[Federal Register: November 3, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 213)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
October 28, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 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 (PRA), Public Law No. 104-13. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control number. Subject to the PRA, no
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before January 2,
2009. 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: Interested parties may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or
U.S. post mail. To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to
PRA@fcc.gov and/or to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. To submit your comments
by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or
send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov and/or Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0686.
Title: Streamlining the International Section 214 Authorization
Process and Tariff Requirements.
Form No.: FCC Form 214.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 1,650 respondents; 3,603
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour--6,056 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and quarterly reporting
requirements; third party disclosure and recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for Part 1 of this information collection is
contained in 47 U.S.C 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, 303(r), 309 and
325(e). The statutory authority for Part 63 of this information
collection is contained in Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 10, 11, 201-205,
214, 218, 403 and 651 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
and 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 160, 201-205, 214, 218, 403 and 571.
The statutory authority for this information collection is also
contained in the Cable Landing License Act, Executive Order 10530 and
the Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1456.
Total Annual Burden: 148,053 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $16,162,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
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Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as a revision after this 60-day comment
period has ended in order to obtain the full three-year OMB clearance.
This collection will be revised to reflect more accurate and true
burden estimates and to clarify and clearly state the rule sections
that are included under OMB Control No. 3060-0686.
The collection of information is used by the Commission staff in
carrying out its duties under the Communications Act. The information
collections pertaining to Part 1 of the rules are necessary to
determine whether the Commission should grant a license for proposed
submarine cables landing in the United States. Pursuant to Executive
Order No. 10530, the Commission has been delegated the President's
authority under the Cable Landing License Act to grant cable landing
licenses, provided that the Commission obtains the approval from the
State Department and seeks advice from other government agencies as
appropriate. The information collections pertaining to Part 63 are
necessary largely to determine the qualifications of applicants to
provide common carrier international telecommunications service,
including applicants that are affiliated with foreign carriers, and to
determine whether and under what conditions the authorizations are in
the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
If the collections are not conducted or are conducted less
frequently, applicants will not obtain the authorizations necessary to
provide telecommunications services, and the Commission will be unable
to carry out its mandate under the Communications Act of 1934 and the
Cable Landing License Act. In addition, without the information
collections, the United States would jeopardize its ability to fulfill
the U.S. obligations as negotiated under the World Trade Organization
(WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement because these collections are imperative
to detecting and deterring anticompetitive conduct. They are also
necessary to preserve the Executive Branch agencies' and the
Commission's ability to review foreign investments for national
security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade concerns.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0863.
Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households
for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer's Act (SHVA).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 848 respondents; 250,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collections is contained in the Satellite
Home Viewer Act, 17 U.S.C. 119. The Satellite Home Viewer Act is an
amendment of the Copyright Act.
Total Annual Burden: 125,000 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring
signal strength at a household so that the satellite and broadcast
industries and consumers would have a uniform method for making an
actual determination of the signal strength that a household received.
The information gathered as part of the Grade B signal strength tests
will be used to indicate whether consumers are ``unserved'' by over-
the-air network signals. The written records of test results will be
made after testing and predicting the strength of a television
station's signal. Parties impacted by the test results will be
consumers; parties using the written test results will primarily be the
satellite and broadcasting industries.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0901.
Title: Reports of Common Carriers and Affiliates.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 20 respondents; 1,200 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third-
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 1, 2,
4(i), 201, 203, 205, 214, 303(r) and 309 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. Sections 151, 152, 154(i), 201, 205, 214,
303(r), and 309.
Total Annual Burden: 6,000 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements)
after this 60 day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full
three year OMB clearance. The information is used by Commission staff
to monitor the operating agreements of U.S. carriers and their foreign
correspondents that possess market power, and, in particular, to
monitor the international accounting rates of such carriers to ensure
consistency with Commission policies and the public interest. The
information also enables the Commission to preclude one-way bypass and
safeguard its international settlements policy. The Commission's
policies and objectives would be thwarted if the collections were
conducted less frequently.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
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