[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74049-74050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30007]


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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

November 15, 2010.
    Summary: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork 
burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following 
information collection. 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 valid control number.
    Dates: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before December 30, 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 the Internet at 
[email protected]; and to the Federal Communications 
Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: [email protected]). Include in the 
e-mail the OMB control number of the collection as shown in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, or if there is no OMB control 
number, include the Title as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section. If you are unable to submit your comments by email, contact 
the person listed below to make alternate arrangements.
    For Further Information Contact: For additional information, 
contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].
    Supplementary Information:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1092.
    Title: Interim Procedures for Filing Applications Seeking Approval 
for Designated Entity Reportable Eligibility Events and Annual Reports.
    Form Nos.: FCC Form 609-T and 611-T.
    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: 1,100 respondents; 2,750 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: FCC Form 609-T is estimated at 4 hours 
per response; FCC Form 611-T is estimated at 6 hours per response.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on occasion reporting 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. 4(i), 308(b), 309(j)(3) and 309(j)(4).
    Total Annual Burden: 7,288 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,494,625.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Some respondents may assert 
that some data and/or agreements that they are filing in response to 
these information collection requirements include confidential 
information or trade secrets. The Commission has long established 
procedures for accepting confidential and market-sensitive documents 
and information via the Commission's Universal Licensing System (ULS). 
These long standing procedures will be followed to ensure that no 
confidential materials or trade secrets are disclosed.
    Most of the information collected will be made available for public 
inspection. Applicants may seek confidential treatment pursuant to 47 
CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules governing requests to withhold from 
public inspection information submitted to the Commission. The ULS 
allows for information to be filed confidentially. Confidentially filed 
materials will only be accessible to Commission employees who have been 
issued passwords.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection (IC) to the OMB during this comment period. The 
Commission is reporting no change in its burden hour or annual cost 
estimates. The

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Commission is seeking OMB approval for an extension (there are no 
change to the reporting requirements).
    FCC Form 609-T is used by Designated Entities (DEs) to request 
prior Commission approval pursuant to Section 1.2114 of the 
Commission's rules for any reportable eligibility event. The data 
collected on the form is used by the FCC to determine whether the 
public interest would be served by the approval of the reportable 
eligibility event.
    FCC Form 611-T is used by DE licensees to file an annual report, 
pursuant to section 1.2110(n) of the Commission's rules, related to 
eligibility for designated entity benefits.
    The information collected will be used to ensure that only 
legitimate small businesses reap the benefits of the Commission's 
designated entity program. Further, this information will assist the 
Commission in preventing companies from circumventing the objectives of 
the designated entity eligibility rules by allowing us to review: (1) 
The FCC Form 609-T applications seeking approval for ``reportable 
eligibility events'' and (2) the FCC Form 611-T annual reports to 
ensure that licensees receiving designated entity benefits are in 
compliance with the Commission's policies and rules.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-30007 Filed 11-29-10; 8:45 am]
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