[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19394-19395]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-8466]


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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

April 8, 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 Act (PRA) 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 currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before May 14, 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 via the Internet at 
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to [email protected]. To view a copy of this information 
collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page 
http://reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the 
web page called ``Currently Under Review'', (3)

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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 list of FCC ICRs currently 
under review appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its OMB 
Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR Reference 
Number to view detailed information about this ICR.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0953.
    Title: Sections 95.1111 and 95.1113, Wireless Medical Telemetry 
Service (WMTS).
    Form Number: 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 and Responses: 2,728 respondents; 2,728 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    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), 161, 301, 302, 303(e), 303(f), 303(r), 304, 307 
and 332(b).
    Total Annual Burden: 10,912 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $545,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No information is requested 
that would require confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection during this comment period to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from them. There is no change in the reporting, recordkeeping 
and/or third party disclosure requirements. However, the Commission is 
adjusting their burden estimates by 912 total annual hours and $45,000 
in annual costs. This is due to 228 more respondents subject to these 
requirements.
     In June 2000 the Commission adopted rules which enhance the 
ability of health care providers to offer high quality and cost 
effective care to patients with acute and chronic health care needs.
    Medical telemetry equipment is used in hospitals and health care 
facilities to transmit patient measurement data, such as pulse and 
respiration rates to a nearby receiver, that permits greater patient 
mobility and increased comfort.
    The Commission allocated spectrum to WMTS on a primary basis, which 
allows potentially life-critical medical telemetry equipment to operate 
on an interference-protected basis.
    The Commission also adopted services rules for WMTS that ``license 
by rule'' meaning that users are permitted to operate WMTS equipment 
that complies with the rules without the need to apply for a license 
from the Commission.
    Furthermore, the Commission adopted rules to designate a frequency 
coordinator, who maintains a database of all WMTS equipment.
    Without the database, there would be no record of WMTS usage 
because WMTS transmitters are not individually licensed.
    All parties using equipment in the WMTS are required to coordinate/
register their operating frequency and other relevant technical 
operating parameters with the designated coordinator.
    The database provides a record of the frequencies used by each 
facility or device to assist parties in selecting frequencies to avoid 
interference.
    Without the database, there would be no record of WMTS usage 
because WMTS transmitters will not be individually licensed. The 
database is used by health care providers to plan for specific 
frequency use within a geographic area, especially where numerous WMTS 
operations may occur. The coordinator will also notify users of 
potential frequency conflicts.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.

[FR Doc. 2010-8466 Filed 4-13-10; 8:45 am]
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