[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 203 (Thursday, October 21, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 65016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26542]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
October 1, 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 on 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 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 December 20, 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 e-mail to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact
Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214 or e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0698.
Title: Sections 25.203(i) and 73.1030(a)(2), Radio Astronomy
Coordination Zone in Puerto Rico.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 200 respondents; 1,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 5-40 minutes (.0833 hours to .667
hours).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
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), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), and 309(j)(13).
Total Annual Burden: 142 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 revised collection
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this comment period
to obtain the full three year approval from them. The Commission is
revising this information collection because Part 23 rules,
specifically section 23.20, was eliminated because there are no
International Fixed Public Radiocommunication Services (IFPRS) licenses
in operation. On January 14, 2010, a Report and Order, IB Docket No.
05-216, FCC 10-7, was adopted that eliminated Part 23 rules and the
frequency allocations for IFPRS in the Table of Frequency Allocation.
Part 23 was created in the 1930s. IFPRS more recently was made up of
point-to-point microwave services. For many years, these facilities
provided an important form of international communications. More
recently, however IFPRS has been limited to point-to-point microwave
services provided between islands in the Caribbean Sea. Therefore, the
Commission has removed this rule section from this information
collection.
The Commission published a 60-day delegated notice on September 22,
2010 (75 FR 57792) which incorrectly stated that we would submit this
collection as an extension (no change in the Commission's reporting
and/or third party disclosure requirements). However, after publication
of this notice in the Federal Register, FCC 10-7 was discovered that
changed this information collection. So, the Commission decided to
publish another notice with accurate information on how we are treating
and submitting this OMB submission.
The existing requirements for this information collection are
contained in parts 25 and 73. In a 1997 Report and Order, the
Commission established a Coordination Zone for new and modified radio
facilities in various communications services that cover the islands of
Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra within the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The coordination zone and notification
procedures enable the Arecibo Radio Astronomy Observatory to receive
information needed to assess whether an applicant's proposed operations
will cause harmful interference to the Arecibo Observatory's
operations, which also promotes efficient resolution of coordination
problems between the applicants and the Observatory. The Observatory
will perform interference evaluations at no cost to applicants. If
potential interference problems are identified, applicants are required
to make reasonable attempts to resolve or mitigate such problems in
order to protect the Observatory.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-26542 Filed 10-20-10; 8:45 am]
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