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157(a), 302a, 303(b), 303(f), 303(g) and
303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 29,120 hours.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There are no confidentiality issues.
Need and Uses: The Commission will
submit this expiring 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 FCC, working in conjunction
with the U.S. Customs Service is
responsible for the regulation of both
authorized radio services and devices
that can cause harmful interference.
FCC Form 740 must be completed for
each radio frequency device which is
being imported into the United States,
and is used to keep non–compliant
devices from being distributed to the
general public, thereby reducing the
potential for harmful interference being
caused to authorized communications.
FCC Form 740 is submitted to the U.S.
Customs Service and Border Patrol
electronically or in paper format. The
FCC Form 740 is not submitted to the
Federal Communications Commission.
When a violation is discovered, the FCC
can issue a fine. If a product is
suspected of illegal entry, the FCC
works with U.S. Customs Service to
resolve the issue.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
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Notice of Public Information
Collections Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
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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, 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.
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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 on December 15,
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: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax
at (202) 395–5167, or via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to Cathy Williams, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC
20554. To submit your comments by e–
mail send then to: PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e–mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy
Williams on (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0106.
Title: Reporting Requirements for U.S.
Providers of International
Telecommunications Services and
Affiliates; 47 CFR 43.53 and 43.61.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
134 respondents; 134 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2
hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and
quarterly reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j) 11, 201–205, 211,
214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, and 403 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j),
161, 201–205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r),
309 and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 2,412 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $216,534.
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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 the 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 purpose of this information
collection is to obtain information from
applicants and current licensees to
further the Commission’s goal of
protecting U.S. consumers and U.S.
carriers from anti–competitive conduct,
ensure that consumers enjoy more
choice in telecommunications services
and decrease prices for international
calls without imposing unnecessary
paperwork burdens on carriers. If the
information collection was not
conducted or was conducted less
frequently, the Commission would not
be able to ensure compliance with its
international rules and policies.
Furthermore, the Commission would
not have sufficient information to take
measures to prevent anticompetitive
conduct in the provision of
international communications services.
The Commission would not have
adequate information to respond to
failures in the U.S.–international
market. The Commission would not be
able to promote effective competition in
the global market for communications
services. The lack of effective
competition would adversely affect the
U.S. revenues in the
telecommunications industry. The
agency would not be able to comply
with the international regulations stated
in the World Trade Organization (WTO)
Basic Telecom Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0572.
Title: Filing Manual for Annual
International Circuit Status Reports; 47
CFR 43.82.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
138 respondents; 138 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 9
hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended; 47 U.S.C. 211, 219 and 220.
Total Annual Burden: 1,300 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $46,000.
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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 the 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.
Section 43.82 of the Federal
Communications Commission’s rules
requires that each common carrier
engaged in providing facilities–based
international telecommunications
services between the United States and
foreign points shall file annually the
status of its circuits used to provide
international services. The annual
circuit–status report, required by
Section 43.82, provides the
Commission, the carriers, and others
information on how U.S. international
carriers use their circuits. The
Commission uses the information from
the circuit–status reports to ensure that
carriers with market power do not use
their access to circuit capacity to engage
in any anti–competitive behavior. The
Commission also uses the reports to
implement the requirement in Section 9
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, that carriers pay annual
regulatory fees for each of the bearer
circuits they own. If the information
collection was not conducted or was
conducted less frequently, it would
seriously undermine the Commission’s
authorization process. In addition,
Congress mandated the Commission to
collect annual regulatory fees on active
equivalent 64 kilobits international
circuits. Without such information, the
Commission would not be able to fulfill
its statutory obligation.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0955.
Title: 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service
Reports; 47 CFR 25.114; 25.115; 25.133;
25.136; 25.137; 25.143; 25.201; 25.202;
25.203; 25.279.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 9
respondents; 9 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 3
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements;
Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f),
303(g), and 303(r) of the
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Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157(a),
303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 27 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $18,000.
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 the 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. OMB
Control No. 3060–0955 will be revised
to reflect all applicable rule sections and
reporting requirements.
This information collection addresses
the licensing and service rules for
entities to provide Mobile Satellite
Service in the 2 GHz Band, specifically
the 1990–2025 MHz and 2165–2200
MHz frequency bands. The information
will be used by the Commission staff in
carrying out its duties under the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and to insure the public
interest, safety and convenience are
served. Without such information, the
Commission could not determine
whether to permit the respondent to
provide telecommunication services in
the U.S. and therefore fulfill its statutory
and responsibilities in accordance with
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0994.
