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Minutes: Minutes will be available by
writing or calling Patricia J. Halsey at
the address and phone number listed
above. Minutes will also be available at
the following Web site: https://
www.oakridge.doe.gov/em/ssab/
minutes.htm.
Issued at Washington, DC on October 20,
2009.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
DOE/NSF Nuclear Science Advisory
Committee
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of
Science.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice announces a
meeting of the DOE/NSF Nuclear
Science Advisory Committee (NSAC).
The Federal Advisory Committee Act
(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires
that public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Thursday, November 5, 2009,
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Marriott Crystal Gateway
Hotel, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, Virginia 22202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brenda L. May, U.S. Department of
Energy; SC–26/Germantown Building,
1000 Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–1290;
Telephone: 301–903–0536.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of Meeting: To provide
advice and guidance on a continuing
basis to the Department of Energy and
the National Science Foundation on
scientific priorities within the field of
basic nuclear science research.
Tentative Agenda: Agenda will
include discussions of the following:
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• Perspectives from Department of
Energy and National Science
Foundation.
• Presentation and Discussion of the
Interim Report II from the Isotope
Subcommittee.
• Discussion of the Committee of
Visitors Charge.
• Public Comment (10-minute rule).
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. If you would like to
file a written statement with the
Committee, you may do so either before
or after the meeting. If you would like
to make oral statements regarding any of
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these items on the agenda, you should
contact Brenda L. May, 301–903–0536
or Brenda.May@science.doe.gov (email). You must make your request for
an oral statement at least 5 business
days before the meeting. Reasonable
provision will be made to include the
scheduled oral statements on the
agenda. The Chairperson of the
Committee will conduct the meeting to
facilitate the orderly conduct of
business. Public comment will follow
the 10-minute rule. This notice is being
published less than 15 days before the
date of the meeting due to programmatic
issues.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will be available on the U.S. Department
of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Physics
Web site for viewing.
Issues at Washington, DC on October 20,
2009.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION.
Notice of Public Information
Collections Being Submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget for
Review and Approval, Comments
Requested
10/21/2009.
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
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on
this information collection should
submit comments on November 27,
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, Room 1–C823,
Washington, DC 20554. To submit your
comments by e–mail send then to:
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. To view a copy
of this information collection request
(ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to web
page: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of
the web page called ’’Currently Under
Review’’, (3) click on the downward–
pointing arrow in the ’’Select Agency’’
box below the ’’Currently Under
Review’’ heading, (4) select ’’Federal
Communications Commission’’ from the
list of agencies presented in the ’’Select
Agency’’ box, (5) click the ’’Submit’’
button to the right of the ’’Select
Agency’’ box, and (6) when the FCC list
appears, look for the title of this ICR (or
its OMB Control Number, if there is one)
and then click on the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collections send an e–mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy
Williams on (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–1106.
Title: Licensing and Service Rules for
Vehicle Mounted Earth Stations
(VMES).
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 10
respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25
hours – 24 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Recordkeeping
requirement; Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory approval for
the information collection requirements
under Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 7(a), 301,
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303(c), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 303(y) and
308 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
154(j), 157(a), 301, 303(c), 303(f), 303(g),
303(r), 303(y), and 308.
Total Annual Burden: 322 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $104,300 annual
costs.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality
pertaining to the information collection
requirements in this collection.
Needs and Uses: On July 31, 2009, the
Federal Communications Commission
(’’Commission’’) released a Report and
Order titled, ’’In the Matter of
Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the
Commission’s Rules to Allocate
Spectrum and Adopt Service Rules and
Procedures to Govern the Use of
Vehicle–Mounted Earth Stations in
Certain Frequency Bands Allocated to
the Fixed–Satellite Service,’’ IB Docket
No. 07–101, FCC 09–64 (hereinafter
referred to as ’’VMES Report and
Order’’).
The VMES Report and Order adopts
part 2 allocation rules and part 25
technical and licensing rules for a new
domestic Ku–band VMES service.
VMES service has the potential to
deliver advanced mobile applications
through satellite technology, including
broadband, which will be beneficial for
public safety and commercial purposes.
