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(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on August 16, 2011.
Dated: July 19, 2011.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011–18690 Filed 7–22–11; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. CP11–516–000]
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company;
Notice of Request Under Blanket
Authorization
Take notice that on July 14, 2011,
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company
(Tennessee), 1001 Louisiana Street,
Houston, Texas 77002, filed in Docket
No. CP11–516–000, an application
pursuant to sections 157.205 and
157.216 of the Commission’s
Regulations under the Natural Gas Act
(NGA) as amended, to abandon in place
and by sale to Famcor Oil, Inc.
(Famcor), a natural gas producer, a
natural gas supply line located in San
Jacinto and Liberty Counties, Texas,
under Tennessee’s blanket certificate
issued in Docket No. CP82–413–000,1
all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the
Commission and open to the public for
inspection.
Tennessee proposes to abandon by
sale to Famcor 2 its supply lateral
designated as Line No. 26A–100 and all
equipment and appurtenances (the Cold
Springs Lateral).3 The Cold Springs
Lateral consists of 12.3 miles of 6-inch
diameter pipeline and appurtenances
that was placed in service on January
27, 1951. Tennessee states that it does
not currently provide any firm
transportation services via the Cold
Springs Lateral, but it does provide
interruptible transportation services to
three shippers on the lateral. Tennessee
also states that it has received signed
consent letters from the three shippers
for the abandonment. Tennessee further
states that it would cost approximately
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FERC ¶ 62,409 (1982).
2 Neither Tennessee nor Famcor seeks a
declaration from the Commission that the Cold
Springs lateral facilities will perform a nonjurisdictional function (such as gathering) following
abandonment. Famcor assumes any risks associated
with any future allegation that these facilities might
be jurisdictional to the Commission.
3 See Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 8 FPC 276
(1949).
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$13,000,000 to replicate the facilities
today.
Any questions concerning this prior
notice request may be directed to Susan
T. Halbach, Senior Counsel, Tennessee
Gas Pipeline Company, 1001 Louisiana
Street, Houston, Texas 77002, at (713)
420–5751 or (713) 420–1601 (facsimile)
or Juan Eligio, Analyst, Certificates &
Regulatory Compliance, at (713) 420–
3294 or (713) 420–1605 (facsimile).
This filing is available for review at
the Commission or may be viewed on
the Commission’s web site at https://
www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Enter the docket number excluding the
last three digits in the docket number
filed to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free at (866) 206–3676, or, for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659. Comments,
protests and interventions may be filed
electronically via the Internet in lieu of
paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the
Commission’s web site under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. The Commission strongly
encourages intervenors to file
electronically.
Any person or the Commission’s staff
may, within 60 days after issuance of
the instant notice by the Commission,
file pursuant to Rule 214 of the
Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR
385.214) a motion to intervene or notice
of intervention and pursuant to section
157.205 of the regulations under the
NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the
time allowed therefore, the proposed
activity shall be deemed to be
authorized effective the day after the
time allowed for filing a protest. If a
protest is filed and not withdrawn
within 30 days after the allowed time
for filing a protest, the instant request
shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to section 7 of
the NGA.
Dated: July 19, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9443–2]
Environmental Laboratory Advisory
Board; Notice of Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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ACTION:
Notice of Charter Renewal.
The Charter for the Environmental
Protection Agency’s (EPA)
Environmental Laboratory Advisory
Board (ELAB) will be renewed for an
additional two-year period, as a
necessary committee which is in the
public interest, in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
The purpose of ELAB is to provide
advice and recommendations to the
Administrator of EPA on issues
associated with enhancing EPA’s
measurement programs and the systems
and standards of environmental
accreditation.
It is determined that ELAB is in the
public interest in connection with the
performance of duties imposed on the
Agency by law.
Inquiries may be directed to Lara P.
Autry, Senior Advisor, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of the Science Advisor, 109 T W
Alexander Drive (E243–05), Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709 or by e-mail:
autry.lara@epa.gov.
Dated: June 6, 2011.
Paul T. Anastas,
EPA Science Advisor.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission for Extension Under
Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13, 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
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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 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 control number.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on
this information collection should
submit comments September 23, 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: Submit your PRA comments
to Nicolas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax
at 202–395–5167, or via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, and
to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). To
submit your comments by e-mail send
them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Judith
B. Herman at 202–418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–0223.
Title: Section 90.129(b),
Supplemental Information to Be
Routinely Submitted with Applications,
Non-type Accepted Equipment.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, Business or other for-profit,
Not-for-profit institutions, and State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 10
respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .33
hours (4 minutes).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
sections 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), and
332(c)(7).
