[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 14 (Friday, January 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3731-3732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-1152]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 15, 2010.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following 
information collection. 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; (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; and (e) ways to

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further reduce the information collection burden for small business 
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    The FCC 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.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before February 22, 2010. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within 
the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or the Internet at 
[email protected]; and to the Federal Communications 
Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: [email protected].). Include in the 
e-mail the OMB control number of the collection as shown in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, or if there is no OMB control 
number, the Title as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. If 
you are unable to submit your comments by e-mail, contact he person 
listed below to make alternate arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is seeking emergency 
processing of this information collection by February 12, 2010.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power 
Auxiliary Stations (Wireless Microphones).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions and State, local or Tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 7,200 respondents; 129,600 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours (15 minutes)--.50 hours (30 
minutes).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151, 152, 
154(i), 154(j), 301, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309, 316, 332, 336, and 
337.
    Total Annual Burden: 32,925 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,625,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this new information 
collection (IC) to the OMB under their emergency processing provisions 
in 5 CFR 1320.13. The Commission is requesting OMB approval by February 
12, 2010 so that the information can go into effect as soon as 
possible.
    The Commission is requesting OMB approval for notice, disclosure 
and labeling requirements to allow the Commission to implement 
important disclosure requirements in order to clear the 700 MHz band of 
wireless microphones and provide them a home in the core TV spectrum, 
where many wireless microphones are already operating.
    First, it is essential for the early clearing mechanism to be 
available as soon as possible so that public safety and commercial 
licensees in the 700 MHz band can avoid harmful interference from 
wireless microphone users still operating in that band. The potential 
for public harm is particularly apparent in the case of public safety 
licensees such as police and fire departments. Some public safety 
licensees are already operating in the 700 MHz band, and more are 
expected to commence operation soon. Interference from wireless 
microphones could affect the ability of these officials to communicate 
during an emergency and therefore could create a serious threat to 
public health and safety.
    Second, the point-of-sale disclosure requirement is also essential 
for a successful transition of wireless microphones out of the 700 MHz 
band. The Commission anticipates that many wireless microphone users 
currently operating in the 700 MHz band will have to purchase or lease 
new equipment capable of operating in the core TV spectrum. The point-
of-sale disclosure requirement will help these consumers make an 
educated decision as they obtain new microphones, and it will help them 
operate in the core TV spectrum without causing interference to other 
services in that spectrum.
    Third, a label on 700 MHz band wireless microphones bound for 
export will help to ensure that these wireless microphones do not 
continue to be made available for use in the United States, in 
contravention of our efforts to remove them from the band.
    The effective date proposed by the Commission provides for these 
early clearing and consumer disclosure measures to commence as early as 
possible. Due to the limited period of time for which two of the 
requirements (the early clearing mechanism and the point-of-sale 
disclosure requirements) will be in effect, and the urgent need to 
ensure that wireless microphone users transition out of the 700 MHz 
band, we find there is good cause to obtain emergency OMB approval for 
these requirements, so that the requirements may take effect as soon as 
practicable thereafter.

Marlene F. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-1152 Filed 1-21-10; 8:45 am]
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