Title: Flexibility for Delivery of
Communications by Mobile Satellite
Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band,
the L Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Band;
47 CFR 25.149; 25.253; 25.254.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
161 respondents; 161 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1–40
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one time and annual reporting
requirements; third party disclosure and
recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in Sections 4(i), 7, 302, 303(c), 303(e),
303(f) and 303(r) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C.
154(i), 157, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f)
and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 1,326 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $158,000.
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 the 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 purposes of this information
collection are to license commercial
satellite services in the U.S.; obtain the
legal and technical information required
to facilitate the integration of ATCs into
MSS networks in the 2 GHz Band, the
L–Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands; and
to ensure that the licensees meet the
Commission’s legal and technical
requirements to develop and maintain
MSS networks while conserving limited
spectrum for other telecommunications
services. This information collection is
used by the Commission to license
commercial satellite services in the
United States. Without the collection of
information that would result from
these final rules, the Commission would
not have the necessary information to
grant entities the authority to operate
commercial satellite stations and
provide telecommunications services to
consumers.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1054.
Title: Application for Renewal of an
International Broadcast Station License.
Form No.: FCC Form 422–IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 6
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements;
Recordkeeping requirement; Other
requirement that pursuant to Section
73.761(b) entities immediately notify
the Commission in writing of
limitations and discontinuances of
operation and that the Commission shall
subsequently be notified when the
station resumes regular operation.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 USC 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 60 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $32,000.
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 the Office of
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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 Federal Communications
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) plans to
implement and release to the public an
‘‘Application for Renewal of an
International Broadcast Station License
(FCC Form 422–IB).’’ The form has not
been implemented yet due to a lack of
budget resources and technical staff.
After the FCC Form 422–IB has been
implemented and the Commission
receives final approval from OMB,
applicants will complete the FCC Form
422–IB in lieu of the ’’Application for
Renewal of an International or
Experimental Broadcast Station
License,’’ (FCC Form 311). In the
interim, applicants will continue to file
the FCC Form 311 with the
Commission. (Note: The OMB approved
the FCC Form 311 under OMB Control
No. 3060–1035).
The Commission stated previously
that the FCC Form 422–IB will be
available to applicants in the
International Bureau Filing System
(‘‘MyIBFS’’) after it is implemented.
However, the Commission plans to
develop a new Consolidated Licensing
System (CLS) within the next five years
that will replace MyIBFS. Therefore, the
FCC Form 422–IB will be made
available to the public in CLS instead of
MyIBFS.
The information collected pursuant to
the rules set forth in 47 CFR part 73,
Subpart F, is used by the Commission
to assign frequencies for use by
international broadcast stations, to grant
authority to operate such stations and to
determine if interference or adverse
propagation conditions exist that may
impact the operation of such stations. If
the Commission did not collect this
information, it would not be in a
position to effectively coordinate
spectrum for international broadcasters
or to act for entities in times of
frequency interference or adverse
propagation conditions. The orderly
nature of the provision of international
broadcast service would be in jeopardy
without the Commission’s involvement.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1055.
Title: Application for Permit to
Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast
Stations.
Form No.: FCC Form 423–IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
30 respondents; 30 responses.
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Estimated Time Per Response: 4
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements;
recordkeeping requirement; Other
requirement – Pursuant to Section
73.3580 of Subpart H, broadcasters are
subject to the local public notice
provisions in order to ensure that the
public is informed of a station’s filing of
an application or amendment by
advertisements in local newspapers.
The public is kept abreast of the
stations’ existence in a local area or
plans to locate in a specific local area
through such advertisements. Section
73.3580 also requires that certain
applications be maintained on file for
public inspection at a stated address in
the community in which the station is
located or is proposed to be located.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 USC 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 240 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $62,000.
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 the 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 Federal Communications
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) plans to
implement and release to the public a
new form titled, ’’Application for Permit
to Deliver Programs to Foreign
Broadcast Stations’’ (FCC Form 423–IB).
Due to budgetary constraints, the FCC
Form 423–IB has not been implemented
yet. After the Commission implements
the form and receives final approval
from the OMB, applicants will complete
the FCC Form 423–IB in lieu of the
’’Application for Permit to Deliver
Programs to Experimental or Foreign
Broadcast Stations,’’ (FCC Form 308). In
the interim, applicants will continue to
file the FCC Form 308 with the
Commission.
