Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, 55081-55082 [E8-22451]

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55081-55082]
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[FR Doc No: E8-22451]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

September 18, 2008.
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, 44 U.S.C. 3501--3520. 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 October 24, 2008. 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, or an e-mail to 
PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information collection request 
(ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page https://reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called 
``Currently Under Review'', (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in 
the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, 
(4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of 
agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the 
``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, and (6) 
when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the 
title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then 
click on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information about 
this ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0905.
    Title: Section 18.213, Information to the User (Regulations for RF 
Lighting Devices).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 30 respondents; 3 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 3 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $225.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection (IC) to the OMB as a revision during this comment period to 
obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The Commission is 
reporting a -$775 annual cost burden reduction (adjustment). This 
adjustment is due to a recalculation of the estimated cost that was 
reported in 2005 to the OMB.
    The Commission is revising this information collection to remove 
section 18.307 which was previously approved by OMB in 2005. The reason 
for eliminating this rule section is because it does not contain 
reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements 
subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. Section 18.307 only refers to 
conduction limits and frequencies of emissions. There, there are no PRA 
requirements for Section 18.307.
    Section 18.213 is the only remaining rule section in this 
information collection (IC). Section 18.213 requires a third party 
disclosure requirement for manufacturers of RF lighting devices to 
provide an advisory statement either on the product packaging or with 
other user documentation, similar to the following:

    This product may cause interference to radio equipment and 
should not be installed near maritime safety communications 
equipment or other critical navigation or communication equipment 
operating between 0.45-30 MHz.

Manufacturers are required to label all RF lighting device packages 
with a warning label. Variations of the language required in Section 
18.213 are permitted provided all the points of the statement are 
addressed and may be presented in any legible font or text style. 
Otherwise the Commission does not require the use of any information 
technology techniques to perform the labeling requirement.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1022.
    Title: Sections 101.1403, 101.103(f), 101.1413, 101.1440, and 
101.1417, MVDDS and DBS Reporting and Third Party Disclosure 
Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 217 respondents; 217 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .05-40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, on occasion and every five and ten 
year reporting requirements and third party disclosure requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,347 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $5,300.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection (IC) to the OMB as a revision during this comment period to 
obtain the full three-year clearance from them. The Commission is 
revising this information collection to consolidate five related 
information collections with five different OMB control numbers into 
one comprehensive information collection. The affected OMB Control 
Numbers are 3060-1022 through 3060-1026. After OMB approval, the 
Commission will eliminate OMB Control Numbers 3060-1023 through 3060-
1026 and retain 3060-1022 as the active number for the OMB inventory.
    The Commission is not changing any of the reporting and or third 
party disclosure requirements. We are simply modifying this IC to 
include the other four ICs as mentioned above.
    Section 101.1403 requires certain Multichannel Video Distribution 
and Data Service (MVDDS) licensees to comply with the statutory 
broadcast carriage requirements of 47 U.S.C.

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Section 325(b)(1). Relevant to the Paperwork Reduction At (PRA), these 
MVDDS licensees must obtain the prior express authority of a broadcast 
station before transmitting that station's signal. (Formerly under OMB 
Control Number 3060-1022).
    Section 101.103(f) requires MVDDS licensees to provide notice of 
intent to construct a proposed antenna to NGSO FSS licensees operating 
in the 12.2-12.7 GHz frequency band and to establish and maintain an 
Internet web site of all existing transmitting sites and transmitting 
antenna that are scheduled for operation within one year including the 
``in service'' dates (formerly under OMB Control Number 3060-1023).
    Section 101.1413 (formerly under OMB Control Number 3060-1024) 
requires MVDDS licensees to file a showing of substantial service at 
the five and ten year into the initial license term. The substantial 
service requirement is defined as a ``service that is sound, favorable, 
and substantially above the level of mediocre service which might 
minimally warrant renewal''. The renewal application of a MVDDS 
licensee must include the following showings in order to claim a 
renewal expectancy:
    (1) A coverage map depicting the served and unserved areas;
    (2) A corresponding description of current service in terms of 
geographic coverage and population served or transmitter locations in 
the served areas; and
    (3) Copies of an Commission Orders finding the licensee to have 
violated the Communications Act or any Commission rule or policy and a 
list of any pending proceedings that relate to any matter described by 
the requirements for the renewal expectancy.
    Section 101.1440 requires MVDDS licensees to collect information 
and disclose information to third parties (formerly under OMB Control 
Number 3060-1025).
    Section 101.1417 requires MVDDS licensees to file an annual report 
(formerly under OMB Control Number 3060-1026).
    The Commission uses the information in various ways such as to 
analyze trends and competition in the marketplace; ensure that MVDDS 
licensee protect DBS customers of record from interference; whether the 
licensee is providing substantial service; ensure that prior to 
operation the MVDDS antennas meet the minimum spacing requirement, etc.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-22451 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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