[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 199 (Friday, October 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53235-53239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-24856]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

October 9, 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 on December 15, 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 Cathy Williams, 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20554. To submit your comments by e-mail send then to: 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0106.
    Title: Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of International 
Telecommunications Services and Affiliates; 47 CFR 43.53 and 43.61.
    Form No.: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 134 respondents; 134 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and quarterly reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 1, 
4(i), 4(j) 11, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, and 403 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 
161, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309 and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 2,412 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $216,534.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) 
after this 60-day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full 
three year OMB clearance.
    The purpose of this information collection is to obtain information 
from applicants and current licensees to further the Commission's goal 
of protecting U.S. consumers and U.S. carriers from anti-competitive 
conduct, ensure that consumers enjoy more choice in telecommunications 
services and decrease prices for international calls without imposing 
unnecessary paperwork burdens on carriers. If the information 
collection was not conducted or was conducted less frequently, the 
Commission would not be able to ensure compliance with its 
international rules and policies. Furthermore, the Commission would not 
have sufficient information to take measures to prevent anticompetitive 
conduct in the provision of international communications services. The 
Commission would not have adequate information to respond to failures 
in the U.S.-international market. The Commission would not be able to 
promote effective competition in the global market for communications 
services. The lack of effective competition would adversely affect the 
U.S. revenues in the telecommunications industry. The agency would not 
be able to comply with the international regulations stated in the 
World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0572.
    Title: Filing Manual for Annual International Circuit Status 
Reports; 47 CFR 43.82.
    Form No.: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 138 respondents; 138 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 9 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 211, 219 and 220.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,300 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $46,000.

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    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) 
after this 60-day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full 
three year OMB clearance.
    Section 43.82 of the Federal Communications Commission's rules 
requires that each common carrier engaged in providing facilities-based 
international telecommunications services between the United States and 
foreign points shall file annually the status of its circuits used to 
provide international services. The annual circuit-status report, 
required by Section 43.82, provides the Commission, the carriers, and 
others information on how U.S. international carriers use their 
circuits. The Commission uses the information from the circuit-status 
reports to ensure that carriers with market power do not use their 
access to circuit capacity to engage in any anti-competitive behavior. 
The Commission also uses the reports to implement the requirement in 
Section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, that carriers 
pay annual regulatory fees for each of the bearer circuits they own. If 
the information collection was not conducted or was conducted less 
frequently, it would seriously undermine the Commission's authorization 
process. In addition, Congress mandated the Commission to collect 
annual regulatory fees on active equivalent 64 kilobits international 
circuits. Without such information, the Commission would not be able to 
fulfill its statutory obligation.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0955.
    Title: 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service Reports; 47 CFR 25.114; 
25.115; 25.133; 25.136; 25.137; 25.143; 25.201; 25.202; 25.203; 25.279.
    Form No.: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 9 respondents; 9 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 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. 154(i), 157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 
303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 27 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $18,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as a revision after this 60-day comment 
period has ended in order to obtain the full three year OMB clearance. 
OMB Control No. 3060-0955 will be revised to reflect all applicable 
rule sections and reporting requirements.
    This information collection addresses the licensing and service 
rules for entities to provide Mobile Satellite Service in the 2 GHz 
Band, specifically the 1990-2025 MHz and 2165-2200 MHz frequency bands. 
The information will be used by the Commission staff in carrying out 
its duties under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and to 
insure the public interest, safety and convenience are served. Without 
such information, the Commission could not determine whether to permit 
the respondent to provide telecommunication services in the U.S. and 
therefore fulfill its statutory and responsibilities in accordance with 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0994.
    Title: Flexibility for Delivery of Communications by Mobile 
Satellite Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band, the L Band, and the 1.6/
2.4 GHz Band; 47 CFR 25.149; 25.253; 25.254.
    Form No.: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 161 respondents; 161 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time and annual reporting 
requirements; third party disclosure and recordkeeping requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i), 
7, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f) and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f) 
and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 1,326 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $158,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) 
after this 60-day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full 
three year OMB clearance.