Applicants will use the FCC Form
423–IB to apply, under Section 325(c) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, for authority to locate, use, or
maintain a studio in the United States
for the purpose of supplying program
material to a foreign radio or TV
broadcast station whose signals are
consistently received in the United
States, or for extension of existing
authority.
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The Commission stated previously
that the FCC Form 423–IB will be
available to applicants in the
International Bureau Filing System
(‘‘MyIBFS’’) after its implemented.
However, the Commission plans to
develop a new Consolidated Licensing
System that will replace MyIBFS.
Therefore, the FCC Form 423–IB will be
made available to the public in CLS
instead of MyIBFS.
If the Commission did not collect this
information, the Commission would not
be able to ascertain whether the
commercial and noncommercial
broadcast stations meet various
technical and/or legal requirements that
are critical to the operations of a
broadcast station (e.g., antenna
structure, marking and lighting) and to
prevent harmful interference to other
broadcast stations or
telecommunications facilities.
Furthermore, the Commission would
not be able to ensure that broadcast
licensees keep the public informed of
the existence of broadcast stations in the
local area or plans to establish broadcast
stations in the local area as well as other
pertinent information of interest to the
public.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1056.
Title: Application for an International
Broadcast Station License.
Form No.: FCC Form 421–IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business and other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 6
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements;
recordkeeping requirement; Other
requirement – Section 73.761(b)
requires that entities immediately notify
the Commission in writing of
limitations and discontinuances of
operation and that the Commission shall
subsequently be notified when the
station resumes regular operation.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 USC 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $36,000.
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 the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an
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extension (no change in requirements)
after this 60–day comment period has
ended in order to obtain the full three
year OMB clearance.
The Federal Communications
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) plans to
implement and release to the public an
’’Application for an International
Broadcast Station License (FCC Form
421–IB).’’ The FCC Form 421–IB will be
used by applicants to request licenses to
operate international broadcast stations.
The FCC Form 421–IB has not been
implemented yet due to a lack of budget
resources and technical staff. After the
form has been implemented and the
Commission has obtained final approval
from the OMB, applicants will file the
FCC Form 421–IB with the Commission
in lieu of the ’’Application for an
International, Experimental Television,
Experimental Facsimile, or a
Developmental Broadcast Station,’’ (FCC
Form 310). (Note: The Commission
received approval from the OMB for the
FCC Form 310 under OMB Control No
3060–1035). In the interim, applicants
will continue to file the FCC Form 310
with the Commission.
The Commission stated previously
that the FCC Form 423–IB will be
available to applicants in the
International Bureau Filing System
(‘‘MyIBFS’’) after its development. The
Commission plans to develop a new
Consolidated Licensing System (CLS)
that will replace MyIBFS. Therefore, the
FCC Form 423–IB will be made
available to the public in CLS instead of
MyIBFS.
The information collected is used by
the Commission to assign frequencies
for use by international broadcast
stations, to grant authority to operate
such stations and to determine if
interference or adverse propagation
conditions exist that may impact the
operation of such stations. If the
Commission did not collect this
information, it would not be in a
position to effectively coordinate
spectrum for international broadcasters
or to act for entities in times of
frequency interference or adverse
propagation conditions. The orderly
nature of the provision of international
broadcast service would be in jeopardy
without the Commission’s involvement.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1057.
Title: Application for Authority to
Construct or Make Changes in an
International Broadcast Station.
Form No.: FCC Form 420–IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
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Number of Respondents/Responses:
160 respondents; 160 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and annual reporting requirements;
recordkeeping requirement; Other
requirement – Section 73.761(b)
requires that entities immediately notify
the Commission in writing of
limitations and discontinuances of
operation and that the Commission shall
subsequently be notified when the
station resumes regular operation.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in 47 USC 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 160 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $44,000.
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 the 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 Federal Communications
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) received
approval from the OMB to develop a
new application titled, ‘‘Application for
Authority to Construct or Make Changes
in an International Broadcast Station
(FCC Form 420–IB)’’ to request authority
from the Commission to construct or
make changes in an international
broadcast station. This application has
not been implemented and released to
the public yet due to a lack of budget
resources and technical staff. After the
FCC Form 420–IB has been
implemented and the Commission has
obtained final approval from the OMB,
it will be completed by international
broadcasters in lieu of the ’’Application
for Authority to Construct or Make
Changes in an International,
Experimental Television, Experimental
Facsimile, or a Developmental
Broadcast Station,’’ (FCC Form 309). In
the interim, applicants will continue to
file the FCC Form 309 with the
Commission. (Note: The OMB approved
the FCC Form 309 under OMB Control
No. 3060–1035.
