[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65879-65880]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26698]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 estimate; 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 control number. No person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before December 
31, 2012. 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: Direct all PRA comments to the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to [email protected] and [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0678.
    Title: Part 25 of the Federal Communications Commission's Rules 
Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by, Commercial Earth 
Stations and Space Stations.
    Form No.: FCC Form 312; Schedule S.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,248 respondents; 1,248 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25-22 hours per response.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements; third-party disclosure requirement; recordkeeping 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 
301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332 and 705 unless otherwise noted.
    Total Annual Burden: 9,765 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $22,375,860.
    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: On September 28, 2012, the Federal Communications 
Commission (``Commission'') released a Report and Order (R&O) titled, 
``In the Matter of 2006 Biennial Regulatory Review--Revision of Part 
25,'' FCC 12-116. With two exceptions, the amendments are non-
substantive; that is, they neither impose new requirements nor 
eliminate or alter existing requirements. The two substantive 
amendments adopted in the R&O do not increase paperwork burdens. 
Therefore, the number of respondents, number of responses, annual 
burden hours and annual costs have not been amended from the previous 
submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on September 2, 
2010.
    In this Report and Order, the Commission amended various provisions 
of Part 25 of its rules pertaining to licensing and operation of 
satellite service radio stations. Among other things, the Commission 
added definitions for several technical terms that appear in Part 25 
but are not defined there, and it deleted definitions of terms that are 
not used in Part 25. The Commission also eliminated redundant text from 
several rule sections, revised the wording of other provisions that 
were ambiguous or unduly confusing, updated cross-references to 
Commission rules or recommendations of the International 
Telecommunication Union (ITU), and corrected grammatical, spelling, and 
typographical errors. The two substantive amendments the Commission 
adopted in this Report and Order amended the rules in minor ways by: 
(1) Eliminating requirements to identify a radio service and station 
location in correspondence in 47 CFR 25.110 and (2) codifying an 
established practice of allowing applicants to cross-reference, rather 
than re-submit, previously filed information regarding non-U.S.-
licensed satellites in 47 CFR 25.137. Collectively, the changes adopted 
in this Report and Order will facilitate preparation of earth and space 
station applications, promote compliance with the Commission's 
operating rules, and ease administrative burdens for applicants, 
licensees, and the Commission.
    The information collection requirements accounted for in this 
collection are necessary to determine the technical and legal 
qualifications of applicants or licensees to operate a station and to 
determine whether the

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authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity. 
Without such information, the Commission could not determine whether to 
permit respondents to provide telecommunications services in the United 
States. Therefore, the Commission would not be able to fulfill its 
statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, and the obligations imposed on parties to the World 
Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-26698 Filed 10-30-12; 8:45 am]
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