Federal Register: April 23, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 77)
DOCID: fr23ap09-36 FR Doc E9-9257
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Federal Communications Commission
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr23ap09-36
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, Comments Requested
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before May 26, 2009. 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.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Federal Communications Commission, 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(s), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 35013520. 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:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
DOCUMENT BODY 2:
April 14, 2009.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
OMB Control Number: 30600636.
Title: Sections 2.906, 2.909, 2.1071, 2.1075, 2.1076, and 15.37, Equipment AuthorizationsDeclaration of Conformity.
Form No.: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 4,000 respondents; 8,000 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 18 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: Onetime reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154(i), 301, 302, 303(e), 303(r), 304 and 307.
Total Annual Burden: 76,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $12,000,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No assurances of confidentiality are provided to respondents.
Needs and Uses: The Commission requesting an extension of this
information collection in order to obtain the full three year clearance
from the OMB. There is no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or
third party disclosure requirements since this was last submitted to
OMB in 2006. There is no change in the estimated respondents/responses,
burden hours and/or annual costs. In 1996, the Declaration of
Conformity (DoC) procedure was established in a Report and Order, FCC
96208, In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 2 and 15 of the
Commission's Rules to Deregulate the Equipment Authorization Requirements for Digital Devices.
(a) The Declaration of Conformity equipment authorization
procedure, 47 CFR 2.1071, requires that a manufacturer or equipment
supplier test a product to ensure compliance with technical standards that limit radio frequency emissions.
(b) Additionally, the manufacturer or supplier must also include a
DoC (with the standards) in the literature furnished with the
equipment, and the equipment manufacturer or supplier must also make
this statement of conformity and supporting technical data available to the FCC, at the Commission's request.
(c) The DoC procedure represents a simplified filing and reporting procedure for authorizing equipment for marketing.
(d) Finally, testing and documentation of compliance are needed to
control potential interference to radio communications. The data gathering are necessary for investigating complaints
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of harmful interference or for verifying the manufacturer's compliance with the Commission's rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
For additional information or copies of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202418 0214 or via the Internet at JudithB.Herman@fcc.gov.