The Commission stated previously
that the FCC Form 420–IB will be
available to applicants in the
International Bureau Filing System
(‘‘MyIBFS’’) after its development.
Within the next five years, the agency
will develop a new Consolidated
Licensing System that will replace
MyIBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 420–
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IB will be made available to the public
in CLS instead of MyIBFS.
The information collected pursuant to
the rules set forth in 47 CFR part 73,
Subpart F, is used by the Commission
to assign frequencies for use by
international broadcast stations, to grant
authority to operate such stations and to
determine if interference or adverse
propagation conditions exist that may
impact the operation of such stations. If
the Commission did not collect this
information, it would not be in a
position to effectively coordinate
spectrum for international broadcasters
or to act for entities in times of
frequency interference or adverse
propagation conditions. The orderly
nature of the provision of international
broadcast service would be in jeopardy
without the Commission’s involvement.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1063.
Title: Global Mobile Personal
Communications by Satellite (GMPCS)
Authorization, Marketing and
Importation Rules.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
19 respondents; 19 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 23
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
and one time reporting requirements;
recordkeeping and third party
disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this
information collection pursuant to
Sections 4(i), 301, 302(a), 303(e), 303(f),
303(g), 303(n), and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 301, 302(a),
303(e), 303(f), 303(g), 303(n), and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 483 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 the 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 purpose of this information
collection is to maintain OMB approval
of a certification requirement for
portable GMPCS transceivers to prevent
interference, reduce radio–frequency
(‘‘RF’’) radiation exposure risk, and
make regulatory treatment of portable
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GMPCS transceivers consistent with
treatment of similar terrestrial wireless
devices, such as cellular phones.
The Commission is requiring that
applicants obtain authorization for the
equipment by submitting an application
and exhibits, including test data. If the
Commission did not obtain such
information, it would not be able to
ascertain whether the equipment meets
the FCC’s technical standards for
operation in the United States.
Furthermore, the data is required to
ensure that the equipment will not
cause catastrophic interference to other
telecommunications services that may
impact the health and safety of
American citizens.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1066.
Title: Renewal of Application for
Satellite Space and Earth Station
Authorization.
Form No.: FCC Form 312–R.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 6
respondents; 6 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this
information collection under Sections
4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and
303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i),
157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $2,000.
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 the 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 Commission is requesting
continued OMB approval of the
application titled, ‘‘Renewal of
Application for Satellite Space and
Earth Station Authorization (FCC Form
312–R). The FCC Form 312–R is used by
earth station licensees to request
renewals of their applications.
Currently, this application is available
in MyIBFS. However, the Commission
plans to develop a new Consolidated
Licensing System (CLS) that will replace
MyIBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 312–
R will be made available to the public
in CLS instead of MyIBFS.
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This collection is used by the
Commission staff in carrying out its
duties concerning satellite
communications as required by Sections
301, 308, 309 and 310 of the
Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 301,
308, 309, 310. This collection is also
used by the Commission staff in
carrying out its duties under the World
Trade Organization (WTO) Basic
Telecom Agreement.
The information collection
requirements accounted for in this
collection are necessary to determine
the technical and legal qualifications of
applicants or licensees to operate a
station, transfer or assign a license, and
to determine whether the authorization
is in the public interest, convenience
and necessity. Without such
information, the Commission could not
determine whether to permit
respondents to provide
telecommunication services in the U.S.
Therefore, the Commission would be
unable to fulfill its statutory
responsibilities in accordance with the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and the obligations imposed
on parties to the WTO Basic Telecom
Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1108.
Title: Consummation of Assignments
and Transfers of Control of
Authorization.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
589 respondents; 589 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this
information collection pursuant to 47
U.S.C. 154(i) and 47 CFR Sections 1.767,
25.119, 63.24(e)(4), 73.3540 and
73.3541.
Total Annual Burden: 589 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $118,000.
