Federal Register/Vol. 67, No. 67/Monday, April 8, 2002/Proposed

Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 67 / Monday, April 8, 2002 / Proposed Rules 16673 (b) The CSB shall maintain a complete FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS [email protected]. For additional verbatim copy of the transcript, a COMMISSION information concerning the information complete copy of the minutes, or a collection(s) contained in this complete electronic recording of each 47 CFR Parts 2, 73, 74, 80, 90 and 97 document, contact Judith Boley Herman meeting, or a portion thereof, closed to [ET Docket No. 02–16; FCC 02–27] at 202–418–0214 or [email protected]. the public for at least two years after SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a such meeting, or until one year after the WRC Frequency Bands Below 28000 summary of the Commission’s Notice of conclusion of any CSB proceeding with kHz Proposed Rule Making and Order respect to which the meeting, or a (‘‘NPRM and Order’’), ET Docket 02–16, AGENCY: Federal Communications portion thereof, was held, whichever FCC 02–27, adopted January 30, 2002, Commission. occurs later. and released February 7, 2002. The full ACTION: Proposed rule. text of this Commission decision is § 1603.12 Availability of transcripts, available for inspection and copying SUMMARY: This document proposes to recordings, and minutes, and applicable during normal business hours in the fees. amend our rules in order to implement domestically various allocation FCC Reference Information Center, The CSB shall make promptly decisions from International Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW, available to the public the transcript, Telecommunication Union (‘‘ITU’’) Washington, DC, and also may be electronic recording, or minutes of the World Radiocommunication purchased from the Commission’s discussion of any item on the agenda or Conferences concerning the frequency duplication contractor, Qualex of any testimony received at a meeting, bands below 28000 kilohertz (‘‘kHz’’). International (202) 863–2893, Room CY- except for such item, or items, of The most significant of these proposals B402, 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, discussion or testimony as determined is to reallocate high frequency (‘‘HF’’) DC 20554. by the CSB to contain matters which spectrum from the fixed and mobile This NPRM and Order contains a may be withheld under the exemptive services to the broadcasting service. We proposed information collection(s) provisions of § 1603.7. Copies of the also propose to make various minor subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act nonexempt portions of the transcript or amendments to our U.S. Table of of 1995 (PRA). It has been submitted to minutes, or transcription of such Frequency Allocations (‘‘U.S. Table’’) the Office of Management and Budget recordings disclosing the identity of and to several of our service rules. In (OMB) for review under the PRA. OMB, each speaker, shall be furnished to any sum, the proposed actions would the general public, and other Federal person at the actual cost of transcription update our Rules for frequency bands agencies are invited to comment on the or duplication. Requests for transcripts, below 28000 kHz so that they better proposed information collections recordings, or minutes shall be made in comport with international regulations, contained in this proceeding. writing to the General Counsel of the would update various rule parts to Paperwork Reduction Act: This NPRM CSB, 2175 K Street, NW, Suite 400, effectuate the allocation changes, and and Order contains a proposed Washington, DC 20037. would otherwise clean-up rules that information collection. The have not recently been reviewed. Commission, as part of its continuing § 1603.13 Report to Congress. effort to reduce paperwork burdens, DATES: Comments are due on or before invites the general public and the Office The CSB General Counsel shall May 8, 2002 and reply comments are of Management and Budget (OMB) to annually report to the Congress due on or before June 7, 2002. Written comment on the information regarding the Board’s compliance with comments by the public on the collection(s) contained in this NPRM the Government in the Sunshine Act, proposed information collections are and Order, as required by the Paperwork including a tabulation of the total due on or before May 8, 2002. Written Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– number of open meetings, the total comments must be submitted by the 13. Public and agency comments are number of closed meetings, the reasons Office of Management and Budget due at the same time as other comments for closing such meetings and a (OMB) on the proposed information on this NPRM and Order; OMB description of any litigation brought collection(s) on or before June 7, 2002. notification of action is due on or before against the Board pursuant to the ADDRESSES: All filings must be sent to June 7, 2002. Comments should address: Government in the Sunshine Act, the Commission’s Acting Secretary, Bill (a) Whether the proposed