[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2378-2379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-566]
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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
January 6, 2011.
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:
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(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 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: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before February 14, 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: 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 e-mail, contact
he 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: 3060-1094.
Title: Sections 27.14 and 27.1221, Licensing, Operation and
Transition of the 2500-2690 MHz Band.
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: 2,500 respondents; 5,140 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .50 hours-2.25 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and one time reporting
requirements, third party disclosure requirement and recordkeeping
requirement.
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(f), 303(g), 303(r), 307, 308 and
316.
Total Annual Burden: 3,510 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $302,667.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. Respondents or applicants may request materials or
information submitted to the Commission be withheld from public
inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection (IC) to the OMB during this comment period as a revision.
The Commission is seeking OMB approval because the FCC adopted and
released a Fourth Memorandum Opinion and Order, (2008 Order), FCC 08-
83, which adopted section 27.14(o) of the Commission's rules. That rule
requires all Broadband Radio Service (BRS) and Educational Broadband
Service (EBS) licensees to make a showing of ``substantial service'' no
later than May 1, 2011 on a license-by-license basis. This requirement
was modified by the Third Report and Order (2010 Order), FCC 10-107, to
require that licensees issued a new BRS license on or After November 6,
2009, would have four years from the date of initial license grant to
provide substantial service. A licensee must demonstrate that it
provided service which is sound, favorable, and substantially above a
level of mediocre service which might minimally warrant renewal.
The Commission has changed it's burden estimates for this
information collection. The Commission has recalculated (adjusted) the
burden hours because the number of respondents/responses has been
reduced by 4,947 hours. This is due to fewer respondents since this was
last submitted to OMB. The transition to the new band plan is largely
complete and most of the transition-related requirements contained in
this collection are no longer necessary. The program change increase in
annual costs is due to approximately two-third of respondents will
contract out to an outside source to prepare the ``substantial
showing'' requirement.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-566 Filed 1-12-11; 8:45 am]
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