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 the 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 purpose of this information
collection is to request continued OMB
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approval of a module in the
International Bureau Filing System
(‘‘MyIBFS’’) to facilitate the
consummation of Assignments and
Transfers of Control of Authorization. A
consummation is a party’s notification
to the Commission that a transaction
(assignment or transfer of control of
authorization) has been completed. A
consummation is applicable to all
international telecommunications and
satellite services, including
International High Frequency (IHF),
Section 214 Applications (ITC), Satellite
Space Stations (SAT), Submarine Cable
Landing Licenses (SCL) and Satellite
Earth Station (SES) licenses.
Without this collection of
information, the Commission would not
have critical information such as a
change in a controlling interest in the
ownership of the licensee. The
Commission would not be able to carry
out its duties under the
Communications Act and to determine
the qualifications of applicants to
provide international
telecommunications service, including
applicants that are affiliated with
foreign entities, and to determine
whether and under what conditions the
authorizations are in the public interest,
convenience, and necessity.
Furthermore, without this collection of
information, the Commission would not
be able to maintain effective oversight of
U.S. providers of international
telecommunications services that are
affiliated with, or involved in certain
co–marketing or similar arrangements
with, foreign entities that have market
power.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
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Notice of Public Information
Collections Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
October 9, 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 of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
October 9, 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 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 on December 15, 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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the
Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Cathy Williams,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20554. To submit your comments by e-mail send then to:
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact
Cathy Williams on (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0106.
Title: Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of International
Telecommunications Services and Affiliates; 47 CFR 43.53 and 43.61.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 134 respondents; 134 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and quarterly reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 1,
4(i), 4(j) 11, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j),
161, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309 and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 2,412 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $216,534.
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 the 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 purpose of this information collection is to obtain information
from applicants and current licensees to further the Commission's goal
of protecting U.S. consumers and U.S. carriers from anti-competitive
conduct, ensure that consumers enjoy more choice in telecommunications
services and decrease prices for international calls without imposing
unnecessary paperwork burdens on carriers. If the information
collection was not conducted or was conducted less frequently, the
Commission would not be able to ensure compliance with its
international rules and policies. Furthermore, the Commission would not
have sufficient information to take measures to prevent anticompetitive
conduct in the provision of international communications services. The
Commission would not have adequate information to respond to failures
in the U.S.-international market. The Commission would not be able to
promote effective competition in the global market for communications
services. The lack of effective competition would adversely affect the
U.S. revenues in the telecommunications industry. The agency would not
be able to comply with the international regulations stated in the
World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0572.
Title: Filing Manual for Annual International Circuit Status
Reports; 47 CFR 43.82.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 138 respondents; 138 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 9 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 211, 219 and 220.
Total Annual Burden: 1,300 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $46,000.
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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 the 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.
Section 43.82 of the Federal Communications Commission's rules
requires that each common carrier engaged in providing facilities-based
international telecommunications services between the United States and
foreign points shall file annually the status of its circuits used to
provide international services. The annual circuit-status report,
required by Section 43.82, provides the Commission, the carriers, and
others information on how U.S. international carriers use their
circuits. The Commission uses the information from the circuit-status
reports to ensure that carriers with market power do not use their
access to circuit capacity to engage in any anti-competitive behavior.
The Commission also uses the reports to implement the requirement in
Section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, that carriers
pay annual regulatory fees for each of the bearer circuits they own. If
the information collection was not conducted or was conducted less
frequently, it would seriously undermine the Commission's authorization
process. In addition, Congress mandated the Commission to collect
annual regulatory fees on active equivalent 64 kilobits international
circuits. Without such information, the Commission would not be able to
fulfill its statutory obligation.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0955.
Title: 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service Reports; 47 CFR 25.114;
25.115; 25.133; 25.136; 25.137; 25.143; 25.201; 25.202; 25.203; 25.279.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 9 respondents; 9 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i),
7(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and
303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 27 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $18,000.
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 the 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.
OMB Control No. 3060-0955 will be revised to reflect all applicable
rule sections and reporting requirements.
This information collection addresses the licensing and service
rules for entities to provide Mobile Satellite Service in the 2 GHz
Band, specifically the 1990-2025 MHz and 2165-2200 MHz frequency bands.
The information will be used by the Commission staff in carrying out
its duties under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and to
insure the public interest, safety and convenience are served. Without
such information, the Commission could not determine whether to permit
the respondent to provide telecommunication services in the U.S. and
therefore fulfill its statutory and responsibilities in accordance with
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0994.
