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Title: Commission’s Rules to Ensure
Compatibility with Enhanced 911
Emergency Calling Systems.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 47,031.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1–5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 198,200 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
seeks three-year approval for an
extension (no change in requirements)
for this information collection.
The Commission responded to a
petition for clarification and/or
declaratory ruling filed by the City of
Richardson, TX, by amending the
Commission’s rules to clarify what
constitutes a valid Public Safety
Answering Point (PSAP) triggering a
wireless carrier’s obligation to provide
E911 service to that PSAP.
Specifically, the Order in CC Docket
94–102, FCC 01–293, found that a
wireless carrier must implement E911
service within the six-month period
following the date of the PSAP’s
request, and that if challenged by the
wireless carrier, the request be deemed
valid if the PSAP making the request
demonstrates that: (1) A mechanism is
in place by which the PSAP will recover
its costs of the facilities and equipment
necessary to receive and utilize the E911
data elements; (2) the PSAP has ordered
the equipment necessary to receive and
utilize the E911 data and the equipment
will be installed and capable of
receiving and utilizing that data no later
than six months following its request;
and (3) the PSAP has made a timely
request to the appropriate local
exchange carrier (LEC) for the necessary
trunking and other facilities to enable
the E911 data to be transmitted to the
PSAP. In the alternative, the PSAP may
demonstrate that a funding mechanism
is in place, that is E911-capable using a
Non-Call Associated Signaling (NCAS)
technology, and that it has made a
timely request to the appropriate LEC
for the necessary Automatic Location
Identification (ALI) database upgrade.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
October 25, 2005.
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, Public Law 104–13.
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 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.
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before January 3, 2006.
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.
DATES:
You may submit your
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
comments by e-mail or U.S. postal mail.
To submit you comments by e-mail send
them to: PRA@fcc.gov. To submit your
comments by U.S. mail, mark it to the
attention of Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room 1–C804, Washington,
DC 20554.
ADDRESSES:
For
additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B.
Herman at 202–418–0214.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Title: Part 25 of the Commission’s
Rules Governing the Licensing of, and
Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network
Stations and Space Stations.
Form No.: FCC Form 312, Schedule S.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 3,432.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1–80
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements, and
third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 42,108 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $531,875,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: On March 15, 2005,
the Federal Communications
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) released a
Third Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (FCC 05–62) in which it
proposed to combine power level
requirements and antenna diameter
requirements into one off-axis
equivalent isotropically radiated power
(EIRP) requirement. (Equivalent
Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) is
the product of the gain of the antenna
in a given direction relative to an
isotropic antenna and the power
supplied to that antenna, see 47 CFR
Section 2.1). If this proposal is adopted,
it would give earth station operators
more flexibility in their operations and
help expedite its review of some nonroutine earth station applications. The
Commission invited comment on what
revisions would be necessary to its rules
to provide protection from interference
for earth stations in the event that it
adopts an off-axis EIRP requirement for
fixed satellite service (FSS) earth
stations. Additionally, the Commission
invited comment on what specific
information should be required from
earth station applicants in order to
comply with the proposed off-axis EIRP
requirement.
The following information collections
are proposed in the rulemaking: (1)
Earth station applicants will provide a
table showing the EIRP of the antenna
at various specific off-axis angles, (2)
Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT)
licensees will certify that they will meet
any applicable requirements for
contention protocols adopted in this
proceeding; (3) any party questioning a
license applicant’s contention protocol
certification will provide a technical
analysis showing that the applicant’s
planned contention protocol usage is
likely to cause harmful interference to
adjacent satellites or terrestrial wireless
operations and (4) a certificate of
coordination signed by an authorized
representative of the National Radio
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Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) will be
made available to the Commission upon
request.
If the proposal is adopted by the
Commission, it is anticipated that new
applications must be developed and
revisions to the International Bureau
Filing System (IBFS) will be necessary
to accommodate off-axis EIRP
requirement for earth stations. The
specific data to be collected is not
known at this time. It is contingent
upon comments received from the
public, agency funding, and approval by
various senior Commission staff. If the
proposal is adopted, the Commission
will publish a Federal Register notice
for public comment in the future.
This information collection is used by
the Commission staff in carrying out its
duties under the World Trade
Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom
Agreement. The information is
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,
applicants and licensees would not
obtain the authorization necessary to
provide telecommunications services;
the Commission would not be able to
carry-out its mandate as required by
statute; and applicants and licensees
would not be able to provide services to
the public effectively.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0901.
Title: Reports of Common Carriers and
Affiliates.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 20
respondents; 1,200 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and one-time reporting requirements,
and third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 6,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: Common carriers
must file copies of all contracts entered
into with a communications entity in a
foreign point for the provision of
common carrier service between the
United States and that foreign point.
Carriers are exempt from this
requirement if the carrier enters into
such a contract with a carrier that lacks
market power in the relevant foreign
market. The information is used by
Commission staff to monitor the
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operating agreements of the U.S. carriers
and their foreign correspondents that
possess market power, and in particular,
to monitor the international accounting
rates of such carriers to ensure
consistency with Commission policies
and the public interest. Without the
collection of information, the
Commission could not preclude oneway bypass and safeguard its
international settlements policy.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–21859 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Public Information Collections
Approved by Office of Management
and Budget
October 24, 2005.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) has received Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for the following public
information collections pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid control number.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul
J. Laurenzano, Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554, (202) 418–1359
or via the Internet at plaurenz@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–1081.
