[Federal Register: November 1, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 211)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Public Information Collections Approved by Office of Management
and Budget
October 26, 2007.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless
it displays a currently valid control number. For further information
contact Cheryl B. Williams, Federal Communications Commission, (202)
418-0497 or via the Internet at CherylB.Williams@fcc.gov.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0106.
Expiration Date: 5/31/2010.
Title: Part 43--Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of
International Telecommunications Services.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 134 respondents; 134 responses; 2,412
total annual hours; 18 hours per respondent.
Needs and Uses: U.S. providers of international telecommunications
services must comply with the Federal Communications Commission's
reporting requirements pursuant to 47 CFR 43.53, 43.61 and 43.82. The
Commission's primary goal underlying the reporting requirements for
international carriers has been and continues to be the protection of
U.S.
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consumers and carriers from potential harm caused by instances of
insufficient competition caused by the exercise of market power by
foreign incumbent carriers. The Commission's goals in regulating the
U.S.-international marketplace have been (1) to promote effective
competition in the global market for communications services; (2) to
prevent anticompetitive conduct in the provision of international
services or facilities; and, (3) to encourage foreign governments to
open their communications markets. The Commission's ability to respond
to failures in the U.S.-international market depends upon having
adequate information about the market. The Commission uses the
information provided by the traffic and revenue reports and the
circuit-status report to ensure compliance with its international rules
and policies.
If the information collection was not conducted or was conducted
less frequently, the Commission would not be able to ensure compliance
with its international rules and policies. Furthermore, the Commission
would not have sufficient information to take measures to prevent
anticompetitive conduct in the provision of international
communications services. The Commission would not be able to promote
effective competition in the global market for communications services.
The lack of effective competition would adversely affect the U.S.
revenues in the telecommunications industry. The agency would not be
able to comply with the international regulations stated in the World
Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0572.
Expiration Date: 5/31/2010.
Title: Filing Manual for Annual International Circuit Status
Reports.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 138 respondents; 138 responses; 1,300
total annual hours; 11 hours average per respondent.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission obtains
circuit status reports from international carriers pursuant to 47 CFR
Section 43.82 of the Commission's rules. The information compiled by
the Commission from the reports is useful to current industry members,
potential new entrants into the industry, and the Commission. The
information is aggregated and published by the Commission for the use
and benefit of all industry members. The information is critically
important for U.S. carriers in the preparation of their international
business plans, in monitoring for nondiscriminatory provisioning of
circuits by U.S. and foreign carriers, particularly in markets
dominated by incumbent foreign carriers, and for determining the
availability of capacity, or the lack thereof, for market entry and
expansion decisions. The information will aid the industry in
determining competitive opportunities and thereby supports the
Commission's efforts to achieve a more competitive international
telecommunications marketplace. In addition, the information will allow
the Commission to comply with the statutory requirements of the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993. Without this information, the
Commission's efforts to achieve a more competitive international
telecommunications marketplace will be impeded. Also, the Commission
would not have the information necessary to comply with its statutory
requirements under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.
In addition, Congress mandated the Commission to collect annual
regulatory fees on active equivalent 64 kilobits international
circuits. Without such information, the Commission would not be able to
fulfill its statutory obligation.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0955.
Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
Title: 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service Reports.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 9 respondents; 9 responses; 27 total
annual hours; 3 hours per response.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission collects
information under OMB Control No. 3060-0955 pursuant to 47 C.F.R.
Sections 25.114, 25.115, 25.133, 25.136, 25.137, 25.143, 25.202, 25.203
and 25.279. The information is used by the Commission in carrying out
its duties under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and to
insure the public interest, safety and convenience are served. Without
such information, the Commission could not determine whether to permit
the respondent to provide telecommunication services in the U.S. and
therefore fulfill its statutory and responsibilities in accordance with
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0994.
Expiration Date: 1/31/2010.
