[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 152 (Monday, August 9, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47809-47810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19552]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

July 23, 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 October 8, 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].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information, contact Judith B. 
Herman,

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OMD, 202-418-0214 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1050.
    Title: Section 97.313(i), Transmitter Power Standards, New 
Allocation for Amateur Radio Service.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,000 respondents; 5,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes (.3 hours).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
CFR sections 151, 154, 301, 302(a), 303(c) and 303(f).
    Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    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 expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
after this comment period to obtain the full three year clearance from 
them. There is no change in the Commission's burden estimates. There is 
no change in the recordkeeping requirement. However, the title of this 
information collection has changed because the rule section number as 
been modified.
    On March 11, 2010, the Commission adopted an Order, Amendment of 
the Amateur Service Rules to Facilitate Use of Spread Spectrum 
Communications Technologies, WT Docket No. 10-62, FCC 10-38. This 
proceeding moved transmitter power limit information that applies to 
stations transmitting a spread spectrum emission from 47 CFR 97.303(s) 
to 47 CFR 97.313(i), Transmitter Power Standards. No station may 
transmit with an effective radiated power (ERP) exceeding 50 W PEP on 
the 60 m band. For the purpose of computing ERP, the transmitter PEP 
will be multiplied by the antenna gain relative to a dipole or the 
equivalent calculation in decibels. A half-wave dipole antenna will be 
presumed to have a gain of 1. Licensees using other antennas must 
maintain in their station records either the manufacturer data on the 
antenna gain or calculations of the antenna gain.
    The information is used to establish a record of amateur 
operations, so that if interference to critical power line carrier 
systems occurs, the Commission can respond quickly to locate the 
source.


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

[FR Doc. 2010-19552 Filed 8-6-10; 8:45 am]
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