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157(a), 302a, 303(b), 303(f), 303(g) and 

303(r). 

Total Annual Burden: 29,120 hours. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There are no confidentiality issues. 

Need and Uses: The Commission will 

submit this expiring information 

collection to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) after this 60 day 

comment period in order to obtain the 

full three year clearance from them. 

The FCC, working in conjunction 

with the U.S. Customs Service is 

responsible for the regulation of both 

authorized radio services and devices 

that can cause harmful interference. 

FCC Form 740 must be completed for 

each radio frequency device which is 

being imported into the United States, 

and is used to keep non–compliant 

devices from being distributed to the 

general public, thereby reducing the 

potential for harmful interference being 

caused to authorized communications. 

FCC Form 740 is submitted to the U.S. 

Customs Service and Border Patrol 

electronically or in paper format. The 

FCC Form 740 is not submitted to the 

Federal Communications Commission. 

When a violation is discovered, the FCC 

can issue a fine. If a product is 

suspected of illegal entry, the FCC 

works with U.S. Customs Service to 

resolve the issue. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

William F. Caton, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–24854 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 67129–019–S 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collections Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission 

for Extension Under Delegated 

Authority, Comments Requested 

October 9, 2009. 

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, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 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 on December 15, 

2009. 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: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), via fax 

at (202) 395–5167, or via the Internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to Cathy Williams, Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC), 

445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC 

20554. To submit your comments by e– 

mail send then to: PRA@fcc.gov and to 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection(s) send an e–mail 

to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy 

Williams on (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0106. 

Title: Reporting Requirements for U.S. 

Providers of International 

Telecommunications Services and 

Affiliates; 47 CFR 43.53 and 43.61. 

Form No.: Not Applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

134 respondents; 134 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 2 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual and 

quarterly reporting requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j) 11, 201–205, 211, 

214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, and 403 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 

161, 201–205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 

309 and 403. 

Total Annual Burden: 2,412 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $216,534. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as an 

extension (no change in requirements) 

after this 60–day comment period has 

ended in order to obtain the full three 

year OMB clearance. 

The purpose of this information 

collection is to obtain information from 

applicants and current licensees to 

further the Commission’s goal of 

protecting U.S. consumers and U.S. 

carriers from anti–competitive conduct, 

ensure that consumers enjoy more 

choice in telecommunications services 

and decrease prices for international 

calls without imposing unnecessary 

paperwork burdens on carriers. If the 

information collection was not 

conducted or was conducted less 

frequently, the Commission would not 

be able to ensure compliance with its 

international rules and policies. 

Furthermore, the Commission would 

not have sufficient information to take 

measures to prevent anticompetitive 

conduct in the provision of 

international communications services. 

The Commission would not have 

adequate information to respond to 

failures in the U.S.–international 

market. The Commission would not be 

able to promote effective competition in 

the global market for communications 

services. The lack of effective 

competition would adversely affect the 

U.S. revenues in the 

telecommunications industry. The 

agency would not be able to comply 

with the international regulations stated 

in the World Trade Organization (WTO) 

Basic Telecom Agreement. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0572. 

Title: Filing Manual for Annual 

International Circuit Status Reports; 47 

CFR 43.82. 

Form No.: Not Applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

138 respondents; 138 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 9 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: Annual 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended; 47 U.S.C. 211, 219 and 220. 

Total Annual Burden: 1,300 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $46,000. 


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Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as an 

extension (no change in requirements) 

after this 60–day comment period has 

ended in order to obtain the full three 

year OMB clearance. 

Section 43.82 of the Federal 

Communications Commission’s rules 

requires that each common carrier 

engaged in providing facilities–based 

international telecommunications 

services between the United States and 

foreign points shall file annually the 

status of its circuits used to provide 

international services. The annual 

circuit–status report, required by 

Section 43.82, provides the 

Commission, the carriers, and others 

information on how U.S. international 

carriers use their circuits. The 

Commission uses the information from 

the circuit–status reports to ensure that 

carriers with market power do not use 

their access to circuit capacity to engage 

in any anti–competitive behavior. The 

Commission also uses the reports to 

implement the requirement in Section 9 

of the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, that carriers pay annual 

regulatory fees for each of the bearer 

circuits they own. If the information 

collection was not conducted or was 

conducted less frequently, it would 

seriously undermine the Commission’s 

authorization process. In addition, 

Congress mandated the Commission to 

collect annual regulatory fees on active 

equivalent 64 kilobits international 

circuits. Without such information, the 

Commission would not be able to fulfill 

its statutory obligation. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0955. 

