[Federal Register: November 29, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 229)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority
November 13, 2006.
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 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 (PRA) 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should
submit comments January 29, 2007. 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 Allison E. Zaleski, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503,
(202) 395-6466, or via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the Internet at
Allison_E._Zaleski@eop.omb.gov and to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Room 1-B441, 445 12th Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20554. To submit your comments by e-mail send them
to: PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this
information collection after the 60 day comment period, you may do so
by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-1048.
Title: Section 1.929(c)(1), Computer Interference Contour (CIC).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting requirement
and recordkeeping requirement.
Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 100 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension
(no change in reporting requirements) after this 60 day comment period
to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full
three year clearance. There is no change in respondents or burden
hours. Section 1.929(c)(1) requires any increase in the composite
interference contour (CIC) \1\ of a site-based licensee in the Paging
and Radiotelephone Service, Rural Radiotelephone Service, or 800 MHz
Specialized Mobile Radio Service is a major modification of a license
that requires prior Commission approval. However, on April 28, 2003,
the Commission released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in WT
Docket No. 03-103 (68 FR 44003), which proposed to amend Section
1.929(c)(1) of the Commission's rules to specify that expansion of a
composite
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interference contour (CIC) of a site-based licensee in the Paging and
Radiotelephone Service--as well as the Rural Radiotelephone Service and
800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service--over water on a secondary,
non-interference basis should be classified as a minor (rather than
major) modification of a license. Such reclassification would eliminate
the filing requirements associated with these license modifications,
but require site-based licensees to provide the geographic area
licensee (on the same frequency) with the technical and engineering
information necessary to evaluate the site-based licensee's operation
over water. The purpose of this collection is to enable the geographic
licensee to have technical and engineering information regarding a
site-based licensee's operations over water in order to guard against
unacceptable interference to its own operations(s).
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\1\ A CIC connects the outmost points of the intersecting
interference contour for the base station in a radio system.
However, an incumbent's valid CIC does not include areas surrounded
by the composite interior contour that are not part of the
interference contours of the incumbent's individual sites. See
Revision of Parts 22 and 90 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate
Future Development of Paging System's and Implementation of Section
309(j) of the Communications Act--Competitive Bidding, Memorandum
Opinion and Order on Reconsideration and Third Report and Order, 14
FCC Rcd 10030, 10055 ] 35 (1999).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E6-20015 Filed 11-28-06; 8:45 am]
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