[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 236 (Thursday, December 10, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65534-65535]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29403]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval, Comments 
Requested

12/04/2009.
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 by January 11, 2010. 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]. 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 send an e-mail to [email protected] or contact Cathy 
Williams on (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1054.
    Title: Application for Renewal of an International Broadcast 
Station License.
    Form No.: FCC Form 422-IB.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 10 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-8 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained Section 325(c) of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended..
    Total Annual Burden: 160 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 is being submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as a revision to include the information 
collection requirements related to rule sections 47 CFR 73.702, 
73.759(g), 73.761(b) and 73.782 into this collection in order to obtain 
the full three year OMB clearance for 3060-1054.
    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

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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.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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