Title: 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Service 

Reports; 47 CFR 25.114; 25.115; 25.133; 

25.136; 25.137; 25.143; 25.201; 25.202; 

25.203; 25.279. 

Form No.: Not Applicable. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 9 

respondents; 9 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 3 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and annual reporting requirements; 

Recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Sections 4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f), 

303(g), and 303(r) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 157(a), 

303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 303(r). 

Total Annual Burden: 27 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $18,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as a 

revision after this 60–day comment 

period has ended in order to obtain the 

full three year OMB clearance. OMB 

Control No. 3060–0955 will be revised 

to reflect all applicable rule sections and 

reporting requirements. 

This information collection addresses 

the licensing and service rules for 

entities to provide Mobile Satellite 

Service in the 2 GHz Band, specifically 

the 1990–2025 MHz and 2165–2200 

MHz frequency bands. The information 

will be used by the Commission staff in 

carrying out its duties under the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, and to insure the public 

interest, safety and convenience are 

served. Without such information, the 

Commission could not determine 

whether to permit the respondent to 

provide telecommunication services in 

the U.S. and therefore fulfill its statutory 

and responsibilities in accordance with 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0994. 

Title: Flexibility for Delivery of 

Communications by Mobile Satellite 

Service Providers in the 2 GHz Band, 

the L Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Band; 

47 CFR 25.149; 25.253; 25.254. 

Form No.: Not Applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

161 respondents; 161 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1–40 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

one time and annual reporting 

requirements; third party disclosure and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in Sections 4(i), 7, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 

303(f) and 303(r) of the Communications 

Act of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 

154(i), 157, 302, 303(c), 303(e), 303(f) 

and 303(r). 

Total Annual Burden: 1,326 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $158,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as an 

extension (no change in requirements) 

after this 60–day comment period has 

ended in order to obtain the full three 

year OMB clearance. 

The purposes of this information 

collection are to license commercial 

satellite services in the U.S.; obtain the 

legal and technical information required 

to facilitate the integration of ATCs into 

MSS networks in the 2 GHz Band, the 

L–Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands; and 

to ensure that the licensees meet the 

Commission’s legal and technical 

requirements to develop and maintain 

MSS networks while conserving limited 

spectrum for other telecommunications 

services. This information collection is 

used by the Commission to license 

commercial satellite services in the 

United States. Without the collection of 

information that would result from 

these final rules, the Commission would 

not have the necessary information to 

grant entities the authority to operate 

commercial satellite stations and 

provide telecommunications services to 

consumers. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1054. 

Title: Application for Renewal of an 

International Broadcast Station License. 

Form No.: FCC Form 422–IB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

10 respondents; 10 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 6 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and annual reporting requirements; 

Recordkeeping requirement; Other 

requirement that pursuant to Section 

73.761(b) entities immediately notify 

the Commission in writing of 

limitations and discontinuances of 

operation and that the Commission shall 

subsequently be notified when the 

station resumes regular operation. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in 47 USC 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339. 

Total Annual Burden: 60 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $32,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

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Management and Budget (OMB) as an 

extension (no change in requirements) 

after this 60–day comment period has 

ended in order to obtain the full three 

year OMB clearance. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) plans to 

implement and release to the public an 

‘‘Application for Renewal of an 

International Broadcast Station License 

(FCC Form 422–IB).’’ The form has not 

been implemented yet due to a lack of 

budget resources and technical staff. 

After the FCC Form 422–IB has been 

implemented and the Commission 

receives final approval from OMB, 

applicants will complete the FCC Form 

422–IB in lieu of the ’’Application for 

Renewal of an International or 

Experimental Broadcast Station 

License,’’ (FCC Form 311). In the 

interim, applicants will continue to file 

the FCC Form 311 with the 

Commission. (Note: The OMB approved 

the FCC Form 311 under OMB Control 

No. 3060–1035). 

The Commission stated previously 

that the FCC Form 422–IB will be 

available to applicants in the 

International Bureau Filing System 

(‘‘MyIBFS’’) after it is implemented. 

However, the Commission plans to 

develop a new Consolidated Licensing 

System (CLS) within the next five years 

that will replace MyIBFS. Therefore, the 

FCC Form 422–IB will be made 

available to the public in CLS instead of 

MyIBFS. 