collection of including any cost assessed against the Caton, Office of the Secretary, Federal information is necessary for the proper Board in such litigation (whether or not Communications Commission, 415 12th performance of the functions of the paid by the Board). Street, SW, TW-A325, Washington, DC Commission, including whether the 20554. In addition to filing comments § 1603.14 Severability. information shall have practical utility; with the Secretary, a copy of any (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s If any provision of this part or the comments on the information burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance application of such provision to any collections contained herein should be the quality, utility, and clarity of the person or circumstances, is held invalid, submitted to Judith Boley Herman, information collected; and (d) ways to the remainder of this part or the Federal Communications Commission, minimize the burden of the collection of application of such provision to persons Room 1-C804, 445 12th Street, SW, information on the respondents, or circumstances other than those as to Washington, DC 20554, or via the including the use of automated which it is held invalid, shall not be Internet to [email protected], and to collection techniques or other forms of affected thereby. Jeanette Thornton, OMB Desk Officer, information technology. Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, Dated: April 3, 2002. OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. NW., Washington, DC 20503 or via the Title: Part 73 Subpart F International Christopher W. Warner, Internet to [email protected]. Broadcast Stations. General Counsel. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Form No.: FCC 309, FCC 310, FCC [FR Doc. 02–8437 Filed 4–5–02; 8:45 am] Mooring, Office of Engineering and 311. BILLING CODE 6350–01–U Technology, at (202) 418–2450 or Type of Review: New Collection. VerDate 11<MAY>2000 18:12 Apr 05, 2002 Jkt 197001 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\08APP1.SGM pfrm01 PsN: 08APP1 16674 Federal Register / Vol. 67, No. 67 / Monday, April 8, 2002 / Proposed Rules Respondents: Businesses and not-for- particular, we propose to clarify the stations will operate on the condition profit entities. status of services operating in the AM that harmful interference is not caused Number of Respondents: 24. Expanded Band (1605–1705 kHz). To to the broadcasting service. Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 prevent the licensing of Industrial/ 4. At the 1992 World Administrative hours—10 hours. Business Pool stations (which no longer Radio Conference (‘‘WARC–92’’), the Frequency of Response: On occasion have an allocation in the AM Expanded following bands were allocated to the filing requirements, annual Band) during the pendency of this broadcasting service on a primary (and recordkeeping requirement. proceeding, we will no longer accept ultimately exclusive) basis throughout Total Annual Burden: 684 hours. applications for new licenses or the world: 5900–5950 kHz, 7300–7350 Total Annual Costs: $42,970. modifications or renewals of existing kHz, 9400–9500 kHz, 11600–11650 kHz, Needs and Uses: Information licenses for frequencies in the band 12050–12100 kHz, 13570–13600 kHz, collected pursuant to the rules sent forth 1605–1705 kHz and applicants with 13800–13870 kHz, 15600–15800 kHz, in 47 CFR Part 73, Subpart F used by the such pending applications will be given 17480–17550 kHz, and 18900–19020 Commission to assign frequencies for the opportunity to specify other kHz. Exclusive broadcasting use of the use by international broadcast stations, frequencies. We also propose to permit WARC–92 HFBC bands is to become to grant authority to operate such stations in the Industrial/Business Pool effective on April 1, 2007. However, stations, and to determine if interference and radiolocation service that are until the transition period has or adverse propagation conditions exists assigned frequencies in the band 1605– concluded, we anticipate that fixed and that may impact the operation of such 1705 kHz to continue to operate until mobile use will continue to be the main stations. the end of their current license term on use of these bands in the United States. Summary of the Notice of Proposed a non-interference basis (‘‘NIB’’) to AM Therefore, in derogation of the ITU Rulemaking radio stations and travelers’’ Radio Regulations, we propose to information stations (‘‘TIS’’), without an maintain the existing direct Table 1. This NPRM and Order proposes to opportunity for renewal. In addition, we allocations to the fixed and mobile amend Parts 2, 73, 74, 80, 90, and 97 of propose to permit remote pickup services in the WARC–92 HFBC bands our Rules in order to implement broadcast stations to continue at this time in order to highlight the domestically various allocation operations in the band 26100–26175 main use of these bands. We propose decisions from ITU World kHz, to remove outdated regulations in this action at the request of NTIA.

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