Total Annual Burden: 3 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
This does not address any private
matters of a sensitive nature with the
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exception of the personally identifiable
information (PII) that individuals are
required to maintain.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension
of this information collection (no
change in the reporting requirement).
The Commission will submit this
information collection after this 60 day
comment period. Section 90.129(b)
requires applicants proposing to use
transmitting equipment that is not typecertified by FCC laboratory personnel to
provide a description of the proposed
equipment. This assures that the
equipment is capable of performing
within certain tolerances that limit the
interference potential of the device. The
information collected is used by FCC
engineers to determine the interference
potential of the proposed equipment.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0347.
Title: Section 97.311, Spread
Spectrum (SS) Emission Types.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 10
respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .017
hours (1 minute).
Frequency of Response:
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–
155, and 301–609.
Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
This collection does not address any
private matters of a sensitive nature
with the exception of personally
identifiable information (PII) that
individuals are required to maintain. In
instances where consumers provide
personally identifiable information, the
FCC has a System of Records Notice
(SORN), FCC/WTB–1, and ‘‘Wireless
Services Licensing Records.’’
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension
of this information collection (no
change in the recordkeeping
requirement). The Commission will
submit this information collection after
this 60 day comment period.
The recordkeeping requirement in
section 97.311 is necessary to document
all spread spectrum (ss) transmissions
by amateur radio operators. This
requirement is necessary so that quick
resolution of any harmful interference
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problems can be achieved and to ensure
that the station is operating in
accordance with the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
The information is used by the FCC
staff during inspections and
investigations to ensure compliance
with applicable rules, statutes, and
treaties. In the absence of this
recordkeeping requirement, field
inspections and investigations related to
the solution of harmful interference
would be severely hampered and
needlessly prolonged due to the
inability to quickly obtain vital
information used to demodulate spread
spectrum transmissions.
OMB Control No.: 3060–1008.
Title: Section 27.50, Power and
Antenna Height Limits; and Section
27.602, Guard Band Manager
Agreements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 580
respondents; 580 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes–6 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
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. sections 151,
154(i), 157 and 309(j).
Total Annual Burden: 631 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension
of this information collection (no
change in the reporting, recordkeeping
and/or third party disclosure
requirements). The Commission will
submit this information collection after
this 60 day comment period.
The Commission adopted allocation
and service rules for the 698–746 MHz
spectrum band, which was reallocated
pursuant to statutory requirements, in
order to support the development of
new services in the Lower 700 MHz
band while still protecting television
operations that continue to occupy the
band throughout the transition to digital
television.
Section 27.50(c)(8) covers stations
operating ‘‘at a power level greater than
1Kw ERP and is now ‘‘under the
provisions of (c)(6),’’ which defines the
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group as ‘‘transmitting a signal at an
ERP greater than 1000 watts and greater
than 100 watts/MHz’’ or in rural
counties ‘‘if transmitting a signal with
an ERP greater than 2000 watts and
greater than 2000 watts/MHz.’’
Specifically, Lower 700 MHz
licensees intending to operate a base or
fixed station at a power level permitted
under the provisions of paragraph (c)(6)
must provide advanced notice of such
operation to the Commission and to
licensees authorized in their area of
operation. Licensees who must be
notified are all licensees authorized
under this part to operate on an adjacent
spectrum block within 75 km of the base
or fixed station. Notifications must
provide the location and operating
parameters of the base or fixed station,
including the station’s ERP, antenna
coordinates, antenna height above
ground, and vertical antenna pattern,
and such notifications must be provided
at least 90 days prior to the
commencement of station operation.
Pursuant to section 27.602, Guard
Band Managers are required to enter
into written agreements regarding the
use of their licensed spectrum by others,
subject to certain conditions outlined in
the rules. Section 27.602(h) requires
Guard Band Managers to maintain their
written agreements with spectrum users
at their principal place of business, and
retain such records for at least two years
after the date of such agreements expire.
Such records shall be kept current and
be made available upon request for
inspection by the Commission or its
representatives.
