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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 15
[ET Docket No. 03–201; FCC 07–56]
Equipment Approval of Modular
Transmitters
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this document the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection requirements
contained in the ‘‘Unlicensed Devices
and Equipment Approval,’’ Report and
Order. These new rules required
modification of the Form 731
Application for Equipment
Authorization, and contained
information collection requirements
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 that were not effective until
after approval by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: The effective date for the rule
contained in § 15.212 published in the
Federal Register on May 23, 2007 at 72
FR 28889 is April 15, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Brooks, Office of Engineering and
Technology, (202) 418–2454, e-mail:
eapninquiry@fcc.gov.
Application for Equipment
Authorization. Software development to
implement the new requirements has
been completed, and the revised
electronic Form 731 approved by OMB
can be accessed on the effective date of
implementation at https://
fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/index.cfm
(applications filed directly with the
FCC) or at https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/tcb/
index.html (applications filed by a
Telecommunications Certification Body
acting on behalf of the FCC). The public
may continue to access the FCC
database of authorized equipment via
the Internet using options presented in
the Reports section at https://
fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/index.cfm.
Users experiencing problems in
accessing the database via the Internet
may contact OET at eashelp@fcc.gov
3. This publication satisfies the
statement that the Commission would
publish a document announcing the
effective date of the rule changes
requiring OMB approval.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[MB Docket No. 07–148; FCC 08–56]
1. In a Report and Order, released on
April 23, 2007, FCC 07–56, published in
the Federal Register on May 23, 2007,
72 FR 28889, the Federal
Communications Commission adopted
new rules that required modification of
the Form 731 Application for
Equipment Authorization, and
contained information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 that were not
effective until after approval by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). On March 10, 2008, OMB
approved the new modified information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 15.212. This information collection
is assigned OMB Control Number 3060–
0057.
2. The Report and Order amended
parts 2 and 15 of the Commission’s rules
for unlicensed devices and equipment
approval of both existing modular
transmitter devices and emerging
partitioned (or ‘‘split’’) modular
transmitter devices. In addition to
obtaining approval from OMB as noted,
these new rules required software
development to modify the Form 731
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Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of six months
under its emergency processing rules (5
CFR 1320.13), the information
collection(s) associated with the
Commission’s 2008 Report and Order
concerning DTV Consumer Education
Initiative. This notice is consistent with
the Report and Order, which stated that
the Commission would publish a
document in the Federal Register
announcing the effective date of the
rules.
DATES: Sections 15.124, 27.20, 73.674,
73.3526(e)(11)(iv) and 73.3527(e)(13),
published at 73 FR 15431, March 24,
2008, are effective March 31, 2008; and
Sections 54.418 and 76.1630, also
published at 73 FR 15431, March 24,
2008, are effective April 30, 2008.
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Lyle
Elder, Lyle.Elder@fcc.gov or 202–418–
2120.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
This
document announces that, on March 27,
2008, OMB approved, for a period of six
months under its emergency processing
rules (5 CFR 1320.13), the information
collection requirements contained in the
Commission’s Report and Order
concerning DTV Consumer Education
Initiative, FCC 08–56, published at 73
FR 15431, March 24, 2008. The OMB
Control Numbers that are assigned to
these information collections are 3060–
1115 and 3060–0214. The Commission
publishes this notice as announcement
of the effective date of the rules and
announcement of OMB approval for
information collections. If you have any
comments on the burden estimates
listed below, or how the Commission
can improve the collections and reduce
any burdens caused thereby, please
contact Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20554. Please include the OMB
Control Numbers, 3060–1115 and 3060–
0214, in your correspondence. The
Commission will also accept your
comments via the Internet if you send
them to PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received OMB approval on March 27,
2008, for the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s rules at 47 CFR 15.124,
54.418, 27.20, 73.674, 73.3526(e)(11)(iv),
73.3527(e)(13) and 76.1630. The OMB
Control Number assigned is 3060–1115
for all of the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
15.124, 54.418, 27.20, 73.674, and
76.1630. The OMB Control Number
assigned is 3060–0214 for information
collection requirements contained in 47
CFR 73.3526(e)(11)(iv) and
73.3527(e)(13). The total annual
reporting burden for respondents for the
collections contained in OMB Control
Number 3060–1115 is estimated to be:
11,022 respondents; 70,026 responses;
and a total annual burden hours of
156,069 hours; there is no annual cost
associated with this information
collection. The total annual
recordkeeping burden for respondents
for the collections contained in OMB
Control Number 3060–0214 is estimated
to be: 52,285 respondents; 52,285
responses; and a total annual burden
hours of 1,831,706 hours; there is no
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cost associated with this information
collection.
