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DTV interference protection
disabilities, please contact Dr. by U.S. mail to Jerry Cowden, Federal
requirements: (1) By utilizing
Stallworth at (202) 343鈥?9867 or Communications Commission, Room 1鈥?
geographic separation in the rule; (2)
stallworth.holly@epa.gov. To request B135, 445 12th Street, SW., DC 20554.
submitting an engineering study to
accommodation of a disability, please FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
justify other separations, or (3) obtain
contact Dr. Stallworth, preferably at additional information about the
concurrence from applicable TV/DTV
least 10 days prior to the meeting to give collection(s), contact Jerry Cowden at
station(s). Section 90.1211 authorizes
EPA as much time as possible to process (202) 418鈥?0447 or send an e-mail to
the fifty-five 700 MHz regional planning
your request. PRA@fcc.gov.
committees to develop and submit on a
Dated: March 14, 2008. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: voluntary basis a plan on guidelines for
Anthony F. Maciorowski, OMB Control Number: 3060鈥?0805. coordination procedures to facilitate the
Title: 700 MHz Eligibility, Regional
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
shared use of 4940鈥?4990 MHz (4.9 GHz)
Staff Office. Planning Requirements, Interference band. Applicants are granted a
Protection Criteria and 4.9 GHz
[FR Doc. E8鈥?5756 Filed 3鈥?20鈥?08; 8:45 am]
geographic area license for the entire
Guidelines (47 CFR 90.523, 90.527,
BILLING CODE 6560鈥?50鈥揚
fifty MHz of 4.9 GHz spectrum over a
90.545, and 90.1211). geographical area defined by the
Form No.: N/A. boundaries of their jurisdiction鈥攃ity,
Type of Review: Revision of a
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS county or state. Accordingly, licensees
currently approved collection.
COMMISSION are required to coordinate their
Respondents: Business or other for operations in the shared band to avoid
Notice of Public Information profit; not-for-profit institutions; state, interference, a common practice when
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the local or tribal government. joint operations are conducted.
Number of Respondents and
Federal Communications Commission, Commission staff will use the
Responses: 15,116 respondents; 21,116
Comments Requested information to assign licenses,
responses. determine regional spectrum
March 17, 2008.
Estimated Time Per Response: requirements and to develop technical
The Federal Communications
SUMMARY:
2.89236 hours (range of 30 minutes to standards. The information will also be
Commission (FCC), as part of its 628 hours). used to determine whether prospective
continuing effort to reduce paperwork Frequency of Response: On occasion licensees operate in compliance with
burdens, invites the general public and reporting and one-time reporting the Commission鈥檚 rules. Without such
other Federal agencies to take this requirements; third party disclosure. information, the Commission could not
opportunity to comment on the Obligation to Respond: Required to accommodate regional requirements or
following information collection(s), as obtain or retain benefits (47 CFR 90.523, provide for the efficient use of the
required by the Paperwork Reduction 90.527, and 90.545); voluntary (47 CFR available frequencies. This information
Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104鈥?13. 90.1211). collection includes rules to govern the
An agency may not conduct or sponsor Total Annual Burden: 61,075 hours. operation and licensing of the 700 MHz
a collection of information unless it Total Annual Cost: None. and 4.9 GHz bands rules and regulation
displays a currently valid control Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No to ensure that licensees continue to
number. No person shall be subject to impact. fulfill their statutory responsibilities in
any penalty for failing to comply with Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: accordance with the Communications
a collection of information subject to the There is no need for confidentiality. Act of 1934, as amended. Such
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that Needs and Uses: Section 90.523 information will continue to be used to
does not display a valid control number. requires that nongovernmental minimize interference, verify that
Comments are requested concerning (a) organizations that provide services applicants are legally and technically
whether the proposed collection of which protect the safety of life or qualified to hold licenses, and to
information is necessary for the proper property obtain a written statement from determine compliance with Commission
performance of the functions of the an authorizing state or local government rules.
Commission, including whether the entity to support the nongovernmental
Federal Communications Commission.
information shall have practical utility; organization鈥檚 application for
Marlene H. Dortch,
(b) the accuracy of the Commission鈥檚 assignment of 700 MHz frequencies.
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance Secretary.
Section 90.527 requires 700 MHz
the quality, utility, and clarity of the [FR Doc. E8鈥?5804 Filed 3鈥?20鈥?08; 8:45 am]
regional planning regions to submit a
information collected; and (d) ways to plan for use of the 700 MHz general use BILLING CODE 6712鈥?01鈥揚
minimize the burden of the collection of spectrum in the consolidated
information on the respondents, narrowband segment 763鈥?775 MHz and
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
including the use of automated 793鈥?805 MHz. It advocates a fair and
COMMISSION
collection techniques or other forms of open process in developing allocation
information technology. assignments by requiring input from
Notice of Public Information
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction eligible entities in the allocation
Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Act (PRA) comments should be decisions and the application technical
Review to the Office of Management
submitted on or before May 20, 2008. If review/approval process. Entities that and Budget
you anticipate that you will be seek inclusion in the plan to obtain
submitting PRA comments, but find it future licenses are considered third March 11, 2008.
mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
difficult to do so within the period of party respondents. Section 90.545 TV/ The Federal Communications
SUMMARY:
time allowed by this notice, you should DTV interference protection criteria, Commission, as part of its continuing
advise the FCC contact listed below as provides that public safety base, control effort to reduce paperwork burden
soon as possible. and mobile transmitters in the 763鈥?775 invites the general public and other
MHz and 793鈥?805 MHz band applicants
ADDRESSES: You may submit all PRA Federal agencies to take this
select one of three ways to meet the TV/
comments by e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or opportunity to comment on the
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