[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44324-44326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18604]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 

Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority



AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.



ACTION: Notice and request for comments.



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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens 

and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-

13, the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s). 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



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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 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 

submit comments September 23, 2011. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period 

of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact listed 

below as soon as possible.



ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicolas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the 

Internet at [email protected], and to [email protected], Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit 

your comments by e-mail send them to: [email protected].



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 

information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.



SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0223.

    Title: Section 90.129(b), Supplemental Information to Be Routinely 

Submitted with Applications, Non-type Accepted Equipment.

    Form No.: N/A.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-

profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal 

Government.

    Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.

    Estimated Time per Response: .33 hours (4 minutes).

    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.

    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 

Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 

47 U.S.C. sections 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7).

    Total Annual Burden: 3 hours.

    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.

    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.

    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This does not address any 

private matters of a sensitive nature with the exception of the 

personally identifiable information (PII) that individuals are required 

to maintain.

    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection 

(no change in the reporting requirement). The Commission will submit 

this information collection after this 60 day comment period. Section 

90.129(b) requires applicants proposing to use transmitting equipment 

that is not type-certified by FCC laboratory personnel to provide a 

description of the proposed equipment. This assures that the equipment 

is capable of performing within certain tolerances that limit the 

interference potential of the device. The information collected is used 

by FCC engineers to determine the interference potential of the 

proposed equipment.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0347.

    Title: Section 97.311, Spread Spectrum (SS) Emission Types.

    Form No.: N/A.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Respondents: Individuals or households.

    Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.

    Estimated Time per Response: .017 hours (1 minute).

    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. sections 151-155, and 301-609.

    Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.

    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.

    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.

    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not 

address any private matters of a sensitive nature with the exception of 

personally identifiable information (PII) that individuals are required 

to maintain. In instances where consumers provide personally 

identifiable information, the FCC has a System of Records Notice 

(SORN), FCC/WTB-1, and ``Wireless Services Licensing Records.''

    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection 

(no change in the recordkeeping requirement). The Commission will 

submit this information collection after this 60 day comment period.

    The recordkeeping requirement in section 97.311 is necessary to 

document all spread spectrum (ss) transmissions by amateur radio 

operators. This requirement is necessary so that quick resolution of 

any harmful interference problems can be achieved and to ensure that 

the station is operating in accordance with the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended.

    The information is used by the FCC staff during inspections and 

investigations to ensure compliance with applicable rules, statutes, 

and treaties. In the absence of this recordkeeping requirement, field 

inspections and investigations related to the solution of harmful 

interference would be severely hampered and needlessly prolonged due to 

the inability to quickly obtain vital information used to demodulate 

spread spectrum transmissions.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1008.

    Title: Section 27.50, Power and Antenna Height Limits; and Section 

27.602, Guard Band Manager Agreements.

    Form No.: N/A.

    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and State, Local or 

Tribal Government.

    Number of Respondents: 580 respondents; 580 responses.

    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes-6 hours.

    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements, 

recordkeeping 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 151, 154(i), 157 and 309(j).

    Total Annual Burden: 631 hours.

    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.

    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.

    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 

confidentiality.

    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection 

(no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party 

disclosure requirements). The Commission will submit this information 

collection after this 60 day comment period.

    The Commission adopted allocation and service rules for the 698-746 

MHz spectrum band, which was reallocated pursuant to statutory 

requirements, in order to support the development of new services in 

the Lower 700 MHz band while still protecting television operations 

that continue to occupy the band throughout the transition to digital 

television.

    Section 27.50(c)(8) covers stations operating ``at a power level 

greater than 1Kw ERP and is now ``under the provisions of (c)(6),'' 

which defines the



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group as ``transmitting a signal at an ERP greater than 1000 watts and 

greater than 100 watts/MHz'' or in rural counties ``if transmitting a 

signal with an ERP greater than 2000 watts and greater than 2000 watts/

MHz.''

    Specifically, Lower 700 MHz licensees intending to operate a base 

or fixed station at a power level permitted under the provisions of 

paragraph (c)(6) must provide advanced notice of such operation to the 

Commission and to licensees authorized in their area of operation. 

Licensees who must be notified are all licensees authorized under this 

part to operate on an adjacent spectrum block within 75 km of the base 

or fixed station. Notifications must provide the location and operating 

parameters of the base or fixed station, including the station's ERP, 

antenna coordinates, antenna height above ground, and vertical antenna 

pattern, and such notifications must be provided at least 90 days prior 

to the commencement of station operation.

    Pursuant to section 27.602, Guard Band Managers are required to 

enter into written agreements regarding the use of their licensed 

spectrum by others, subject to certain conditions outlined in the 

rules. Section 27.602(h) requires Guard Band Managers to maintain their 

written agreements with spectrum users at their principal place of 

business, and retain such records for at least two years after the date 

of such agreements expire. Such records shall be kept current and be 

made available upon request for inspection by the Commission or its 

representatives.

    The service rules have been designed to promote the development and 

rapid deployment of new technologies, products, and services for the 

benefit of the public; to promote economic opportunity and competition; 

and to create an efficient and intensive use of the spectrum by 

promoting the objectives identified in 47 U.S.C. section 309(j) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and to alleviate any problems 

associated with the increase power limits available to rural licensees.



Federal Communications Commission.

Bulah P. Wheeler,

Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.

[FR Doc. 2011-18604 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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