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not
conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a current,
valid OMB 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 OMB Control Number.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Defense Acquisition Regulations
System
48 CFR Parts 212, 225, and 252
RIN 0750–AF25
Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement; Contractor
Personnel Authorized To Accompany
U.S. Armed Forces (DFARS Case
2005–D013)
Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, Department of
Defense (DoD).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: DoD has adopted as final,
with changes, an interim rule amending
the Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to
implement DoD policy regarding
contractor personnel authorized to
accompany U.S. Armed Forces
deployed outside the United States.
DATES: Effective Date: March 31, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Amy Williams, Defense Acquisition
Regulations System, OUSD (AT&L)
DPAP (DARS), IMD 3D139, 3062
Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC
20301–3062. Telephone 703–602–0328;
facsimile 703–602–7887. Please cite
DFARS Case 2005–D013.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
DoD published an interim rule at 71
FR 34826 on June 16, 2006, to
implement policy found in DoD
Instruction 3020.41, Contractor
Personnel Authorized to Accompany
the U.S. Armed Forces. In addition,
changes to the Federal Acquisition
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1. Right to Self-Defense (252.225–
7040(b)(3)(i))
a. Distinction Between Self-Defense and
Combat Operations
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Regulation (FAR) were proposed at 71
FR 40681 on July 18, 2006, and finalized
at 73 FR 10943 on February 28, 2008, to
address the issues of contractor
personnel that are providing support to
the U.S. Government outside the United
States but are not covered by the DFARS
rule. Since the FAR and the DFARS
rules are similar in many respects, the
following discussion of comments
received on the DFARS rule also
includes relevant issues raised with
regard to the FAR rule.
Comment: One respondent stated that
there is an inherently vague line
between what constitutes ‘‘defense’’ and
‘‘attack,’’ which is plainly crossed when
the terms are applied in asymmetric
warfare; and that contractors employing
‘‘self-defense’’ measures would have to
undertake a wide array of combat
activities to ensure their safety.
DoD Response: The DFARS rule
recognizes that individuals have an
inherent right to self-defense. It does not
require self-defense, but authorizes it
when necessary. In addition, the rule
does not authorize preemptive
measures. To the contrary, it recognizes
that the actual conduct of an individual
cannot be controlled, only governed, by
contract terms and, therefore,
emphasizes the consequences for the
inappropriate use of force (252.225–
7040(c)(3)(iii)).
b. Whether the Right of Self-Defense
Should be Modified to ‘‘Personal’’ SelfDefense
Comment: One respondent
recommended insertion of the word
‘‘personal’’ before ‘‘self-defense,’’ stating
that this will clarify that civilians
accompanying the force are authorized
to use deadly force only in defense of
themselves, rather than the broader
concept of unit self-defense or
preemptive self-defense.
DoD Response: DoD does not concur
with this recommendation. The
meaning of the term ‘‘self-defense’’ may
vary depending on a person’s duties and
the country or designated operational
area in which the duties are being
performed.
c. Whether the Right of Self-Defense
Should be Extended to Defense Against
Common Criminals
Comment: One respondent stated that,
since the rule will apply in innumerable
asymmetrical environments, the phrase
‘‘against enemy armed forces’’ should be
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deleted, asserting that the right of selfdefense should extend beyond enemy
armed forces, since such defensive
actions may be needed as protection
against common criminals.
