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requested, such report shall be filed 

within 60 days of the expiration of such 

authorization. Matters which the 

applicant does not wish to disclose 

publicly may be so labeled, and not be 

publicly disclosed without permission 

of the applicant. The data is required to 

determine whether such developmental 

authorizations should be renewed and/ 

or whether rulemaking proceedings 

should be initiated to provide generally 

for such operations in the Aviation 

Service. 

The information is used by the 

Commission to determine the merits of 

the program for which a developmental 

authorization was granted. If such 

information was not collected, the value 

of developmental programs in the 

Aviation Service would be severely 

limited. The Commission would have 

little, if any information available 

regarding the advantages and 

disadvantages of the subject 

developmental operations, and 

therefore, would be handicapped in 

determining whether developmental 

authorizations should be renewed or a 

rulemaking proceeding initiated to 

accommodate new operations in this 

radio service. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0222. 

Title: Section 97.213, Telecommand 

of an Amateur Station. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents: 500 

respondents; 500 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 12 

minutes. 

Frequency of Response: 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 151– 

155, 301–609 of the Communications 

Act of 1934, as amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 100 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission is 

seeking OMB approval for an extension 

of this expiring information collection 

in order to obtain the full three year 

approval from them. There are no 

changes in the third party disclosure 

requirement. There are no changes to 

the Commission’s previous burden 

estimates. 

The third party disclosure 

requirement contained in 47 CFR 

section 97.213 consists of posting a 

photocopy of the amateur station 

license, a label with the name, address 

and telephone number of the station 

licensee, and the name of at least one 

authorized control operator in a 

conspicuous place at the station 

location. This requirement is necessary 

so that quick resolution of any harmful 

interference problems can be identified 

and to ensure that the station is 

operating in accordance with the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

The information is used by FCC 

personnel during inspections and 

investigations to assure that remotely 

controlled amateur radio stations are 

licensed in accordance with applicable 

rules, statutes and treaties. In the 

absence of this third party disclosure 

requirement (posting requirement), field 

inspections and investigations related to 

harmful interference could be severely 

hampered and needlessly prolonged due 

to inability to quickly obtain vital 

information about a remotely controlled 

station. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Managing Director. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burden and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s). 

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; (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; and (e) ways to 

further reduce the information burden 

for small business concerns with fewer 

than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB 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 OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before April 16, 2012. 

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. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments 

to Judith B.Herman, Federal 

Communications Commission, via the 

Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. To 

submit your PRA comments by email 

send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 

Director, (202) 418–0214. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

Control Number: 3060–1003. 

Title: Communications Disaster 

Information Reporting System (DIRS). 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions, 

Federal Government, and state, local or 

tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 6,750 

respondents; 6,750 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.7 

hours per response. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

Statutory authority for this information 

collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 

Sections 154(i), 218 and 303(r) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Total Annual Burden: 4,725 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The Commission acknowledges and 

agrees that is is consistent with the 

primary objective of the DIRS to treat 

filings as confidential. We will work 

with respondents to ensure that their 

concerns regarding the confidentiality of 

DIRS filings are resolved in a manner 

consistent with Commission rules. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this information collection 

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to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) as a revision after this comment 

period to obtain the three year clearance 

from them. 

In response to the events of 

September 11, 2001, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission or FCC) created an 

Emergency Contact Information System 

to assist the Commission in ensuring 

rapid restoration of communications 

capabilities after disruption by a 

terrorist threat or attack, and to ensure 

that public safety, public health, and 

other emergency and defense personnel 

have effective communications services 

available to them in the immediate 

aftermath of any terrorist attack within 

the United States. The Commission 

submitted, and OMB approved, a 

collection through which key 

communications providers could 

voluntarily provide contact information. 

