[Federal Register: October 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 205)]
[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

October 16, 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

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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 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 November 
21, 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 emails 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 email contact the person listed below to make alternate 
arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Jerry Cowden 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: 3060-0204.
    Title: Special Eligibility Showings for Authorizations in the 
Public Safety Pool (47 CFR 90.20(a)(2)(v) and 90.20(a)(2)(xi)).
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals and businesses.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 220 respondents; 220 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.686 hour (range of 3 minutes to 45 
minutes).
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 151 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: The information collection in 47 CFR 
90.20(a)(2)(v) affects individuals, and there is a system of records 
that covers it (FCC/WTB-1, Wireless Services Licensing Records).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Requests to withhold 
information submitted to the Commission from public inspection will be 
treated in accordance with section 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission collects this information to ensure 
that certain non-governmental applicants applying for the use of 
frequencies in the Public Safety Pool meet the eligibility criteria set 
forth in the Commission's rules. The collection is being revised to 
consolidate under one OMB control number two information collections 
that were previously under separate OMB control numbers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-25188 Filed 10-21-08; 8:45 am]

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