Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Comments Requested, 2378-2379 [2011-566]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2378-2379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-566]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
Comments Requested

January 6, 2011.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following 
information collection. Comments are requested concerning:

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(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 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 February 14, 2011. 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 the Internet at 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to the Federal Communications 
Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: PRA@fcc.gov.). Include in the 
e-mail the OMB control number of the collection as shown in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, or if there is no OMB control 
number, include the Title as shown in the Supplementary Information 
section. If you are unable to submit your comments by e-mail, contact 
he person listed below to make alternate arrangements.

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: 3060-1094.
    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 hours-2.25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and one time reporting 
requirements, third party disclosure 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 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.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality. Respondents or applicants may request materials or 
information submitted to the Commission be withheld from public 
inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection (IC) to the OMB during this comment period as a revision. 
The Commission is seeking OMB approval because 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. This requirement 
was modified by the Third Report and Order (2010 Order), FCC 10-107, to 
require that licensees issued a new BRS license on or After November 6, 
2009, would have four years from the date of initial license grant to 
provide substantial service. A licensee must demonstrate that it 
provided service which is sound, favorable, and substantially above a 
level of mediocre service which might minimally warrant renewal.
    The Commission has changed it's burden estimates for this 
information collection. The Commission has recalculated (adjusted) the 
burden hours because the number of respondents/responses has been 
reduced by 4,947 hours. This is due to fewer respondents since this was 
last submitted to OMB. The transition to the new band plan is largely 
complete and most of the transition-related requirements contained in 
this collection are no longer necessary. The program change increase in 
annual costs is due to approximately two-third of respondents will 
contract out to an outside source to prepare the ``substantial 
showing'' requirement.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-566 Filed 1-12-11; 8:45 am]
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