[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65381-65382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26423]


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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 November 26, 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 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] 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].

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0718.
    Title: Part 101 Rule Sections Governing the Terrestrial Microwave 
Fixed Radio Service.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, federal government and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 27,342 respondents; 27,342 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.2962475 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and 10 year reporting 
requirements, third party disclosure requirements and recordkeeping 
requirements.
    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), 301, 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 307, 308, 
309, 310 and 316 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 35,442 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No questions of a 
confidential nature are requested. Needs and Uses: The Commission is 
seeking OMB approval for a revision of this information collection 
(IC). We will submit this IC to OMB during this 30 day comment period. 
The Commission is reporting a 200 hour program change increase in 
burden and a $50,000 program change increase in annual costs. The 
increase in burden hours is due to FS operators compliance with the 
Rural Microwave Flexibility Policy adopted and released on August 3, 
2012 in FCC 12-87, WT Docket No. 10-153, Backhaul Second Report and 
Order.
    With the adoption of the Backhaul Second Report and Order the 
Commission adopted a Rural Microwave Flexibility Policy directing the 
Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau to favorably consider 
waivers of the payload capacity requirements if Fixed Service (FS) 
applicants demonstrate compliance with certain criteria, which is 
adding a new reporting and recordkeeping requirement to this 
information collection.
    The Policy directs the Bureau to favorably consider waivers of the 
requirements for payload capacity of equipment if the applicants 
demonstrate equipment compliance with the following criteria:

--The interference environment would allow the applicant to use a less 
stringent Category B antenna (although the applicant could choose to 
use a higher performance Category A antenna;
--The applicant specifically acknowledges its duty to upgrade to a 
Category A antenna and come into

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compliance with the applicable efficiency standard if necessary to 
resolve an interference conflict with a current or future microwave 
link pursuant to 47 CFR 101.115(c);
--The applicant uses equipment that is capable of readily being 
upgraded to comply with the applicable payload capacity requirement, 
and provide a certification in its application that its equipment 
complies with this requirement;
--Each end of the link is located in a rural area (county or equivalent 
having population density of 100 persons per square mile or less);
--Each end of the link is in a county with a low density of links in 
the 4, 6, 11, 18 and 23 GHz bands;
--Neither end of the link is contained within a recognized antenna 
farm; and
--The applicant describes its proposed service and explains how relief 
from the efficiency standards will facilitate providing that service 
(e.g., by eliminating the need for an intermediate hop) as well as the 
steps needed to come into compliance should an interference conflict 
emerge.

    There is no change to the existing third party disclosure 
requirements. Additionally, Part 101 rule section require various 
information to be reported to the Commission; coordinated with third 
parties; posting requirements; notification requirements to the public; 
and recordkeeping requirements maintained by the applicant. This 
information is needed to determine the technical, legal and other 
qualifications of applications to operate a station in the public and 
private operational fixed services.
    The information submitted to the Commission is used to determine 
compliance with 47 U.S.C. sections 309 and 310.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-26423 Filed 10-25-12; 8:45 am]
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