[Federal Register: January 11, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 7)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority
December 20, 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 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should
submit comments by March 13, 2006. 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.
ADDRESSES: You may submit your Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments
by e-mail or U.S. postal mail. To submit your comments by e-mail send
them to: PRA@fcc.gov. To submit your comments by U.S. mail, mark it to
the attention of Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission,
445 12th Street, SW., Room 1-C804, Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0441.
Title: Section 90.621(b)(4), Selection and Assignment of
Frequencies.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: .5 hours for contracted out work; 1.5
hours for in-house staff.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $100,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Needs and Uses: Applicants wishing to locate co-channel systems
less than 70 miles from an existing system operating on the same
channel may do so upon request. If the requested distance falls within
the parameters of the Short-Spacing Separation Table pursuant to the
Commission's rules, the applicant must provide certain information
about the co-channel stations, but no waiver of the short spacing rules
is required. If the request is for distances less than those prescribed
in the Short-Spacing Separation Table, a waiver of the short spacing
rules is required. Incumbent licensees seeking to utilize an 18 dBu V/M
signal strength interference contour (see 47 CFR 90.693), and that are
unsuccessful in obtaining the consent of affected co-channel
incumbents, may submit to any certified frequency coordinator of 800
MHz band channels, an engineering study showing that interference will
not occur, together with proof that the incumbent licensee has sought
consent. The incumbent may then provide to the Commission in their
modification applications, a statement from a certified frequency
coordinator that no harmful interference will occur to a co-channel
licensee. The Commission will use the information to determine whether
to grant licenses to applicants whose systems do not satisfy mileage
separation requirements. Without this information, the Commission would
deny the applications. After this 60 day comment period, the Commission
will submit this information collection to OMB in order to seek the
full three year clearance.
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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 06-155 Filed 1-10-06; 8:45 am]
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