Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested, 67934-67935 [E7-23260]

Download as PDF mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 67934 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 231 / Monday, December 3, 2007 / Notices Number of Respondents: 1,623 respondents; 1,623 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours attorney; 1 hour clerical. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and recordkeeping requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Total Annual Burden: 8,115 hours. Total Annual Cost: $1,334,106. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents may request materials or information to the Commission 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 threeyear clearance from them. There is a change in the number of respondents/ responses, the burden hours and annual costs. The FCC adopted and released a Second Report and Order, FCC 07–132, WT Docket No. 06–150, which requires additional new respondents to complete the FCC Form 608. The Commission has not changed the FCC Form 608. However, this form is used in the upcoming Auction 73 of the 700 MHz band licenses which is scheduled for January 16, 2008. OMB Control Number: 3060–1092. Title: Interim Procedures for Filing Applications Seeking Approval for Designated Entity (DE) Events and Annual Reports. Form Nos.: FCC Forms 609–T and 611–T. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for profit institutions, and state, local or tribal government. Number of Respondents: 1,100 respondents; 2,750 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 4–7 hours (average). Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting requirements. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Total Annual Burden: 7,288 hours. Total Annual Cost: $1,494,625. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents may request materials or information to the Commission 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 threeyear clearance from them. There is a VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:17 Nov 30, 2007 Jkt 214001 change in the number of respondents/ responses, the burden hours and annual costs. The FCC adopted and released a Second Report and Order, FCC 07–132, WT Docket No. 06–150, which changed Schedule B on the FCC Form 603. There is a change in the number of respondents/responses, the burden hours and annual costs due to an increase in additional respondents. The FCC adopted and released a Second Report and Order, FCC 07–132, WT Docket No. 06–150, which requires additional new respondents to complete the FCC Forms 609–T and 611–T. The Commission has not revised these forms. However, this form is used in the upcoming Auction 73 of the 700 MHz band licenses which is scheduled for January 16, 2008. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–23259 Filed 11–30–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested November 21, 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 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. PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should submit comments February 1, 2008. 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), (202) 395–5887, or via fax at 202–395–5167, or via the Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Room 1–B441, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. To submit your comments by e-mail send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this information collection after the 60-day comment period, you may do so by visiting the OMB ROCIS Web site at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/ PRAMain. DATES: 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.: 3060–1061. Title: Earth Stations on Board Vessels (ESVs). Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit. Number of Respondents: 15 respondents; 15 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and recordkeeping requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Total Annual Burden: 113 hours. Annual Cost Burden: $15,000. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need for confidentiality. Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension (no change in reporting or recordkeeping requirements) after this 60-day comment period to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full three-year clearance. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) obtained approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under this OMB Control Number (3060–1061) for the following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 231 / Monday, December 3, 2007 / Notices purposes: (1) To develop licensing and service rules for Earth Stations on Board Vessels (ESVs) in the Ku-band and Cband; (2) to prevent interference to Fixed Services (FS), Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) and other satellite services; (3) to further the Commission’s goals to manage spectrum efficiently; and (4) to advance the provision of broadband telecommunications services that will benefit U.S. citizens on passenger, government (military and civilian), cargo and large recreational vessels. The consequence to the Commission if the collection were not conducted is that there would continue to be regulatory uncertainty with respect to ESVs and other satellite services that operate in the Ku-band and the C-band. Without this information collection, the Commission would not be able to take the necessary measures to prevent harmful interference to satellite services from ESVs. Finally, the Commission would not be able to advance its goals of managing spectrum efficiently and promoting broadband technologies to benefit American consumers throughout the United States and abroad. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–23260 Filed 11–30–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES November 21, 2007. SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to (PRA) of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 104–13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control number. Subject to the PRA, no person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:17 Nov 30, 2007 Jkt 214001 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before February 1, 2008. 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 all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail. To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418–2918 or send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0667. Title: Section 76.630, Compatibility with Consumer Electronic Equipment; Section 76.1621, Equipment Compatibility Offer; Section 76.1622, Consumer Education of Equipment Compatibility. Form Number: Not applicable. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. Number of Respondents: 8,250. Estimated Hours per Response: 1–3 hours. Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion reporting requirement. Total Annual Burden: 16,505 hours. Total Annual Cost: $5,800. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Confidentiality: No need for confidentiality required. Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.630(a) states a cable system operator shall not scramble or otherwise encrypt signals carried on the basic service tier. Requests for waivers of this prohibition must demonstrate either a substantial problem with theft of basic tier service or a strong need to scramble basic signals for other reasons. As part of this showing, cable operators are required to notify subscribers by mail of waiver requests. The notice to subscribers must be mailed no later than thirty calendar PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67935 days from the date the request waiver was filed with the Commission, and cable operators must inform the Commission in writing, as soon as possible, of that notification date. The notification to subscribers must state: On (date of waiver request was filed with the Commission), (cable operator’s name) filed with the Federal Communications Commission a request for waiver of the rule prohibiting scrambling of channels on the basic tier of service. 47 CFR 76.630(a). The request for waiver states (a brief summary of the waiver request). A copy of the request for waiver is on file for public inspection at (the address of the cable operator’s local place of business). Individuals who wish to comment on this request for waiver should mail comments to the Federal Communications Commission by no later than 30 days from (the date the notification was mailed to subscribers). Those comments should be addressed to the: Federal Communications Commission, Media Bureau, Washington, DC 20554, and should include the name of the cable operator to whom the comments are applicable. Individuals should also send a copy of their comments to (the cable operator at its local place of business). Cable operators may file comments in reply no later than 7 days from the date subscriber comments must be filed. 47 CFR 76.1621 states a cable system operators that use scrambling, encryption or similar technologies in conjunction with cable system terminal devices, as defined in § 15.3(e) of this chapter, that may affect subscribers’ reception of signals shall offer to supply each subscriber with special equipment that will enable the simultaneous reception of multiple signals. The equipment offered shall include a single terminal device with dual descramblers/ decoders and/or timers and bypass switches. Other equipment, such as two independent set-top terminal devices may be offered at the same time that the single terminal device with dual tuners/ descramblers is offered. For purposes of this rule, two set-top devices linked by a control system that provides functionality equivalent to that of a single device with dual descramblers is considered to be the same as a terminal device with dual descramblers/ decoders. (a) The offer of special equipment shall be made to new subscribers at the time they subscribe and to all subscribers at least once each year. (b) Such special equipment shall, at a minimum, have the capability: (1) To allow simultaneous reception of any two scrambled or encrypted E:\FR\FM\03DEN1.SGM 03DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 231 (Monday, December 3, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67934-67935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23260]


