Federal Register: December 28, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 249)
DOCID: FR Doc 01-31862
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Federal Communications Commission
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Agency information collection activities:
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before January 28, 2002. 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.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Federal Communications Commissions, 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, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. An agency 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. 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; and (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.
SUMMARY:
Submission for OMB review; comment request,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
December 12, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
For additional information or copies
of the information collections contact Les Smith at (202) 4180217 or
via the Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
OMB Control Number: 30600053.
Title: Application for Consent to Transfer of Control of Corporation Holding Station License.
Form Number: FCC Form 703.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Notforprofit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 40.
Estimated Time Per Response: 36 mins.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 24 hrs.
Total Estimated Cost: $2,000.
Needs and Uses: The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and 47
CFR 5.59 of FCC Rules require applicants for Experimental Radio
Services to submit FCC 703 when they propose to change, via a transfer
of stock ownership, the control of a station. This information is used
to determine eligibility for licenses, without which, violations of
ownership regulations may occur. The FCC has made various revisions to
Form 703: (1) Expiration date was deleted; (2) public coast and common
carrier Alaska public fixed stations questions were removed; (3) fee
multiple was deleted; (4) ``FOR FCC USE ONLY'' field was removed; (5)
fields were added for the transferee's address and contact information
to include an ``Attention'' field; (6) field labeled ``FCC Registration
Number (FRN)'' was added; (7) Internet URL address was added; (8)
references to item numbers were changed to match the change in the form
numbering; (9) instructions pertaining to FCC Forms 159 and 160 were
added; (11) only Experimental Radio Service regular and courier addresses are given; and (12) instructions were revised.
OMB Control Number: 30600057.
Title: Application for Equipment Authorization, 47 CFR Sections 2.911, 2.925, 2.932, 2.944, 2.960, 2.1033(a), and 2.1043.
Form Number: FCC 731.
Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 5,600.
Estimate of Time Per Response: 24 hrs. (avg.)
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 134,400.
Total Annual Costs: $1,120,000.
Needs and Uses: Under sections of 47 CFR parts 15 and 18 of FCC
Rules, regulated equipment must comply with the FCC's technical
standards before it is approved for marketing. Rules governing certain
equipment operating in the licensed service also require equipment
authorization under 47 CFR part 2. On September 13, 2001, the FCC
adopted a First Report and Order, ET Docket No. 0047, that established
a ``Class III Permissive Change.'' Manufacturers can now make changes
affecting the frequency, power, and modulation parameters of software
defined radios without having to file a new equipment authorization
application. However, new software can not be loaded into radios until
the FCC or a designated Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB)
approves the manufacturer's software changes and test data showing
compliance with FCC technical standards using the new software. In
addition, the FCC now allows ``electronic labeling'' for software
defined radio transmitters'a liquid crystal display or similar screen displays the FCC identification number.
OMB Control Number: 30600805.
Title: Section 90.523, Eligibilty; Section 90.527, Regional Plan
Requirements, and Section 90.545, TV/DTV Interference Protection Criteria.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; and Notfor profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 26,656.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hrs. to 10,000 hrs. [[Page 67252]]
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 647, 675.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Needs and Uses: The First Report and Order, FCC 98191, in WT
Docket No. 9686, amended service rules to make the spectrum available
for licensing public safety entities. To satisfy local and regional
needs and preferences, the FCC has required submission of regional
plans drafted by planning committees made up of representatives from
the public safety community. Creation of these plans necessarily
imposes some burden, both on the eligible entities that make their needs known and on planners who seek to accommodate them.
OMB Control Number: 30600934.
Title: Application for Equipment Authorization, 47 CFR Sections 2.925, 2.932, 2.944, 2.960, 2.962, 2.1043, 68.160, and 68.162.
Form Number: FCC TCB 731.
Type of Review: Revision of currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 25.
Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hrs.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 6,400 hrs.
Total Annual Cost: $175,000.
Needs and Uses: Under 47 CFR parts 15 and 18 of FCC Rules, certain
equipment must comply with FCC technical standards before it can be
marketed. Equipment that operates in the licensed service requires FCC
authorization under 47 CFR parts 2 and 68. Since its 1998 Report and
Order, Docket No. 9868, the FCC has permitted a private sector firm or
``Telecommunications Certification Body'' (TCB) to approve equipment
for marketing and has also established guidelines for ``Mutual
Recognition Agreements'' with foreign trade partners. Once approved by
the accrediting body and ``designated'' by the FCC, TCBs may accept
Form 731 filings and evaluate the equipment's compliance with FCC Rules
and technical standards. TCBs submit this information to the FCC via
the Internet. On September 13, 2001, the FCC adopted a First Report and
Order, ET Docket No. 0047, that established a ``Class III Permissive
Change'' to permit manufacturers to make changes affecting frequency,
power, and modulation parameters of ``software defined radios'' without
having to file a new equipment authorization application. The
manufacturer must submit a description of the software changes to the
FCC or a designated TCB. The FCC permits ``electronic labeling'' to be used on software defined radio transmitters.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
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