[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30706-30707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13071]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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. 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 June 27, 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 e-mail to 
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via e-mail to [email protected] and [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 Cathy Williams on (202) 418-
2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-xxxx.
    Title: Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS).
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business and other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 1 respondent; 74 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4-12 hours per response.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; 
recordkeeping requirement: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 47 
U.S.C. 701-744; Sections 4, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, and 332 of the 
Communications Act, as amended 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 309, 
and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 400 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $171,320.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') is requesting approval from the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) to establish a new information collection titled, 
``Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service (SDARS), Rule Sections: 
25.144(e)(3), (e)(8), (e)(9); 25.263(b), (c).''
    The Commission released a Second Report and Order (FCC 10-82; IB 
Docket No. 95-91) on May 20, 2010, in which the agency accomplished 
three goals: (1) Adopted technical rules governing the operation of 
SDARS repeaters that will

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not constrain their function or deployment but will limit the potential 
for harmful interference to adjacent Wireless Communications Service 
(WCS) spectrum users by requiring SDARS licensees to notify WCS 
licensees prior to the deployment of new or modified SDARS terrestrial 
repeaters; (2) established a blanket-licensing regime for repeaters up 
to 12 kilowatts (kW) average equivalent isotropically radiated power 
(EIRP) to facilitate the flexible deployment of SDARS repeaters while 
ensuring that such repeater operations comply with the Commission's 
rules regarding RF safety, antenna marking and lighting, equipment 
authorization and international agreements; and, (3) established site-
by-site licensing regime for repeaters operating above 12 kW (average) 
EIRP, or otherwise not in compliance with the rules adopted for SDARS 
terrestrial repeater operations.
    The information collection requirements accounted for in this 
collection are necessary to determine the technical and legal 
qualifications of SDARS applicants or licensees to operate a station, 
transfer or assign a license, and to determine whether the 
authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity. 
Without such information, the Commission could not determine whether to 
permit respondents to provide SDARS services in the U.S. Therefore, the 
Commission would be unable to fulfill its statutory responsibilities in 
accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-13071 Filed 5-25-11; 8:45 am]
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