[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5157-5158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1844]


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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

January 24, 2011.
    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 March 29, 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: 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 e-mail to [email protected].
    For Further Information Contact: Judith B. Herman, Office of 
Managing Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information, contact 
Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214 or e-mail [email protected].
    Supplementary Information:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0537.
    Title: Section 13.217, COLEM Records.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 9 respondents; 9 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 154 and 303.
    Total Annual Burden: 9 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 their full three year approval. 
There is no change in the recordkeeping requirement. There is no change 
in the Commission's burden estimates.

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    Section 13.217 requires that each Commercial Operator License 
Examination Manager (COLEM) recovering fees from examinees who took the 
Commercial Operator Examination must maintain records of expenses and 
revenues, frequency of examinations administered, and examination pass 
rates. These records must cover the period from January 1 to December 
31 of the preceding year, be maintained for one year, and be made 
available to the Commission upon request. This recordkeeping 
requirement is in place in order to assist the Commission in detecting 
any wrongdoing within the commercial operator examination program.
    The records are journal entries showing revenues collected and 
expenses incurred. The records may be inspected by FCC field 
investigators. The records will provide a vehicle for the FCC to cancel 
the designation of a person or organization as an examination manager. 
If the information were not maintained, it is conceivable that fraud 
and abuse could occur in the commercial operator examination program.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-1844 Filed 1-27-11; 8:45 am]
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