[Federal Register: November 23, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 225)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review to the Office of Management and Budget
November 9, 2005.
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, Public Law 104-13. 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.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before December 23, 2005. 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
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments to Judith
B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C804, 445 12th
Street, SW., DC 20554 or via the Internet to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this information
collection, you may do so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra
.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0944.
Title: Review of Commission Consideration of Applications under the
Cable Landing License Act.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 25 respondents; 200 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5-9 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,001 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $402,175.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: A carrier must generally obtain landing rights
approval if it wants to land an undersea cable onto another country's
shores. For example, if a carrier wants to land a cable upon U.S.
shores, the carrier must first obtain permission from the U.S.
government before it may do so. These situations are governed by the
Cable Landing License Act, which gives the President of the United
States broad discretion to grant, withhold, condition or revoke cable
landing licenses under certain conditions. By Executive Order 10530,
the Commission has been delegated responsibility for issuing cable
landing licenses.
The Commission is submitting this information collection to the OMB
as a revision. The Commission has implemented mandatory electronic
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filing of all applications and other filings related to international
telecommunications services via the user-friendly, Internet-based
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS).
Additionally, the Commission plans to develop eight new cable
landing license applications that impact this information collection.
We do not know the specific time frame for the development of each
application. However, we estimate that the projected completion date
for all cable landing license applications is December 31, 2008. The
development of the applications is contingent upon the availability of
budget funds, human resources, and other factors. Therefore, the annual
burden hours and costs are unknown at this time because the forms have
not been developed by the Commission yet. Therefore, this submission to
OMB does not reflect any change in the annual burden hours and annual
costs.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 05-22924 Filed 11-22-05; 8:45 am]
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