[Federal Register: April 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 77)]
[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
April 14, 2009.
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 May 26, 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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or the 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: 3060-0636.
Title: Sections 2.906, 2.909, 2.1071, 2.1075, 2.1076, and 15.37,
Equipment Authorizations--Declaration of Conformity.
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 4,000 respondents; 8,000 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 18 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. sections 154(i), 301, 302, 303(e), 303(r), 304 and 307.
Total Annual Burden: 76,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $12,000,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No assurances of
confidentiality are provided to respondents.
Needs and Uses: The Commission requesting an extension of this
information collection in order to obtain the full three year clearance
from the OMB. There is no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or
third party disclosure requirements since this was last submitted to
OMB in 2006. There is no change in the estimated respondents/responses,
burden hours and/or annual costs. In 1996, the Declaration of
Conformity (DoC) procedure was established in a Report and Order, FCC
96-208, In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 2 and 15 of the
Commission's Rules to Deregulate the Equipment Authorization
Requirements for Digital Devices.
(a) The Declaration of Conformity equipment authorization
procedure, 47 CFR 2.1071, requires that a manufacturer or equipment
supplier test a product to ensure compliance with technical standards
that limit radio frequency emissions.
(b) Additionally, the manufacturer or supplier must also include a
DoC (with the standards) in the literature furnished with the
equipment, and the equipment manufacturer or supplier must also make
this statement of conformity and supporting technical data available to
the FCC, at the Commission's request.
(c) The DoC procedure represents a simplified filing and reporting
procedure for authorizing equipment for marketing.
(d) Finally, testing and documentation of compliance are needed to
control potential interference to radio communications. The data
gathering are necessary for investigating complaints
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of harmful interference or for verifying the manufacturer's compliance
with the Commission's rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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