    The purposes of this information collection are to license 
commercial satellite services in the U.S.; obtain the legal and 
technical information required to facilitate the integration of ATCs 
into MSS networks in the 2 GHz Band, the L-Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz 
Bands; and to ensure that the licensees meet the Commission's legal and 
technical requirements to develop and maintain MSS networks while 
conserving limited spectrum for other telecommunications services. This 
information collection is used by the Commission to license commercial 
satellite services in the United States. Without the collection of 
information that would result from these final rules, the Commission 
would not have the necessary information to grant entities the 
authority to operate commercial satellite stations and provide 
telecommunications services to consumers.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1054.
    Title: Application for Renewal of an International Broadcast 
Station License.
    Form No.: FCC Form 422-IB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Other requirement that 
pursuant to Section 73.761(b) entities immediately notify the 
Commission in writing of limitations and discontinuances of operation 
and that the Commission shall subsequently be notified when the station 
resumes regular operation.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 USC 154, 
303, 334, 336 and 339.
    Total Annual Burden: 60 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $32,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of

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Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) 
after this 60-day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full 
three year OMB clearance.
    The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') plans to 
implement and release to the public an ``Application for Renewal of an 
International Broadcast Station License (FCC Form 422-IB).'' The form 
has not been implemented yet due to a lack of budget resources and 
technical staff. After the FCC Form 422-IB has been implemented and the 
Commission receives final approval from OMB, applicants will complete 
the FCC Form 422-IB in lieu of the ''Application for Renewal of an 
International or Experimental Broadcast Station License,'' (FCC Form 
311). In the interim, applicants will continue to file the FCC Form 311 
with the Commission. (Note: The OMB approved the FCC Form 311 under OMB 
Control No. 3060-1035).
    The Commission stated previously that the FCC Form 422-IB will be 
available to applicants in the International Bureau Filing System 
(``MyIBFS'') after it is implemented. However, the Commission plans to 
develop a new Consolidated Licensing System (CLS) within the next five 
years that will replace MyIBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 422-IB will be 
made available to the public in CLS instead of MyIBFS.
    The information collected pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR 
part 73, Subpart F, is used by the Commission to assign frequencies for 
use by international broadcast stations, to grant authority to operate 
such stations and to determine if interference or adverse propagation 
conditions exist that may impact the operation of such stations. If the 
Commission did not collect this information, it would not be in a 
position to effectively coordinate spectrum for international 
broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency interference 
or adverse propagation conditions. The orderly nature of the provision 
of international broadcast service would be in jeopardy without the 
Commission's involvement.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1055.
    Title: Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign 
Broadcast Stations.
    Form No.: FCC Form 423-IB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 30 respondents; 30 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; Other requirement - Pursuant 
to Section 73.3580 of Subpart H, broadcasters are subject to the local 
public notice provisions in order to ensure that the public is informed 
of a station's filing of an application or amendment by advertisements 
in local newspapers.
    The public is kept abreast of the stations' existence in a local 
area or plans to locate in a specific local area through such 
advertisements. Section 73.3580 also requires that certain applications 
be maintained on file for public inspection at a stated address in the 
community in which the station is located or is proposed to be located.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 USC 154, 
303, 334, 336 and 339.
    Total Annual Burden: 240 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $62,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) 
after this 60-day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full 
three year OMB clearance.
    The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') plans to 
implement and release to the public a new form titled, ''Application 
for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast Stations'' (FCC 
Form 423-IB). Due to budgetary constraints, the FCC Form 423-IB has not 
been implemented yet. After the Commission implements the form and 
receives final approval from the OMB, applicants will complete the FCC 
Form 423-IB in lieu of the ''Application for Permit to Deliver Programs 
to Experimental or Foreign Broadcast Stations,'' (FCC Form 308). In the 
interim, applicants will continue to file the FCC Form 308 with the 
Commission.
    Applicants will use the FCC Form 423-IB to apply, under Section 
325(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, for authority to 
locate, use, or maintain a studio in the United States for the purpose 
of supplying program material to a foreign radio or TV broadcast 
station whose signals are consistently received in the United States, 
or for extension of existing authority.
    The Commission stated previously that the FCC Form 423-IB will be 
available to applicants in the International Bureau Filing System 
(``MyIBFS'') after its implemented. However, the Commission plans to 
develop a new Consolidated Licensing System that will replace MyIBFS. 
Therefore, the FCC Form 423-IB will be made available to the public in 
CLS instead of MyIBFS.