The information collected pursuant to 

the rules set forth in 47 CFR part 73, 

Subpart F, is used by the Commission 

to assign frequencies for use by 

international broadcast stations, to grant 

authority to operate such stations and to 

determine if interference or adverse 

propagation conditions exist that may 

impact the operation of such stations. If 

the Commission did not collect this 

information, it would not be in a 

position to effectively coordinate 

spectrum for international broadcasters 

or to act for entities in times of 

frequency interference or adverse 

propagation conditions. The orderly 

nature of the provision of international 

broadcast service would be in jeopardy 

without the Commission’s involvement. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1055. 

Title: Application for Permit to 

Deliver Programs to Foreign Broadcast 

Stations. 

Form No.: FCC Form 423–IB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

30 respondents; 30 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 4 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and annual reporting requirements; 

recordkeeping requirement; Other 

requirement – Pursuant to Section 

73.3580 of Subpart H, broadcasters are 

subject to the local public notice 

provisions in order to ensure that the 

public is informed of a station’s filing of 

an application or amendment by 

advertisements in local newspapers. 

The public is kept abreast of the 

stations’ existence in a local area or 

plans to locate in a specific local area 

through such advertisements. Section 

73.3580 also requires that certain 

applications be maintained on file for 

public inspection at a stated address in 

the community in which the station is 

located or is proposed to be located. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in 47 USC 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339. 

Total Annual Burden: 240 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $62,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as an 

extension (no change in requirements) 

after this 60–day comment period has 

ended in order to obtain the full three 

year OMB clearance. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) plans to 

implement and release to the public a 

new form titled, ’’Application for Permit 

to Deliver Programs to Foreign 

Broadcast Stations’’ (FCC Form 423–IB). 

Due to budgetary constraints, the FCC 

Form 423–IB has not been implemented 

yet. After the Commission implements 

the form and receives final approval 

from the OMB, applicants will complete 

the FCC Form 423–IB in lieu of the 

’’Application for Permit to Deliver 

Programs to Experimental or Foreign 

Broadcast Stations,’’ (FCC Form 308). In 

the interim, applicants will continue to 

file the FCC Form 308 with the 

Commission. 

Applicants will use the FCC Form 

423–IB to apply, under Section 325(c) of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, for authority to locate, use, or 

maintain a studio in the United States 

for the purpose of supplying program 

material to a foreign radio or TV 

broadcast station whose signals are 

consistently received in the United 

States, or for extension of existing 

authority. 

The Commission stated previously 

that the FCC Form 423–IB will be 

available to applicants in the 

International Bureau Filing System 

(‘‘MyIBFS’’) after its implemented. 

However, the Commission plans to 

develop a new Consolidated Licensing 

System that will replace MyIBFS. 

Therefore, the FCC Form 423–IB will be 

made available to the public in CLS 

instead of MyIBFS. 

If the Commission did not collect this 

information, the Commission would not 

be able to ascertain whether the 

commercial and noncommercial 

broadcast stations meet various 

technical and/or legal requirements that 

are critical to the operations of a 

broadcast station (e.g., antenna 

structure, marking and lighting) and to 

prevent harmful interference to other 

broadcast stations or 

telecommunications facilities. 

Furthermore, the Commission would 

not be able to ensure that broadcast 

licensees keep the public informed of 

the existence of broadcast stations in the 

local area or plans to establish broadcast 

stations in the local area as well as other 

pertinent information of interest to the 

public. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1056. 

Title: Application for an International 

Broadcast Station License. 

Form No.: FCC Form 421–IB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents: Business and other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

10 respondents; 10 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 6 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and annual reporting requirements; 

recordkeeping requirement; Other 

requirement – Section 73.761(b) 

requires that entities immediately notify 

the Commission in writing of 

limitations and discontinuances of 

operation and that the Commission shall 

subsequently be notified when the 

station resumes regular operation. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in 47 USC 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339. 

Total Annual Burden: 120 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $36,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as an 


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extension (no change in requirements) 

after this 60–day comment period has 

ended in order to obtain the full three 

year OMB clearance. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) plans to 

implement and release to the public an 

’’Application for an International 

Broadcast Station License (FCC Form 

421–IB).’’ The FCC Form 421–IB will be 

used by applicants to request licenses to 

operate international broadcast stations. 

The FCC Form 421–IB has not been 

implemented yet due to a lack of budget 

resources and technical staff. After the 

form has been implemented and the 

Commission has obtained final approval 

from the OMB, applicants will file the 

FCC Form 421–IB with the Commission 

in lieu of the ’’Application for an 

International, Experimental Television, 

Experimental Facsimile, or a 

Developmental Broadcast Station,’’ (FCC 

Form 310). (Note: The Commission 

received approval from the OMB for the 

FCC Form 310 under OMB Control No 

3060–1035). In the interim, applicants 

will continue to file the FCC Form 310 

with the Commission. 

