[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 76985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31119]


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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 30, 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 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 OMB 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 OMB control number.

DATES: Submit written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments on or 
before January 10, 2011. 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: Submit 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 Judith-B. [email protected], 
Federal Communications Commission. Send your PRA comments by e-mail 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: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0360.
    Title: Section 80.409, Station Logs.
    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: 18,876 respondents; 18,876 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 27.3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151-154, 301-
609, 3 UST 3450, 3 UST 4726, 12 UST 2377.
    Total Annual Burden: 533,458 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 (IC) to the OMB as an extension during this 
comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The 
Commission is reporting no change in recordkeeping requirement. The 
Commission is reporting a 41,050 hour reduction in burden which is due 
to 1,583 fewer respondents/responses. Therefore, the total annual 
burden has been adjusted. The recordkeeping requirements contained in 
section 80.409 is necessary to document the operation and public 
correspondence service of public coast radiotelegraph, public coast 
radiotelephone stations and Alaska-public fixed stations, including the 
logging of distress and safety calls where applicable.
    The information is used by FCC personnel during inspections and 
investigations to ensure compliance with applicable rules and to assist 
in accident investigations. If the information was not maintained, 
documentation concerning the operation of public coast radiotelegraph 
stations, public coast radiotelephone stations and Alaska-public fixed 
stations would not be available.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31119 Filed 12-9-10; 8:45 am]
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