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writing, and submit them to ERIC
within 30 days of their completion.
Similarly, we require that parties
provide ERIC with notice of any changes
or updates within 30 days.
In light of the novel nature of these
deployments and the ongoing standards
and equipment development for LTE,
we emphasize that diligent pursuit of
deployment is expected. In this respect,
we also require Petitioners to file, in
consultation with the PSST, 30 days
after approval by OMB and quarterly
thereafter, status reports with the
Commission’s Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau addressing
the Petitioners’ progress in three areas:
1) planning; 2) funding; and 3)
deployment.
The Commission requested
emergency OMB approval on June 1,
2010 for this new information
collection. We received OMB approval
on June 18, 2010. Emergency OMB
approvals are only granted for six
months. Therefore, the Commission is
now required to conduct all the regular
submission processes when seeking the
three year clearance from OMB. We are
now requesting an extension (no change
in the reporting requirements). There is
no change in the Commission’s burden
estimates.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
June 24, 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 (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
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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 30, 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 the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214. For additional
information, contact Judith B. Herman,
OMD, 202–418–0214 or email judith–
b.herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0950.
Title: Bidding Credits for Tribal
Lands.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit, not–for–profit institutions, and
state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 5 respondents; 5 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 10 –
180 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. section 309(j).
Total Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $180,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
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Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) after this comment
period to obtain the full three year
clearance from them. There is no change
in the reporting requirements. The
Commission is reporting a 400 hour
increase in burden which is due to an
increase in the number of respondents.
On June 8, 2000, the Commission
adopted a Report and Order which
established rules and policies to
encourage deployment of wireless
services to tribal lands pursuant to the
objectives and requirements of Section
309(j)(3) and (4) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, and in
conjunction with data from the U.S.
Census which indicted that
communities on tribal lands have
historically had less access to
telecommunications services than any
other segment of the population.
On March 7, 2003, the Commission
adopted a Second Report and Order
which extended the time period during
which winning bidders can negotiate
with relevant tribes to obtain the
certification needed to obtain the
bidding credit in a particular market
from 90 days to 180 days. Further, the
Second Report and Order clarified
various administrative matters involved
in implementing the bidding credit.
On August 18, 2004, the Commission
adopted a Third Report and Order
which raised the wireline telephone
penetration rate at which tribal lands
are eligible for a bidding credit from 70
percent or less, to 85 percent or less,
and increased the amount of the bidding
credit available to carriers that pledge to
deploy on and serve qualifying tribal
lands.
Since the last submission to the OMB,
the Commission has adjusted the
number of respondents/responses,
burden hours and annual costs. This is
due to the changing number licenses
estimated to be auctioned during a given
year. Although few applicants are
actually affected, the number of
potential participants is in the
hundreds, perhaps thousands. In other
words, while few applicants have
sought to participate in the Tribal Land
Bidding Credit (TLBC) program, almost
all applicants for licenses for which
TLBCs are available could take part in
the program. Because so many could
possibly take part in the TLBC program,
the Commission needs to continue OMB
approval for this expiring collection.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
395–5167 or via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214. For additional
information, contact Judith B. Herman,
OMD, 202–418–0214, or email judith–
b.herman@fcc.gov.
[FR Doc. 2010–15789 Filed 6–29–10; 8:45 am]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES
June 24 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 (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 30, 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–
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OMB Control Number: 3060–0076.
Title: Common Carrier Annual
Employment Report.
Form No.: FCC Form 395.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,000 respondents, 1,000
responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154,
303, and 307 – 310.
Total Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Annual
Employment Report, FCC Form 395, is
a data collection device to enforce the
FCC’s Equal Employment Opportunity
(EEO) rules. All common carrier
licensees or permittees with sixteen (16)
or more full–time employees are
required to file this report and retain it
for a two–year period. The report
identifies each carrier’s staff by gender,
race, color and/or national origin in
each of ten major job categories. The
Commission has updated its race/
ethnicity and job categories on the FCC
Form 395 to conform with the race/
ethnicity and job categories used by the
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC).