DoD Response: The final rule removes
the phrase ‘‘against enemy armed
forces’’ from paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the
DFARS clause. DoD believes that it is
more useful to the contractor to make an
overall statement as to what is allowed
with regard to use of deadly force in
self-defense, than to focus on the law of
war authorities with regard to enemy
armed forces. There are legitimate
situations that may also require a
reasonable exercise of self-defense
against other than enemy armed forces,
e.g., defense against common criminals
or terrorists. When facing an attacker, it
will often not be possible for the
contractor to ascertain whether the
attacker is technically an ‘‘enemy armed
force.’’ A cross-reference has been
added in paragraph (b)(3)(iii) of the
clause, with regard to the limitations on
the use of force specified in paragraphs
(d) and (j)(3) of the clause.
2. Role of Private Security Contractors
(252.225–7040(b)(3)(ii))
a. Whether a Separate Category for
Private Security Contractors Is
Necessary
Comment: One respondent stated
there is no need for private security
contractors as a separate category if
private security contractors (like other
contractors) can only use deadly force in
self-defense.
DoD Response: While the right to selfdefense applies to all contractors, the
rule recognizes that private security
contractors have been given a mission to
protect other assets/persons. Therefore,
it is important that the rule reflect the
broader authority of private security
contractors with regard to use of deadly
force, consistent with the terms and
conditions of the contract.
b. Hiring Private Security Contractors as
Mercenaries Violates the Constitution,
Law, Regulations, Policy, and American
Core Values
Comment: Several respondents
commented that, by allowing
contractors to assume combat roles, the
Government is allowing mercenaries in
violation of the Constitution, the laws of
the United States, and core American
values. One law specifically identified
was 5 U.S.C. 3108, Employment of
detective agencies; restrictions (the
‘‘Anti-Pinkerton Act’’). Also identified
were the DoD Manpower Mix Criteria
and the Federal Activities Inventory
Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998, which
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 15, 27, 54, 73 and 76
[MB Docket No. 07-148; FCC 08-56]
DTV Consumer Education Initiative
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of six months
under its emergency processing rules (5 CFR 1320.13), the information
collection(s) associated with the Commission's 2008 Report and Order
concerning DTV Consumer Education Initiative. This notice is consistent
with the Report and Order, which stated that the Commission would
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective
date of the rules.
DATES: Sections 15.124, 27.20, 73.674, 73.3526(e)(11)(iv) and
73.3527(e)(13), published at 73 FR 15431, March 24, 2008, are effective
March 31, 2008; and Sections 54.418 and 76.1630, also published at 73
FR 15431, March 24, 2008, are effective April 30, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyle Elder, Lyle.Elder@fcc.gov or 202-
418-2120.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on March 27,
2008, OMB approved, for a period of six months under its emergency
processing rules (5 CFR 1320.13), the information collection
requirements contained in the Commission's Report and Order concerning
DTV Consumer Education Initiative, FCC 08-56, published at 73 FR 15431,
March 24, 2008. The OMB Control Numbers that are assigned to these
information collections are 3060-1115 and 3060-0214. The Commission
publishes this notice as announcement of the effective date of the
rules and announcement of OMB approval for information collections. If
you have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the
Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused
thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control Numbers, 3060-1115 and 3060-0214, in
your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via
the Internet if you send them to PRA@fcc.gov.
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on
March 27, 2008, for the information collection requirements contained
in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 15.124, 54.418, 27.20, 73.674,
73.3526(e)(11)(iv), 73.3527(e)(13) and 76.1630. The OMB Control Number
assigned is 3060-1115 for all of the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR 15.124, 54.418, 27.20, 73.674, and
76.1630. The OMB Control Number assigned is 3060-0214 for information
collection requirements contained in 47 CFR 73.3526(e)(11)(iv) and
73.3527(e)(13). The total annual reporting burden for respondents for
the collections contained in OMB Control Number 3060-1115 is estimated
to be: 11,022 respondents; 70,026 responses; and a total annual burden
hours of 156,069 hours; there is no annual cost associated with this
information collection. The total annual recordkeeping burden for
respondents for the collections contained in OMB Control Number 3060-
0214 is estimated to be: 52,285 respondents; 52,285 responses; and a
total annual burden hours of 1,831,706 hours; there is no
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cost associated with this information collection.
Under 5 CFR 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 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 OMB Control Number.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-6683 Filed 3-28-08; 8:45 am]
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