
procedures are used;
    (b) To ensure that potential interference to radio communications 
is controlled; and
    (c) To investigate complaints of harmful interference or to verify 
the manufacturer's compliance with 47 CFR 2.948 and 15.117(g)(2) of the 
Commission's rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-14483 Filed 6-18-09; 8:45 am]
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