Title: Flexibility for Delivery of Communications by Mobile
Satellite Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band, L Band and the 1.6/2.4
GHz Band
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 161 respondents; 161 responses; 1,326
total annual hours; .50 hours per response.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission
(``Commission'') collects information from Mobile Satellite Service
(MSS) providers pursuant to 47 CFR 25.149. This information is used by
the Commission to license commercial satellite services in the United
States. Without the collection of information that would result from
these final rules, the Commission would not have the necessary
information to grant entities the authority to operate commercial
satellite stations and provide telecommunications services to
consumers. Additionally, American consumers would be adversely impacted
by the lack of telecommunications services.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1007.
Expiration Date: 7/31/2010.
Title: Streamlining and Other Revisions of Part 25 of the
Commission's Rules.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 28 respondents; 28 responses; 9,688 total
annual hours; 1 hour estimated time per response.
Needs and Uses: This collection is used by the Commission staff in
carrying out its duties concerning satellite communications as required
by Section 301, 308, 309 and 310 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C.
301, 308, 309, 310. This collection is also used by the Commission
staff in carrying out its duties under the World Trade Organization
(WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement. The information collection requirements
accounted for in this collection are necessary to determine the
technical, legal and financial qualifications of applicants or
licensees to operate a station, transfer or assign a license, and to
determine whether the authorization is in the public interest,
convenience and necessity. All satellite applications filed under 47
CFR part 25, whether by U.S. or non-U.S. entities, and regardless of
spectrum used, are included in this collection. If the data contained
in this collection were collected less frequently or not filed in
conjunction with our rules, then the Commission would not be able to
streamline its satellite license modification rules and also carry-out
its mandate as required by statute. As a result, licensees would not be
able to provide services to the public as effectively as they could
under the streamlined satellite license modification rules. Therefore,
the Commission would be unable to fulfill
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its statutory responsibilities in accordance with the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, and the obligations imposed on parties to the
WTO Basic Telecom Agreement.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1054.
Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
Title: Application for Renewal of an International Broadcast
Station License.
Form No.: FCC Form 422-IB.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10 respondents; 60 responses; 60 total
annual burden hours; 6 hours per response.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission collects
information under OMB Control No. 3060-1054 pursuant to the rules set
forth in 47 CFR 73.702, 73.731, 73.732, 73.733, 73.751, 73.753, 73.754,
73.755, 73.759, 73.760, 73.765, 73.781 and 73.782 in order to assign
frequencies for use by international broadcast stations, to grant
authority to operate such stations and to determine if interference or
adverse propagation conditions exist that may impact the operation of
such stations. If the Commission did not collect this information, it
would not be in a position to effectively coordinate spectrum for
international broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency
interference or adverse propagation conditions. If the Commission did
not collect this information, it would not be in a position to
effectively coordinate spectrum for international broadcasters or to
act for entities in times of frequency interference or adverse
propagation conditions. The orderly nature of the provision of
international broadcast service would be in jeopardy without the
Commission's involvement.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1055.
Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
Title: Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign
Broadcast Stations.
Form No.: FCC Form 423-IB.
Estimated Annual Burden: 30 respondents; 240 responses; 240 annual
hours, 8 hours per respondent.
Needs and Uses: The information collected pursuant to the rules set
forth in 47 CFR 73.1001, 73.1010, 73.1015, 73.1020, 73.1120, 73.1125,
73.1150, 73.1201, 73.1202, 73.1210, 73.1212, 73.1213, 73.1215 and
73.350 are applicable to all AM, FM, TV and Class A TV broadcast
services, including both commercial and noncommercial stations. If this
information were not collected from the respondents on the application
form, the Commission would not be able to ensure that commercial and
noncommercial radio and television broadcasters meet the legal and
technical requirements essential to operate radio and TV stations and
to prevent harmful interference among broadcast stations and other
telecommunications facilities. Pursuant to 47 CFR 73.3580, broadcasters
must keep the public informed of a station's filing of an application
or amendment by advertisements in local newspapers. The public is kept
abreast of the stations' existence in a local area or plans to locate
in a specific local area through such advertisements. Section 73.3580
also requires that certain applications be maintained on file for
public inspection at a stated address in the community in which the
station is located or is proposed to be located. If the Commission did
not collect this information, it would not be able to ensure that
broadcast licensees keep the public informed of the existence of
broadcast stations in the local area or plans to establish broadcast
stations in the local area as well as other pertinent information of
interest to the public. Furthermore, the Commission would not be able
to ascertain whether the commercial and noncommercial broadcast
stations meet various technical and/or legal requirements that are
critical to the operations of a broadcast station and to prevent
harmful interference to other broadcast stations or telecommunications
facilities.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1056.
Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
Title: Application for an International Broadcast Station License.
Form No.: FCC Form 421-IB.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10 respondents; 120 responses; 120 total
annual hours; 12 hours per response.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission collects
information pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR 73.702, 73.731,
73.732, 73.733, 73.751, 73.753, 73.754, 73.755, 73.759, 73.760, 73.765,
73.781 and 73.782. The Commission uses this information to assign
frequencies for use by international broadcast stations, to grant
authority to operate such stations and to determine if interference or
adverse propagation conditions exist that may impact the operation of
such stations. If the Commission did not collect this information, it
would not be in a position to effectively coordinate spectrum for
international broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency
interference or adverse propagation conditions.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1057.
Expiration Date: 2/28/2010.
Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an
International Broadcast Station.
Form No.: FCC Form 420-IB.
Estimated Annual Burden: 10 respondents; 160 responses; 160 total
annual hours; 16 hours per response.
Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission collects
information pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR 73.702, 73.731,
73.732, 73.733, 73.751, 73.753, 73.754, 73.755, 73.759, 73.760, 73.765,
73.781 and 73.782. The Commission uses this information to assign
frequencies for use by international broadcast stations, to grant
authority to operate such stations and to determine if interference or
adverse propagation conditions exist that may impact the operation of
such stations. If the Commission did not collect this information, it
would not be in a position to effectively coordinate spectrum for
international broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency
interference or adverse propagation conditions.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1063.
Expiration Date: 3/31/2010.
Title: Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS)
Authorization, Marketing and Importation Rules.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 19 respondents; 19 responses; 483 annual
burden hours, 24 hours per response.
Needs and Uses: The rule sections applicable to this information
collection are Title 47 CFR 1.1307, 2.1033, 2.1204, 25.118, 25.129,
25.132, 25.135, 25.136, 25.138, and 25.216. The Commission requires
interested parties to obtain equipment authorization pursuant to the
certification procedure in Part 2 of the Commission's rules. The Part 2
certification procedure requires submission of an application (FCC Form
731) and exhibits to the Commission, including test data showing that a
representative sample unit of the devices that would be covered by the
certification, meets the Commission's applicable technical
requirements. The requirement applies to devices imported, sold,
leased, shipped, or distributed after November 19, 2004. This
information collection includes a certification requirement for
portable GMPCS transceivers to prevent interference, reduce radio-
frequency (``RF'') radiation exposure risk, and make regulatory
treatment of portable GMPCS transceivers consistent with treatment of
similar terrestrial wireless devices, such as cellular phones. The
Commission is requiring that applicants obtain authorization for the
equipment by submitting an application and exhibits, including test
data. If the Commission did not obtain such
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information, it would not be able to ascertain whether the equipment
meets the FCC's technical standards for operation in the United States.
Furthermore, the data is required to ensure that the equipment will not
cause catastrophic interference to other telecommunications services
that may impact the health and safety of American citizens.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1066.
Expiration Date: 3/31/2010.
Title: Renewal of Application for Satellite Space and Earth Station
Authorization.
Form No.: FCC Form 312-R.
Estimated Annual Burden: 6 respondents; 6 responses; 2,000 annual
burden hours, 12 hours per response.
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 25.121(e) of the Federal
Communications Commission's rules, earth station applicants must file
the FCC Form 312-R with the Commission in the International Bureau
Filing System (IBFS) to request renewals of their licenses. This
collection is used by the Commission staff in carrying out its duties
concerning satellite communications as required by Section 301, 308,
309 and 310 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 301, 308, 309, 310.