Title: Flexibility for Delivery of Communications by Mobile
Satellite Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band, the L Band, and the 1.6/
2.4 GHz Band; 47 CFR 25.149; 25.253; 25.254.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 161 respondents; 161 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1-40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time and annual reporting
requirements; third party disclosure and recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in Sections 4(i),
7, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f) and 303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f)
and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 1,326 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $158,000.
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 the 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 purposes of this information collection are to license
commercial satellite services in the U.S.; obtain the legal and
technical information required to facilitate the integration of ATCs
into MSS networks in the 2 GHz Band, the L-Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz
Bands; and to ensure that the licensees meet the Commission's legal and
technical requirements to develop and maintain MSS networks while
conserving limited spectrum for other telecommunications services. This
information collection is used by the Commission to license commercial
satellite services in the United States. Without the collection of
information that would result from these final rules, the Commission
would not have the necessary information to grant entities the
authority to operate commercial satellite stations and provide
telecommunications services to consumers.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1054.
Title: Application for Renewal of an International Broadcast
Station License.
Form No.: FCC Form 422-IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; Other requirement that
pursuant to Section 73.761(b) entities immediately notify the
Commission in writing of limitations and discontinuances of operation
and that the Commission shall subsequently be notified when the station
resumes regular operation.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 USC 154,
303, 334, 336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 60 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $32,000.
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 the Office of
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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 Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') plans to
implement and release to the public an ``Application for Renewal of an
International Broadcast Station License (FCC Form 422-IB).'' The form
has not been implemented yet due to a lack of budget resources and
technical staff. After the FCC Form 422-IB has been implemented and the
Commission receives final approval from OMB, applicants will complete
the FCC Form 422-IB in lieu of the ''Application for Renewal of an
International or Experimental Broadcast Station License,'' (FCC Form
311). In the interim, applicants will continue to file the FCC Form 311
with the Commission. (Note: The OMB approved the FCC Form 311 under OMB
Control No. 3060-1035).
The Commission stated previously that the FCC Form 422-IB will be
available to applicants in the International Bureau Filing System
(``MyIBFS'') after it is implemented. However, the Commission plans to
develop a new Consolidated Licensing System (CLS) within the next five
years that will replace MyIBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 422-IB will be
made available to the public in CLS instead of MyIBFS.
The information collected pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR
part 73, Subpart F, is used by the Commission to assign frequencies for
use by international broadcast stations, to grant authority to operate
such stations and to determine if interference or adverse propagation
conditions exist that may impact the operation of such stations. If the
Commission did not collect this information, it would not be in a
position to effectively coordinate spectrum for international
broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency interference
or adverse propagation conditions. The orderly nature of the provision
of international broadcast service would be in jeopardy without the
Commission's involvement.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1055.
Title: Application for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign
Broadcast Stations.
Form No.: FCC Form 423-IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 30 respondents; 30 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; Other requirement - Pursuant
to Section 73.3580 of Subpart H, broadcasters are subject to the local
public notice provisions in order to ensure that the public is informed
of a station's filing of an application or amendment by advertisements
in local newspapers.
The public is kept abreast of the stations' existence in a local
area or plans to locate in a specific local area through such
advertisements. Section 73.3580 also requires that certain applications
be maintained on file for public inspection at a stated address in the
community in which the station is located or is proposed to be located.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 USC 154,
303, 334, 336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 240 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $62,000.
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 the 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 Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') plans to
implement and release to the public a new form titled, ''Application
for Permit to Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast Stations'' (FCC
Form 423-IB). Due to budgetary constraints, the FCC Form 423-IB has not
been implemented yet. After the Commission implements the form and
receives final approval from the OMB, applicants will complete the FCC
Form 423-IB in lieu of the ''Application for Permit to Deliver Programs
to Experimental or Foreign Broadcast Stations,'' (FCC Form 308). In the
interim, applicants will continue to file the FCC Form 308 with the
Commission.
Applicants will use the FCC Form 423-IB to apply, under Section
325(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, for authority to
locate, use, or maintain a studio in the United States for the purpose
of supplying program material to a foreign radio or TV broadcast
station whose signals are consistently received in the United States,
or for extension of existing authority.
The Commission stated previously that the FCC Form 423-IB will be
available to applicants in the International Bureau Filing System
(``MyIBFS'') after its implemented. However, the Commission plans to
develop a new Consolidated Licensing System that will replace MyIBFS.
