Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested, 63473-63474 [2010-25927]

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
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[Pages 63473-63474]
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[FR Doc No: 2010-25927]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

October 6, 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 on 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 OMB 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: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before December 14, 2010. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting PRA 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 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 Internet at 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to the Federal Communications 
Commission. To submit your PRA comments by e-mail, send them to: 
PRA@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0484.
    Title: Sections 4.1 and 4.2, and Part 4 of the Commission's Rules 
Concerning Disruptions to Communications (NORS).
    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: 71 respondents; 139 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154, 218, 219, 230, 256, 301, 302, 303, 403, and 621.
    Total Annual Burden: 19,738 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In accordance with 47 CFR 4.2 
of the Commission's rules, reports under Part 4 are presumed 
confidential.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
after this 60-day comment period in order to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from them. The Commission is requesting approval of an 
extension of this information collection (no change in the reporting 
requirement). The Commission is reporting a significant increase of 
10,100 hours in the total annual burden hours. This is due to a 
recalculation of our burden estimates and fewer respondents reporting 
information. The estimated number of respondents fluctuates because of 
the type of event to be reported and the location where it occurred.
    In recognition of the critical need for rapid, full, and accurate 
information on service disruptions that could affect homeland security, 
public health and safety, as well as the economic well-being of our 
Nation, and in view of the increasing importance of non-wireline 
communications in the Nation's communications networks and critical 
infrastructure, the Commission adopted rules requiring mandatory 
service disruptions reporting from all communications providers (cable, 
satellite, wireline and wireless) that provide voice and/or paging 
communications. As envisioned, the information collected pursuant to 
these rules has helped improve network reliability.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1094.
    Title: Sections 27.14 and 27.1221, Licensing, Operation and 
Transition of the 2500-2690 MHz Band.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and State, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500 respondents; 5,140 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50-2.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one-time reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 301, 303(f), 303(g), 303(r), 307, 308, and 316.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,510 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $302,667.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revised information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-
day comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance 
from them.
    The Commission is reporting a program change decrease of 7,214 
hours which is due to elimination of the pre-transition data request, 
the transition notice, the initiation plan, the post-transition 
notification and the transition plan because they relate to the 
transition of BRS and EBS licensees to the new band plan and these 
requirements have been met. The Commission is also reporting an 
adjustment decrease of 2,267 hours due to recalculation of all the 
remaining burden estimates.
    The FCC adopted and released a Fourth Memorandum Opinion and Order 
(2008 Order), FCC 08-83, which adopted section 27.14(o) of the 
Commission's rules. That rule requires all Broadband Radio Service 
(BRS) and Educational Broadband Service (EBS) licensees to make a 
showing of ``substantial service'' no later than May 1, 2011 on a 
license-by-license basis. The requirement was modified by the Third 
Report and Order (2010 Order), FCC 10-107, to require that licensees 
issue a new BRS license on or after November 6, 2009, and would have 
four years from the date of initial grant to provide substantial 
service. A licensee must demonstrate that it provided service which is 
sound, favorable and substantially above the level of mediocre service 
which might minimally warrant renewal.
    The information relating to substantial service is used by the 
Commission staff to satisfy requirements for licensees to demonstrate 
substantial service at the time of license renewal. Without this 
information, the Commission would not be able to carry out its 
statutory responsibilities. The third party disclosure coordination 
requirements are necessary to ensure that licensees do not cause 
interference to each other and that licensees who undertake to 
transition to the new band plan receive reimbursement for eligible 
costs.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-25927 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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