Federal Register: June 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 117)
DOCID: fr19jn09-76 FR Doc E9-14483
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Federal Communications Commission
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr19jn09-76
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 July 20, 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:
June 11, 2009.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
OMB Control Number: 30600398.
Title: Sections 2.948 and 15.117(g)(2)Equipment Authorization Measurement Standards.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 320 respondents; 320 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 530 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one time and every three year 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 4(i), 302, 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), 303(r) and 309(a).
Total Annual Burden: 9,100 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is a minimal exemption from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4) and 47 CFR 0.459(d) of the Commission's rules that is granted for trade secrets, which may be submitted to the Commission as part of the documentation of the test results. No other assurances of
confidentiality are provided to respondents.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information collection (IC) to the OMB as an extension during this comment period to obtain the full threeyear clearance from them. There is no change in the Commission's estimated respondents/responses and/or total annual burden hours.
The Commission established uniform technical standards for various
nonlicensed equipment operating under the guidelines established in 47
CFR parts 2 and 15 of FCC rules, which include personal computers,
garage door openers, baby monitors, microwave ovens, etc. In order to
ensure that technical standards are applied uniformly to nonlicensed
equipment, the Commission requires manufacturers to follow the standardized measurement procedures and practices:
(a) 47 CFR part 2 of the Commission's rules requires each Electro
Magnetic Compatibility (EMC) testing facility that performs equipment
testing in support of any request for equipment authorization to file a
test site description, either with the Commission or with a Commission approved accrediting body.
(b) The test site description and the supporting information documents that the EMC testing facility complies with
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the testing standards used to make the measurements that support any request for equipment authorization.
(c) In addition, the referenced 47 CFR part 15 rules require that
equipment manufacturers file information concerning the testing of TV
receivers, which tune to UHF channels, to show that the UHF channels
provide approximately the same degree of tuning accuracy with approximately the same expenditure of time and effort.
The Commission or the accrediting body, e.g., EMC testing facility,
use the information from these test sites and the supporting documentation, which accompany all requests for equipment
authorization:
(a) To ensure that the data are valid and that proper testing procedures are used;
(b) To ensure that potential interference to radio communications is controlled; and
(c) To investigate complaints of harmful interference or to verify
the manufacturer's compliance with 47 CFR 2.948 and 15.117(g)(2) of 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.