The PRA information collection
requirements contained in the VMES
Report and Order are as follows:
1. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(i) OR 47 CFR
25.226(b)(1)(ii)
(i) Any VMES applicant filing an
application pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)
of this section shall file three tables
showing the off–axis EIRP level of the
proposed earth station antenna in the
direction of the plane of the GSO; the
co–polarized EIRP in the elevation
plane, that is, the plane perpendicular
to the plane of the GSO; and cross–
polarized EIRP. Each table shall provide
the EIRP level at increments of 0.1° for
angles between 0° and 10° off–axis, and
at increments of 5° for angles between
10° and 180° off–axis.
OR
2. (ii) A VMES applicant shall include
a certification, in Schedule B, that the
VMES antenna conforms to the gain
pattern criteria of § 25.209(a) and (b),
that, combined with the maximum
input power density calculated from the
EIRP density less the antenna gain,
which is entered in Schedule B,
demonstrates that the off–axis EIRP
spectral density envelope set forth in
paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A) through
(a)(1)(i)(C) of this section will be met
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under the assumption that the antenna
is pointed at the target satellite.
3. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(iii)
(iii) A VMES applicant proposing to
implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(A) of this section
shall provide a certification from the
equipment manufacturer stating that the
antenna tracking system will maintain a
pointing error of less than or equal to
0.2° between the orbital location of the
target satellite and the axis of the main
lobe of the VMES antenna and that the
antenna tracking system is capable of
ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds if the angle between the
orbital location of the target satellite and
the axis of the main lobe of the VMES
antenna exceeds 0.5°.
4. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B)
A VMES applicant proposing to
implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(B) of this section
shall:
(A) declare, in its application, a
maximum antenna pointing error and
demonstrate that the maximum antenna
pointing error can be achieved without
exceeding the off–axis EIRP spectral–
density limits in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of
this section; and (B) demonstrate that
the VMES transmitter can detect if the
transmitter exceeds the declared
maximum antenna pointing error and
can cease transmission within 100
milliseconds if the angle between the
orbital location of the target satellite and
the axis of the main lobe of the VMES
antenna exceeds the declared maximum
antenna pointing error, and will not
resume transmissions until the angle
between the orbital location of the target
satellite and the axis of the main lobe of
the VMES antenna is less than or equal
to the declared maximum antenna
pointing error.
5. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(2)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
A VMES applicant proposing to
implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(2) of this section and
using off–axis EIRP spectral–densities in
excess of the levels in paragraph (a)(1)(i)
of this section shall provide the
following certifications and
demonstration as exhibits to its earth
station application:
(i) A statement from the target satellite
operator certifying that the proposed
operation of the VMES has the potential
to create harmful interference to satellite
networks adjacent to the target
satellite(s) that may be unacceptable.
(ii) A statement from the target
satellite operator certifying that the
power–density levels that the VMES
applicant provided to the target satellite
operator are consistent with the existing
coordination agreements between its
satellite(s) and the adjacent satellite
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systems within 6° of orbital separation
from its satellite(s).
(iii) A statement from the target
satellite operator certifying that it will
include the power–density levels of the
VMES applicant in all future
coordination agreements.
(iv) A demonstration from the VMES
operator that the VMES system is
capable of detecting and automatically
ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds when the transmitter
exceeds the off–axis EIRP spectral–
densities supplied to the target satellite
operator.
6. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(3)
A VMES applicant proposing to
implement a VMES system under
paragraph (a)(3) of this section and
using variable power–density control of
individual simultaneously transmitting
co–frequency VMES earth stations in
the same satellite receiving beam shall
provide the following certifications and
demonstration as exhibits to its earth
station application:
(i) The applicant shall make a detailed
showing of the measures it intends to
employ to maintain the effective
aggregate EIRP–density from all
simultaneously transmitting co–
frequency terminals operating with the
same satellite transponder at least 1 dB
below the EIRP–density limits defined
in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A)–(C) of this
section. In this context the term
’’effective’’ means that the resultant co–
polarized and cross–polarized EIRP–
density experienced by any GSO or
non–GSO satellite shall not exceed that
produced by a single VMES transmitter
operating at 1 dB below the limits
defined in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A)–(C) of
this section. The International Bureau
will place this showing on Public Notice
along with the application.
(ii) An applicant proposing to
implement a VMES under (a)(3)(ii) of
this section that uses off–axis EIRP
spectral–densities in excess of the levels
in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section
shall provide the following
certifications, demonstration and list of
satellites as exhibits to its earth station
application:
(A) A detailed showing of the
measures the applicant intends to
employ to maintain the effective
aggregate EIRP–density from all
simultaneously transmitting co–
frequency terminals operating with the
same satellite transponder at the EIRP–
density limits supplied to the target
satellite operator. The International
Bureau will place this showing on
Public Notice along with the
application.
