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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0957.
Title: Section 20.18(i) and (g),
Requests for Waiver of Deadline on
Location-Capable Handset Deployment,
Fourth Memorandum Opinion and
Order in CC Docket No. 94–102.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 50
respondents; 50 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3
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. section 154,
160, 251–254, 303 and 332 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 150 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy 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) for approval of an
extension request (no change in the
public reporting requirement). The
Commission is reporting a 7,350 hour
reduction in burden which is due to
fewer respondents and responses.
The Commission’s Fourth
Memorandum Opinion and Order
(MO&O) in FCC 00–326, CC Docket No.
94–102, sets forth guidelines for filing
successful requests for waiver of E911
Phase II rules. Wireless carriers are
instructed to submit waiver requests
that are specific, focused and limited in
scope, and with a clear path to
compliance. A waiver request must
specify the solutions considered and
explain why none could be employed in
a way that complies with the Phase II
rules. If deployment must be delayed,
the carrier should specify the reason for
the delay and provide a revised
schedule.
The information submitted by
petitioners is used to ensure that
carriers comply with critical Phase II
requirements in an orderly, timely and
comprehensive fashion with no
unnecessary delay.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0998.
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Title: Section 87.109, Station Logs.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 5
respondents; 5 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 100
hours.
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 154,
303 and 307(e) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 500 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for approval of an
extension request (no change in the
recordkeeping requirement).
Section 87.109 of the Commission’s
rules require that a station at a fixed
location in the international
aeronautical mobile service (IAMS)
must maintain a log (written or
automatic log) in accordance with the
Annex 10 provisions of the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Convention. This log is necessary to
document the quality of service
provided by fixed stations, including
the harmful interference, equipment
failure, and logging of distress and
safety calls where applicable. This
information is used by the Commission
to ensure that particular stations are
licensed and operated in compliance
with applicable rules, statutes, and
treaties.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
SUMMARY:
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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:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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 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.
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before June 7, 2013. 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 Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the
Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. To
submit your PRA comments by email
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Sections 1.1307(b)(1), 20.3,
20.21(a)(2), 20.21(a)(5), 20.21(e)(2),
20.21(e)(8)(i)(G), 20.21(e)(9)(i)(H),
20.21(f), 20.21(h), 90.203,
90.219(b)(1)(i), 90.219(d)(5) and
90.219(e)(5)—Signal Boosters.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, business or other for-profit
entities, not-for-profit institutions,
Federal Government, farms, and state,
local or tribal government.
DATES:
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Number of Respondents: 634,595
respondents; 634,595 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes up to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
annual and every 10 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. 154(i), 303(g),
303(r) and 332(a).
Total Annual Burden: 4,167 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The
Commission has a system of records for
this information collection, FCC/WTB–
1, ‘‘Wireless Services Licensing
Records’’, which covers the personally
identifiable information (PII) that
individual applicants may include in
their submissions for licenses or grants
of equipment authorization.
At such time as the Commission
revises this System of Records Notice
(SORN), the Commission will conduct a
Privacy Act Impact Assessment (PIA)
and publish the revised SORN in the
Federal Register. In addition, the
Commission will post a copy of both the
PIA and the SORN on the FCC’s Privacy
Web page.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is a need for confidentiality with
respect to filers who are individuals in
this collection. Pursuant to section
208(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002,
44 U.S.C. 3501, in conformance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552(a), the
Commission’s Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau instructs
licensees to use the FCC’s Universal
Licensing System (ULS), Antenna
Structure Registration (ASR),
Commission Registration System
(CORES) and related systems and
subsystems to submit information.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this information collection
after this comment period to obtain the
full, three year clearance from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB). The
Commission is requesting approval for
this new information collection.
The Commission adopted a Report
and Order (R&O) in FCC 13–21, which
implements new technical, operational
and registration requirements for signal
boosters. The new rules create two
classes of signal boosters—consumer
and industrial—with distinct regulatory
requirements.
Consumer Signal Boosters are
designed to be used ‘‘out of the box’’ by
individuals to improve their wireless
coverage within a limited areas such as
a home, car, boat, or recreational
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vehicle. Consumer Signal Boosters will
be authorized under provider licenses
subject to certain requirements.
Specifically, subscribers must obtain
some form of licensee consent to operate
the booster; register the booster with
their provider; use a booster that meets
the Network Protection Standard and is
FCC certificated; and operate the booster
on a secondary, non-interference basis
and shut it down if it causes harmful
interference. Consumers may continue
to use existing signal boosters provided
they (1) have the consent of their
provider; and (2) register the booster
with that provider. The Commission
will conduct consumer outreach to
educate consumers, public safety
entities, small businesses, and others
about our new regulatory framework.