    If the Commission did not collect this information, the Commission 
would not be able to ascertain whether the commercial and noncommercial 
broadcast stations meet various technical and/or legal requirements 
that are critical to the operations of a broadcast station (e.g., 
antenna structure, marking and lighting) and to prevent harmful 
interference to other broadcast stations or telecommunications 
facilities. Furthermore, the Commission would not be able to ensure 
that broadcast licensees keep the public informed of the existence of 
broadcast stations in the local area or plans to establish broadcast 
stations in the local area as well as other pertinent information of 
interest to the public.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1056.
    Title: Application for an International Broadcast Station License.
    Form No.: FCC Form 421-IB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; Other requirement - Section 
73.761(b) requires that entities immediately notify the Commission in 
writing of limitations and discontinuances of operation and that the 
Commission shall subsequently be notified when the station resumes 
regular operation.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this 
collection is contained in 47 USC 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339.
    Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $36,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an

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extension (no change in requirements) after this 60-day comment period 
has ended in order to obtain the full three year OMB clearance.
    The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') plans to 
implement and release to the public an ''Application for an 
International Broadcast Station License (FCC Form 421-IB).'' The FCC 
Form 421-IB will be used by applicants to request licenses to operate 
international broadcast stations. The FCC Form 421-IB has not been 
implemented yet due to a lack of budget resources and technical staff. 
After the form has been implemented and the Commission has obtained 
final approval from the OMB, applicants will file the FCC Form 421-IB 
with the Commission in lieu of the ''Application for an International, 
Experimental Television, Experimental Facsimile, or a Developmental 
Broadcast Station,'' (FCC Form 310). (Note: The Commission received 
approval from the OMB for the FCC Form 310 under OMB Control No 3060-
1035). In the interim, applicants will continue to file the FCC Form 
310 with the Commission.
    The Commission stated previously that the FCC Form 423-IB will be 
available to applicants in the International Bureau Filing System 
(``MyIBFS'') after its development. The Commission plans to develop a 
new Consolidated Licensing System (CLS) that will replace MyIBFS. 
Therefore, the FCC Form 423-IB will be made available to the public in 
CLS instead of MyIBFS.
    The information collected is used by the Commission to assign 
frequencies for use by international broadcast stations, to grant 
authority to operate such stations and to determine if interference or 
adverse propagation conditions exist that may impact the operation of 
such stations. If the Commission did not collect this information, it 
would not be in a position to effectively coordinate spectrum for 
international broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency 
interference or adverse propagation conditions. The orderly nature of 
the provision of international broadcast service would be in jeopardy 
without the Commission's involvement.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1057.
    Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an 
International Broadcast Station.
    Form No.: FCC Form 420-IB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 160 respondents; 160 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; Other requirement - Section 
73.761(b) requires that entities immediately notify the Commission in 
writing of limitations and discontinuances of operation and that the 
Commission shall subsequently be notified when the station resumes 
regular operation.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 USC 154, 
303, 334, 336 and 339.
    Total Annual Burden: 160 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $44,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) 
after this 60-day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full 
three year OMB clearance.
    The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') received 
approval from the OMB to develop a new application titled, 
``Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an 
International Broadcast Station (FCC Form 420-IB)'' to request 
authority from the Commission to construct or make changes in an 
international broadcast station. This application has not been 
implemented and released to the public yet due to a lack of budget 
resources and technical staff. After the FCC Form 420-IB has been 
implemented and the Commission has obtained final approval from the 
OMB, it will be completed by international broadcasters in lieu of the 
''Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an 
International, Experimental Television, Experimental Facsimile, or a 
Developmental Broadcast Station,'' (FCC Form 309). In the interim, 
applicants will continue to file the FCC Form 309 with the Commission. 
(Note: The OMB approved the FCC Form 309 under OMB Control No. 3060-
1035.
    The Commission stated previously that the FCC Form 420-IB will be 
available to applicants in the International Bureau Filing System 
(``MyIBFS'') after its development. Within the next five years, the 
agency will develop a new Consolidated Licensing System that will 
replace MyIBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 420-IB will be made available 
to the public in CLS instead of MyIBFS.
