Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested, 5591-5592 [2010-2231]

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5591-5592]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2231]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

January 29, 2010.
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.

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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; (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; and (e) ways to further reduce the information collection 
burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    The FCC 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 OMB control number.

DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on or before April 5, 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.

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: 3060-0953.
     Title: Sections 95.1111 and 95.1113, Frequency Coordination/
Coordinator, Wireless Medical Telemetry Service.
     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: 2,728 respondents; 2,728 responses.
     Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours (average).
     Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping requirement.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
     Total Annual Burden: 10,912 hours.
     Total Annual Cost: $545,000.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No information is requested 
that would require assurance of confidentiality.
     Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as 
an extension (no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third 
party disclosure requirements). The Commission's burden estimate for 
the number of respondents increased from 2,500 to 2,728 with this 
submission to the OMB. This adjustment in the number of respondents is 
to reflect more accurate estimates that the Commission has obtained 
over time.
    On June 12, 2000, the Commission adopted rules which allocated 
spectrum for Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) that allows 
potentially life-critical equipment to operate in an interference-
protected basis. Medical telemetry equipment is used in hospitals and 
health care facilities to transmit patient measurement data such as 
pulse and respiration rate to a nearby receiver, permitting greater 
patient mobility and increased comfort. The Commission designated a 
frequency coordinator, who maintains a database of all WMTS equipment. 
All parties using equipment in the WMTS are required to coordinate/
register their operating frequency and other relevant technical 
operating parameters with the designated coordinator. The database 
provides a record of the frequencies used by each facility or device to 
assist parties in selecting frequencies to avoid interference. Without 
the database, there would be no record of WMTS usage because WMTS 
transmitters will not be individually licensed. The designated 
frequency coordinator has the responsibility to maintain an accurate 
engineering database of all WMTS transmitters, identified by location 
(coordinates, street address, building), operating frequency, emission 
type and output power, frequency range(s) used, modulation scheme used, 
effective radiated power, number of transmitters in use at the health 
care facility at the time of registration, legal name of the authorized 
health care provider, and point of contact for authorized health care 
provider. The frequency coordinator will make the database available to 
WMTS users, equipment manufacturers and the public. The coordinator 
will also notify users of potential frequency conflicts.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-2231 Filed 2-2-10; 8:45 am]
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