Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested, 71433 [2010-29502]

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 225 (Tuesday, November 23, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 71433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29502]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

November 17, 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 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 January 24, 2011. 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 via fax at 202-395-5167 or via e-mail to 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to PRA@fcc.gov and 
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the e-mail the OMB control number of 
the collection. If you are unable to submit your comments by e-mail 
contact the person listed below to make alternate arrangements.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1116.
    Title: Submarine Cable Reporting.
    Form Nos.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 25 respondents; 50 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 550 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
    Total Annual Burden: 27,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information provided pursuant 
to this request will be viewed as presumptively confidential upon 
submission because the information would reflect reports on weaknesses 
in or damage to national communications infrastructure, and the release 
of this sensitive information to the public could potentially 
facilitate terrorist targeting of critical infrastructure and key 
resources. The submissions also may contain internal confidential 
information that constitutes trade secrets and commercial/financial 
information that the respondent does not routinely make public and 
public release of the submitted information could cause competitive 
harm by revealing information about the types and deployment of cable 
equipment and the traffic that flows across the system.
    The Commission is requesting that current submarine cable landing 
licensees voluntarily provide information regarding the system status 
and service restoration activities for the submarine cable systems and 
cable landing stations and information about the physical location, 
assets, and restoration plans for the submarine cable systems. There 
are currently 50 authorized submarine cable systems, many having 
multiple entities on the cable landing license. (There are four pending 
cable landing license applications, and we anticipate conditioning 
grant of those licenses on compliance with this information request.) 
The Commission expects to request this information from approximately 
25 different entities because, in many cases, the same entity is a 
licensee for more than one submarine cable system. We planned on 
contacting the cable landing licensees as soon as we received emergency 
OMB approval for this information request, and will request that the 
licensees respond, at least on a preliminary basis, by May 1, 2008. 
This information is needed in order to support Federal government 
national security and emergency preparedness communications programs, 
for the purpose of providing situational awareness of submarine cable 
system performance as well as a greater understanding of potential 
physical threats to the submarine cable systems. The Commission has 
been working with the Assistant Director for National Security and 
Emergency Preparedness, at the Office of Science and Technology Policy 
(OSTP) on this collection on behalf of other Executive Branch agencies, 
at the direction of the President.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-29502 Filed 11-22-10; 8:45 am]
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