[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74049-74050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-30007]
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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
November 15, 2010.
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. 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 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.
Dates: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before December 30, 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 the Internet at
[email protected]; and to the Federal Communications
Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: [email protected]). Include in the
e-mail the OMB control number of the collection as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, or if there is no OMB control
number, include the Title as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section. If you are unable to submit your comments by email, contact
the person listed below to make alternate arrangements.
For Further Information Contact: For additional information,
contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].
Supplementary Information:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1092.
Title: Interim Procedures for Filing Applications Seeking Approval
for Designated Entity Reportable Eligibility Events and Annual Reports.
Form Nos.: FCC Form 609-T and 611-T.
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: 1,100 respondents; 2,750 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: FCC Form 609-T is estimated at 4 hours
per response; FCC Form 611-T is estimated at 6 hours per response.
Frequency of Response: Annual and 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. 4(i), 308(b), 309(j)(3) and 309(j)(4).
Total Annual Burden: 7,288 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,494,625.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Some respondents may assert
that some data and/or agreements that they are filing in response to
these information collection requirements include confidential
information or trade secrets. The Commission has long established
procedures for accepting confidential and market-sensitive documents
and information via the Commission's Universal Licensing System (ULS).
These long standing procedures will be followed to ensure that no
confidential materials or trade secrets are disclosed.
Most of the information collected will be made available for public
inspection. Applicants may seek confidential treatment pursuant to 47
CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules governing requests to withhold from
public inspection information submitted to the Commission. The ULS
allows for information to be filed confidentially. Confidentially filed
materials will only be accessible to Commission employees who have been
issued passwords.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection (IC) to the OMB during this comment period. The
Commission is reporting no change in its burden hour or annual cost
estimates. The
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Commission is seeking OMB approval for an extension (there are no
change to the reporting requirements).
FCC Form 609-T is used by Designated Entities (DEs) to request
prior Commission approval pursuant to Section 1.2114 of the
Commission's rules for any reportable eligibility event. The data
collected on the form is used by the FCC to determine whether the
public interest would be served by the approval of the reportable
eligibility event.
FCC Form 611-T is used by DE licensees to file an annual report,
pursuant to section 1.2110(n) of the Commission's rules, related to
eligibility for designated entity benefits.
The information collected will be used to ensure that only
legitimate small businesses reap the benefits of the Commission's
designated entity program. Further, this information will assist the
Commission in preventing companies from circumventing the objectives of
the designated entity eligibility rules by allowing us to review: (1)
The FCC Form 609-T applications seeking approval for ``reportable
eligibility events'' and (2) the FCC Form 611-T annual reports to
ensure that licensees receiving designated entity benefits are in
compliance with the Commission's policies and rules.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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