[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57789-57790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23605]


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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

September 16, 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

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1140.
    Title: Requests for Waiver of Various Petitioners to Allow the 
Establishment of 700 MHz Interoperable Public Safety Wireless Broadband 
Networks.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 200 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i), 301 303, 332 and 337.
    Total Annual Burden: 18,250 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) 
during this comment period to obtain the full three year clearance from 
them. There is no change in the Commission's reporting requirements. 
There is no change in the Commission's burden estimates.
    The Commission sought emergency clearance for this information 
collection on June 1, 2010. Emergency OMB approvals are only granted 
for six months. The Commission received OMB approval for the emergency 
request on June 17, 2010. The Commission is now renewing the OMB 
approval for this information collection.
    FCC 10-79, PS Docket No. 06-229, the Commission grants, with 
conditions, 21 waiver petitions filed by public safety entities 
(Petitioners) seeking early deployment of statewide or local public 
safety broadband networks in the 700 MHz spectrum. This waiver serves 
the public interest by allowing state and local jurisdictions to begin 
broadband deployment and speed services to the public safety community. 
This will also allow the Petitioners to take advantage of available or 
potential funding, either through grants or planned budgetary 
expenditures, as well as to take advantage of economies of scale and 
other cost saving measures for deployments that are already planned. In 
addition, Petitioners could benefit from the announced plans of some 
commercial carriers to begin construction of LTE-based networks this 
year and early next year, which would result in significant cost-
savings.
    One of the conditions for such waiver is submission of 
interoperability plans to the Commission's Emergency Response 
Interoperability Center (ERIC). The Commission recently decided to 
establish ERIC to promote appropriate technical requirements that will 
ensure interoperability for these early deployments from their 
inception, as well as for any future deployed networks. Given the 
rapidly evolving nature of 3GPP deployments and standards, submission 
of the Petitioners' interoperability plans will help ensure 
interoperability and roaming among these early deployments. See the 
June 30, 2010 notice that was published at 75 FR 37800 for more details 
on the various requirements for state, local or tribal government.
    This information will be used by FCC staff to facilitate deployment 
of state and local public safety broadband networks as an initial step 
towards development of a nationwide, interoperable public safety 
broadband network. Accurate recordkeeping of this data is vital in 
developing the regulatory framework for this network. Since such a 
network is vital for public safety and homeland security, its proper 
operation must be assured.


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

[FR Doc. 2010-23605 Filed 9-21-10; 8:45 am]
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