Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, 15270-15271 [E9-7523]

Download as PDF 15270 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 63 / Friday, April 3, 2009 / Notices 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, 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should submit comments June 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. 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). To submit your comments by e-mail send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https:// www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ‘‘Currently Under Review’’, (3) click 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. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES ADDRESSES: VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:07 Apr 02, 2009 Jkt 217001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, send an e-mail to Judith B. Herman at 202–418–0214. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0690. Title: Section 101.17, Performance Requirements for the 38.6–40.0 GHz Frequency Band. Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and State, local or tribal government. Number of Respondents: 67 respondents; 975 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours. Frequency of Response: Reporting requirement at the end of the 10-year license term. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for these information collections are contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 303(c), 303(g), 303(r), and 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 1,950 hours. Total Annual Cost: $260,000. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There may be a need for confidentiality. Applicants may request confidentiality and request confidential treatment in connection with their substantial service showings, pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules. Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the reporting requirement) of this information collection. The Commission is reporting a change in the estimated number of respondents/responses, burden hours and annual costs. The Commission is adjusting the total annual burden estimate by +1,590 hours. This adjustment reflects the revised respondent and responses estimates based on updated licensing data and the increase number of licenses that will be due for renewal in the next three years. The Commission is also adjusting the estimated annual cost burden by an increase of $208,000 which is due to an increase in the number of responses; and is also due to the estimated number of respondents (licensees) using outside consultants to discuss and prepare the information. Section 101.17 requires that all 38.6– 40.0 GHz band licensees demonstrate PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 substantial service at the time of license renewal (at the end of the ten year license term). A licensee’s substantial service showing should include, but not limited to, the following information for each channel for which the hold a license, in each Economic Area (EA) or portion of the EA covered by their license, in order to qualify for renewal of that license. The information is used by Commission staff to satisfy requirements for licensees to demonstrate substantial service at the time of license renewal. Without this information, the Commission not be able to carry out its statutory responsibilities. Also the information is used by the Commission to determine whether the licensee is providing service which rises to the level of ‘‘substantial’’ requires the following information: (1) A description of the 38.6–40.0 GHz band licensee’s current service in terms of geographic coverage; (2) A description of the licensee’s current service in terms of population served, as well as any additional service provided during the license term; and (3) A description of the licensee’s investment in its system(s) (type of facilities constructed and their operational status is required. Any licensees adjudged not to be providing substantial service will not have their license renewed. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–7519 Filed 4–2–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget March 27, 2009. 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 E:\FR\FM\03APN1.SGM 03APN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 63 / Friday, April 3, 2009 / Notices 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 June 2, 2009. 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact Judith B. Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0931. Title: Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI). Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-profit; and Federal Government. Number of Respondents: 40,000 respondents; 40,000 responses. Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. There is no statutory authority for this information collection. However, the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) states that it is in accordance with Appendix 43 of the Radio Regulations. Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours. Total Annual Cost: N/A. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The FCC has a System of Records Notice (SORN), FCC/WTB–1, ‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records’’, to cover the personally identifiable information VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:07 Apr 02, 2009 Jkt 217001 affected by these information collection requirements. At this time, the Commission (FCC) is not required to complete a Privacy Impact Assessment. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for confidentiality with respect to all owners of Marine VHF radios with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability in this collection. Pursuant to section 208(b) of the EGovernment Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. section 3501, in conformance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552(a), the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau instructs licensees to use the FCC’s Universal Licensing System (ULS), Antenna Structure Registration (ASR), Commission Registration System (CORES) and related systems and subsystems to submit information. CORES is used to receive an FCC Registration Number (FRN) and password, after which one must register all current call signs and ASR numbers associated with a FRN within the Bureau’s system of records (ULS database). Although ULS stores all information pertaining to the individual license via the FRN, confidential information is accessible only by persons or entities that hold the password for each account, and the Bureau’s Licensing Division staff. Upon the request of a FRN, the individual licensee is consenting to make publicly available, via the ULS database, all information that is not confidential in nature. Information on the marine VHF radios with DSC capability is maintained in the Commission’s system of records, FCC/WTB–1, ‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records.’’ The licensee records will be publicly available and routinely used in accordance with subsection (b) of the Privacy Act. FRN numbers and material which is afforded confidential treatment pursuant to a request made under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules will not be available for public inspection. Any personally identifiable information (PII) that individual applicants provide is covered by a system of records (FCC/WTB–1, ‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records’’) and these and all other records may be disclosed pursuant to the routine uses as stated in the system of records notice. Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the reporting and/or third party disclosure requirements) of this information collection. The Commission is reporting a significant increase in the PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15271 estimated number of respondents/ responses since this was last submitted to OMB in 2006. In 2006, the Commission reported 2,000 respondents/responses with 1,000 total annual burden hours. For this submission to the OMB, the number of respondents increased by 38,000 with an estimated annual burden of 10,000 burden hours. The information collection is necessary to require owners of marine VHF radios with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability to register information such as the name, address, type of vessel with a private entity issuing marine mobile service identities (MMSI). The information would be used by search and rescue personnel to identify vessels in distress and to select the proper rescue units and search methods. The requirement to collect this information is not contained in a Commission rule or formal FCC order, but in the agreements the FCC executes with private sector entities that issue MMSI’s. The information is used by private entities to maintain a database used to provide information about the vessel owner in distress using marine VHF radios with DSC capability. If the collection were not conducted, the U.S. Coast Guard would not have access to this information which would increase the time and effort needed to complete a search and rescue operation. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. [FR Doc. E9–7523 Filed 4–2–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [Report No. 2884] Petition for Reconsideration of Action in Rulemaking Proceeding March 26, 2009. A Petition for Reconsideration has been filed in the Commission’s Rulemaking proceeding listed in this Public Notice and published pursuant to 47 CFR 1.429(e). The full text of this document is available for viewing and copying in Room CY–B402, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC or may be purchased from the Commission’s copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (BCPI) (1–800–378–3160). Oppositions to this petition must be filed by April 20, 2009. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the Commission’s rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition must be filed E:\FR\FM\03APN1.SGM 03APN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 63 (Friday, April 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15270-15271]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-7523]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

