[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41698-41700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19671]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications, Comments Requested

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commision
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) Public Law No. 104-13. An 
agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid control number. Subject to the PRA, no 
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a 
collection of information 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

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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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 
19, 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), (202) 395-5887, or via fax at (202) 395-
5167, or via the Internet at [email protected] and to 
Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Room 1-C823, 
445 12th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20554 . To submit your comments 
by e-mail send them to: [email protected] and/or [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s) contact Cathy Williams on (202) 418-2918 or 
send an e-mail to [email protected] and/or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1061.
    Title: Part 25 of the Commission's Rules Governing the Blanket 
Licensing of Earth Stations on Vessels Operating with Geostationary 
Satellites in the Fixed-Satellite Service in the C- and Ku-Bands.
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15 respondents; 15 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: Estimated time is different for each 
response - the response with the shortest duration takes an estimated 
0.5 hours to complete and the response with the longest duration takes 
an estimated 24 hours to complete.
     Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; 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: 252 hours.
     Total Annual Cost: $145,500.
     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 July 31, 2009, the Federal Communications 
Commission (''Commission'') released an Order on Reconsideration 
titled, ``In the Matter of the Procedures to Govern the Use of 
Satellite Earth Stations on Board Vessels in the 5925-6425 MHz/ 3700-
4200 MHz Bands and 14.0-14.5 GHz/11.7-12.2 GHz Bands'' (FCC 09-63), IB 
Docket No. 02-10 (``ESV Reconsideration Order''). In the ESV 
Reconsideration Order, the Commission resolved various concerns raised 
regarding the operational restrictions placed on ESVs that are designed 
to protect the fixed-satellite service (FSS), operating in the C-band 
and Ku-band, and the terrestrially-based fixed service (FS), operating 
in the C-band, from harmful interference. The Commission adopted rule 
changes that should provide ESV operators with greater operational 
flexibility while continuing to ensure that the other services in these 
bands are protected from harmful interference.
    The PRA information collection requirements contained in the ESV 
Reconsideration Order are as follows:
    1. Any ESV applicant that uses transmitters with off-axis EIRP 
densities lower than or equal to the off-axis EIRP limits must: (1) 
file three tables showing the off-axis EIRP level of the proposed earth 
station antenna in the direction of the plane of the GSO; the co-
polarized EIRP in the elevation plane, that is, the plane perpendicular 
to the plane of the GSO; and cross polarized EIRP. In each table, the 
EIRP level must be provided at increments of 0.1[deg] for angles 
between 0[deg] and 10[deg] off-axis, and at increments of 5[deg] for 
angles between 10[deg] and 180[deg] off-axis or; (2) a certification, 
in Schedule B, that the ESV antenna conforms to the gain pattern 
criteria of Sec.  25.209(a) and (b), that, combined with the maximum 
input power density calculated from the EIRP density less the antenna 
gain, which is entered in Schedule B, demonstrates that the off-axis 
EIRP spectral density envelope will be met under the assumption that 
the antenna is pointed at the target satellite.
    2. An ESV applicant proposing to implement a transmitter that will 
maintain a pointing error of less than or equal to 0.2[deg] must 
provide a certification from the equipment manufacturer stating that 
the antenna tracking system will maintain a pointing error of less than 
or equal to 0.2[deg] between the orbital location of the target 
satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the ESV antenna and that the 
antenna tracking system is capable of ceasing emissions within 100 
milliseconds if the angle between the orbital location of the target 
satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the ESV antenna exceeds 
0.5[deg].
    3. An ESV applicant proposing to implement a transmitter with an 
antenna pointing error of greater than 0.2 degrees must: (A) declare, 
in its application, a maximum antenna pointing error and demonstrate 
that the maximum antenna pointing error can be achieved without 
exceeding the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits in paragraph 
(a)(1)(i) of this section; and (B) demonstrate that the ESV transmitter 
can detect if the transmitter exceeds the declared maximum antenna 
pointing error and can cease transmission within 100 milliseconds if 
the angle between the orbital location of the target satellite and the 
axis of the main lobe of the ESV antenna exceeds the declared maximum 
antenna pointing error, and will not resume transmissions until the 
angle between the orbital location of the target satellite and the axis 
of the main lobe of the ESV antenna is less than or equal to the 
declared maximum antenna pointing error.
    4. An ESV applicant proposing to implement a transmitter that 
exceeds the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits shall provide the 
following certifications and demonstration as exhibits to its earth 
station application: (i) a statement from the target satellite operator 
certifying that the proposed operation of the ESV has the potential to 
create harmful interference to satellite networks adjacent to the 
target satellite(s) that may be unacceptable; (ii) a statement from the 
target satellite operator certifying that the power-density levels that 
the ESV applicant provided to the target satellite operator are 
consistent with the existing coordination agreements between its 
satellite(s) and the adjacent satellite systems within 6[deg] of 
orbital separation from its satellite(s); (iii) a statement from the 
target satellite operator certifying that it will include the power-
density levels of the ESV applicant in all future coordination 
agreements; (iv) A demonstration from the ESV operator that the ESV 
system is capable of detecting and automatically ceasing emissions 
within 100 milliseconds when the transmitter exceeds the off-axis EIRP 
spectral-densities supplied to the target satellite operator; and (v) a 
certification from the

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ESV operator that the ESV system complies with the power limits in 
Section 25.204(h).
    5. The point of contact information referred to in paragraph (a)(3) 
and, if applicable, paragraph (a)(6), of Sections 25.221 and 25.222, 
must be included in the application.
    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. E9-19671 Filed 8-17-08; 8:45 am]
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