[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 237 (Friday, December 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 76985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31119]
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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 30, 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 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 (PRA) that does
not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Submit written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments on or
before January 10, 2011. 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 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 Judith-B. [email protected],
Federal Communications Commission. Send your PRA comments by e-mail 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: 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.[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0360.
Title: Section 80.409, Station Logs.
Form No.: N/A.
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: 18,876 respondents; 18,876 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 27.3 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151-154, 301-
609, 3 UST 3450, 3 UST 4726, 12 UST 2377.
Total Annual Burden: 533,458 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 (IC) to the OMB as an extension during this
comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The
Commission is reporting no change in recordkeeping requirement. The
Commission is reporting a 41,050 hour reduction in burden which is due
to 1,583 fewer respondents/responses. Therefore, the total annual
burden has been adjusted. The recordkeeping requirements contained in
section 80.409 is necessary to document the operation and public
correspondence service of public coast radiotelegraph, public coast
radiotelephone stations and Alaska-public fixed stations, including the
logging of distress and safety calls where applicable.
The information is used by FCC personnel during inspections and
investigations to ensure compliance with applicable rules and to assist
in accident investigations. If the information was not maintained,
documentation concerning the operation of public coast radiotelegraph
stations, public coast radiotelephone stations and Alaska-public fixed
stations would not be available.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31119 Filed 12-9-10; 8:45 am]
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