[Federal Register: March 9, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 44)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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
February 27, 2009.
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 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 April 8,
2009. 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
Leslie F. Smith via e-mail at PRA@fcc.gov or at (202) 418-0217. 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: 3060-0835.
Title: Ship Inspections, FCC Forms 806, 824, 827, and 829.
Form Numbers: FCC 806, 824, 827, and 829.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,210 respondents; 3,630
responses.
Estimated Time per response: 5 minutes to 4 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; Annual and 5 year reporting
requirements; Third Party Disclosure.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. See 47 U.S.C. 361 and 362.
Total Annual Burden: 5,245 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Communications Act requires the Commission to
inspect the radio installation of large cargo ships and certain
passenger ships at least once a year to ensure that the radio
installation is in compliance with the requirements of the
Communications Act. Additionally, the Communications Act requires the
inspection of small passenger ships at least once every five years. The
Safety Convention (to which the United States is a signatory) also
requires an annual inspection. However, the Safety Convention permits
an Administrator to entrust the inspections to either surveyors
nominated for the purpose or to organizations recognized by it.
Therefore, the United States can have other parties conduct the radio
inspection of vessels for compliance with the Safety Convention. The
Commission allows FCC-licensed technicians to conduct these
inspections. FCC-licensed technicians certify that the ship passed an
inspection and issue a safety certificate. These safety certificates
(FCC Forms 806, 824, 827 and 829) indicate that the vessel complies
with the Communications Act and the Safety Convention. These
technicians are required to provide a summary of the results of the
inspection in the ship's log. In addition, the vessel's owner,
operator, or ship's master must certify in the ship's log that the
inspection was
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satisfactory. Inspection certificates issued in accordance with the
Safety Convention must be posted in a prominent and accessible place on
the ship. The purpose of the information is to ensure that the
inspection was successful so that passengers and crewmembers of certain
United States ships have access to distress communications in an
emergency.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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