(B) A statement from the target
satellite operator certifying that the
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proposed operation of the VMES has the
potential to create harmful interference
to satellite networks adjacent to the
target satellite(s) that may be
unacceptable.
(C) A statement from the target
satellite operator certifying that the
aggregate power density levels that the
VMES applicant provided to the target
satellite operator are consistent with the
existing coordination agreements
between its satellite(s) and the adjacent
satellite systems within 6° of orbital
separation from its satellite(s).
(D) A statement from the target
satellite operator certifying that it will
include the aggregate power–density
levels of the VMES applicant in all
future coordination agreements.
(E) A demonstration from the VMES
operator that the VMES system is
capable of detecting and automatically
ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds when an individual
transmitter exceeds the off–axis EIRP
spectral–densities supplied to the target
satellite operator and that the overall
system is capable of shutting off an
individual transmitter or the entire
system if the aggregate off–axis EIRP
spectral–densities exceed those
supplied to the target satellite operator.
(F) An identification of the specific
satellite or satellites with which the
VMES system will operate.
(iii) The applicant shall acknowledge
that it will maintain sufficient statistical
and technical information on the
individual terminals and overall system
operation to file a detailed report, one
year after license issuance, describing
the effective aggregate EIRP–density
levels resulting from the operation of
the VMES system.
7. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(4)
Application shall include an exhibit
describing the geographic area(s) in
which the VMESs will operate.
8. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(5)
VMES applicant filing for a VMES
terminal or system and planning to use
a contention protocol shall include in
its application a certification that will
comply with the requirements of
paragraph (a)(4) of this section.
9. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(6)
Application shall include the point of
contact with authority and ability to
cease all emissions from VMES
terminals, as required in paragraph
(a)(5) of this section.
10. 47 CFR 25.226(a)(6)
VMES licensee shall maintain and
provide data (record of vehicle location,
transmit frequency, channel bandwidth
and satellite used for each relevant
VMES transmitter) to Commission,
NTIA, FSS operator, FS operator, or
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frequency coordinator within 24 hours
upon request.
11. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(7)
Application shall include certification
complying with requirements of
paragraph (a)(6) of this section.
12. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(8)
Applicant must submit a radio
frequency hazard analysis to determine
whether VMES terminals will produce
power densities that will exceed the
Commission’s radio frequency exposure
criteria; applicant with terminals that
exceed the guidelines in section 1.1310
for radio frequency radiation exposure
shall provide a plan for mitigation.
13. 47 CFR 25.226(c)(1)
Licensee shall notify the Commission
after completing coordination with
NASA and NTIA on current TDRSS
sites.
14. 47 CFR 25.226(c)(2)
Licensee shall notify the Commission
after completing coordination with
NASA and NTIA on future TDRSS site.
15. 47 CFR 25.226(d)(1)
Operations of VMES licensees in the
14.47–14.5 frequency band are subject
to coordination with the National
Science Foundation (NSF) and licensee
shall notify the Commission’s
International Bureau and shall submit
the coordination agreement once it has
completed coordination with NSF for
RAS sites listed in paragraph (d)(2) of
this section.
16. 47 CFR 25.226(d)(3)
Licensee shall notify the International
Bureau once it has completed
coordination for any future RAS site and
shall submit the coordination agreement
once it has completed coordination with
NSF.
17. 47 CFR 25.132(b)(3)
VMES applicant seeking to use
antenna that does not meet standards of
section 25.209(a) and (b), pursuant to
procedures set out in section 25.226,
shall submit manufacturer’s range test
plots of antenna gain patterns.
The information collection
requirements accounted for in this
collection are necessary to prevent
regulatory uncertainty with respect to
VMES and other satellite services that
operate in the Ku–band within the
United States. Prior to this rulemaking,
the lack of rules for VMES posed an
administrative burden on those entities
attempting to provide VMES–type
services and on Commission staff
because such services could be granted
only through the use of waivers and
Special Temporary Authority (STA)
authorizations for a six–month period of
time. The approval of fifteen–year
licenses for VMES operators
significantly reduces the burden
imposed upon both licensees and
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Commission staff who review and
approve the waivers and STAs.
Furthermore, without such information
the Commission would not be able to
take the necessary measures to prevent
harmful interference to satellite services
from VMES. Finally, the Commission
would not be able to advance its goals
of managing spectrum efficiently and
promoting broadband technologies to
benefit American consumers throughout
the United States.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0349.
