[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9599-9600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-4370]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 25, 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 opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction

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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 on 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 currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on or before May 3, 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].

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: 3060-1030.
     Title: Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) in the 
1.7 GHz and 2.1 GHz Bands.
     Form No.: N/A.
     Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
     Number of Respondents: 979 respondents; 1,630 responses.
     Estimated Time Per Response: .25 - 5 hours.
     Frequency of Response: Semi-annual and on occasion reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i), 301, 302, 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 307, 
308, 309, 310, 316 and the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (CSEA) 
of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-494.
     Total Annual Burden: 33,480 hours.
     Total Annual Cost Burden: $581,800.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality except as follows: The clearinghouses have committed, 
pursuant to the FCC's directive, to implement safeguards to maintain 
the confidentiality of information where necessary to protect 
respondents' legitimate commercial interests. Additionally, the Ninth 
Report and Order, 71 FR 29818 (May 24, 2006) protects the specific 
location of the Broadband Radio Service (BRS) licensees' end-user/
subscriber equipment, customer names, addresses and contact for purpose 
of relocation, which could raise competitive concerns. The Commission's 
rules permit filing information with the Commission to request 
confidential treatment of their information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
     Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
after this 60 day comment period in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from them. The Commission has not changed the reporting, 
recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements. The 
Commission is reporting a 4,333 hour increase in burden hours and a 
$2,139,400 decrease in annual costs. The change in burden hours and 
costs are due to a review of the Commission's initial burden estimates.
    The public burden requirements will be used by incumbent licensees 
and new entrants to negotiate relocation agreements and to coordinate 
operations to avoid interference. The information will also be used by 
the clearinghouses to maintain a national database, determine 
reimbursement obligations of entrants pursuant to the Commission's 
rules and notify such entrants of their reimbursement obligations. 
Also, the information will be used to facilitate dispute resolution and 
for FCC oversight of the clearinghouses and the cost-sharing plan. 
Additionally, the requirements regarding foreign ownership, substantial 
service compliance, and interference coordination has been used in the 
past and will continue to be used to minimize interference, verify that 
the applicants are legally and technically qualified to hold licenses, 
and to determine compliance with Commission rules.

Federal Communications Commission.
Alethea Lewis,
Federal Register Liaison,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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