Notice of Public Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested, 33620-33622 [2010-14179]

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2010)]
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[Pages 33620-33622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14179]


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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

June 8, 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 collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501 - 3520. 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 currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before August 13, 2010. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via email to 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Cathy Williams on (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0170.
    Title: Section 73.1030, Notifications Concerning Interference to 
Radio Astronomy, Research and Receiving Installations.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 57 respondents and 57 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 29 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $14,250.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent Confidentiality: Confidentiality is not required 
with this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.1030 states in order to minimize harmful 
interference at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory site located 
at Green, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, and at the Naval Radio 
Research Observatory at Sugar Grove, Pendleton County, West Virginia, a 
licensee proposing to operate a short-term broadcast auxiliary station 
pursuant to Section 74.24 of the Commission's rules, and any applicant 
for authority to construct a new broadcast station, or for authority to 
make changes in the frequency, power, antenna height, or antenna 
directivity of an existing station within the area bounded by 
39[deg]15' N on the north, 78[deg]30' W on the east, 37[deg]30' N on 
the south, and 80[deg]30' W on the west, shall notify the Interference 
Office, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, P.O. Box 2, Green Bank, 
West Virginia 24944. Telephone: (304) 456-2011. The notification shall 
be in writing and set forth the particulars of the proposed station, 
including the geographical coordinates of the antenna, antenna height, 
antenna directivity if any, proposed frequency, type of emission and 
power. The notification shall be made prior to, or simultaneously with, 
the filing of the application with the Commission. After receipt of 
such applications, the FCC will allow a period of 20 days for comments 
or objections in response to the notifications indicated. If an 
objection to the proposed operation is received during the 20-day 
period from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory for itself, or on 
behalf of the Naval Radio Research Observatory, the FCC will consider 
all aspects of the problem and take whatever action is deemed 
appropriate.
    Section 73.1030 of the Commission's rules, also requires that any 
applicant for a new permanent base or fixed station authorization to be 
located on the islands of Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and 
Culebra, or for a modification of an existing authorization which would 
change the frequency, power, antenna height, directivity, or location 
of a station on these islands and would increase the likelihood of the 
authorized facility causing interference, shall notify the Interference 
Office, Arecibo Observatory, HC3 Box 53995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612, 
in writing or electronically, of the technical parameters of the 
proposal. Applicants may wish to consult interference guidelines, which 
will be provided by Cornell University. Applicants who choose to 
transmit information electronically should e-mail to: prcz@naic.edu.
    (i) The notification to the Interference Office, Arecibo 
Observatory shall be made prior to, or simultaneously with, the filing 
of the application with the Commission. The notification shall state 
the geographical coordinates of the antenna (NAD-83 datum), antenna 
height above ground, ground elevation at the antenna, antenna 
directivity and gain, proposed frequency and FCC Rule Part, type of 
emission, and effective radiated power.
    (ii) After receipt of such applications, the Commission will allow 
the Arecibo Observatory a period of 20 days for comments or objections 
in response to the notification indicated. The applicant will be 
required to make reasonable efforts to resolve or mitigate any 
potential interference problem with the Arecibo Observatory and to file 
either an amendment to the application or a

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modification application, as appropriate. The Commission shall 
determine whether an applicant has satisfied its responsibility to make 
reasonable efforts to protect the Observatory from interference.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0188.
    Title: Call Sign Reservation and Authorization System, FCC Form 
380.
    Form Number: FCC Form 380.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities, Not-for-
profit institutions, and State, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,600 respondents and 1,600 
responses.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 0.166 - 0.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 333 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $162,000.
    Nature of Response: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is not 
required for this collection of information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.3550 provides that all requests for new 
or modified call signs be made via the on-line call sign reservation 
and authorization. The Commission uses an on-line system, FCC Form 380, 
for the electronic preparation and submission of requests for the 
reservation and authorization of new and modified call signs. Access to 
the call sign reservation and authorization system is made by broadcast 
licensees and permittees, or by persons acting on their behalf, via the 
Internet's World Wide Web. This on-line, electronic call sign system 
enables users to determine the availability and licensing status of 
call signs; to request an initial, or change an existing, call sign; 
and to determine and submit more easily the appropriate fee, if any. 
Because all elements necessary to make a valid call sign reservation 
are encompassed within the on-line system, this system prevents users 
from filing defective or incomplete call sign requests. The electronic 
system also provides greater certitude, as a selected call sign is 
effectively reserved as soon as the user has submitted its call sign 
request. This electronic call sign reservation and authorization system 
has significantly improved service to all radio and television 
broadcast station licensees and permittees.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0439.
    Title: Section 64.201, Restrictions on Indecent Telephone Message 
Services.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 10,200 respondents; 10,200 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .166 hours (10 minutes average per 
response).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third 
party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is 
found at Section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the 
Act), 47 U.S.C. 223, Obscene or Harassing Telephone Calls in the 
District of Columbia or in Interstate or Foreign Communications.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,632 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally 
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's system of 
records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and 
Inquiries.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 
Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints and 
Inquiries'', in the Federal Register on December 15, 2009 (74 FR 66356) 
which became effective on January 25, 2010.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) 
was completed on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at: <https://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html>. The 
Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various 
revisions made to the SORN.
    Needs and Uses: Under Section 223 of the Act, common carriers are 
required, to the extent technically feasible, to prohibit access to 
obscene or indecent communications from the telephone of a subscriber 
who has not previously requested such access in writing, if the carrier 
collects charges from subscribers for such communications. 47 CFR 
64.201 implements Section 223 of the Act and also includes the 
following information collection requirements: (1) Adult message 
service providers notify their carriers in writing of the nature of 
their service; and (2) A provider of adult message services request 
that its carriers identify these services as such in bills to their 
subscribers. The information requirements are imposed on carriers, and 
on adult message service providers and those who solicit their 
services, to ensure that minors and anyone who has not consented to 
access such material are denied access to such material in adult 
message services.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0665.
    Title: Section 64.707, Public Dissemination of Information by 
Providers of Operator Services.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 436 respondents; 436 responses
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours (average per response).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority citation for the information collection 
requirements is found at Section 226 of the Act, 47 U.S.C 226.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,744 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $43,600.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information (PII) 
from individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 64.707, providers of operator 
services must regularly publish and make available at no cost to 
requesting consumers written materials that describe any recent changes 
in operator services and choices available to consumers. Consumers use 
the information to increase their knowledge of the choices available to 
them in the operator services marketplace.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0973.
    Title: Section 64.1120(e), Verification of Orders for 
Telecommunications Service.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 75 respondents; 225 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 5 hours (average per response).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.

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    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority citation for the information collection 
requirements is found at Section 258 of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 258.
    Total Annual Burden: 525 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information (PII) 
from individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts(s).
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 64.1120 (e), a carrier acquiring 
all or part of another carrier's subscriber base without obtaining each 
subscriber's authorization and verification will file a letter 
specifying certain information with the Commission, in advance of the 
transfer, and it will also certify that the carrier will comply with 
required procedures, including giving advance notice to the affected 
subscribers. These streamlined carrier change rules balance the 
protection of consumers' interests with ensuring that the Commission's 
rules do not unnecessarily inhibit routine business transactions.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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