Title: Equal Employment Opportunity
(’’EEO’’) Policy, 47 CFR Sections
73.2080, 76.73, 76.75, 76.79 and
76.1702.
Form Number: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit entities; Not–for–profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 14,178 respondents; 14,178
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 42
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; Annual
and five–year reporting requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in Sections 154(i) and 303
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 595,476 hours
Total Annual Costs: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality and
respondents are not being asked to
submit confidential information to the
Commission.
Needs and Uses: Section 73.2080
provides that equal opportunity in
employment shall be afforded by all
broadcast stations to all qualified
persons and no person shall be
discriminated against in employment by
such stations because of race, color,
religion, national origin or sex.
Therefore, Section 73.2080 requires that
each broadcast station employment unit
with 5 or more full–time employees
shall establish, maintain and carry out
a program to assure equal opportunity
in every aspect of a broadcast station’s
policy and practice.
Section 76.73 provides that equal
opportunity in employment shall be
afforded by all multichannel video
program distributors (’’MVPD’’) to all
qualified persons and no person shall be
discriminated against in employment by
such entities because of race, color,
religion, national origin, age or sex.
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Section 76.75 requires that each
MVPD employment unit shall establish,
maintain and carry out a program to
assure equal opportunity in every aspect
of a cable entity’s policy and practice.
Section 76.79 requires that every
MVPD employment unit maintain, for
public inspection, a file containing
copies of all annual employment reports
and related documents.
Section 76.1702 requires that every
MVPD place certain information
concerning its EEO program in the
public inspection file.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Sunshine Act Meeting
Formations of, Acquisitions by, and
Mergers of Bank Holding Companies
The companies listed in this notice
have applied to the Board for approval,
pursuant to the Bank Holding Company
Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.)
(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part
225), and all other applicable statutes
and regulations to become a bank
holding company and/or to acquire the
assets or the ownership of, control of, or
the power to vote shares of a bank or
bank holding company and all of the
banks and nonbanking companies
owned by the bank holding company,
including the companies listed below.
The applications listed below, as well
as other related filings required by the
Board, are available for immediate
inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank
indicated. The applications also will be
available for inspection at the offices of
the Board of Governors. Interested
persons may express their views in
writing on the standards enumerated in
the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the
proposal also involves the acquisition of
a nonbanking company, the review also
includes whether the acquisition of the
nonbanking company complies with the
standards in section 4 of the BHC Act
(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise
noted, nonbanking activities will be
conducted throughout the United States.
Additional information on all bank
holding companies may be obtained
from the National Information Center
website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/.
Unless otherwise noted, comments
regarding each of these applications
must be received at the Reserve Bank
indicated or the offices of the Board of
Governors not later than November 20,
2009.
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 22, 2009.
Margaret McCloskey Shanks,
Associate Secretary of the Board.
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A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
(Steve Foley, Vice President) 1000
Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia
30309:
1. TWO ROA, LLC, Huntsville,
Alabama; to become a bank holding
company by acquiring 51 percent of the
voting shares of RB Bancorporation, and
Reliance Bank, both of Athens,
Alabama.
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Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System.
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:
TIME AND DATE: 12 p.m., Monday,
November 2, 2009.
PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal
Reserve Board Building, 20th and C
Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551.
STATUS:
Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Personnel actions (appointments,
promotions, assignments,
reassignments, and salary actions)
involving individual Federal Reserve
System employees.
2. Any items carried forward from a
previously announced meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave
Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office
of Board Members at 202–452–2955.
You may
call 202–452–3206 beginning at
approximately 5 p.m. two business days
before the meeting for a recorded
announcement of bank and bank
holding company applications
scheduled for the meeting; or you may
contact the Board’s Web site at https://
www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic
announcement that not only lists
applications, but also indicates
procedural and other information about
the meeting.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 23, 2009.
Robert deV. Frierson,
Deputy Secretary of the Board.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
[Docket No. OP–1374]
Proposed Guidance on Sound
Incentive Compensation Policies
AGENCY: Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board).
ACTION: Proposed guidance with request
for public comment.