Industrial Signal Boosters include a
wide variety of devices that are
designed for installation by licensees or
qualified installers. These devices are
typically designed to serve multiple
users simultaneously and cover large
areas such as stadiums, airports, office
buildings, hospitals, tunnels and
educational campuses. Industrial Signal
Boosters require a FCC license or
express licensee consent to operate, and
must be appropriately labeled. The
Report and Order also revises technical
and operational requirements for duly
licensed Part 90 Private Land Mobile
Radio (PLMR), non-consumer signal
boosters, and adopts a registration
requirement for Part 90 Class B signal
boosters.
The Commission established a twostep transition process for equipment
certification for both Consumer and
Industrial Signal Boosters sold and
marketed in the United States. First, as
of the release date of the R&O, the
Commission stopped accepting
applications for equipment
certifications of Consumer and
Industrial Signal Boosters that do not
comply with the new rules and ceased
certification of devices that do not
comply with the new rules. Second, on
or after March 1, 2014, all Consumer
and Industrial Signal Boosters sold and
marketed in the United States must
meet the new requirements.
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Section 87.287, Aeronautical
Advisory Stations (Unicoms).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, business or other for-profit
entities, not-for-profit institutions, and
state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 200
respondents; 200 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
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Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 225, 303(r)
and 309.
Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $28,750.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The
Commission has a system of records for
this information collection, FCC/WTB–
1, ‘‘Wireless Services Licensing
Records’’, which covers the personally
identifiable information (PII) that
individual applicants may include in
their submissions for licenses or grants
of equipment authorization. At such
time as the Commission revises this
System of Records Notice (SORN), the
Commission will conduct a Privacy Act
Impact Assessment (PIA) and publish
the revised SORN in the Federal
Register. In addition, the Commission
will post a copy of both the PIA and the
SORN on the FCC’s Privacy Web page.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is a need for confidentiality with
respect to filers who are individuals in
this collection. Pursuant to section
208(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002,
44 U.S.C. 3501, in conformance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552(a), the
Commission’s Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau instructs
licensees to use the FCC’s Universal
Licensing System (ULS), Antenna
Structure Registration (ASR),
Commission Registration System
(CORES) and related systems and
subsystems to submit information.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this information collection
after this comment period to obtain the
full, three year clearance from the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB). The
Commission is requesting OMB
approval for a new collection.
On March 1 2013, the Commission
released a Report and Order, FCC 13–30,
which amended its Part 87 rules to
authorize new ground station
technologies that will promote aviation
safety, and allow use of frequency 1090
MHz by aeronautical utility mobile
stations for airport surface detection
equipment, commonly referred to as
vehicle ‘‘squitters’’, to help reduce
collisions between aircraft and airport
ground vehicles. ‘‘Squitter’’ refers to
random output pulses from a
transponder caused by ambient noise or
by an intentional random triggering
system, but not by the interrogation
pulses. Further, the Commission
establishes service rules for audio visual
warning systems to help aircraft in flight
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avoid antenna structures and other
obstacles, and adopts rules to permit
ground testing of aviation data link test
systems. However, in this R&O, the
Commission declined to authorize
remote monitoring of certain automated
ground stations.
Section 87.287(b) requires that before
submitting an application for an aircraft
data link land test station, an applicant
must obtain written permission from the
licensee of the aeronautical enroute
stations serving the areas in which the
aircraft data link land test station will
operate on a co-channel basis. The
Commission may request an applicant
to provide documentation as to this fact.
The written permission will aid the
Commission in ensuring that licensees
are complying with its policies and
rules, while allowing the owners of
antenna structures and other aviation
obstacles to use Audio Visual Warning
Systems (AVWS) stations, thereby
helping aircraft avoid potential
collisions and enhancing aviation
safety, without causing harmful
interference to other communications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–08019 Filed 4–5–13; 8:45 am]
Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202)
418–2809 (voice or Relay), or email
Scott.Marshall@fcc.gov.
This is a
summary of the Commission’s
document DA 13–577 released April 1,
2013, announcing the rechartering of the
Committee, appointment of members,
appointment of chairperson, and the
agenda, date and time of the
Committee’s next meeting.
The Committee’s charter was renewed
for a seventh 2-year term effective
October 23, 2012.
