[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 55 (Tuesday, March 22, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15976-15977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6596]


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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

March 15, 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 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 currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before April 21, 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]. 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 e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0262.
    Title: Section 90.179, Shared Use of Radio Stations.
    Form Number: 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 and Responses: 42,000 respondents; 42,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes for records maintenance; 
and 45 minutes for preparation of sharing agreements: 1 hour total time 
per response.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement, 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. sections 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7).
    Total Annual Burden: 42,000 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 collection 
during this comment period to obtain the three year clearance from the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). There is no change in the 
Commission's reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure 
requirements. There is no change in the Commission's previous burden 
estimates.
    The Commission was directed by the United States Congress, in the 
Balanced Budget Act of 1997, to dedicate 2.4 MHz of electromagnetic 
spectrum in the 746-806 MHz band for public safety services. Section 
90.179 requires that Part 90 licensees that share use of their private 
land mobile radio facility on a non-profit, cost-sharing basis keep a 
written agreement as part of the station records. Regardless of the 
method of sharing, an up-to-date list of persons who are sharing the 
station and the basis of their eligibility under Part 90 must be 
maintained. The requirement is necessary to identify users of the 
system should interference problems develop.
    This information is used by the Commission to identify users of the 
system should interference problems develop. This information is used 
by the Commission to investigate interference

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complaints and resolve interference and operational complaints that may 
arise among the users.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-6596 Filed 3-21-11; 8:45 am]
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