[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57789-57790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23605]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
Comments Requested
September 16, 2010.
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. 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; (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; and (e)
ways to further reduce the information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid control
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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 currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before October 22, 2010. 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 via the Internet at
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to [email protected]. 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: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information or copies of the
information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214
or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1140.
Title: Requests for Waiver of Various Petitioners to Allow the
Establishment of 700 MHz Interoperable Public Safety Wireless Broadband
Networks.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: State, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 50 respondents; 50 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 200 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i), 301 303, 332 and 337.
Total Annual Burden: 18,250 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
during this comment period to obtain the full three year clearance from
them. There is no change in the Commission's reporting requirements.
There is no change in the Commission's burden estimates.
The Commission sought emergency clearance for this information
collection on June 1, 2010. Emergency OMB approvals are only granted
for six months. The Commission received OMB approval for the emergency
request on June 17, 2010. The Commission is now renewing the OMB
approval for this information collection.
FCC 10-79, PS Docket No. 06-229, the Commission grants, with
conditions, 21 waiver petitions filed by public safety entities
(Petitioners) seeking early deployment of statewide or local public
safety broadband networks in the 700 MHz spectrum. This waiver serves
the public interest by allowing state and local jurisdictions to begin
broadband deployment and speed services to the public safety community.
This will also allow the Petitioners to take advantage of available or
potential funding, either through grants or planned budgetary
expenditures, as well as to take advantage of economies of scale and
other cost saving measures for deployments that are already planned. In
addition, Petitioners could benefit from the announced plans of some
commercial carriers to begin construction of LTE-based networks this
year and early next year, which would result in significant cost-
savings.
One of the conditions for such waiver is submission of
interoperability plans to the Commission's Emergency Response
Interoperability Center (ERIC). The Commission recently decided to
establish ERIC to promote appropriate technical requirements that will
ensure interoperability for these early deployments from their
inception, as well as for any future deployed networks. Given the
rapidly evolving nature of 3GPP deployments and standards, submission
of the Petitioners' interoperability plans will help ensure
interoperability and roaming among these early deployments. See the
June 30, 2010 notice that was published at 75 FR 37800 for more details
on the various requirements for state, local or tribal government.
This information will be used by FCC staff to facilitate deployment
of state and local public safety broadband networks as an initial step
towards development of a nationwide, interoperable public safety
broadband network. Accurate recordkeeping of this data is vital in
developing the regulatory framework for this network. Since such a
network is vital for public safety and homeland security, its proper
operation must be assured.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-23605 Filed 9-21-10; 8:45 am]
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