[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5590-5591]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2227]


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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

January 28, 2010.
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

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opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s), as 
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 
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 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 OMB control number.

DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on or before April 5, 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 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: 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: 3060-0758.
     Title: Sections 5.55, 5.61, 5.75, 5.85 and 5.93, Rules for the 
Experimental Radio Service, Part 5, ET Docket No. 96-256.
     Form No.: N/A.
     Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
government.
     Number of Respondents: 428 respondents; 4,524 responses.
     Estimated Time Per Response: .25 - 2.5 hours.
     Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting 
requirements and third party disclosure requirements.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. sections 154(i), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r).
     Total Annual Burden: 681 hours.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Experimental Licensing 
System database is publicly accessible and in general, respondents do 
not have any assurances of confidentiality. However, applicants may 
request that certain portions of their application be kept 
confidential. In these instances, the Commission established rules in 
47 CFR 0.459 regarding how to file such requests.
     Need and Uses: The Commission is submitting this expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget at the 
end of this 60 day comment period in order to obtain the full three 
year clearance from them. There is no change in the reporting and/or 
third party disclosure requirements. There are no changes to the 
Commission's burden estimates.
    Section 5.55(c) requires that each application for experimental 
radio authorization shall be specific and complete with regard to: 
station location, proposed equipment, power, antenna height, and 
operating frequency; and other information required by the application 
form and rules.
    Section 5.61(c) requires that an application for experimental 
special temporary authority shall contain name, address, phone number 
of the applicant, description of why the STA is needed, description of 
the operation to be conducted and its purpose, time and dates of 
proposed operation, classes of station and call sign, description of 
the location, equipment to be used, frequency desired, power desired, 
and antenna height information.
    Section 5.75 requires that if a blanket experimental radio license 
is granted licensees are required to notify the Commission of specific 
details of each individual experiment. Specific details should include 
location, number of base and mobile units, power, emission designator, 
and any other pertinent technical information not specified by the 
blanket license.
    Section 5.85(d) when applicants are using public safety frequencies 
to perform experiments of a public safety nature, the license may be 
conditioned to require coordination between the experimental licensee 
and appropriate frequency coordinator and/or all public safety 
licensees in its area of operation.
    Section 5.85(e) states that the Commission may at its discretion 
condition any grant of an experimental license or special temporary 
authority (STA) on the requirement that before commencing operation, 
the new licensee must coordinate its proposed facility with other 
licensees that may receive interference as a result of the new 
licensee's operations; and
    Section 5.93(b) unless otherwise stated in the instrument of 
authorization licenses granted for the purpose of limited market 
studies require the licensee to inform anyone participating in the 
experiment that the service or device is granted under an experimental 
authorization and is strictly temporary.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-2227 Filed 2-2-10; 8:45 am]
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