[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5176-5177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01322]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission 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 burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), 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 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

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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 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 March 25, 2013. 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, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at 
[email protected] and to Benish Shah, 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: Benish Shah, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-7866.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0758
    Title: Sections 5.55(c), 5.61(c), 5.75, 5.85(d), 5.85(e), and 
5.93(b)--Experimental Radio Service Regulations.
    Form Number: N/A
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions, and Individuals or household.
    Number of Respondents: 428 respondents; 4,524 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.10 to 0.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 681 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality, except for personally identifiable information 
individuals may submit, which is covered by a system of records, FCC/
OET-1, ``Experimental Radio Station License Files.''
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 
day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance 
from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the 
reporting requirements) of this information collection. The Commission 
is reporting no change in their burden estimates.
    Under 47 CFR part 5 of the FCC's Rules governing the Experimental 
Radio Service: (1) Pursuant to section 5.55(c), each application for 
experimental radio authorization shall be specific and complete with 
regard to--station location, proposed equipment, power, antenna height, 
and operating frequency; and other information required by the 
application form and the rules; (2) pursuant to section 5.61(c), an 
application for experimental special temporary authority shall 
contain--Name, address, phone number of the applicant, description of 
why the STA is needed, description of the operation to be conducted and 
its purpose, time and dates of proposed operation, classes of station 
and call sign, description of the location, equipment to be used, 
frequency desired, power desired, and antenna height information; (3) 
pursuant to Section 5.75, if a blanket license is granted, licensees 
are required to notify the Commission of the specific details of each 
individual experiment, including location, number of base and mobile 
units, power, emission designator, and any other pertinent technical 
information not specified by the blanket license; (4) pursuant to 
Section 5.85(d), when applicants are using public safety frequencies to 
perform experiments of a public safety nature, the license may be 
conditioned to require coordination between the experimental licensee 
and appropriate frequency coordinator and/or all public safety 
licensees in its area of operation; (5) pursuant to Section 5.85(e), 
the Commission may, at its discretion, condition any experimental 
license or special temporary authority (STA) on the requirement that 
before commencing operation, the new licensee coordinate its proposed 
facility with other licensees that may receive interference as a result 
of the new licensee's operations; and (6) pursuant to Section 5.93(b), 
unless otherwise stated in the instrument of authorization, a license 
granted for the purpose of limited market studies requires the licensee 
to inform anyone participating in the experiment that the service or 
device is granted under an experimental authorization and is strictly 
temporary. In all cases, it is the responsibility of the licensee to 
coordinate with other users.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-01322 Filed 1-23-13; 8:45 am]
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