[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7975-7976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3381]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 25

[IB Docket No. 02-10; FCC 09-63]


Procedures to Govern the Use of Satellite Earth Stations on Board 
Vessels in the 5925-6425 MHz/3700-4200 MHz Bands and 14.0-14.5 GHz/
11.7-12.2 GHz Bands

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final Rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection requirements associated with Sections 
25.221(b)(1)(i) through (iii), 25.222(b)(1)(i) through (iii), 
25.221(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.222(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.221(b)(2)(i) 
through (v), 25.222(b)(2)(i) through (v), 25.221(b)(4) and 25.222(b)(4) 
of the Commission's rules, and that these rules will take effect as of 
the date of this notice. On September 15, 2009, the Commission 
published the summary document of the Order on Reconsideration, In the 
Matter of Procedures to Govern the Use of Satellite Earth Stations on 
Board Vessels in the 5925-6425 MHz/3700-4200 MHz Bands and 14.0-14.5 
GHz/11.7-12.2 GHz, IB Docket No. 02-10, FCC 09-63, at 74 FR 47100. This 
published item stated that the Commission will publish a notice in the 
Federal Register announcing when OMB approval for the rule sections 
which contain information collection requirements has been received and 
when the revised rules will take effect. This notice is consistent with 
the statement in the published summary document of the Order on 
Reconsideration.

DATES: Section 25.221(b)(1)(i) through (iii), 25.222(b)(1)(i) through 
(iii), 25.221(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.222(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 
25.221(b)(2)(i) through (v), 25.222(b)(2)(i) through (v), 25.221(b)(4) 
and 25.222(b)(4) published at 74 FR 47100 on September 15, 2009 are 
effective on February 23, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Balatan or Howard Griboff, 
Policy Division, International Bureau, FCC, (202) 418-1460 or via the 
Internet at: [email protected] or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on December 1, 
2009, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements contained in Sections 25.221(b)(1)(i) through 
(iii), 25.222(b)(1)(i) through (iii), 25.221(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 
25.222(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.221(b)(2)(i) through (v), 25.222(b)(2)(i) 
through (v), 25.221(b)(4) and 25.222(b)(4) of the Commission's rules. 
The Commission publishes this notice to announce the effective date of 
these rules. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed 
below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any 
burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. Please include OMB Control Number 3060-1061 in 
your correspondence. The Commission also will accept your comments via 
the Internet if you send them to [email protected]. To request materials in 
accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, 
electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to [email protected] or 
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)418-0530 
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
    Synopsis
    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB 
approval on December 1, 2009, for the information collection 
requirements contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR Sections 
25.221(b)(1)(i) through (iii), 25.222(b)(1)(i) through (iii), 
25.221(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.222(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.221(b)(2)(i) 
through (v), 25.222(b)(2)(i) through (v), 25.221(b)(4) and 
25.222(b)(4).
    Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 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 
that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control 
Number is 3060-1061 and the total annual reporting burdens and costs 
for respondents are as follows:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-1061.
    OMB Approval Date: December 1, 2009.
    Expiration Date: December 31, 2012.
    Title: Earth Stations on Board Vessels (ESV).
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15 respondents; 15 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: Estimated time is different for each 
response - the response with the shortest duration takes an estimated 
0.25 hours to complete and the response with the longest duration takes 
an estimated 24 hours to complete.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
Commission has statutory approval for the information collection 
requirements under Sections 4(i), 7(a), 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), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 264 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $149,925.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality pertaining to the information collection requirements 
in this collection.
    Needs and Uses: On July 31, 2009, the Federal Communications 
Commission (``Commission'') released an Order on Reconsideration 
titled, ``In the Matter of the Procedures to Govern the Use of 
Satellite Earth Stations on Board Vessels in the 5925-6425 MHz/ 3700-
4200 MHz Bands and 14.0-14.5 GHz/11.7-12.2 GHz Bands'' (FCC 09-63, IB 
Docket No. 02-10 (``ESV Reconsideration Order''). In the ESV 
Reconsideration Order, the Commission resolved various concerns raised 
regarding the operational restrictions placed on ESVs that are designed 
to protect the fixed-satellite service (FSS), operating in the C-band 
and Ku-band, and the terrestrially-based fixed service (FS), operating 
in the C-band, from harmful interference. The Commission adopted rule 
changes that should provide ESV operators with greater operational 
flexibility while continuing to ensure that the other services in these 
bands are protected from harmful interference.
    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.

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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.
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