The Commission stated previously 

that the FCC Form 423–IB will be 

available to applicants in the 

International Bureau Filing System 

(‘‘MyIBFS’’) after its development. The 

Commission plans to develop a new 

Consolidated Licensing System (CLS) 

that will replace MyIBFS. Therefore, the 

FCC Form 423–IB will be made 

available to the public in CLS instead of 

MyIBFS. 

The information collected is used by 

the Commission to assign frequencies 

for use by international broadcast 

stations, to grant authority to operate 

such stations and to determine if 

interference or adverse propagation 

conditions exist that may impact the 

operation of such stations. If the 

Commission did not collect this 

information, it would not be in a 

position to effectively coordinate 

spectrum for international broadcasters 

or to act for entities in times of 

frequency interference or adverse 

propagation conditions. The orderly 

nature of the provision of international 

broadcast service would be in jeopardy 

without the Commission’s involvement. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1057. 

Title: Application for Authority to 

Construct or Make Changes in an 

International Broadcast Station. 

Form No.: FCC Form 420–IB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

160 respondents; 160 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and annual reporting requirements; 

recordkeeping requirement; Other 

requirement – Section 73.761(b) 

requires that entities immediately notify 

the Commission in writing of 

limitations and discontinuances of 

operation and that the Commission shall 

subsequently be notified when the 

station resumes regular operation. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection is contained 

in 47 USC 154, 303, 334, 336 and 339. 

Total Annual Burden: 160 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $44,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as an 

extension (no change in requirements) 

after this 60–day comment period has 

ended in order to obtain the full three 

year OMB clearance. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) received 

approval from the OMB to develop a 

new application titled, ‘‘Application for 

Authority to Construct or Make Changes 

in an International Broadcast Station 

(FCC Form 420–IB)’’ to request authority 

from the Commission to construct or 

make changes in an international 

broadcast station. This application has 

not been implemented and released to 

the public yet due to a lack of budget 

resources and technical staff. After the 

FCC Form 420–IB has been 

implemented and the Commission has 

obtained final approval from the OMB, 

it will be completed by international 

broadcasters in lieu of the ’’Application 

for Authority to Construct or Make 

Changes in an International, 

Experimental Television, Experimental 

Facsimile, or a Developmental 

Broadcast Station,’’ (FCC Form 309). In 

the interim, applicants will continue to 

file the FCC Form 309 with the 

Commission. (Note: The OMB approved 

the FCC Form 309 under OMB Control 

No. 3060–1035. 

The Commission stated previously 

that the FCC Form 420–IB will be 

available to applicants in the 

International Bureau Filing System 

(‘‘MyIBFS’’) after its development. 

Within the next five years, the agency 

will develop a new Consolidated 

Licensing System that will replace 

MyIBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 420– 

IB will be made available to the public 

in CLS instead of MyIBFS. 

The information collected pursuant to 

the rules set forth in 47 CFR part 73, 

Subpart F, is used by the Commission 

to assign frequencies for use by 

international broadcast stations, to grant 

authority to operate such stations and to 

determine if interference or adverse 

propagation conditions exist that may 

impact the operation of such stations. If 

the Commission did not collect this 

information, it would not be in a 

position to effectively coordinate 

spectrum for international broadcasters 

or to act for entities in times of 

frequency interference or adverse 

propagation conditions. The orderly 

nature of the provision of international 

broadcast service would be in jeopardy 

without the Commission’s involvement. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1063. 

Title: Global Mobile Personal 

Communications by Satellite (GMPCS) 

Authorization, Marketing and 

Importation Rules. 

Form No.: Not Applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

19 respondents; 19 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 23 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and one time reporting requirements; 

recordkeeping and third party 

disclosure requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The 

Commission has authority for this 

information collection pursuant to 

Sections 4(i), 301, 302(a), 303(e), 303(f), 

303(g), 303(n), and 303(r) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 301, 302(a), 

303(e), 303(f), 303(g), 303(n), and 303(r). 

Total Annual Burden: 483 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: None. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as an 

extension (no change in requirements) 

after this 60–day comment period has 

ended in order to obtain the full three 

year OMB clearance. 

The purpose of this information 

collection is to maintain OMB approval 

of a certification requirement for 

portable GMPCS transceivers to prevent 

interference, reduce radio–frequency 

(‘‘RF’’) radiation exposure risk, and 

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GMPCS transceivers consistent with 

treatment of similar terrestrial wireless 

devices, such as cellular phones. 

