[Federal Register: May 11, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 90)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
May 4, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency 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 Paperwork Reduction Act that does not display a valid control
number. Comments are requested concerning (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information collected; and (d) 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.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before July 11, 2005. 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Judith
B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via the Internet to
Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at (202)
418-0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-1070.
Title: Allocation and Service Rules for the 71-76, 81-86, and 92-95
GHz Bands, WT Docket No. 02-146, FCC 05-45, Memorandum Opinion and
Order.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-3.5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 12,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,830,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: In the Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission
addressed a Petition for Reconsideration filed by the Wireless
Communications Association International, Inc. (WCA) on February 23,
2004. WCA sought reconsideration of the Commission's Report and Order,
adopted on October 16, 2003, and released on November 4, 2003, 69 FR
3257, January 23, 2004, which adopted service rules to promote the
private sector development and use of the spectrum in the 71-76 GHz,
81-86 GHz, and 92-95 GHz bands. The petition and the instant Memorandum
Opinion and Order focus exclusively on the licensed use of the 71-76
GHz and 81-86 bands. In the Memorandum Opinion and Order, the
Commission granted WCA's request that we adopt an interference analysis
requirement. Because licensees are now required to submit an
interference analysis to a third party database manager prior to link
registration, we are modifying the currently approved collection to
accommodate this new rule requirement. The interference will
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facilitate entry and development of the 70-80-90 GHz service by
lowering the risk of interference and thereby ensuring continued
investment.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1081.
Title: Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service (ETC
Designation), CC Docket No. 96-45.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 22.
Estimated Time per Response: .25-3 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirements and
recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 242 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: In the ETC Designation Framework Order (FCC 05-46),
the Commission adopted additional annual reporting requirements and a
recordkeeping requirement for Eligible Telecommunications Carriers
(ETCs). ETCs will be required to report: (1) Progress towards meeting
its five year service quality improvement plan; (2) information on
outages lasting more than 30 minutes; (3) the number of consumer
complaints per 1,000 handsets; (4) information detailing the number of
unfulfilled requests for service from potential customers for a twelve
month period; (5) certify compliance with service quality standards;
(6) certify the ability to function in emergency situations; (7)
certify local usage plan is comparable to ILEC's; and (8) certify ETC
acknowledges it may be required to provide equal access. This
information collection is necessary to ensure that each ETC satisfies
its obligation under section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, to provide services supported by the universal service
mechanism throughout the areas for which each ETC is designated.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-9406 Filed 5-10-05; 8:45 am]
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