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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 should be initiated to 

accommodate new operations in this 

radio service. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0132. 

Title: Section 90.257, Assignment and 

Use of Frequencies in the 72–76 MHz 

Band and Supplemental Information 

72–76 MHz Operational Fixed Stations. 

Form No.: FCC Form 1068–A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit; 

not-for-profit institutions; and state, 

local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 300 

respondents; 300 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .50 

hours (30 minutes). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Authority for 

these information collections are 

contained in the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended; International Treaties 

and 47 CFR 90.257 of the Commission’s 

rules. 

Total Annual Burden: 150 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $4,500. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. 

The Commission has a System of 

Records Notice (SORN), FCC/WTB–1, 

‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records:, 

to cover the personally identifiable 

information affected by these 

information collection requirements. At 

this time the Commission is not 

required to complete a Privacy Impact 

Assessment. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general, there is no need for 

confidentiality. On a case-by-case basis, 

the Commission may be required to 

withhold from disclosure certain 

information about the location, 

character, or ownership of a historic 

property, including traditional religious 

sites. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this 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 Commission 

is requesting an extension (no change in 

the reporting requirement) of this 

information collection. The Commission 

is reporting a slight decrease of $500 in 

the estimated annual cost. This is 

because the last time this information 

collection was submitted to OMB in 

2006, we rounded that estimate to 

$5,000. The Commission is now 

reporting actual dollar amounts. 

Section 90.257 requires that an 

applicant agrees to eliminate any 

harmful interference caused by the 

operation to TV reception on either 

channel 4 or channel 5 that might 

develop. The FCC Form 1068A is used 

for that purpose. This form must be 

submitted along with the FCC Form 601 

submission as an attachment. 

The data will be used by Commission 

personnel to determine if the 

information submitted will meet the 

FCC rule requirements for the 

assignment of frequencies in the 72–76 

MHz band. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8754 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Federal Communications Commission 

Seeks Nominations by May 11, 2009 for 

Membership on the Communications 

Security, Reliability, and 

Interoperability Council 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission is seeking nominations and 

expressions of interest for membership 

on the Communications Security, 

Reliability, and Interoperability Council. 

The Council is a Federal Advisory 

Committee that provides guidance and 

expertise on the nation’s 

communication infrastructure and 

public safety communications. 

DATES: Nominations and expressions of 

interest for membership must be 

submitted to the Federal 

Communications Commission no later 

than May 11, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to Lisa M. Fowlkes, Deputy Bureau 

Chief, Public Safety & Homeland 

Security Bureau, Federal 

Communications Commission, via email at lisa.fowlkes@fcc.gov; via 

facsimile at 202–418–2817; or via U.S. 

mail at 445 12th Street, SW., Room 7– 

C753, Washington, DC 20554. Due to the 

extensive security screening of 

incoming mail, delivery of mail sent to 

the Commission may be delayed and we 

encourage submission by e-mail or 

facsimile. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

M. Fowlkes, Deputy Chief, Public Safety 

& Homeland Security Bureau, (202) 

418–7452 (voice) or lisa.fowlkes@fcc.gov 

(e-mail) or Jeffery Goldthorp, Chief, 

Communications Systems Analysis 

Division, Public Safety & Homeland 

Security Bureau, (202) 418–1096 (voice) 

or Jeffery.goldthorp@fcc.gov (e-mail). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Communications Commission 

(FCC or Commission) is seeking 

nominations and expressions of interest 

for membership on the Communications 

Security, Reliability, and 

Interoperability Council (CSRIC or 

Council). The Council is a Federal 

Advisory Committee that provides 

guidance and expertise on the nation’s 

communications infrastructure and 

public safety communications. 

Nominations and expressions of interest 

for membership must be submitted to 

the FCC no later than May 11, 2009. 

Procedures for submitting nominations 

and expressions of interest are set forth 

below. On March 19, 2009, the FCC, 

pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 

renewed the charter for the CSRIC for a 

period of two years through March 18, 

2011. See 74 FR 11721–11722. More 

specifically, the purpose of the CSRIC is 

to provide recommendations to the 

Commission to ensure optimal security, 

reliability, operability and 

interoperability of communications 

systems, including public safety, 

telecommunications, and media 

communications systems. 

CSRIC’s Mission 

Under its charter, CSRIC’s duties may 

include: 

• Recommending best practices and 

actions the Commission can take to 

ensure the security, reliability, 

operability, and interoperability of 

public safety communications systems; 

• Recommending best practices and 

actions the Commission can take to 

improve the reliability and resiliency of 

communications infrastructure; 

• Evaluating ways to strengthen the 

collaboration between communications 

service providers and public safety 

entities during emergencies and make 

recommendations for how they can be 

improved; 

• Developing and recommending best 

practices and actions the FCC can take 

that promote reliable 911 and enhanced 

911 (E911) service; 

• Analyzing and recommending 

technical options to enable accurate and 

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reliable dynamic E911 location 

identification for interconnected Voice 

over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services; 

• Recommending ways, including 

best practices, to improve Emergency 

Alert System (EAS) operations and 

testing and to ensure that all Americans, 

including those living in rural areas, the 

elderly, people with disabilities, and 

people who do not speak English, have 

access to timely EAS alerts and other 

emergency information; 

• Recommending methods to measure 

reliably and accurately the extent to 

which key best practices are 

implemented both now and in the 

future; and 

• Making recommendations with 

respect to such additional topics as the 

FCC may specify. 

