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[Federal Register: October 16, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 199)]
[Notices]               
[Page 53234-53235]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.

 
Notice of Public Information Collections(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

October 8, 2009.
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 of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency 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. 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; and (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.

DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on December 15, 2009. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the 
Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman, 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your PRA comments by 
e-mail send then to: PRA@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214. 
For additional information about the information collection(s) send an 
e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No: 3060-0059.
     Title: Statement Regarding the Importation of Radio Frequency 
Devices Capable of Harmful Interference.
     Form No.: FCC Form 740.
     Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
     Number of Respondents: 5,000 respondents; 5,000 responses.
     Estimated Time Per Response: 1 - 5 minutes (.084 hours)
     Frequency of Response: One time 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. sections 154(i),

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157(a), 302a, 303(b), 303(f), 303(g) and 303(r).
     Total Annual Burden: 29,120 hours.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No.
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There are no confidentiality 
issues.
     Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
after this 60 day comment period in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from them.
    The FCC, working in conjunction with the U.S. Customs Service is 
responsible for the regulation of both authorized radio services and 
devices that can cause harmful interference. FCC Form 740 must be 
completed for each radio frequency device which is being imported into 
the United States, and is used to keep non-compliant devices from being 
distributed to the general public, thereby reducing the potential for 
harmful interference being caused to authorized communications.
    FCC Form 740 is submitted to the U.S. Customs Service and Border 
Patrol electronically or in paper format. The FCC Form 740 is not 
submitted to the Federal Communications Commission. When a violation is 
discovered, the FCC can issue a fine. If a product is suspected of 
illegal entry, the FCC works with U.S. Customs Service to resolve the 
issue.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-24854 Filed 10-15-09; 8:45 am]

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