The Commission’s Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) 

updated the Emergency Contact 

Information system with a Disaster 

Information Reporting System (DIRS) 

that uses electronic forms to collect 

Emergency Contact Information forms 

and through which participants may 

inform the Commission of damage to 

communications infrastructure and 

facilities and may request resources for 

restoration. The Commission updated 

the process by increasing the number of 

reporting entities to ensure inclusion of 

wireless, wireline, broadcast, cable and 

satellite communications providers. 

The Commission is now requesting 

revision of the currently approved 

collection. In recent years, 

communications have evolved from a 

circuit-switched network infrastructure 

to broadband networks. The 

Commission is seeking to extend the 

Disaster Information Reporting System 

to include interconnected Voice over 

Internet Protocol and broadband 

Internet Service Providers. Increasing 

numbers of consumers, businesses, and 

government agencies rely on broadband 

and interconnected VoIP services for 

everyday and emergency 

communications needs, including vital 

9–1–1 services. It is therefore imperative 

that the Disaster Information Reporting 

System be expanded to include these 

new technologies in order for the 

Commission the gain an accurate 

picture of communications landscape 

during disasters. The Commission has 

revised its DIRS screen shots and is 

including a copy of the DIRS user 

manual for which the Commission is 

requesting OMB approval. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of 

Managing Director. 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Open Commission 

Meeting 

Date: February 8, 2012. 

The Federal Communications 

Commission will hold an Open Meeting 

on the subjects listed below on 

Wednesday, February 15, 2012 which is 

scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in 

Room TW–C305, at 445 12th Street SW., 

Washington, DC. 

Item 

Nos. Bureau Subject 

1 Consumer & Governmental Affairs .............. Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 

1991 (CG Docket No. 02–278) 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order that protects consumers 

from unwanted autodialed or prerecorded calls (‘‘robocalls’’) by adopting rules that 

ensure consumers have given prior express consent before receiving robocalls, can 

easily opt out of further robocalls, and will experience ‘‘abandoned’’ telemarketing 

calls only in strictly limited instances. 

2 Wireless Tele-Communications ................... Title: Amendment of Parts 1 and 22 of the Commission’s Rules With Regard to the Cellular Service, Including Changes in Licensing of Unserved Area (RM 11510); Amendment of the Commission’s Rules With Regard to Relocation of Part 24 to Part 27 and 

Interim Restrictions and Procedures for Cellular Service Applications 

Summary: The Commission will consider, as part of its ongoing efforts to remove outdated regulations and reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens, a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking and Order proposing a staged approach to revising the licensing model 

for the Cellular Service from site-based to geographically-based licensing. The proposal will offer greater flexibility and reduce regulatory requirements, while enabling 

greater rural deployment of wireless service. The item also includes several other 

proposals to update the Cellular Service rules, as well as interim procedures for Cellular Service applications. 

3 Public Safety and Homeland Security ......... Title: The Proposed Extension of Part 4 of the Commission’s Rules Regarding Outage 

Reporting to Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol Service Providers and 

Broadband Internet Service Providers (PS Docket No. 11–82) 

Summary: The Commission will consider a Report and Order to extend outage reporting under Part IV of the rules to interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) 

service providers. Extended reporting will enable the Commission to fulfill statutory 

E9–1–1 obligations and help protect the growing number of Americans who rely on 

VOIP phone service. 

The meeting site is fully accessible to 

people using wheelchairs or other 

mobility aids. Sign language 

interpreters, open captioning, and 

assistive listening devices will be 

provided on site. Other reasonable 

accommodations for people with 

disabilities are available upon request. 

In your request, include a description of 

the accommodation you will need and 

a way we can contact you if we need 

more information. Last minute requests 

will be accepted, but may be impossible 

to fill. Send an email to: fcc504@fcc.gov 

or call the Consumer & Governmental 

Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 

202–418–0432 (tty). 

Additional information concerning 

this meeting may be obtained from 

Audrey Spivack or Meribeth McCarrick, 

Office of Media Relations, (202) 418– 

0500; TTY 1–888–835–5322. Audio/ 

Video coverage of the meeting will be 

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