The information describes the
applicant’s compliance with the EEO
rules. The information issued by the
Commission and public interest groups
to compile industry employment trends.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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[IB Docket No. 04–286; DA 10–1101]
Fifth Meeting of the Advisory
Committee for the 2012 World
Radiocommunication Conference
AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, this notice advises interested
persons that the fifth meeting of the
WRC–12 Advisory Committee will be
held at the Federal Communications
Commission. The purpose of the
meeting is to continue preparations for
the 2012 World Radiocommunication
Conference. The WRC–12 Advisory
Committee will consider any
preliminary views and draft proposals
introduced by the WRC–12 Advisory
Committee’s Informal Working Groups.
DATES: July 28, 2010, 11 a.m. to 12 noon.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room TW–C305, Washington, DC
20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexander Roytblat, Designated Federal
Official, WRC–12 Advisory Committee,
FCC International Bureau, Strategic
Analysis and Negotiations Division, at
(202) 418–7501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Communications Commission
established the WRC–12 Advisory
Committee to provide advice, technical
support and recommendations relating
to the preparation of United States
proposals and positions for the 2012
World Radiocommunication Conference
(WRC–12).
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law
92–463, as amended, this notice advises
interested persons of the fifth meeting of
the WRC–12 Advisory Committee. The
WRC–12 Advisory Committee has an
open membership. All interested parties
are invited to participate in the WRC–
12 Advisory Committee and to attend its
meetings. The proposed agenda for the
fifth meeting is as follows:
Agenda
Fifth Meeting of the WRC–12
Advisory Committee, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street, S.W., Room TW–C305,
Washington, DC 20554, July 28, 2010,
11 a.m. to 12 noon.
1. Opening Remarks.
2. Approval of Agenda.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
June 24, 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 (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 30, 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 the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information, contact Judith B.
Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214 or email judith-b.herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0950.
Title: Bidding Credits for Tribal Lands.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5 respondents; 5 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 10 - 180 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. section 309(j).
Total Annual Burden: 1,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $180,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
after this comment period to obtain the full three year clearance from
them. There is no change in the reporting requirements. The Commission
is reporting a 400 hour increase in burden which is due to an increase
in the number of respondents.
On June 8, 2000, the Commission adopted a Report and Order which
established rules and policies to encourage deployment of wireless
services to tribal lands pursuant to the objectives and requirements of
Section 309(j)(3) and (4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, and in conjunction with data from the U.S. Census which
indicted that communities on tribal lands have historically had less
access to telecommunications services than any other segment of the
population.
On March 7, 2003, the Commission adopted a Second Report and Order
which extended the time period during which winning bidders can
negotiate with relevant tribes to obtain the certification needed to
obtain the bidding credit in a particular market from 90 days to 180
days. Further, the Second Report and Order clarified various
administrative matters involved in implementing the bidding credit.
On August 18, 2004, the Commission adopted a Third Report and Order
which raised the wireline telephone penetration rate at which tribal
lands are eligible for a bidding credit from 70 percent or less, to 85
percent or less, and increased the amount of the bidding credit
available to carriers that pledge to deploy on and serve qualifying
tribal lands.
Since the last submission to the OMB, the Commission has adjusted
the number of respondents/responses, burden hours and annual costs.
This is due to the changing number licenses estimated to be auctioned
during a given year. Although few applicants are actually affected, the
number of potential participants is in the hundreds, perhaps thousands.
In other words, while few applicants have sought to participate in the
Tribal Land Bidding Credit (TLBC) program, almost all applicants for
licenses for which TLBCs are available could take part in the program.
Because so many could possibly take part in the TLBC program, the
Commission needs to continue OMB approval for this expiring collection.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-15789 Filed 6-29-10; 8:45 am]
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