[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 208 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55845-55846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26053]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission under Delegated Authority, Comments 
Requested

October 23, 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 comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on December 28, 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 Judith B. Herman, 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your PRA comments by 
e-mail send then to: [email protected]. To view a copy of this information 
collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to web page: http://www.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 FCC list appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its 
OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214. 
For additional information about the information collection(s) send an 
e-mail to [email protected] or contact Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No: 3060-0307.
     Title: Parts 1, 22 and 90 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate 
Development of Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) Systems in the 800 MHz 
Frequency Band.
     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: 272 respondents; 272 responses.
     Estimated Time Per Response: 2.5 - 3.5 hours.
     Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
     Total Annual Burden: 173 hours.
     Annual Cost Burden: $78,000.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
     Need and Uses: The Commission is submitting this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under delegated 
authority at the end of this 60 day comment period in order to obtain 
the full three year clearance from them. There is an adjustment 
reduction in the burden hours and annual costs. The burden hours have 
been reduced by 351 hours and the annual costs have been reduced by 
$226,000.
    For this submission to the OMB, the Commission is requesting an 
extension with no changes to the reporting and/or third party 
disclosure requirements. The Commission has adjusted the number of 
respondents based on its experience with application receipts over the 
past three years. In addition, the Commission is no longer auctioning 
800 MHz spectrum and thus, there will be no respondents for information 
collections associated with 800 MHz auctions. We also note that the 
three year time period for filing transfer disclosure information

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following the auction of 800 MHz licenses has passed for all three 800 
MHz auctions (upper, lower and general). Therefore, there will be no 
respondents for information collections associated with transfer 
disclosures during the next collection period.
    The information will be used by the Commission to update the 
Commission's licensing database and thereby facilitate the successful 
coexistence of Economic Area (EA) licensees and incumbents in the 800 
MHz SMR band.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-26053 Filed 10-28-09; 8:45 am]
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