Therefore, the FCC Form 423-IB will be made available to the public in
CLS instead of MyIBFS.
If the Commission did not collect this information, the Commission
would not be able to ascertain whether the commercial and noncommercial
broadcast stations meet various technical and/or legal requirements
that are critical to the operations of a broadcast station (e.g.,
antenna structure, marking and lighting) and to prevent harmful
interference to other broadcast stations or telecommunications
facilities. Furthermore, the Commission would not be able to ensure
that broadcast licensees keep the public informed of the existence of
broadcast stations in the local area or plans to establish broadcast
stations in the local area as well as other pertinent information of
interest to the public.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1056.
Title: Application for an International Broadcast Station License.
Form No.: FCC Form 421-IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business and other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; Other requirement - Section
73.761(b) requires that entities immediately notify the Commission in
writing of limitations and discontinuances of operation and that the
Commission shall subsequently be notified when the station resumes
regular operation.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Required to obtain or retain benefits. The statutory authority for this
collection is contained in 47 USC 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $36,000.
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 the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) as an
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extension (no change in requirements) after this 60-day comment period
has ended in order to obtain the full three year OMB clearance.
The Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') plans to
implement and release to the public an ''Application for an
International Broadcast Station License (FCC Form 421-IB).'' The FCC
Form 421-IB will be used by applicants to request licenses to operate
international broadcast stations. The FCC Form 421-IB has not been
implemented yet due to a lack of budget resources and technical staff.
After the form has been implemented and the Commission has obtained
final approval from the OMB, applicants will file the FCC Form 421-IB
with the Commission in lieu of the ''Application for an International,
Experimental Television, Experimental Facsimile, or a Developmental
Broadcast Station,'' (FCC Form 310). (Note: The Commission received
approval from the OMB for the FCC Form 310 under OMB Control No 3060-
1035). In the interim, applicants will continue to file the FCC Form
310 with the Commission.
The Commission stated previously that the FCC Form 423-IB will be
available to applicants in the International Bureau Filing System
(``MyIBFS'') after its development. The Commission plans to develop a
new Consolidated Licensing System (CLS) that will replace MyIBFS.
Therefore, the FCC Form 423-IB will be made available to the public in
CLS instead of MyIBFS.
The information collected is used by the Commission to assign
frequencies for use by international broadcast stations, to grant
authority to operate such stations and to determine if interference or
adverse propagation conditions exist that may impact the operation of
such stations. If the Commission did not collect this information, it
would not be in a position to effectively coordinate spectrum for
international broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency
interference or adverse propagation conditions. The orderly nature of
the provision of international broadcast service would be in jeopardy
without the Commission's involvement.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1057.
Title: Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an
International Broadcast Station.
Form No.: FCC Form 420-IB.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 160 respondents; 160 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; Other requirement - Section
73.761(b) requires that entities immediately notify the Commission in
writing of limitations and discontinuances of operation and that the
Commission shall subsequently be notified when the station resumes
regular operation.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 USC 154,
303, 334, 336 and 339.
Total Annual Burden: 160 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $44,000.
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 the 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 Federal Communications Commission (``Commission'') received
approval from the OMB to develop a new application titled,
``Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an
International Broadcast Station (FCC Form 420-IB)'' to request
authority from the Commission to construct or make changes in an
international broadcast station. This application has not been
implemented and released to the public yet due to a lack of budget
resources and technical staff. After the FCC Form 420-IB has been
implemented and the Commission has obtained final approval from the
OMB, it will be completed by international broadcasters in lieu of the
''Application for Authority to Construct or Make Changes in an
International, Experimental Television, Experimental Facsimile, or a
Developmental Broadcast Station,'' (FCC Form 309). In the interim,
applicants will continue to file the FCC Form 309 with the Commission.
(Note: The OMB approved the FCC Form 309 under OMB Control No. 3060-
1035.
The Commission stated previously that the FCC Form 420-IB will be
available to applicants in the International Bureau Filing System
(``MyIBFS'') after its development. Within the next five years, the
agency will develop a new Consolidated Licensing System that will
replace MyIBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 420-IB will be made available
to the public in CLS instead of MyIBFS.
