[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 6, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8526-8527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-02519]


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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: 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

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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 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 April 8, 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 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 No.: 3060-0953.
    Title: Sections 95.1111 and 95.1113, Frequency Coordination/
Coordinator, Wireless Medical Telemetry Service.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000 respondents; 3,000 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1-4 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 12,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $600,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No information is requested 
that would require assurance of confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to OMB as an extension (there has been an adjustment in the 
reporting, recordkeeping requirements and/or third party disclosure 
requirements, the number of respondents/operators increased from 2,728 
to 3,000, therefore, the annual burden and cost has also increased) 
after this 60 day comment period to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from them.
    On June 12, 2000, the Commission released a Report and Order, ET 
Docket No. 99-255, FCC 00-211, which allocated spectrum and established 
rules for a ``Wireless Medical Telemetry Service'' (WMTS) that allows 
potentially life-critical equipment to operate in an interference-
protected basis. Medical telemetry equipment is used in hospitals and 
health care facilities to transmit patient measurement data such as 
pulse and respiration rate to a nearby receiver, permitting greater 
patient mobility and increased comfort. The Commission designated a 
frequency coordinator, who maintains a database of all WMTS equipment. 
All parties using equipment in the WMTS are required to coordinate/
register their operating frequency and other relevant technical 
operating parameters with the designated coordinator. The database 
provides a record of the frequencies used by each facility or device to 
assist parties in selecting frequencies to avoid interference. Without 
a database, there would be no record of WMTS usage because WMTS 
transmitters will not be individually licensed. The designated 
frequency coordinator has the responsibility to maintain an accurate 
engineering database of all WMTS transmitters, identified by location 
(coordinates, street address, building), operating frequency, emission 
type and output power, frequency range(s) used, modulation scheme used, 
effective radiated power, number of transmitters in use at the health 
care facility at the time of registration, legal name of the authorized 
health care provider, and point of contact for authorized health care 
provider. The frequency coordinator will make the database available to 
WMTS users, equipment manufacturers and the public. The coordinator 
will also notify users of potential frequency conflicts.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-02519 Filed 2-5-13; 8:45 am]
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