[Federal Register: March 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 60)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review to the Office of Management and Budget
March 19, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 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 (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid 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 (PRA) 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before April 28, 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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, (202) 395-5887, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or
via Internet at: Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith-B.
Herman@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to
PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information collection request
(ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page: http://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
title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then
click on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information about
this ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at: Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0767.
Title: Sections 1.2110, 1.2111 and 1.2112, Auction Forms and
License Disclosure Requirements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 22,000 respondents; 22,000 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 17.6 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 390,750 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $23,966,750.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. However, if applicants wish to request confidential
treatment of their filing, they may do so pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection (IC) to the OMB as an extension (no change in the reporting,
recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements) during this
comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There
is a significant decrease in the number of burden hours and annual
costs because when this information was submitted to OMB in 2005, the
burden estimates provided to them were too high. Therefore, the
Commission has re-calculated the estimates to more accurately reflect
the actual burden imposed on applicants. Finally, the Commission
changed the title of this IC to note the specific rule sections for
which the Commission seeks extension of OMB approval under this OMB
Control Number 3060-0767. The Commission rule sections for this IC are
section 1.2110, Designated Entities; Section 1.2111, Assignment or
Transfer of Control: Unjust Enrichment; and section 1.2112, Ownership
Disclosure Requirements for Applications.
Disclosure requirements regarding ownership and gross revenues
information and calculations are designed to ensure that applicants are
qualified to participate in Commission auctions and to ensure that
license winners are entitled to receive small business preferences.
Disclosures regarding joint bidding agreements and the associated
certification are designed to prevent collusion. Disclosure of
information regarding license transfers and partitioning is designed to
deter unjust enrichment. Finally, records retention and maintenance by
small business licensees is designed to prevent unjust enrichment and
to facilitate enforcement efforts, if necessary.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-6032 Filed 3-26-08; 8:45 am]
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