The information collected pursuant to the rules set forth in 47 CFR
part 73, Subpart F, is used by the Commission to assign frequencies for
use by international broadcast stations, to grant authority to operate
such stations and to determine if interference or adverse propagation
conditions exist that may impact the operation of such stations. If the
Commission did not collect this information, it would not be in a
position to effectively coordinate spectrum for international
broadcasters or to act for entities in times of frequency interference
or adverse propagation conditions. The orderly nature of the provision
of international broadcast service would be in jeopardy without the
Commission's involvement.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1063.
Title: Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS)
Authorization, Marketing and Importation Rules.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 19 respondents; 19 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 23 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion and one time reporting
requirements; recordkeeping and third party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this information collection pursuant to
Sections 4(i), 301, 302(a), 303(e), 303(f), 303(g), 303(n), and 303(r)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 301,
302(a), 303(e), 303(f), 303(g), 303(n), and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 483 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 the 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 purpose of this information collection is to maintain OMB
approval of a certification requirement for portable GMPCS transceivers
to prevent interference, reduce radio-frequency (``RF'') radiation
exposure risk, and make regulatory treatment of portable
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GMPCS transceivers consistent with treatment of similar terrestrial
wireless devices, such as cellular phones.
The Commission is requiring that applicants obtain authorization
for the equipment by submitting an application and exhibits, including
test data. If the Commission did not obtain such information, it would
not be able to ascertain whether the equipment meets the FCC's
technical standards for operation in the United States. Furthermore,
the data is required to ensure that the equipment will not cause
catastrophic interference to other telecommunications services that may
impact the health and safety of American citizens.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1066.
Title: Renewal of Application for Satellite Space and Earth Station
Authorization.
Form No.: FCC Form 312-R.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 6 respondents; 6 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this information collection under Sections
4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 303(r) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157(a), 303(c), 303(f),
303(g), and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 12 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $2,000.
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 the 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 Commission is requesting continued OMB approval of the
application titled, ``Renewal of Application for Satellite Space and
Earth Station Authorization (FCC Form 312-R). The FCC Form 312-R is
used by earth station licensees to request renewals of their
applications. Currently, this application is available in MyIBFS.
However, the Commission plans to develop a new Consolidated Licensing
System (CLS) that will replace MyIBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 312-R
will be made available to the public in CLS instead of MyIBFS.
This collection is used by the Commission staff in carrying out its
duties concerning satellite communications as required by Sections 301,
308, 309 and 310 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 301, 308, 309,
310. This collection is also used by the Commission staff in carrying
out its duties under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom
Agreement.
The information collection requirements accounted for in this
collection are necessary to determine the technical and legal
qualifications of applicants or licensees to operate a station,
transfer or assign a license, and to determine whether the
authorization is in the public interest, convenience and necessity.
Without such information, the Commission could not determine whether to
permit respondents to provide telecommunication services in the U.S.
Therefore, the Commission would be unable to fulfill its statutory
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and the obligations imposed on parties to the WTO Basic
Telecom Agreement.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1108.
Title: Consummation of Assignments and Transfers of Control of
Authorization.
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents/Responses: 589 respondents; 589 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this information collection pursuant to 47
U.S.C. 154(i) and 47 CFR Sections 1.767, 25.119, 63.24(e)(4), 73.3540
and 73.3541.
Total Annual Burden: 589 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $118,000.
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 the 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 purpose of this information collection is to request continued
OMB approval of a module in the International Bureau Filing System
(``MyIBFS'') to facilitate the consummation of Assignments and
Transfers of Control of Authorization. A consummation is a party's
notification to the Commission that a transaction (assignment or
transfer of control of authorization) has been completed. A
consummation is applicable to all international telecommunications and
satellite services, including International High Frequency (IHF),
Section 214 Applications (ITC), Satellite Space Stations (SAT),
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses (SCL) and Satellite Earth Station
(SES) licenses.
Without this collection of information, the Commission would not
have critical information such as a change in a controlling interest in
the ownership of the licensee. The Commission would not be able to
carry out its duties under the Communications Act and to determine the
qualifications of applicants to provide international
telecommunications service, including applicants that are affiliated
with foreign entities, and to determine whether and under what
conditions the authorizations are in the public interest, convenience,
and necessity. Furthermore, without this collection of information, the
Commission would not be able to maintain effective oversight of U.S.
providers of international telecommunications services that are
affiliated with, or involved in certain co-marketing or similar
arrangements with, foreign entities that have market power.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-24856 Filed 10-15-09; 8:45 am]
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