During the Committee’s seventh term,
it is anticipated that the Committee will
meet in Washington, DC for a minimum
of two (2) one-day plenary meetings per
year. In addition, as needed, working
groups or subcommittees will be
established to facilitate the Committee’s
work between meetings of the full
Committee. Members must be willing to
commit to a two (2) year term of service,
should be willing and able to attend a
minimum of two (2) one-day plenary
committee meetings per year in
Washington, DC. Committee members
are also expected to participate in
deliberations of at least one (1) working
group or subcommittee.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Appointment of Members and
Chairperson
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
By document DA 13–577 dated and
released on April 1, 2013, the
Commission re-appoints thirty (30)
previous members to the rechartered
Committee and further makes three (3)
new appointments to the Committee. Of
the Committee’s thirty-three (33)
members, two (2) represent the interests
of academia; eleven (11) represent the
interests of consumers; six (6) represent
the interests of the disability
community; two (2) represent the
interests of government/regulators; ten
(10) represent the interests of industry,
and two (2) represent the interests of
low income/minority communities. The
Committee’s membership is designed to
be representative of the Commission’s
many constituencies, and the diversity
of the selected members will provide a
balanced point of view as required by
the Federal Advisory Committee Act. In
addition, Chairman Genachowski
reappoints Debra R. Berlyn representing
the National Consumers League as
Chairperson of the Committee. All
appointments and reappointments are
effective immediately and shall
terminate October 23, 2014, or when the
Committee is terminated, whichever is
earlier.
Ms. Debra Berlyn, representing the
National Consumers League, is re-
[DA 13–577]
Consumer Advisory Committee
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission announces
rechartering, appointment of members
and designation of chairperson of its
Consumer Advisory Committee
(Committee). The Commission further
announces the Committee’s next
meeting date, time, and agenda. The
purpose of the Committee is to make
recommendations to the Commission
regarding matters within the jurisdiction
of the Commission and to facilitate the
participation of all consumers in
proceedings before the Commission.
DATES: The meeting of the Committee
will take place on April 26, 2013, 9:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Commission’s
Headquarters Building, Commission
Meeting Room TW–C305.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Marshall, Consumer and
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appointed chairperson of the
Committee.
The Committee’s roster by
organization name and primary
representative is as follows (* indicates
new appointment):
AARP—Chris Baker
American Consumer Institute—Stephen
Pociask
American Foundation for the Blind—
Paul Schroeder
Appalachian Regional Commission—
Mark Defalco
Benton Foundation—Cecilia Garcia
California Western School of Law, New
Media Rights Project—Art Neill
Call For Action—Shirley Rooker
Coleman Institute for Cognitive
Disabilities—Enid Ablowitz
Consumer Action—Ken McEldowney
Consumer Federation of America—Irene
E. Leech
Consumer Electronics Association—
Julie Kearney
Center for Media Justice—Amalia
Deloney
CTIA The Wireless Association—Scott
Bergmann
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Consumer
Action Network—Claude Stout
Digital Policy Institute—Barry Umansky
*Health Analytic Services—Douglas
Trauner
Hearing Loss Association of America—
Lise Hamlin
Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youth and Adults—Dorothy
Walt
Media Literacy Project—Andrea Quijada
Montgomery County, MD, Office of
Cable and Broadband Services—
Mitsuko Herrera
National Asian American Coalition—
Mia Martinez
National Association of Broadcasters—
Ann Bobeck
National Association of State Utility
Consumer Advocates—Charles
Acquard
National Cable and
Telecommunications Association—
Stephanie Podey
National Consumer Law Center—Olivia
Wein
National Consumers League—Debra
Berlyn (Committee Chairperson)
*Partners Healthcare—Dr. Julian
Goldman
*Qualcomm Incorporated—Robert Jarrin
Rochester Institute of Technology—Raja
Kushalnagar
Speech Communication Assistance by
Telephone—Rebecca Ladew
Time Warner Cable—Fernando R.
Laguarda
T-Mobile—Luisa Lancetti
Verizon Communications, Inc.—Donna
Rynex and Mary Crespy (joint
representatives)
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission, Comments Requested
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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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: 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; the
accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; 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 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 June 7, 2013. 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 Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov.
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Sections 1.1307(b)(1), 20.3, 20.21(a)(2), 20.21(a)(5),
20.21(e)(2), 20.21(e)(8)(i)(G), 20.21(e)(9)(i)(H), 20.21(f), 20.21(h),
90.203, 90.219(b)(1)(i), 90.219(d)(5) and 90.219(e)(5)--Signal
Boosters.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government,
farms, and state, local or tribal government.
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Number of Respondents: 634,595 respondents; 634,595 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes up to 5 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and every 10 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. 154(i), 303(g), 303(r) and 332(a).
Total Annual Burden: 4,167 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The Commission has a system of
records for this information collection, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services
Licensing Records'', which covers the personally identifiable
information (PII) that individual applicants may include in their
submissions for licenses or grants of equipment authorization.
At such time as the Commission revises this System of Records
Notice (SORN), the Commission will conduct a Privacy Act Impact
Assessment (PIA) and publish the revised SORN in the Federal Register.
In addition, the Commission will post a copy of both the PIA and the
SORN on the FCC's Privacy Web page.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for
confidentiality with respect to filers who are individuals in this
collection. Pursuant to section 208(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002,
44 U.S.C. 3501, in conformance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C.
552(a), the Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau instructs
licensees to use the FCC's Universal Licensing System (ULS), Antenna
Structure Registration (ASR), Commission Registration System (CORES)
and related systems and subsystems to submit information.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection after this comment period to obtain the full, three year
clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The
Commission is requesting approval for this new information collection.
