Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 197 / Thursday, October 9, 2008 / Notices 59627 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Submitted for 

Review to the Office of Management 

and Budget 

September 30, 2008. 

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, 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: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before December 8, 

2008. 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: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget, (202) 395– 

5887, or via fax at 202–395–5167 or via 

internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal 

Communications Commission, or an email to PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of 

this information collection request (ICR) 

submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web 

page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the 

web page called ‘‘Currently Under 

Review’’, (3) click on the downwardpointing arrow in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ 

box below the ‘‘Currently Under 

Review’’ heading, (4) select ‘‘Federal 

Communications Commission’’ from the 

list of agencies presented in the ‘‘Select 

Agency’’ box, (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ 

button to the right of the ‘‘Select 

Agency’’ box, and (6) when the list of 

FCC ICRs currently under review 

appears, look for the title of this ICR (or 

its OMB Control Number, if there is one) 

and then click on the ICR Reference 

Number to view detailed information 

about this ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information, contact Judith B. 

Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the 

Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. 

Title: Section 80.231, Technical 

Requirements for Class B Automatic 

Identification System (AIS) Equipment. 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents: 20 

respondents; 20 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement and third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Total Annual Burden: 20 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $25,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

adopted a Report and Order, FCC 08– 

208, WT Docket No. 04–344, which 

added new section 80.231 to Title 47 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

(and is proposing this new information 

collection (IC)) to require manufacturers 

of Class B Automatic Identification 

System (AIS) transmitters for the Marine 

Radio Service include with each 

transmitting device a statement 

explaining how to enter static 

information accurately and a warning 

that entering inaccurate information is 

prohibited. 

Prior to submitting a certification 

application for a Class B AIS device, the 

following information must be 

submitted in duplicate to the 

Commandant (CG–521), U.S. Coast 

Guard, 2100 2nd Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001: (1) The 

name of the manufacturer or grantee and 

the model number of the AIS device; 

and (2) copies of the test report and test 

data obtained from the test facility 

showing that the device complies with 

the environmental and operational 

requirements identified in IEC 62287–1. 

After reviewing the information 

described in the certification 

application, the U.S. Coast Guard will 

issue a letter stating whether the AIS 

device satisfies all of the requirements 

specified in IEC 62287–1. A certification 

application for an AIS device submitted 

to the Commission must contain a copy 

of the U.S. Coast Guard letter stating 

that the device satisfies all of the 

requirements specified in IEC 62287–1, 

a copy of the technical test data, and the 

instruction manual(s). 

The information collection requires 

that manufacturers of AIS transmitters 

label each transmitting device with a 

statement explaining how to enter static 

information and the following 

statement: WARNING: It is a violation of 

the rules of the Federal 

Communications Commission to input 

an MMSI that has not been properly 

assigned to the end user, or to otherwise 

input any inaccurate data in this 

device.’’ 

These reporting and third party 

disclosure requirements aid the 

Commission monitoring advance marine 

vessel tracking and navigation 

information transmitted from Class B 

AIS devices to ensure that they are 

accurate and reliable, while promoting 

marine safety. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–24004 Filed 10–8–08; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collections Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission 

for Extension Under Delegated 

Authority, Comments Requested 

October 3, 2008. 

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, 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 


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