[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 139 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42498-42499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17519]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3502-3520), 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: 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; the 
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimates; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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 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: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before August 20, 2012. 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

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advise the FCC contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at 
[email protected] [email protected] and to Judith B. Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission, via the Internet at [email protected]. 
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: [email protected] 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, FCC, at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0931.
    Title: Section 80.103, Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Operating 
Procedures--Maritime Mobile Identity (MMSI).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit entities and Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 40,000 respondents; 40,000 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: 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 in 47 U.S.C. 
sections 154, 303, 307(e), 309 and 332 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended. The reporting requirement is contained in 
international agreements and ITU-R M.541.9.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The FCC maintains a system of 
records notice (SORN), FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing 
Records'' that covers the collection, purpose(s), storage, safeguards, 
and disposal of the PII that marine VHF radio licensees maintain under 
47 CFR 80.103.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for 
confidentiality with respect to all owners of Marine VHF radios with 
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability in this collection. The 
licensee records will be publicly available and routinely used in 
accordance with subsection (b) of the Privacy Act of 1974. FRN numbers 
and material which is afforded confidential treatment pursuant to a 
request made under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules will not be 
available for public inspection. Any personally identifiable 
information (PII) that individual applicants provide is covered by a 
system of records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records'', 
and these and all other records may be disclosed pursuant to the 
Routine Uses as stated in the SORN.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during this 
comment period to obtain the full, three year clearance from them. The 
Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the reporting and/
or third party disclosure requirements. There is no change in the 
Commission's previous burden estimates of 2009.
    The information collected is necessary to require owners of marine 
VHF radios with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability to register 
information such as the name, address, type of vessel with a private 
entity issuing marine mobile service identities (MMSI). The information 
would be used by search and rescue personnel to identify vessels in 
distress and to select the proper rescue units and search methods. The 
requirement to collect this information is contained in international 
agreements with the U.S. Coast Guard and private sector entities that 
issue MMSI's.
    The information is used by private entities to maintain a database 
used to provide information about the vessel owner in distress using 
marine VHF radios with DSC capability. If the data were not collected, 
the U.S. Coast Guard would not have access to this information which 
would increase the time and effort needed to complete a search and 
rescue operation.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-17519 Filed 7-18-12; 8:45 am]
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