    The information collected pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR 
part 73, Subpart F, is used by the Commission to assign frequencies for 
use by international broadcast stations, to grant authority to operate 
such stations and to determine if interference or adverse propagation 
conditions exist that may impact the operation of such stations. If the 
Commission did not collect this information, it would not be in a 
position to effectively coordinate spectrum for international 
broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency interference 
or adverse propagation conditions. The orderly nature of the provision 
of international broadcast service would be in jeopardy without the 
Commission's involvement.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1063.
    Title: Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS) 
Authorization, Marketing and Importation Rules.
    Form No.: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 19 respondents; 19 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 23 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one time reporting 
requirements; recordkeeping and third party disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
Commission has authority for this information collection pursuant to 
Sections 4(i), 301, 302(a), 303(e), 303(f), 303(g), 303(n), and 303(r) 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 301, 
302(a), 303(e), 303(f), 303(g), 303(n), and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 483 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) 
after this 60-day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full 
three year OMB clearance.
    The purpose of this information collection is to maintain OMB 
approval of a certification requirement for portable GMPCS transceivers 
to prevent interference, reduce radio-frequency (``RF'') radiation 
exposure risk, and make regulatory treatment of portable

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GMPCS transceivers consistent with treatment of similar terrestrial 
wireless devices, such as cellular phones.
    The Commission is requiring that applicants obtain authorization 
for the equipment by submitting an application and exhibits, including 
test data. If the Commission did not obtain such information, it would 
not be able to ascertain whether the equipment meets the FCC's 
technical standards for operation in the United States. Furthermore, 
the data is required to ensure that the equipment will not cause 
catastrophic interference to other telecommunications services that may 
impact the health and safety of American citizens.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1066.
    Title: Renewal of Application for Satellite Space and Earth Station 
Authorization.
    Form No.: FCC Form 312-R.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 6 respondents; 6 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
Commission has authority for this information collection 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. 154(i), 157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 
303(g), and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $2,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) 
after this 60-day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full 
three year OMB clearance.
    The Commission is requesting continued OMB approval of the 
application titled, ``Renewal of Application for Satellite Space and 
Earth Station Authorization (FCC Form 312-R). The FCC Form 312-R is 
used by earth station licensees to request renewals of their 
applications. Currently, this application is available in MyIBFS. 
However, the Commission plans to develop a new Consolidated Licensing 
System (CLS) that will replace MyIBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 312-R 
will be made available to the public in CLS instead of MyIBFS.
    This collection is used by the Commission staff in carrying out its 
duties concerning satellite communications as required by Sections 301, 
308, 309 and 310 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 301, 308, 309, 
310. This collection is also used by the Commission staff in carrying 
out its duties under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom 
Agreement.
    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 WTO Basic 
Telecom Agreement.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1108.
    Title: Consummation of Assignments and Transfers of Control of 
Authorization.
    Form No.: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 589 respondents; 589 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
Commission has authority for this information collection pursuant to 47 
U.S.C. 154(i) and 47 CFR Sections 1.767, 25.119, 63.24(e)(4), 73.3540 
and 73.3541.
    Total Annual Burden: 589 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $118,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) 
after this 60-day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full 
three year OMB clearance.
    The purpose of this information collection is to request continued 
OMB approval of a module in the International Bureau Filing System 
(``MyIBFS'') to facilitate the consummation of Assignments and 
Transfers of Control of Authorization. A consummation is a party's 
notification to the Commission that a transaction (assignment or 
transfer of control of authorization) has been completed. A 
consummation is applicable to all international telecommunications and 
satellite services, including International High Frequency (IHF), 
Section 214 Applications (ITC), Satellite Space Stations (SAT), 
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses (SCL) and Satellite Earth Station 
(SES) licenses.
    Without this collection of information, the Commission would not 
have critical information such as a change in a controlling interest in 
the ownership of the licensee. The Commission would not be able to 
carry out its duties under the Communications Act and to determine the 
qualifications of applicants to provide international 
telecommunications service, including applicants that are affiliated 
with foreign entities, and to determine whether and under what 
conditions the authorizations are in the public interest, convenience, 
and necessity. Furthermore, without this collection of information, the 
Commission would not be able to maintain effective oversight of U.S. 
providers of international telecommunications services that are 
affiliated with, or involved in certain co-marketing or similar 
arrangements with, foreign entities that have market power.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
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