The service rules have been designed
to promote the development and rapid
deployment of new technologies,
products, and services for the benefit of
the public; to promote economic
opportunity and competition; and to
create an efficient and intensive use of
the spectrum by promoting the
objectives identified in 47 U.S.C. section
309(j) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, and to alleviate any
problems associated with the increase
power limits available to rural licensees.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[CG Docket Nos. 03–123 and 10–51; FCC
11–104]
Telecommunications Relay Services
and Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals With Hearing and Speech
Disabilities; Structure and Practices of
the Video Relay Service Program
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; approval of new rates.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Commission extends the current tiered,
per-minute video relay service (‘‘VRS’’)
compensation rates, and adopts perminute compensation rates for the July
1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 Interstate
Telecommunications Relay Services
(‘‘TRS’’) Fund (‘‘Fund’’) year for all
other forms of TRS. This action is
necessary because the rates for the
previous Fund year expired on June 30,
2010. The intended effect of this action
is to establish reimbursement rates for
TRS providers and an appropriate
funding requirement for the 2011–2012
Fund year.
DATES: The new rates became effective
July 1, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diane Mason, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Disability
Rights Office at (202) 418–7126 (voice),
(202) 418–7828 (TTY), or e-mail at
Diane.Mason@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s
Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities; Structure and Practices of
the Video Relay Service Program, Order,
document FCC 11–104, adopted June
30, 2011, and released June 30, 2011 in
CG Docket numbers 03–123 and 10–51
(Order). The full text of document FCC
11–104 and copies of any subsequently
filed documents in this matter will be
available for public inspection and
copying during regular business hours
at the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
Document FCC 11–104 and copies of
subsequently filed documents in this
matter may also be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractor,
BCPI, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street,
SW., Room CY–B402, Washington, DC
20554. Customers may contact BCPI,
Inc. via its Web site https://
www.bcpiweb.com or by calling (202)
488–5300. To request materials in
accessible formats for people with
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disabilities (Braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), send an
e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice) or
(202) 418–0432 (TTY). Document FCC
10–115 can also be downloaded in
Word or Portable Document Format
(PDF) at: https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro/
trs.html#orders.
Synopsis
In document FCC 11–104, the
Commission adopts per-minute
compensation rates to be paid from the
Fund for the 2011–12 Fund year for all
forms of TRS. Except for the rates for
video relay service VRS, these rates are
based on the proposals of the Fund
administrator. For VRS, the Commission
adopts, until further notice, the current
interim rates that were adopted for the
2010–11 Fund year. The VRS rates
adopted herein will be in effect on an
interim basis until the Commission
completes its examination of VRS rates
and compensation as part of the 2010
VRS NOI proceeding. See Structure and
Practices of the Video Relay Service
Program, CG Docket No. 10–51, Notice
of Inquiry, published at 75 FR 41863,
July 19, 2010 (2010 VRS NOI).
As of July 1, 2011, the per-minute
rates for TRS shall be: $1.8611 for
interstate traditional TRS; $2.9921 for
Speech-to-Speech (STS) service;
$1.7630 for captioned telephone service
(CTS) and Internet-Protocol (IP) CTS;
and $1.2920 for IP Relay. The interim
rates for VRS shall continue to be:
$6.2390 for Tier I, $6.2335 for Tier II,
and $5.0668 for Tier III. Based on the
adoption of these rates and the Fund
administrator’s proposals for additional
funding requirements, the Commission
adopts a carrier contribution factor of
0.01058, and a funding requirement of
$740,399,393.56 for the period of July 1,
2011 through June 30, 2012.
On March 7, 2011, the Commission
awarded a contract to Rolka Loube
Saltzer Associates, LLC (‘‘RLSA’’) to
administer the Fund beginning July 1,
2011. RLSA’s administrative expenses
of $965,000 under the contract are
included in the previous Fund
administrator’s proposed funding
requirement for the 2011–12 Fund year.
In addition to the per-minute costs of
service and administrator costs, the
Commission adopts additional funding
for the expenses of the revenue data
collection agent of $60,000, expenses
related to the Interstate TRS Advisory
Council of $55,000, expenses related to
an audit of the Fund administrator of
$50,000, the contractual costs of
$385,000 for the iTRS database
administrator in its funding requirement
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13, 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
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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 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 control number.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should
submit comments September 23, 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: Submit your PRA comments to Nicolas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the
Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov, and to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit
your comments by e-mail send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0223.
