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license modifications, but requires site–
based licensees to provide the
geographic area licensee (on the same
frequency) with the technical and
engineering information necessary to
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The purpose of this collection is to
guard against unacceptable interference
to its own operation(s).
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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Notice of Public Information Collection
Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission for
Extension under Delegated Authority,
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November 23, 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 comments on
this information collection should
submit comments on January 26, 2010.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
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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 Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). To
submit your PRA comments by e–mail
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to 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:
Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202–418–0214.
For additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e–mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B.
Herman, 202–418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No: 3060–1130.
Title: National Broadband Plan
Survey of Businesses.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit and not–for–profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 3,500
respondents; 3,500 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 16
minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Statutory authorities for this
information collection is the Broadband
Data Improvement Act of 2008, Pub. L.
No. 110–385 and the American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009,
Pub. L. No. 111–5.
Total Annual Burden: 2,770 hours.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The survey contractor, as a matter of
general practice, does not provide
clients with information that directly
identifies survey respondents, whether
they are individuals or organizations.
This includes telephone numbers,
names, addresses, and other
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information. The vendor also informs
respondents of the nature of the
vendor’s commitments in terms of
handling their information. Generally,
the promise is that the respondent will
not be individually identified and that
all analyses of the data will be of
aggregate statistics, rather than an
individual’s answers.
Any information that the survey
contractor obtains – whether in
purchased sample or through the
interview process – that could directly
identify the company or the individual
responding on behalf of the company
will not be provided to the Commission
by the survey contractor as a matter of
vendor policy. The respondents will be
told that such information will not be
provided by the survey contractor to the
Commission or any other third party.
Need and Uses: The Commission
sought and obtain emergency processing
of this information collection by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) on November 19, 2009.
Emergency requests to OMB are
approved for only six months. The
Commission is now seeking an
extension (no change in the reporting
requirement) in order to obtain the full
three year clearance from the OMB.
To assist in developing the Broadband
Plan that must be submitted to congress
by February 17, 2010, the Omnibus
Broadband Initiative within the
Commission’s Office of Strategic
Planning plans to conduct a survey of
businesses that focus on adoption and
usage of broadband internet service. For
the Broadband Plan, the focus on usage
in the survey is crucial to formulating
policy recommendations on how
broadband can increase business
productivity and economic growth in
the United States. The business survey
is being conducted pursuant to the
Broadband Data Improvement Act. This
is authorized under the American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension under Delegated
Authority, Comments Reque
November 23, 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 comments on this information collection
should submit comments on January 26, 2010. 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 Judith B. Herman,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your PRA comments by
e-mail send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information
collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to 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: Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214.
For additional information about the information collection(s) send an
e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No: 3060-1130.
Title: National Broadband Plan Survey of Businesses.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 3,500 respondents; 3,500 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 16 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authorities for this
information collection is the Broadband Data Improvement Act of 2008,
Pub. L. No. 110-385 and the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of
2009, Pub. L. No. 111-5.
Total Annual Burden: 2,770 hours.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The survey contractor, as a
matter of general practice, does not provide clients with information
that directly identifies survey respondents, whether they are
individuals or organizations. This includes telephone numbers, names,
addresses, and other information. The vendor also informs respondents
of the nature of the vendor's commitments in terms of handling their
information. Generally, the promise is that the respondent will not be
individually identified and that all analyses of the data will be of
aggregate statistics, rather than an individual's answers.
Any information that the survey contractor obtains - whether in
purchased sample or through the interview process - that could directly
identify the company or the individual responding on behalf of the
company will not be provided to the Commission by the survey contractor
as a matter of vendor policy. The respondents will be told that such
information will not be provided by the survey contractor to the
Commission or any other third party.
Need and Uses: The Commission sought and obtain emergency
processing of this information collection by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) on November 19, 2009. Emergency requests to OMB are
approved for only six months. The Commission is now seeking an
extension (no change in the reporting requirement) in order to obtain
the full three year clearance from the OMB.
To assist in developing the Broadband Plan that must be submitted
to congress by February 17, 2010, the Omnibus Broadband Initiative
within the Commission's Office of Strategic Planning plans to conduct a
survey of businesses that focus on adoption and usage of broadband
internet service. For the Broadband Plan, the focus on usage in the
survey is crucial to formulating policy recommendations on how
broadband can increase business productivity and economic growth in the
United States. The business survey is being conducted pursuant to the
Broadband Data Improvement Act. This is authorized under the American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. E9-28374 Filed 11-25-09 8:45 am]
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