Membership 

The Commission seeks nominations 

and expressions of interest for 

membership on the Council. Members 

of the Council will be appointed from 

among public safety agencies, consumer 

or community organizations or other 

non-profit entities, and the private 

sector to balance the expertise and 

viewpoints that are necessary to 

effectively address the issues to be 

considered. The Commission is 

particularly interested in receiving 

nominations and expressions of interest 

from individuals and organizations in 

the following categories: 

• Public safety agencies and/or 

organizations as well as other state, 

tribal and/or local government agencies 

and/or organizations with expertise in 

communications issues; 

• Federal government agencies with 

expertise in communications and/or 

homeland security issues; 

• Communications service providers, 

including wireline and wireless 

communications service providers, 

broadcast radio and television licensees, 

cable television operators and other 

multichannel video programming 

distributors, satellite communications 

service providers, interconnected Voice 

over Internet Protocol and other IPenabled service providers; 

• Consumer or community 

organizations, such as those 

representing people with disabilities, 

the elderly and those living in rural 

areas; and 

• Qualified representatives of other 

stakeholders and interested parties with 

relevant expertise. 

Members of the CSRIC will be 

appointed either as Representatives or 

as Special Government Employees 

(SGEs), as necessary. 

Nominations/Expressions of Interest 

Procedures and Deadline 

Nominations should be received by 

the Commission as soon as possible, but 

no later than May 11, 2009. 

Nominations received after this date 

may not be considered. Organizations 

should nominate their Chief Executive 

Officer or other senior-level official in 

the organization. No specific 

nomination form is required. However, 

each nomination must include the 

following information: 

• Name, title and organization of the 

nominee and a description of the sector 

or interest the nominee will represent; 

• Nominee’s mailing address, e-mail 

address, telephone number, and 

facsimile number; and 

• A statement summarizing the 

nominee’s qualifications and reasons 

why the nominee should be appointed 

to the CSRIC. 

Please note this Notice is not intended 

to be the exclusive method by which the 

Commission will solicit nominations 

and expressions of interest to identify 

qualified candidates. However, all 

candidates for membership on the 

Council will be subject to the same 

evaluation criteria. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–8752 Filed 4–15–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[DA 09–796] 

Requests Nominations by May 8, 2009 

for Membership on the Technological 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission Technological Advisory 

Council (TAC) is in the process of being 

reestablished. This will enable the 

Commission to receive expert advice 

and recommendations on critical 

technologies and services fundamental 

to the growth of telecommunications. 

This information is necessary for the 

Commission to effectively fulfill its 

responsibilities under the 

Communication Act. 

DATES: Nominations are due by May 8, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jon 

Peha, 202–418–2406. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Communications Commission 

Technological Advisory Council (TAC) 

is in the process of being reestablished. 

The Commission is requesting 

nominations for membership on the 

TAC for its next two year cycle. 

In reestablishing the TAC, the 

Commission noted that rapid advances 

in technology have resulted in 

innovations in how telecommunications 

services are provided to, and are 

accessed by, users of those services. 

Many of these advances create 

challenges and opportunities for the 

growth of telecommunications and use 

of the radio spectrum. The Commission 

must remain abreast of new 

developments in technology so that it 

can effectively fulfill its responsibilities 

under the Communications Act. The 

purpose of the TAC is to provide 

technical advice to the Federal 

Communications Commission and to 

make recommendations on the issues 

and questions presented to it by the 

FCC. The TAC will address questions 

referred to it by the FCC Chairman, the 

FCC Chief Technologist, the Chief of the 

FCC Office of Engineering and 

Technology, or the TAC Designated 

Federal Officer. The questions referred 

to the TAC will be directed to 

technological and technical issues in the 

field of communications. Among the 

potential topics that the TAC may 

consider are spectrum policy, 

broadband technology and deployment, 

communications technology that 

enhances and supports public safety, 

Internet security, and communications 

technology required to support 

emerging systems such as the smart grid 

and tele-health applications. 

The TAC will meet three to five times 

per year, with the possibility of more 

frequent meetings by informal 

subcommittees. Meetings of the 

Committee shall be open to the public. 

Timely notice of each meeting will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

will be further publicized through other 

appropriate vehicles. 

The Commission will provide 

facilities necessary to conduct meetings. 

Members of the Council will serve 

without any government compensation, 

and will not be entitled to travel 

expenses, per diem or subsistence 

allowances. The Council will consist of 

recognized technical experts in 

telecommunications and related fields. 

The Commission will accept 

nominations for the Council through 

May 8, 2009. The Commission, at its 

discretion, may consider nominations 

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