This collection is also used by the Commission staff in carrying out
its duties under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom
Agreement. Without this collection of information, applicants and
licensees would not be able to obtain the authorization necessary to
provide telecommunications services; the Commission would not be able
to carry-out its mandate as required by statute; and applicants and
licensees would not be able to provide services to the public
effectively. The Commission would not be able to determine whether the
authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1067.
Expiration Date: 3/31/2010.
Title: Qualification Questions.
Form No.: FCC Form 312-EZ.
Estimated Annual Burden: 3,872 respondents; 3,872 responses; 38,720
annual burden hours, 10 hours per response.
Needs and Uses: Routine conventional C-band and Ku-band earth
station applications eligible for ``auto-grant'' procedure (non-common
carriers) must file the FCC Form 312-EZ with the Commission pursuant to
47 CFR 25.115. This collection is used by the Commission staff in
carrying out its duties concerning satellite communications as required
by Section 301, 308, 309 and 310 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C.
301, 308, 309, 310. This collection is also used by the Commission
staff in carrying out its duties under the World Trade Organization
(WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.
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,
transfer or assign a license, and to determine whether the
authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity. All
``routine'' earth station applications that are consistent with all the
technical requirements in part 25 applicable to earth stations are
included in this collection. Without such information, the Commission
could not determine whether to permit respondents to provide
telecommunication services in the U.S. Therefore, the Commission would
be unable to fulfill its statutory responsibilities in accordance with
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the obligations imposed
on parties to the WTO Basic Telecom Agreement.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1095.
Expiration Date: 12/31/2009.
Title: Surrenders of Authorizations for International Carrier,
Space Station and Earth Station Licensees.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 306 respondents; 306 responses; 306 total
annual hours; 1 hour per response.
Needs and Uses: Licensees file surrenders of authorizations with
the Commission on a voluntary basis. (Note: There are no specific
Commission rules pertaining to surrenders of authorizations because it
is voluntary on the part of the licensee). This information is used by
Commission staff to issue Public Notices to announce the surrenders of
authorization to the general public. The Commission's release of Public
Notices is critical to keeping the general public abreast of the
licensees' discontinuance of telecommunications services. Without this
collection of information, licensees would be required to submit
surrenders of authorizations to the Commission by letter which is more
time consuming than submitting such requests to the Commission
electronically. In addition, Commission staff would spend an extensive
amount of time processing surrenders of authorizations received by
letter. The collection of information saves time for both licensees and
Commission staff since they are received in the International Bureau
Filing System (IBFS) electronically and include only the information
that is essential to process the requests in a timely manner.
Furthermore, the e-filing module expedites the Commission staff's
announcement of surrenders of authorizations via Public Notice.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1108.
Expiration Date: 9/30/2010.
Title: Consummation of Assignments and Transfers of Control of
Authorization.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 589 respondents; 589 responses; 589 total
hours; 1 hour per respondent.
Needs and Uses: Applicants utilize the International Bureau Filing
System (IBFS) to inform the Commission of consummations of assignments
and transfers of control of authorization for international
telecommunications and satellite services, such as International High
Frequency (IHF), Section 214 Applications (ITC), Satellite Space
Stations (SAT), Submarine Cable Landing Licenses (SCL) and Satellite
Earth Station (SES) licenses. The Commission has authority for this
information collection pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 47 CFR Sections
1.767, 25.119, 63.24(e)(4), 73.3540 and 73.3541. The information
collections are necessary for the Commission to maintain effective
oversight of U.S. providers of international telecommunications
services that are affiliated with, or involved in certain co-marketing
or similar arrangements with, foreign entities that have market power.
Without this collection of information, the Commission would not have
critical information such as a change in a controlling interest in the
ownership of the licensee. The Commission would not be able to carry
out its duties under the Communications Act and to determine the
qualifications of applicants to provide international
telecommunications service, including applicants that are affiliated
with foreign entities, and to determine whether and under what
conditions the authorizations are in the public interest, convenience,
and necessity.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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