Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested, 24878 [2011-10634]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2011)]
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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

April 26, 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 take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection(s). 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 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 July 5, 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: Submit your 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 Benish Shah, Federal 
Communications Commission, via the Internet at Benish.Shah@fcc.gov. To 
submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benish Shah, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-7866.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1087.
    Title: Section 90.477(a), (b)(2), (d)(2), and (d)(3), 
Interconnected Systems.
    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: 10,294 respondents; 10, 294 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours for 9,768 responses and 2 
hours for 526 responses.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
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. 332(a).
    Total Annual Burden: 3,494 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No questions of a 
confidential nature are asked.
    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 regular three year clearance. 
There is no change in the Commission's reporting, recordkeeping and/or 
third party disclosure requirements. There is no change in the 
Commission's burden estimates (since this information collection was 
approved by OMB in 2008).
    This rule section governs interconnection of private land mobile 
radio service stations with the public switched telephone network as 
follows:
    (1) Pursuant to 47 CFR section 90.477(a), licensees of 
interconnected land stations must maintain as part of their station 
records a detailed description of how interconnection is accomplished.
    (2) Pursuant to 47 CFR section 90.477(b)(2) and (d)(2), at least 
one licensee participating in any cost sharing arrangement for 
telephone service must maintain cost sharing records, the costs must be 
distributed at least once a year, and a report of the distribution must 
be placed in the licensee's station records and made available to 
participants in the sharing arrangement and the Commission upon 
request.
    (3) Pursuant to 47 CFR 90.477(d)(3), licensees in the Industrial/
Business Pool and those licensees who establish eligibility pursuant to 
90.20(a)(2), other than persons or organizations charged with specific 
fire protection activities, persons or organizations charged with 
specific forestry-conservation activities, or medical emergency systems 
in the 450-470 MHz band, and who seek to connect within 120 km (75 
miles) of 25 cities specified in 90.477(d)(3), must obtain the consent 
of all co-channel licensees located both within 120 km of the center of 
the city, and with 120 km of the interconnected base station 
transmitter. Consensual agreements must specifically state the terms 
agreed upon and a statement must be submitted to the Commission 
indicating that all co-channel licensees have consented to the use of 
interconnection.
    In a December 1998 Report and Order in WT Docket Nos. 98-20 and 96-
188, the Commission consolidated, revised and streamlined the 
Commission's rules governing the licensing application procedures for 
radio services licensed by the Commission's Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau in order to fully implement the Universal Licensing System 
(ULS). As a result of the ULS rule conversions in connection with this 
information collection, 47 CFR 90.477(a), interconnected systems now 
file all information (100 percent) electronically via ULS. Pursuant to 
47 CFR 90.477(d)(3), interconnected systems were changed to reflect 
NAD83 coordinates

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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