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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, Comments Requested

November 21, 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 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments February 1, 2008. 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), (202) 395-5887, or via fax at 202-395-
5167, or via the Internet at Nicholas--A.--Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to 
Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Room 
1-B441, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. To submit your 
comments by e-mail send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like to 
obtain or view a copy of this information collection after the 60-day 
comment period, you may do so by visiting the OMB ROCIS Web site at: 
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/PRAMain.

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.: 3060-1061.
    Title: Earth Stations on Board Vessels (ESVs).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 15 respondents; 15 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 113 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $15,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting or recordkeeping requirements) after this 60-
day comment period to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to 
obtain the full three-year clearance.
    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) obtained approval from 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under this OMB Control Number 
(3060-1061) for the following

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purposes: (1) To develop licensing and service rules for Earth Stations 
on Board Vessels (ESVs) in the Ku-band and C-band; (2) to prevent 
interference to Fixed Services (FS), Fixed Satellite Service (FSS) and 
other satellite services; (3) to further the Commission's goals to 
manage spectrum efficiently; and (4) to advance the provision of 
broadband telecommunications services that will benefit U.S. citizens 
on passenger, government (military and civilian), cargo and large 
recreational vessels. The consequence to the Commission if the 
collection were not conducted is that there would continue to be 
regulatory uncertainty with respect to ESVs and other satellite 
services that operate in the Ku-band and the C-band. Without this 
information collection, the Commission would not be able to take the 
necessary measures to prevent harmful interference to satellite 
services from ESVs. Finally, the Commission would not be able to 
advance its goals of managing spectrum efficiently and promoting 
broadband technologies to benefit American consumers throughout the 
United States and abroad.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-23260 Filed 11-30-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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