Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, 63896-63897 [E7-22112]

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63896-63897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22112]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

November 5, 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 December 13, 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, (202) 395-5887, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or 
via Internet at Nicholas--A.--Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith-B. 
Herman@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-B441, 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 OMB's ROCIS system at: https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith

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B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at Judith-
B.Herman@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0798.
    Title: FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security 
Bureau.
    Form No.: FCC Form 601.
    Type of Review: Revision 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: 253,120 respondents; 253,120 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.25 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and every 10 year reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 221,780 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $50,664,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents may request 
materials or information submitted to the Commission to 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 to the OMB as a revision during this comment period to 
obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is a change in 
the number of respondents/responses, burden hours and annual costs due 
to instructional changes to Schedules B and D due to Auction 73 of the 
700 MHz band licenses (Second Report and Order in FCC 07-132, WT Docket 
No. 06-150) which is scheduled for January 16, 2008.
    The FCC Form 601 is a consolidated, multi-part application form, or 
``long form,'' that is used for general market-based licensing and 
site-by-site licensing for wireless telecommunications and public 
safety services filed through the Commission's Universal Licensing 
System (ULS). FCC Form 601 is composed of a main form that contains the 
administrative information and a series of schedules used for filing 
technical and other information. Respondents are encouraged to submit 
FCC Form 601 electronically and are required to do so when submitting 
the FCC Form 601 to apply for an authorization for which the applicant 
was the winning bidder in a spectrum auction (700 MHz auction scheduled 
for January 16, 2008).
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0799.
    Title: FCC Ownership Disclosure Information for the Wireless 
Telecommunications Services.
    Form No.: FCC Form 602.
    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: 550 respondents; 5,216 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.50 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,216 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $508,200.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents may request 
materials or information submitted to the Commission to 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 to the OMB as a revision during this comment period to 
obtain the full three-year clearance from them. There is a change in 
the number of respondents/responses, burden hours and annual costs due 
to Auction 73 of the 700 MHz band licenses (Second Report and Order in 
FCC 07-132, WT Docket No. 06-150) which is scheduled for January 16, 
2008. There is no change to the FCC Form 602--just an increase in the 
number of new respondents that are affected by this collection--which 
changed the total annual burden hours and annual costs.
    The purpose of the FCC Form 602 is to obtain the identity of the 
filer and to elicit information required by Section 1.2112 of the 
Commission's rules regarding: (1) Persons or entities holding a 10 
percent or greater direct or indirect ownership interest or any general 
partners in a general partnership holding a direct or indirect 
ownership interest in the applicant (``Disclosable Interest Holders''); 
and (2) all FCC-regulated entities in which the filer or any of its 
Disclosable Interest Holders owns a 10 percent or greater interest. The 
data collected on the FCC Form 602 includes the FCC Registration Number 
(FRN), which serves as a ``common link'' for all filings an entity has 
with the FCC. The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires that 
entities filing with the Commission to use a FRN. The FCC Form 602 was 
designed for, and must be filed electronically by all licensees that 
hold licenses in auctionable services.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-22112 Filed 11-9-07; 8:45 am]
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