Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested, 65309-65310 [E8-26163]

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 213 (Monday, November 3, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65309-65310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26163]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

October 28, 2008.
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 comment 
on the following information collection(s), as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act 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 
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 January 2, 
2009. 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: Interested parties 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 and/or to Cathy.Williams@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 and/or Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0686.
    Title: Streamlining the International Section 214 Authorization 
Process and Tariff Requirements.
    Form No.: FCC Form 214.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 1,650 respondents; 3,603 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour--6,056 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and quarterly reporting 
requirements; third party disclosure and recordkeeping requirements.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for Part 1 of this information collection is 
contained in 47 U.S.C 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, 303(r), 309 and 
325(e). The statutory authority for Part 63 of this information 
collection is contained in Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 10, 11, 201-205, 
214, 218, 403 and 651 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
and 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 160, 201-205, 214, 218, 403 and 571. 
The statutory authority for this information collection is also 
contained in the Cable Landing License Act, Executive Order 10530 and 
the Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1456.
    Total Annual Burden: 148,053 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $16,162,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).

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    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as a revision after this 60-day comment 
period has ended in order to obtain the full three-year OMB clearance. 
This collection will be revised to reflect more accurate and true 
burden estimates and to clarify and clearly state the rule sections 
that are included under OMB Control No. 3060-0686.
    The collection of information is used by the Commission staff in 
carrying out its duties under the Communications Act. The information 
collections pertaining to Part 1 of the rules are necessary to 
determine whether the Commission should grant a license for proposed 
submarine cables landing in the United States. Pursuant to Executive 
Order No. 10530, the Commission has been delegated the President's 
authority under the Cable Landing License Act to grant cable landing 
licenses, provided that the Commission obtains the approval from the 
State Department and seeks advice from other government agencies as 
appropriate. The information collections pertaining to Part 63 are 
necessary largely to determine the qualifications of applicants to 
provide common carrier international telecommunications service, 
including applicants that are affiliated with foreign carriers, and to 
determine whether and under what conditions the authorizations are in 
the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
    If the collections are not conducted or are conducted less 
frequently, applicants will not obtain the authorizations necessary to 
provide telecommunications services, and the Commission will be unable 
to carry out its mandate under the Communications Act of 1934 and the 
Cable Landing License Act. In addition, without the information 
collections, the United States would jeopardize its ability to fulfill 
the U.S. obligations as negotiated under the World Trade Organization 
(WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement because these collections are imperative 
to detecting and deterring anticompetitive conduct. They are also 
necessary to preserve the Executive Branch agencies' and the 
Commission's ability to review foreign investments for national 
security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade concerns.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0863.
    Title: Satellite Delivery of Network Signals to Unserved Households 
for Purposes of the Satellite Home Viewer's Act (SHVA).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents/Responses: 848 respondents; 250,000 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; On occasion 
reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collections is contained in the Satellite 
Home Viewer Act, 17 U.S.C. 119. The Satellite Home Viewer Act is an 
amendment of the Copyright Act.
    Total Annual Burden: 125,000 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.686 describes a method for measuring 
signal strength at a household so that the satellite and broadcast 
industries and consumers would have a uniform method for making an 
actual determination of the signal strength that a household received. 
The information gathered as part of the Grade B signal strength tests 
will be used to indicate whether consumers are ``unserved'' by over-
the-air network signals. The written records of test results will be 
made after testing and predicting the strength of a television 
station's signal. Parties impacted by the test results will be 
consumers; parties using the written test results will primarily be the 
satellite and broadcasting industries.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0901.
    Title: Reports of Common Carriers and Affiliates.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 20 respondents; 1,200 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third-
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 1, 2, 
4(i), 201, 203, 205, 214, 303(r) and 309 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. Sections 151, 152, 154(i), 201, 205, 214, 
303(r), and 309.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,000 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need 
for confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) as an extension (no change in requirements) 
after this 60 day comment period has ended in order to obtain the full 
three year OMB clearance. The information is used by Commission staff 
to monitor the operating agreements of U.S. carriers and their foreign 
correspondents that possess market power, and, in particular, to 
monitor the international accounting rates of such carriers to ensure 
consistency with Commission policies and the public interest. The 
information also enables the Commission to preclude one-way bypass and 
safeguard its international settlements policy. The Commission's 
policies and objectives would be thwarted if the collections were 
conducted less frequently.

Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-26163 Filed 10-31-08; 8:45 am]
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