[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 52 (Thursday, March 17, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14666-14667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6202]
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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
March 15, 2011.
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 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 currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before April 18, 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 via the Internet at
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications
Commission via 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: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information or copies of the
information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214
or e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0004.
Title: Sections 1.1307 and 1.1311, Guidelines for Evaluating the
Environmental Effects of Radiofrequency, Second Memorandum Opinion and
Order, ET Docket No. 93-62.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions and state, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 190,905 respondents; 190,905
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .36 hours (average).
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, 302, 303, and 307.
Total Annual Burden: 69,463 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $10,355,260.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The Commission has a System of
Records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records,'' which
covers the personally identifiable information (PII) that individual
applicants may include in their submission for licenses or grants of
equipment authorization. At such time as the Commission revises this
System of Records Notice (SORN), the Commission will conduct a Privacy
Impact Assessment (PIA) and publish the revised SORN in the Federal
Register. In addition, the Commission will post a copy of both the PIA
and the SORN on the FCC's Privacy Web page.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is minimal exemption
from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), and 47
CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules, that is granted for trade secrets,
which may be submitted to the Commission as part of the documentation
of test results. No other assurances of confidentiality are provided to
respondents.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection during this comment period to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to obtain the full, three year clearance
from them. The Commission is requesting approval for an extension (no
change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure
requirements). The Commission is reporting a 94,469 hour and a
$18,336,443 reduction adjustment in burden. This reduction is due to
fewer responses than the last time this collection was submitted to OMB
for review and approval.
This information collection is a result of responsibility placed on
the FCC by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. NEPA
requires that each federal agency evaluate the impact of ``major
actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment.''
It is the FCC's opinion that this is the most efficient and reasonable
method of complying with NEPA with regard to the environmental issue of
radiofrequency radiation from FCC-regulated transmitters.
The Commission requires applicants to submit limited information
during the licensing and authorization process. In many services, the
Commission simply requires licensees to provide reliable service to
specific geographic areas, but does not require licensees to file site-
specific information. It does not appear that the FCC's present
licensing methods can provide public notification of site-specific
information without imposing new and significant additional burden to
the Commission's applicants. However, we note that applicants with the
greatest potential to exceed the Commission's exposure limits are
required to perform an environmental evaluation as part of the
licensing and authorization process.
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The Commission advises concerned members of the public, seeking
site-specific information, to contact the FCC for the name and
telephone number of the service providers in the concerned party's
area. The Commission encourages all service providers to provide site-
specific, technical information and environmental evaluation
documentation upon public request. In addition, we note alternative
sources of information may be state and local governments, which may
collect some site-specific information as part of the zoning process.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-6202 Filed 3-16-11; 8:45 am]
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