Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, 5711 [E7-1796]

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 25 (Wednesday, February 7, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 5711]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1796]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review to the Office of Management and Budget

January 29, 2007.
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 (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: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before March 9, 2007. 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 Allison E. Zaleski, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-6466, or via fax at (202) 395-5167 or via Internet at Allison--E.--
Zaleski@eop.omb.gov and to Leslie F. Smith@fcc.gov, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C216, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554, or an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like to 
obtain or view a copy of this information collection, you may do so by 
visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: https://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418-
0217 or via the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0758.
    Title: Amendment of Part 5 of the Commission's Rules to Revise the 
Experimental Radio Service Regulations.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit 
institutions, and Individuals or household.
    Number of Respondents: 428.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.10 to 0.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 681 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality, except for personally identifiable information 
individuals may submit, which is covered by a system of records, FCC/
OET-1, ``Experimental Radio Station License Files.''
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No.
    Needs and Uses: Under 47 CFR part 5 of the FCC's Rules governing 
the Experimental Radio Service: (1) Pursuant to section 5.55(c), each 
application for experimental radio authorization shall be specific and 
complete with regard to--station location, proposed equipment, power, 
antenna height, and operating frequency; and other information required 
by the application form and the rules; (2) pursuant to section 5.61(c), 
an application for experimental special temporary authority shall 
contain--Name, address, phone number of the applicant, description of 
why the STA is needed, description of the operation to be conducted and 
its purpose, time and dates of proposed operation, classes of station 
and call sign, description of the location, equipment to be used, 
frequency desired, power desired, and antenna height information; (3) 
pursuant to Section 5.75, if a blanket license is granted, licensees 
are required to notify the Commission of the specific details of each 
individual experiment, including location, number of base and mobile 
units, power, emission designator, and any other pertinent technical 
information not specified by the blanket license; (4) pursuant to 
Section 5.85(d), when applicants are using public safety frequencies to 
perform experiments of a public safety nature, the license may be 
conditioned to require coordination between the experimental licensee 
and appropriate frequency coordinator and/or all public safety 
licensees in its area of operation; (5) pursuant to Section 5.85(e), 
the Commission may, at its discretion, condition any experimental 
license or special temporary authority (STA) on the requirement that 
before commencing operation, the new licensee coordinate its proposed 
facility with other licensees that may receive interference as a result 
of the new licensee's operations; and (6) pursuant to Section 5.93(b), 
unless otherwise stated in the instrument of authorization, a license 
granted for the purpose of limited market studies requires the licensee 
to inform anyone participating in the experiment that the service or 
device is granted under an experimental authorization and is strictly 
temporary. In all cases, it is the responsibility of the licensee to 
coordinate with other users.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-1796 Filed 2-6-07; 8:45 am]
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