SUMMARY: The Board is requesting
comment on proposed guidance (the
‘‘guidance’’) designed to help ensure
that incentive compensation policies at
banking organizations do not encourage
excessive risk-taking and are consistent
with the safety and soundness of the
organization. The Federal Reserve also
is commencing two supervisory
initiatives to spur progress by the
banking industry in the development
and implementation of sound incentive
compensation arrangements, identify
emerging best practices, and advance
the state of practice more generally in
the banking industry. The Federal
Reserve expects all banking
organizations to evaluate their incentive
compensation arrangements and related
risk management, control, and corporate
governance processes and immediately
address deficiencies in these
arrangements or processes that are
inconsistent with safety and soundness.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 27, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The Board will review all of
the comments submitted. Please
consider submitting your comments by
e-mail or fax since paper mail in the
Washington DC area and at the Board is
subject to delay. You may submit
comments, identified by Docket No.
OP–1374, by any of the following
methods:
• Agency Web Site: https://
www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/
generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail: regs.comments@
federalreserve.gov. Include the docket
number in the subject line of the
message.
• FAX: 202/452–3819 or 202/452–
3102.
• Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20551.
All public comments are available from
the Board’s Web site at https://
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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55224-55227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25814]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.
Notice of Public Information Collections Being Submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval, Comments
Requested
10/21/2009.
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 November 27, 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, Room 1-
C823, Washington, DC 20554. To submit your comments by e-mail send then
to: PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this
information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to web
page: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the web page called ''Currently Under Review'', (3) click on
the downward-pointing arrow in the ''Select Agency'' box below the
''Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ''Federal Communications
Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the ''Select
Agency'' box, (5) click the ''Submit'' button to the right of the
''Select Agency'' box, and (6) when the FCC list appears, look for the
title of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then
click on the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collections send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy
Williams on (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-1106.
Title: Licensing and Service Rules for Vehicle Mounted Earth
Stations (VMES).
Form No.: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours - 24 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement;
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has statutory approval for the information collection
requirements under Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 7(a), 301,
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303(c), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 303(y) and 308 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 157(a), 301,
303(c), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 303(y), and 308.
Total Annual Burden: 322 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $104,300 annual costs.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality pertaining to the information collection requirements
in this collection.
Needs and Uses: On July 31, 2009, the Federal Communications
Commission (''Commission'') released a Report and Order titled, ''In
the Matter of Amendment of Parts 2 and 25 of the Commission's Rules to
Allocate Spectrum and Adopt Service Rules and Procedures to Govern the
Use of Vehicle-Mounted Earth Stations in Certain Frequency Bands
Allocated to the Fixed-Satellite Service,'' IB Docket No. 07-101, FCC
09-64 (hereinafter referred to as ''VMES Report and Order'').
The VMES Report and Order adopts part 2 allocation rules and part
25 technical and licensing rules for a new domestic Ku-band VMES
service. VMES service has the potential to deliver advanced mobile
applications through satellite technology, including broadband, which
will be beneficial for public safety and commercial purposes.
The PRA information collection requirements contained in the VMES
Report and Order are as follows:
1. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(i) OR 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(ii)
(i) Any VMES applicant filing an application pursuant to paragraph
(a)(1) of this section shall file three tables showing the off-axis
EIRP level of the proposed earth station antenna in the direction of
the plane of the GSO; the co-polarized EIRP in the elevation plane,
that is, the plane perpendicular to the plane of the GSO; and cross-
polarized EIRP. Each table shall provide the EIRP level at increments
of 0.1[deg] for angles between 0[deg] and 10[deg] off-axis, and at
increments of 5[deg] for angles between 10[deg] and 180[deg] off-axis.
OR
2. (ii) A VMES applicant shall include a certification, in Schedule
B, that the VMES antenna conforms to the gain pattern criteria of Sec.
25.209(a) and (b), that, combined with the maximum input power density
calculated from the EIRP density less the antenna gain, which is
entered in Schedule B, demonstrates that the off-axis EIRP spectral
density envelope set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A) through
(a)(1)(i)(C) of this section will be met under the assumption that the
antenna is pointed at the target satellite.
3. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(iii)
(iii) A VMES applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(A) of this section shall provide a certification
from the equipment manufacturer stating that the antenna tracking
system will maintain a pointing error of less than or equal to 0.2[deg]
between the orbital location of the target satellite and the axis of
the main lobe of the VMES antenna and that the antenna tracking system
is capable of ceasing emissions within 100 milliseconds if the angle
between the orbital location of the target satellite and the axis of
the main lobe of the VMES antenna exceeds 0.5[deg].
4. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(1)(iv)(A), (B)
A VMES applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(B) of this section shall:
(A) declare, in its application, a maximum antenna pointing error
and demonstrate that the maximum antenna pointing error can be achieved
without exceeding the off-axis EIRP spectral-density limits in
paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this section; and (B) demonstrate that the VMES
transmitter can detect if the transmitter exceeds the declared maximum
antenna pointing error and can cease transmission within 100
milliseconds if the angle between the orbital location of the target
satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the VMES antenna exceeds the
declared maximum antenna pointing error, and will not resume
transmissions until the angle between the orbital location of the
target satellite and the axis of the main lobe of the VMES antenna is
less than or equal to the declared maximum antenna pointing error.
5. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(2)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
A VMES applicant proposing to implement a transmitter under
paragraph (a)(2) of this section and using off-axis EIRP spectral-
densities in excess of the levels in paragraph (a)(1)(i) of this
section shall provide the following certifications and demonstration as
exhibits to its earth station application:
(i) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that
the proposed operation of the VMES has the potential to create harmful
interference to satellite networks adjacent to the target satellite(s)
that may be unacceptable.
(ii) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that
the power-density levels that the VMES applicant provided to the target
satellite operator are consistent with the existing coordination
agreements between its satellite(s) and the adjacent satellite systems
within 6[deg] of orbital separation from its satellite(s).
(iii) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying
that it will include the power-density levels of the VMES applicant in
all future coordination agreements.
(iv) A demonstration from the VMES operator that the VMES system is
capable of detecting and automatically ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds when the transmitter exceeds the off-axis EIRP spectral-
densities supplied to the target satellite operator.
6. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(3)
A VMES applicant proposing to implement a VMES system under
paragraph (a)(3) of this section and using variable power-density
control of individual simultaneously transmitting co-frequency VMES
earth stations in the same satellite receiving beam shall provide the
following certifications and demonstration as exhibits to its earth
station application:
(i) The applicant shall make a detailed showing of the measures it
intends to employ to maintain the effective aggregate EIRP-density from
all simultaneously transmitting co-frequency terminals operating with
the same satellite transponder at least 1 dB below the EIRP-density
limits defined in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A)-(C) of this section. In this
context the term ''effective'' means that the resultant co-polarized
and cross-polarized EIRP-density experienced by any GSO or non-GSO
satellite shall not exceed that produced by a single VMES transmitter
operating at 1 dB below the limits defined in paragraphs (a)(1)(i)(A)-
(C) of this section. The International Bureau will place this showing
on Public Notice along with the application.
(ii) An applicant proposing to implement a VMES under (a)(3)(ii) of
this section that uses off-axis EIRP spectral-densities in excess of
the levels in paragraph (a)(3)(i) of this section shall provide the
following certifications, demonstration and list of satellites as
exhibits to its earth station application:
(A) A detailed showing of the measures the applicant intends to
employ to maintain the effective aggregate EIRP-density from all
simultaneously transmitting co-frequency terminals operating with the
same satellite transponder at the EIRP-density limits supplied to the
target satellite operator. The International Bureau will place this
showing on Public Notice along with the application.
(B) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that
the
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proposed operation of the VMES has the potential to create harmful
interference to satellite networks adjacent to the target satellite(s)
that may be unacceptable.
(C) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that
the aggregate power density levels that the VMES applicant provided to
the target satellite operator are consistent with the existing
coordination agreements between its satellite(s) and the adjacent
satellite systems within 6[deg] of orbital separation from its
satellite(s).
(D) A statement from the target satellite operator certifying that
it will include the aggregate power-density levels of the VMES
applicant in all future coordination agreements.
(E) A demonstration from the VMES operator that the VMES system is
capable of detecting and automatically ceasing emissions within 100
milliseconds when an individual transmitter exceeds the off-axis EIRP
spectral-densities supplied to the target satellite operator and that
the overall system is capable of shutting off an individual transmitter
or the entire system if the aggregate off-axis EIRP spectral-densities
exceed those supplied to the target satellite operator.
(F) An identification of the specific satellite or satellites with
which the VMES system will operate.
(iii) The applicant shall acknowledge that it will maintain
sufficient statistical and technical information on the individual
terminals and overall system operation to file a detailed report, one
year after license issuance, describing the effective aggregate EIRP-
density levels resulting from the operation of the VMES system.
7. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(4)
Application shall include an exhibit describing the geographic
area(s) in which the VMESs will operate.
8. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(5)
VMES applicant filing for a VMES terminal or system and planning to
use a contention protocol shall include in its application a
certification that will comply with the requirements of paragraph
(a)(4) of this section.
9. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(6)
Application shall include the point of contact with authority and
ability to cease all emissions from VMES terminals, as required in
paragraph (a)(5) of this section.
10. 47 CFR 25.226(a)(6)
VMES licensee shall maintain and provide data (record of vehicle
location, transmit frequency, channel bandwidth and satellite used for
each relevant VMES transmitter) to Commission, NTIA, FSS operator, FS
operator, or frequency coordinator within 24 hours upon request.
11. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(7)
Application shall include certification complying with requirements
of paragraph (a)(6) of this section.
12. 47 CFR 25.226(b)(8)
Applicant must submit a radio frequency hazard analysis to
determine whether VMES terminals will produce power densities that will
exceed the Commission's radio frequency exposure criteria; applicant
with terminals that exceed the guidelines in section 1.1310 for radio
frequency radiation exposure shall provide a plan for mitigation.
13. 47 CFR 25.226(c)(1)
Licensee shall notify the Commission after completing coordination
with NASA and NTIA on current TDRSS sites.
14. 47 CFR 25.226(c)(2)
Licensee shall notify the Commission after completing coordination
with NASA and NTIA on future TDRSS site.
15. 47 CFR 25.226(d)(1)
Operations of VMES licensees in the 14.47-14.5 frequency band are
subject to coordination with the National Science Foundation (NSF) and
licensee shall notify the Commission's International Bureau and shall
submit the coordination agreement once it has completed coordination
with NSF for RAS sites listed in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.
16. 47 CFR 25.226(d)(3)
Licensee shall notify the International Bureau once it has
completed coordination for any future RAS site and shall submit the
coordination agreement once it has completed coordination with NSF.
17. 47 CFR 25.132(b)(3)
VMES applicant seeking to use antenna that does not meet standards
of section 25.209(a) and (b), pursuant to procedures set out in section
25.226, shall submit manufacturer's range test plots of antenna gain
patterns.
The information collection requirements accounted for in this
collection are necessary to prevent regulatory uncertainty with respect
to VMES and other satellite services that operate in the Ku-band within
the United States. Prior to this rulemaking, the lack of rules for VMES
posed an administrative burden on those entities attempting to provide
VMES-type services and on Commission staff because such services could
be granted only through the use of waivers and Special Temporary
Authority (STA) authorizations for a six-month period of time. The
approval of fifteen-year licenses for VMES operators significantly
reduces the burden imposed upon both licensees and Commission staff who
review and approve the waivers and STAs. Furthermore, without such
information the Commission would not be able to take the necessary
measures to prevent harmful interference to satellite services from
VMES. Finally, the Commission would not be able to advance its goals of
managing spectrum efficiently and promoting broadband technologies to
benefit American consumers throughout the United States.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0349.
Title: Equal Employment Opportunity (''EEO'') Policy, 47 CFR
Sections 73.2080, 76.73, 76.75, 76.79 and 76.1702.
Form Number: Not Applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 14,178 respondents; 14,178
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 42 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Annual and five-
year reporting requirements.
Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in
Sections 154(i) and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 595,476 hours
Total Annual Costs: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality and respondents are not being asked to submit
confidential information to the Commission.
Needs and Uses: Section 73.2080 provides that equal opportunity in
employment shall be afforded by all broadcast stations to all qualified
persons and no person shall be discriminated against in employment by
such stations because of race, color, religion, national origin or sex.
Therefore, Section 73.2080 requires that each broadcast station
employment unit with 5 or more full-time employees shall establish,
maintain and carry out a program to assure equal opportunity in every
aspect of a broadcast station's policy and practice.
Section 76.73 provides that equal opportunity in employment shall
be afforded by all multichannel video program distributors (''MVPD'')
to all qualified persons and no person shall be discriminated against
in employment by such entities because of race, color, religion,
national origin, age or sex.
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Section 76.75 requires that each MVPD employment unit shall
establish, maintain and carry out a program to assure equal opportunity
in every aspect of a cable entity's policy and practice.
Section 76.79 requires that every MVPD employment unit maintain,
for public inspection, a file containing copies of all annual
employment reports and related documents.
Section 76.1702 requires that every MVPD place certain information
concerning its EEO program in the public inspection file.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-25814 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]
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