[Federal Register: August 21, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 163)]
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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, Comments Requested

August 6, 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 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 October 20, 2008. 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), (202) 395-5887, or via fax at 202-395-
5167, or via the Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to 
Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To 
submit your comments by e-mail send them 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 the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select 
Agency'' box below the

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``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, send an e-
mail to Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0347.
    Title: Section 97.311, Spread Spectrum (SS) Emission Types.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 seconds.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 1 minute (1 hour placeholder in OMB's system).
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality. The Commission has a System of Records, FCC/WTB-1, 
``Wireless Services Licensing Records,'' which covers this personally 
identifiable information (PII) that individual applicants may include 
in their submissions for licenses or grants of equipment authorization. 
At such time as the Commission revises this System of Records Notice 
(SORN), the Commission will conduct a Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) 
and publish the revised SORN in the Federal Register. In addition, the 
Commission will post a copy of both the PIA and the SORN on the FCC's 
Privacy Web page.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in recordkeeping requirements) after this 60 day comment 
period to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the 
full three year clearance.
    The recordkeeping requirement in Section 97.311 is necessary to 
document all spread spectrum (ss) transmissions by amateur radio 
operators. This requirement is necessary so that quick resolution of 
any harmful interference problems can be achieved and to ensure that 
the station is operating in accordance with the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    The information is used by FCC's Enforcement Bureau (EB) personnel 
during inspections and investigations to ensure compliance with 
applicable rules, statutes, and treaties. In the absence of this 
recordkeeping requirement, field inspections and investigations related 
to the solution of cases initiated by causes of harmful interference 
would be severely hampered and needlessly prolonged due to the 
inability to quickly obtain vital information used to demodulate spread 
spectrum (ss) transmissions.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-19176 Filed 8-20-08; 8:45 am]

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