The Commission adopted a Report and Order (R&O) in FCC 13-21, which
implements new technical, operational and registration requirements for
signal boosters. The new rules create two classes of signal boosters--
consumer and industrial--with distinct regulatory requirements.
Consumer Signal Boosters are designed to be used ``out of the box''
by individuals to improve their wireless coverage within a limited
areas such as a home, car, boat, or recreational vehicle. Consumer
Signal Boosters will be authorized under provider licenses subject to
certain requirements. Specifically, subscribers must obtain some form
of licensee consent to operate the booster; register the booster with
their provider; use a booster that meets the Network Protection
Standard and is FCC certificated; and operate the booster on a
secondary, non-interference basis and shut it down if it causes harmful
interference. Consumers may continue to use existing signal boosters
provided they (1) have the consent of their provider; and (2) register
the booster with that provider. The Commission will conduct consumer
outreach to educate consumers, public safety entities, small
businesses, and others about our new regulatory framework.
Industrial Signal Boosters include a wide variety of devices that
are designed for installation by licensees or qualified installers.
These devices are typically designed to serve multiple users
simultaneously and cover large areas such as stadiums, airports, office
buildings, hospitals, tunnels and educational campuses. Industrial
Signal Boosters require a FCC license or express licensee consent to
operate, and must be appropriately labeled. The Report and Order also
revises technical and operational requirements for duly licensed Part
90 Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR), non-consumer signal boosters, and
adopts a registration requirement for Part 90 Class B signal boosters.
The Commission established a two-step transition process for
equipment certification for both Consumer and Industrial Signal
Boosters sold and marketed in the United States. First, as of the
release date of the R&O, the Commission stopped accepting applications
for equipment certifications of Consumer and Industrial Signal Boosters
that do not comply with the new rules and ceased certification of
devices that do not comply with the new rules. Second, on or after
March 1, 2014, all Consumer and Industrial Signal Boosters sold and
marketed in the United States must meet the new requirements.
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Section 87.287, Aeronautical Advisory Stations (Unicoms).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit entities, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 200 respondents; 200 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 225, 303(r) and 309.
Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $28,750.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The Commission has a system of
records for this information collection, FCC/WTB-1, ``Wireless Services
Licensing Records'', which covers the personally identifiable
information (PII) that individual applicants may include in their
submissions for licenses or grants of equipment authorization. At such
time as the Commission revises this System of Records Notice (SORN),
the Commission will conduct a Privacy Act Impact Assessment (PIA) and
publish the revised SORN in the Federal Register. In addition, the
Commission will post a copy of both the PIA and the SORN on the FCC's
Privacy Web page.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a need for
confidentiality with respect to filers who are individuals in this
collection. Pursuant to section 208(b) of the E-Government Act of 2002,
44 U.S.C. 3501, in conformance with the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C.
552(a), the Commission's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau instructs
licensees to use the FCC's Universal Licensing System (ULS), Antenna
Structure Registration (ASR), Commission Registration System (CORES)
and related systems and subsystems to submit information.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection after this comment period to obtain the full, three year
clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The
Commission is requesting OMB approval for a new collection.
On March 1 2013, the Commission released a Report and Order, FCC
13-30, which amended its Part 87 rules to authorize new ground station
technologies that will promote aviation safety, and allow use of
frequency 1090 MHz by aeronautical utility mobile stations for airport
surface detection equipment, commonly referred to as vehicle
``squitters'', to help reduce collisions between aircraft and airport
ground vehicles. ``Squitter'' refers to random output pulses from a
transponder caused by ambient noise or by an intentional random
triggering system, but not by the interrogation pulses. Further, the
Commission establishes service rules for audio visual warning systems
to help aircraft in flight
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avoid antenna structures and other obstacles, and adopts rules to
permit ground testing of aviation data link test systems. However, in
this R&O, the Commission declined to authorize remote monitoring of
certain automated ground stations.
Section 87.287(b) requires that before submitting an application
for an aircraft data link land test station, an applicant must obtain
written permission from the licensee of the aeronautical enroute
stations serving the areas in which the aircraft data link land test
station will operate on a co-channel basis. The Commission may request
an applicant to provide documentation as to this fact.
The written permission will aid the Commission in ensuring that
licensees are complying with its policies and rules, while allowing the
owners of antenna structures and other aviation obstacles to use Audio
Visual Warning Systems (AVWS) stations, thereby helping aircraft avoid
potential collisions and enhancing aviation safety, without causing
harmful interference to other communications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-08019 Filed 4-5-13; 8:45 am]
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