OMB Approval date: 10/14/2005.
Expiration Date: 10/31/2008.
Title: Federal-State Joint Board on
Universal Service, CC Docket No. 96–45.
Form No.: N/A.
Estimated Annual Burden: 22
responses; 242 total annual burden
hours; approximately 11 hours average
per respondent.
Needs and Uses: In CC Docket No.
96–45, the Commission adopted
additional mandatory requirements for
ETC designation proceedings in which
the Commission acts pursuant to section
241(e)(6) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended. Consistent with the
recommendations of the Federal-State
Joint Board on Universal Service, and
expanding the mandatory requirements,
the Commission imposed additional
requirements for designation and annual
certifications. These requirements will
ensure that ETCs continue to comply
with the conditions of the ETC
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designation and that universal service
funds are used for their intended
purposes. Specifically, every ETC must
submit, on a annual basis: (1) Progress
reports on the ETC’s five-year service
quality improvement plan; (2) detailed
information on any outage lasting at
least 30 minutes; (3) the number of
unfulfilled requests for service from
potential customers within its service
areas; (4) the number of complaints per
1,000 handsets or lines; (5) certification
that the ETC is complying with
applicable service quality standards and
consumer protection rules; (6)
certification that the ETC is able to
function in emergency situations; (7)
certification that the ETC is offering a
local usage plan comparable to that
offered by the incumbent LEC in the
relevant service areas; and (8)
certification that the carrier
acknowledges that the Commission may
require it to provide equal access to long
distance carriers in the event no other
ETC is providing equal access within
the service area. The Commission will
use the information collected to ensure
that each ETC satisfies its obligation
under Section 214(e) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, to provide services supported
by the universal service mechanism
throughout the areas for which each
ETC is designated.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05–21867 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority
October 21, 2005.
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, Public Law 104–13.
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 that does not
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
October 25, 2005.
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, Public Law 104-13. 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 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: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before January 3, 2006. 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: You may submit your Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments
by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit you comments by e-mail send
them to: PRA@fcc.gov. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark it to
the attention of Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission,
445 12th Street, SW., Room 1-C804, Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control No.: 3060-0678.
Title: Part 25 of the Commission's Rules Governing the Licensing
of, and Spectrum Usage by, Satellite Network Stations and Space
Stations.
Form No.: FCC Form 312, Schedule S.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 3,432.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1-80 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements, and third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 42,108 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $531,875,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: On March 15, 2005, the Federal Communications
Commission (``Commission'') released a Third Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (FCC 05-62) in which it proposed to combine power level
requirements and antenna diameter requirements into one off-axis
equivalent isotropically radiated power (EIRP) requirement. (Equivalent
Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) is the product of the gain of the
antenna in a given direction relative to an isotropic antenna and the
power supplied to that antenna, see 47 CFR Section 2.1). If this
proposal is adopted, it would give earth station operators more
flexibility in their operations and help expedite its review of some
non-routine earth station applications. The Commission invited comment
on what revisions would be necessary to its rules to provide protection
from interference for earth stations in the event that it adopts an
off-axis EIRP requirement for fixed satellite service (FSS) earth
stations. Additionally, the Commission invited comment on what specific
information should be required from earth station applicants in order
to comply with the proposed off-axis EIRP requirement.
The following information collections are proposed in the
rulemaking: (1) Earth station applicants will provide a table showing
the EIRP of the antenna at various specific off-axis angles, (2) Very
Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) licensees will certify that they will
meet any applicable requirements for contention protocols adopted in
this proceeding; (3) any party questioning a license applicant's
contention protocol certification will provide a technical analysis
showing that the applicant's planned contention protocol usage is
likely to cause harmful interference to adjacent satellites or
terrestrial wireless operations and (4) a certificate of coordination
signed by an authorized representative of the National Radio
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Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) will be made available to the Commission
upon request.
If the proposal is adopted by the Commission, it is anticipated
that new applications must be developed and revisions to the
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) will be necessary to
accommodate off-axis EIRP requirement for earth stations. The specific
data to be collected is not known at this time. It is contingent upon
comments received from the public, agency funding, and approval by
various senior Commission staff. If the proposal is adopted, the
Commission will publish a Federal Register notice for public comment in
the future.
This information collection is used by the Commission staff in
carrying out its duties under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic
Telecom Agreement. The information is 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, applicants and licensees would not
obtain the authorization necessary to provide telecommunications
services; the Commission would not be able to carry-out its mandate as
required by statute; and applicants and licensees would not be able to
provide services to the public effectively.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0901.
Title: Reports of Common Carriers and Affiliates.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 20 respondents; 1,200 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting
requirements, and third party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 6,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: Common carriers must file copies of all contracts
entered into with a communications entity in a foreign point for the
provision of common carrier service between the United States and that
foreign point. Carriers are exempt from this requirement if the carrier
enters into such a contract with a carrier that lacks market power in
the relevant foreign market. The information is used by Commission
staff to monitor the operating agreements of the U.S. carriers and
their foreign correspondents that possess market power, and in
particular, to monitor the international accounting rates of such
carriers to ensure consistency with Commission policies and the public
interest. Without the collection of information, the Commission could
not preclude one-way bypass and safeguard its international settlements
policy.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-21859 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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