[Federal Register: November 17, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 222)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
November 12, 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
16, 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
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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.: 3060-0678.
Title: Part 25 of the Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing
of, and Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network Stations and Space
Stations.
Form No.: FCC Form 312 and Schedule S.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 4,112 respondents; 4,112 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 Hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory approval for the information collection
requirements under Sections 4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and
303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
Sections 154(i), 157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 42,579 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $613,719,126.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality pertaining to the information collection requirements
in this collection.
Needs and Uses: On October 17, 2008, the Federal Communications
Commission (``Commission'') released an Eighth Report and Order and
Order on Reconsideration titled, ``In the Matter of 2000 Biennial
Regulatory Review--Streamlining and Other Revisions of Part 25 of the
Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing of, and Spectrum Usage by,
Satellite Network Earth Stations and Space Stations; Streamlining the
Commission's Rules and Regulations for Satellite Applications and
Licensing Procedures'' (FCC 08-246), IB Docket Nos. 00-248 and 95-117.
In the Eighth Report and Order, the Commission further streamlined the
Commission's non-routine earth station processing rules by adopting a
new earth station procedure that will enable the Commission to treat
more applications routinely than is possible under the current earth
station procedures. This rulemaking facilitates the provision of
broadband Internet access services.
The PRA information collection requirements contained in the Eighth
Report and Order are as follows:
1. The Commission plans to modify the ``Application for Satellite
Space and Earth Station Authorizations'' (FCC Form 312), including
Schedule B, in the International Bureau Filing System (``MyIBFS'') to
reflect the off-axis equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP)
envelope compliance requirement. In the interim, earth station
applicants must submit a table as an attachment to the FCC Form 312 to
show their compliance with the off-axis EIRP requirement.
2. Earth station licensees who plan to use a contention protocol
must certify that their contention protocol usage will be reasonable.
In the future, the Commission will revise the FCC Form 312 in MyIBFS to
provide a streamlined method for earth station applicants planning to
use a contention protocol to make this certification.
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.
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 World Trade
Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-27247 Filed 11-14-08; 8:45 am]
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