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80.383 and 97.303 require amateur radio
licensees (‘‘ham operators’’), who
participate in point-to-point fixed
digital message forwarding systems,
such as intercity packet backbone
networks, and who operate within 398
miles (640 kms) of an AMTS coast
station, to notify the AMTS station in
writing. The amateur radio licenses
must provide: (1) Their station’s specific
geographic location for the
transmission; and (2) their station’s
technical characteristics, including
transmitter type, operating frequencies,
emissions, transmitter output power,
and antenna arrangement. This
notification must be submitted at least
30 days prior to the initiation of the
amateur radio licensee’s operations in
the 219–220 MHz band. In addition,
under 47 CFR 80.475, applicants and
licensees of AMTS coast stations must
notify two organizations—the American
Radio Relay League (ARRL) and the
Interactive Systems, Inc. (ISI), of the
location of the AMTS fill-in stations.
ARRL and ISI maintain databases of
AMTS locations for the benefit of
amateur radio operators. These
notification requirements insure that
any amateur radio operator seeking to
commence operations within close
proximity of an AMTS station will not
cause any interference to an AMTS
licensee. Amateur radio licensees also
must give the ARRL written notification
of the geographic location of a station at
least 30 days prior to transmitting in the
219–220 MHz band. As a ‘‘station in a
secondary service’’, amateur stations
must accept any harmful interference
from AMTS operations. Furthermore,
under 47 CFR 80.475, AMTS licensees
are permitted to operate fill-in stations.
While no prior FCC authorization is
required to construct and operate an
AMTS fill-in station, at the time the
station is added, the AMTS licensee
must make a record of the station’s
technical and administrative
information, and upon request, supply
such information to the FCC. The
station must also send notification of
the station’s location to the ARRL and
the ISI. In general, the notification
process(es) functions without the FCC’s
direct involvement, except as required
by 47 CFR 80.475, the AMTS station
licensee must maintain a record of the
station’s technical and administrative
functions and also provide a copy to the
FCC upon request. The records of
amateur radio operators include
information about individuals or
households, and the use(s) and
disclosure of this information is
governed by the requirements of a
system of records, FCC/WTB–1,
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‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records.’’
However, the FCC makes all information
about amateur radio operators publicly
available on its Universal Licensing
System (ULS) Web page, except that the
amateur operator’s telephone number(s)
and his/her e-mail address(es) are
redacted. The public is entitled to
download this public information,
although ULS does not contain the
locations of the amateur radio
transmitters and information which
amateur radio operators (‘‘ham
operators’’) have to provide to ARRL
and to the AMTS licensees.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
October 12, 2005.
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, 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 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 19,
2005. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
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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: You may submit your all
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
comments by e-mail or U.S. postal mail.
To submit your comments by e-mail
send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them
to the attention of Cathy Williams,
Federal Communications Commission,
Room 1–C823, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0174.
Title: Sections 73.1212, 76.1615 and
76.1715, Sponsorship Identification.
Form Number: Not applicable.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-
profit entities; Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 23,215.
Estimated Time per Response: four
seconds to 0.1 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; On
occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 112,096 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.1212
requires a broadcast station to identify
the sponsor of any matter transmitted
for consideration. 47 CFR 76.1615 states
that, when a cable operator engaged in
origination cable casting presents any
matter for which consideration is
provided to such cable television system
operator, the cable television system
operator, at the time of the telecast, shall
identify the sponsor. For both sections,
for advertising commercial products or
services, the mention of the sponsor’s
name or product, when it is clear that
the mention of the product constitutes
sponsorship identification, is all that is
required. In the case of television
political advertisements concerning
candidates for public office, the sponsor
shall be identified with letters equal to
or greater than four (4) percent of the
vertical height of the television screen
that airs for no less than four (4)
seconds. 47 CFR 73.1212 and 76.1715
state that, with respect to sponsorship
announcements that are waived when
the broadcast/origination cablecast of
‘‘want ads’’ sponsored by an individual,
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the licensee/operator shall maintain a
list showing the name, address and
telephone number of each such
advertiser. These lists shall be made
available for public inspection. 47 CFR
73.1212 states that, when an entity
rather than an individual sponsors the
broadcast of matter that is of a political
or controversial nature, the licensee is
required to retain a list of the executive
officers, or board of directors, or
executive committee, etc., of the
organization paying for such matter in
its public file.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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[ET Docket No. 03–104 and ET Docket No.
