[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 244 (Tuesday, December 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68062-68063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30372]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 15, 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)

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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 February 22, 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].

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: 3060-0678.
    Title: Streamlining and Other Revisions of Part 25 of the 
Commission's Rules.
    Form No.: FCC Form 312 and Schedule S.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 1,030 respondents; 1,030 
responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.25-24 hours per response.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i), 
7(a), 11, 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), 161, 303(c), 303(f), 
303(g), and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 9,791 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $27,749,170.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') is revising OMB Control No. 3060-0678 to add the 
following rule sections that were previously included under OMB Control 
No. 3060-1007: 47 CFR 25.113, 25.131, 25.154, 25.164 and 25.165. 
Additionally, we are revising the information collection to include the 
respondents, annual burden hours and annual costs associated with these 
rule sections.
    Upon OMB approval of the revisions to this information collection, 
OMB Control No. 3060-1007 also titled, ``Streamlining and Other 
Revisions of Part 25 of the Commission's Rules'' will be discontinued.
    Currently, OMB Control No. 3060-0678 includes rule sections 47 CFR 
25.110, 25.114, 25.115, 25.116, 25.117, 25.118 and 25.130. We will 
continue to maintain these rule sections in the information collection.
    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, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. E9-30372 Filed 12-21-09 8:45 am]
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