[Federal Register: May 30, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 105)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review to the Office of Management and Budget, Comments Requested
May 27, 2008.
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 comment on the following
information collection(s). 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
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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. An
agency 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 that does not
display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 30,
2008. 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 comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (e-mail address: nfraser@omb.eop.gov), and to the
Federal Communications Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address:
PRA@fcc.gov). Include in the e-mails the OMB control number of the
collection as shown in the Supplementary Information section below or,
if there is no OMB control number, the Title as shown in the
Supplementary Information section. If you are unable to submit your
comments by e-mail contact the person listed below to make alternate
arrangements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact
Jerry Coyden via e-mail at PRA@fcc.gov or at (202) 418-0447. To view or
obtain a copy of an information collection request (ICR) submitted to
OMB: (1) Go to this OMB/GSA Web page: http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, and (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of
the ICR you want to view (or its title if there is no OMB control
number) and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0805.
Title: 700 MHz Eligibility, Regional Planning Requirements,
Interference Protection Criteria and 4.9 GHz Guidelines (47 CFR 90.523,
90.527, 90.545, and 90.1211).
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,116 respondents; 21,116
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.89236 hours (range of 30 minutes to
628 hours).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting and one-time reporting
requirements; third party disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory (47 CFR 90.523); required to
obtain or retain benefits (47 CFR 90.523, 90.527, and 90.545); and
voluntary.
Total Annual Burden: 61,075 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: Section 90.523 requires that nongovernmental
organizations that provide services which protect the safety of life or
property obtain a written statement from an authorizing state or local
government entity to support the nongovernmental organization's
application for assignment of 700 MHz frequencies. Section 90.527
requires 700 MHz regional planning committees to submit a plan for use
of the 700 MHz general use spectrum in the consolidated narrowband
segment 763-775 MHz and 793-805 MHz. It advocates a fair and open
process in developing allocation assignments by requiring input from
eligible entities in the allocation decisions and the application
technical review/approval process. Entities that seek inclusion in the
plan to obtain future licenses are considered third party respondents.
Section 90.545 TV/DTV interference protection criteria, provides that
public safety base, control and mobile transmitters in the 763-775 MHz
and 793-805 MHz band applicants select one of three ways to meet the
TV/DTV interference protection requirements: (1) By utilizing
geographic separation in the rule; (2) submitting an engineering study
to justify other separations, or (3) obtain concurrence from applicable
TV/DTV station(s). Section 90.1211 authorizes the fifty-five 700 MHz
regional planning committees to develop and submit on a voluntary basis
a plan on guidelines for coordination procedures to facilitate the
shared use of 4940-4990 MHz (4.9 GHz) band. Applicants are granted a
geographic area license for the entire fifty MHz of 4.9 GHz spectrum
over a geographical area defined by the boundaries of their
jurisdiction--city, county or state. Accordingly, licensees are
required to coordinate their operations in the shared band to avoid
interference, a common practice when joint operations are conducted.
Commission staff will use the information to assign licenses,
determine regional spectrum requirements and to develop technical
standards. The information will also be used to determine whether
prospective licensees operate in compliance with the Commission's
rules. Without such information, the Commission could not accommodate
regional requirements or provide for the efficient use of the available
frequencies. Information provided to, or exchanged among, third parties
will be used to establish eligibility and to prevent harmful
interference. This information collection request includes rules to
govern the operation and licensing of the 700 MHz and 4.9 GHz bands to
ensure that licensees continue to fulfill their statutory
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended. Such information will continue to be used to minimize
interference, verify that applicants are legally and technically
qualified to hold licenses, and to determine compliance with Commission
rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-12106 Filed 5-29-08; 8:45 am]
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