[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 231 (Thursday, December 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63401-63402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28851]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

November 27, 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 February 1, 2010. If you anticipate that you 
will be

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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 them 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: 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: 3060-0286.
     Title: Section 80.302, Notice of Discontinuance, Reduction, or 
Impairment of Service Involving a Distress Watch.
     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: 160 respondents; 160 responses.
     Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
     Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
     Total Annual Burden: 160 hours.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is in 47 U.S.C. sections 151-155, 301-309, 3 UST 
3450, 3 UST 4726, 12 UST 2377.
     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) after this 60 
day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance 
from them. There is no change in the third party disclosure 
requirement. And, there is no change in the Commission's burden 
estimates.
    Section 80.302 requires that when changes occur in the operation of 
a public coast station which includes discontinuance, relocation, 
reduction or suspension of a watch required to be maintained on 2182 
kHz or 156.800 MHz band, notification must be made by the licensee to 
the nearest district office of the U.S. Coast Guard as soon as 
practicable. The notification must include the estimated or known 
resumption time of the watch.
    This notification allows the U.S. Coast Guard to seek an alternate 
means of providing radio coverage to protect the safety of life and 
property at sea or object to the planned diminution of service. Once 
the U.S. Coast Guard is aware that such a situation exists, it is able 
to inform the maritime community that radio coverage has or will be 
affected and/or seek to provide coverage of the safety watch via 
alternate means. When appropriate the U.S. Coast Guard may file a 
petition to deny any application.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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