The Commission is requiring that 

applicants obtain authorization for the 

equipment by submitting an application 

and exhibits, including test data. If the 

Commission did not obtain such 

information, it would not be able to 

ascertain whether the equipment meets 

the FCC’s technical standards for 

operation in the United States. 

Furthermore, the data is required to 

ensure that the equipment will not 

cause catastrophic interference to other 

telecommunications services that may 

impact the health and safety of 

American citizens. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1066. 

Title: Renewal of Application for 

Satellite Space and Earth Station 

Authorization. 

Form No.: FCC Form 312–R. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 6 

respondents; 6 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The 

Commission has authority for this 

information collection under Sections 

4(i), 7(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 

303(r) of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 

157(a), 303(c), 303(f), 303(g), and 303(r). 

Total Annual Burden: 12 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $2,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as an 

extension (no change in requirements) 

after this 60–day comment period has 

ended in order to obtain the full three 

year OMB clearance. 

The Commission is requesting 

continued OMB approval of the 

application titled, ‘‘Renewal of 

Application for Satellite Space and 

Earth Station Authorization (FCC Form 

312–R). The FCC Form 312–R is used by 

earth station licensees to request 

renewals of their applications. 

Currently, this application is available 

in MyIBFS. However, the Commission 

plans to develop a new Consolidated 

Licensing System (CLS) that will replace 

MyIBFS. Therefore, the FCC Form 312– 

R will be made available to the public 

in CLS instead of MyIBFS. 

This collection is used by the 

Commission staff in carrying out its 

duties concerning satellite 

communications as required by Sections 

301, 308, 309 and 310 of the 

Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 301, 

308, 309, 310. This collection is also 

used by the Commission staff in 

carrying out its duties under the World 

Trade Organization (WTO) Basic 

Telecom Agreement. 

The information collection 

requirements accounted for in this 

collection are necessary to determine 

the technical and legal qualifications of 

applicants or licensees to operate a 

station, transfer or assign a license, and 

to determine whether the authorization 

is in the public interest, convenience 

and necessity. Without such 

information, the Commission could not 

determine whether to permit 

respondents to provide 

telecommunication services in the U.S. 

Therefore, the Commission would be 

unable to fulfill its statutory 

responsibilities in accordance with the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, and the obligations imposed 

on parties to the WTO Basic Telecom 

Agreement. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1108. 

Title: Consummation of Assignments 

and Transfers of Control of 

Authorization. 

Form No.: Not Applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents: Business or other for– 

profit. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

589 respondents; 589 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The 

Commission has authority for this 

information collection pursuant to 47 

U.S.C. 154(i) and 47 CFR Sections 1.767, 

25.119, 63.24(e)(4), 73.3540 and 

73.3541. 

Total Annual Burden: 589 hours. 

Annual Cost Burden: $118,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: This collection will 

be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) as an 

extension (no change in requirements) 

after this 60–day comment period has 

ended in order to obtain the full three 

year OMB clearance. 

The purpose of this information 

collection is to request continued OMB 

approval of a module in the 

International Bureau Filing System 

(‘‘MyIBFS’’) to facilitate the 

consummation of Assignments and 

Transfers of Control of Authorization. A 

consummation is a party’s notification 

to the Commission that a transaction 

(assignment or transfer of control of 

authorization) has been completed. A 

consummation is applicable to all 

international telecommunications and 

satellite services, including 

International High Frequency (IHF), 

Section 214 Applications (ITC), Satellite 

Space Stations (SAT), Submarine Cable 

Landing Licenses (SCL) and Satellite 

Earth Station (SES) licenses. 

Without this collection of 

information, the Commission would not 

have critical information such as a 

change in a controlling interest in the 

ownership of the licensee. The 

Commission would not be able to carry 

out its duties under the 

Communications Act and to determine 

the qualifications of applicants to 

provide international 

telecommunications service, including 

applicants that are affiliated with 

foreign entities, and to determine 

whether and under what conditions the 

authorizations are in the public interest, 

convenience, and necessity. 

Furthermore, without this collection of 

information, the Commission would not 

be able to maintain effective oversight of 

U.S. providers of international 

telecommunications services that are 

affiliated with, or involved in certain 

co–marketing or similar arrangements 

with, foreign entities that have market 

power. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

William F. Caton, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–24856 Filed 10–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–S 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collections Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

October 9, 2009. 

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, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. An 

agency may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 


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