March 27, 2009.
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

[[Page 15271]]

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 June 2, 2009. 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.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0931.
    Title: Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; and Federal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 40,000 respondents; 40,000 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. There 
is no statutory authority for this information collection. However, the 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) states that it is in accordance with 
Appendix 43 of the Radio Regulations.
    Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. The FCC has a System of Records 
Notice (SORN), FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records'', to 
cover the personally identifiable information affected by these 
information collection requirements. At this time, the Commission (FCC) 
is not required to complete a Privacy Impact Assessment.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for 
confidentiality with respect to all owners of Marine VHF radios with 
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability in this collection. Pursuant 
to section 208(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002, 44 U.S.C. section 
3501, in conformance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552(a), the 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau instructs licensees to use the FCC's 
Universal Licensing System (ULS), Antenna Structure Registration (ASR), 
Commission Registration System (CORES) and related systems and 
subsystems to submit information. CORES is used to receive an FCC 
Registration Number (FRN) and password, after which one must register 
all current call signs and ASR numbers associated with a FRN within the 
Bureau's system of records (ULS database). Although ULS stores all 
information pertaining to the individual license via the FRN, 
confidential information is accessible only by persons or entities that 
hold the password for each account, and the Bureau's Licensing Division 
staff. Upon the request of a FRN, the individual licensee is consenting 
to make publicly available, via the ULS database, all information that 
is not confidential in nature. Information on the marine VHF radios 
with DSC capability is maintained in the Commission's system of 
records, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records.'' The 
licensee records will be publicly available and routinely used in 
accordance with subsection (b) of the Privacy Act. FRN numbers and 
material which is afforded confidential treatment pursuant to a request 
made under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules will not be available 
for public inspection. Any personally identifiable information (PII) 
that individual applicants provide is covered by a system of records 
(FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services Licensing Records'') and these and all 
other records may be disclosed pursuant to the routine uses as stated 
in the system of records notice.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 
day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance 
from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the 
reporting and/or third party disclosure requirements) of this 
information collection. The Commission is reporting a significant 
increase in the estimated number of respondents/responses since this 
was last submitted to OMB in 2006. In 2006, the Commission reported 
2,000 respondents/responses with 1,000 total annual burden hours. For 
this submission to the OMB, the number of respondents increased by 
38,000 with an estimated annual burden of 10,000 burden hours.
    The information collection is necessary to require owners of marine 
VHF radios with Digital Selective Calling (DSC) capability to register 
information such as the name, address, type of vessel with a private 
entity issuing marine mobile service identities (MMSI). The information 
would be used by search and rescue personnel to identify vessels in 
distress and to select the proper rescue units and search methods. The 
requirement to collect this information is not contained in a 
Commission rule or formal FCC order, but in the agreements the FCC 
executes with private sector entities that issue MMSI's.
    The information is used by private entities to maintain a database 
used to provide information about the vessel owner in distress using 
marine VHF radios with DSC capability. If the collection were not 
conducted, the U.S. Coast Guard would not have access to this 
information which would increase the time and effort needed to complete 
a search and rescue operation.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. E9-7523 Filed 4-2-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.