[Federal Register: February 23, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 35)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 25
[IB Docket No. 02-10; FCC 09-63]
Procedures to Govern the Use of Satellite Earth Stations on Board
Vessels in the 5925-6425 MHz/3700-4200 MHz Bands and 14.0-14.5 GHz/
11.7-12.2 GHz Bands
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final Rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years,
the information collection requirements associated with Sections
25.221(b)(1)(i) through (iii), 25.222(b)(1)(i) through (iii),
25.221(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.222(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.221(b)(2)(i)
through (v), 25.222(b)(2)(i) through (v), 25.221(b)(4) and 25.222(b)(4)
of the Commission's rules, and that these rules will take effect as of
the date of this notice. On September 15, 2009, the Commission
published the summary document of the Order on Reconsideration, In the
Matter of Procedures to Govern the Use of Satellite Earth Stations on
Board Vessels in the 5925-6425 MHz/3700-4200 MHz Bands and 14.0-14.5
GHz/11.7-12.2 GHz, IB Docket No. 02-10, FCC 09-63, at 74 FR 47100. This
published item stated that the Commission will publish a notice in the
Federal Register announcing when OMB approval for the rule sections
which contain information collection requirements has been received and
when the revised rules will take effect. This notice is consistent with
the statement in the published summary document of the Order on
Reconsideration.
DATES: Section 25.221(b)(1)(i) through (iii), 25.222(b)(1)(i) through
(iii), 25.221(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.222(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B),
25.221(b)(2)(i) through (v), 25.222(b)(2)(i) through (v), 25.221(b)(4)
and 25.222(b)(4) published at 74 FR 47100 on September 15, 2009 are
effective on February 23, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Balatan or Howard Griboff,
Policy Division, International Bureau, FCC, (202) 418-1460 or via the
Internet at: Jennifer.Balatan@fcc.gov or Howard.Griboff@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on December 1,
2009, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements contained in Sections 25.221(b)(1)(i) through
(iii), 25.222(b)(1)(i) through (iii), 25.221(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B),
25.222(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.221(b)(2)(i) through (v), 25.222(b)(2)(i)
through (v), 25.221(b)(4) and 25.222(b)(4) of the Commission's rules.
The Commission publishes this notice to announce the effective date of
these rules. If you have any comments on the burden estimates listed
below, or how the Commission can improve the collections and reduce any
burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. Please include OMB Control Number 3060-1061 in
your correspondence. The Commission also will accept your comments via
the Internet if you send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To request materials in
accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)418-0530
(voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the Commission is notifying the public that it received OMB
approval on December 1, 2009, for the information collection
requirements contained in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR Sections
25.221(b)(1)(i) through (iii), 25.222(b)(1)(i) through (iii),
25.221(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.222(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B), 25.221(b)(2)(i)
through (v), 25.222(b)(2)(i) through (v), 25.221(b)(4) and
25.222(b)(4).
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a current, 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
that does not display a valid OMB Control Number. The OMB Control
Number is 3060-1061 and the total annual reporting burdens and costs
for respondents are as follows:
OMB Control No.: 3060-1061.
OMB Approval Date: December 1, 2009.
Expiration Date: December 31, 2012.
Title: Earth Stations on Board Vessels (ESV).
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 15 respondents; 15 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: Estimated time is different for each
response - the response with the shortest duration takes an estimated
0.25 hours to complete and the response with the longest duration takes
an estimated 24 hours to complete.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory approval for the information collection
requirements under Sections 4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and
303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i),
157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 264 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $149,925.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality pertaining to the information collection requirements
in this collection.
Needs and Uses: On July 31, 2009, the Federal Communications
Commission (``Commission'') released an Order on Reconsideration
titled, ``In the Matter of the Procedures to Govern the Use of
Satellite Earth Stations on Board Vessels in the 5925-6425 MHz/ 3700-
4200 MHz Bands and 14.0-14.5 GHz/11.7-12.2 GHz Bands'' (FCC 09-63, IB
Docket No. 02-10 (``ESV Reconsideration Order''). In the ESV
Reconsideration Order, the Commission resolved various concerns raised
regarding the operational restrictions placed on ESVs that are designed
to protect the fixed-satellite service (FSS), operating in the C-band
and Ku-band, and the terrestrially-based fixed service (FS), operating
in the C-band, from harmful interference. The Commission adopted rule
changes that should provide ESV operators with greater operational
flexibility while continuing to ensure that the other services in these
bands are protected from harmful interference.
The information collection requirements accounted for in this
collection are necessary to determine the technical and legal
qualifications of applicants or licensees to operate a station,
transfer or assign a license, and to determine whether the
authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity.
Without such information, the Commission could not determine whether to
permit respondents to provide telecommunication services in the U.S.
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Therefore, the Commission would be unable to fulfill its statutory
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and the obligations imposed on parties to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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