Title: Section 90.129(b), Supplemental Information to Be Routinely
Submitted with Applications, Non-type Accepted Equipment.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .33 hours (4 minutes).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. sections 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7).
Total Annual Burden: 3 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This does not address any
private matters of a sensitive nature with the exception of the
personally identifiable information (PII) that individuals are required
to maintain.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the reporting requirement). The Commission will submit
this information collection after this 60 day comment period. Section
90.129(b) requires applicants proposing to use transmitting equipment
that is not type-certified by FCC laboratory personnel to provide a
description of the proposed equipment. This assures that the equipment
is capable of performing within certain tolerances that limit the
interference potential of the device. The information collected is used
by FCC engineers to determine the interference potential of the
proposed equipment.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0347.
Title: Section 97.311, Spread Spectrum (SS) Emission Types.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .017 hours (1 minute).
Frequency of Response: 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 151-155, and 301-609.
Total Annual Burden: 1 hour.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not
address any private matters of a sensitive nature with the exception of
personally identifiable information (PII) that individuals are required
to maintain. In instances where consumers provide personally
identifiable information, the FCC has a System of Records Notice
(SORN), FCC/WTB-1, and ``Wireless Services Licensing Records.''
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the recordkeeping requirement). The Commission will
submit this information collection after this 60 day comment period.
The recordkeeping requirement in section 97.311 is necessary to
document all spread spectrum (ss) transmissions by amateur radio
operators. This requirement is necessary so that quick resolution of
any harmful interference problems can be achieved and to ensure that
the station is operating in accordance with the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
The information is used by the FCC staff during inspections and
investigations to ensure compliance with applicable rules, statutes,
and treaties. In the absence of this recordkeeping requirement, field
inspections and investigations related to the solution of harmful
interference would be severely hampered and needlessly prolonged due to
the inability to quickly obtain vital information used to demodulate
spread spectrum transmissions.
OMB Control No.: 3060-1008.
Title: Section 27.50, Power and Antenna Height Limits; and Section
27.602, Guard Band Manager Agreements.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents: 580 respondents; 580 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes-6 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion 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. sections 151, 154(i), 157 and 309(j).
Total Annual Burden: 631 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party
disclosure requirements). The Commission will submit this information
collection after this 60 day comment period.
The Commission adopted allocation and service rules for the 698-746
MHz spectrum band, which was reallocated pursuant to statutory
requirements, in order to support the development of new services in
the Lower 700 MHz band while still protecting television operations
that continue to occupy the band throughout the transition to digital
television.
Section 27.50(c)(8) covers stations operating ``at a power level
greater than 1Kw ERP and is now ``under the provisions of (c)(6),''
which defines the
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group as ``transmitting a signal at an ERP greater than 1000 watts and
greater than 100 watts/MHz'' or in rural counties ``if transmitting a
signal with an ERP greater than 2000 watts and greater than 2000 watts/
MHz.''
Specifically, Lower 700 MHz licensees intending to operate a base
or fixed station at a power level permitted under the provisions of
paragraph (c)(6) must provide advanced notice of such operation to the
Commission and to licensees authorized in their area of operation.
Licensees who must be notified are all licensees authorized under this
part to operate on an adjacent spectrum block within 75 km of the base
or fixed station. Notifications must provide the location and operating
parameters of the base or fixed station, including the station's ERP,
antenna coordinates, antenna height above ground, and vertical antenna
pattern, and such notifications must be provided at least 90 days prior
to the commencement of station operation.
Pursuant to section 27.602, Guard Band Managers are required to
enter into written agreements regarding the use of their licensed
spectrum by others, subject to certain conditions outlined in the
rules. Section 27.602(h) requires Guard Band Managers to maintain their
written agreements with spectrum users at their principal place of
business, and retain such records for at least two years after the date
of such agreements expire. Such records shall be kept current and be
made available upon request for inspection by the Commission or its
representatives.
The service rules have been designed to promote the development and
rapid deployment of new technologies, products, and services for the
benefit of the public; to promote economic opportunity and competition;
and to create an efficient and intensive use of the spectrum by
promoting the objectives identified in 47 U.S.C. section 309(j) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and to alleviate any problems
associated with the increase power limits available to rural licensees.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-18604 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]
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