04–37; DA 05–2701]
Broadband Power Line Systems
AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Office of Engineering and
Technology (OET) announces that the
United Telecom Council (UTC) will
serve as the Access Broadband over
Power Line (Access BPL) database
manager.
DATES: Effective November 19, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anh
Wride, Office of Engineering and
Technology, (202) 418–0577, e-mail:
Anh.Wride@fcc.gov, TTY (202) 418–
2989.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. By
Public Notice dated October 13, 2005,
DA 05–2701, the Office of Engineering
and Technology (OET) announces that
the United Telecom Council (UTC) will
serve as the Access Broadband over
Power Line (Access BPL) database
manager, pursuant to § 15.615 (a)
through (e) of the Commission’s rules,
effective immediately. Access BPL
systems will be required to comply with
the requirements of § 15.615 by
November 19, 2005.
2. On October 14, 2004, the
Commission adopted a Report and
Order, amending part 15 of the rules to
establish specific interference mitigation
requirements for Access BPL systems.
(Report and Order in ET Docket Nos.
04–37 and 03–104 (19 FCC Rcd 21265
(2004)), 70 FR 1360, January 7, 2005. In
conjunction with those requirements,
the Commission required that the BPL
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industry establish a centralized publicly
accessible Access BPL notification
database, run by an administrator to be
selected by the BPL industry, and that
Access BPL operators submit certain
information regarding their systems into
that database.
3. On May 17, 2005, the UTC
submitted a letter notifying the
Commission that it has designed and
implemented a database that will enable
Access BPL operators to comply with
the notification requirements of § 15.615
(a) through (e) of the Commission’s
rules, and included a petition in support
signed by thirty-five Access BPL
companies. (DA 05–1637, released
June 9, 2005.)
4. On September 15, 2005, the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approved the information collection
requirements contained in 47 CFR
15.615 (a) through (e) which establish
the Access BPL database. (OMB Control
No. 3060–1087.) All information on
Access BPL systems as required by 47
CFR 15.615(a) must be entered into the
database and be available to the public
by November 19, 2005. BPL operators
should contact UTC at admin@utc.org to
receive a user name and password for
administrative access. This information
is required for BPL operators to enter
the necessary information regarding
their BPL systems into the database.
5. Public Access to the UTC BPL
database. The public may access the
UTC BPL database via the Internet at
http://www.bpldatabase.org. This access
is open and requires no login
information. Detailed instructions are
provided on the Web site to guide users
in entering the requested information.
Users experiencing problems in
accessing the database via the Internet
may contact the UTC database
administrator at admin@utc.org, or (202)
872–0030.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bruce Romano,
Associate Chief (Legal), Office of Engineering
and Technology.
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[DA 05–2669]
Eighth Meeting of the Advisory
Committee for the 2007 World
Radiocommunication Conference
(WRC–07 Advisory Committee)
AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, this
notice advises interested persons that
the eighth meeting of the WRC–07
Advisory Committee will be held on
December 9, 2005, at the Federal
Communications Commission. The
purpose of the meeting is to continue
preparations for the 2007 World
Radiocommunication Conference. The
Advisory Committee will consider any
preliminary views and draft proposals
introduced by the Advisory Committee’s
Informal Working Groups.
DATES: December 9, 2005; 11 a.m.–12
noon.
ADDRESSES:Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room TW–C305, Washington, DC
20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexander Roytblat, FCC International
Bureau, Strategic Analysis and
Negotiations Division, at (202) 418–
7501.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) established the WRC–07 Advisory
Committee to provide advice, technical
support and recommendations relating
to the preparation of United States
proposals and positions for the 2007
World Radiocommunication Conference
(WRC–07).
In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law
92–463, as amended, this notice advises
interested persons of the eighth meeting
of the WRC–07 Advisory Committee.
The WRC–07 Advisory Committee has
an open membership. All interested
parties are invited to participate in the
Advisory Committee and to attend its
meetings. The proposed agenda for the
eighth meeting is as follows:
Agenda
Eighth Meeting of the WRC–07
Advisory Committee, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room TW–C305,
Washington, DC 20554.
December 9, 2005; 11 a.m.–12 noon.
1. Opening Remarks
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of the Minutes of the
Seventh Meeting
4. Reports on Recent WRC–07
Preparatory Meetings
5. NTIA Draft Preliminary Views and
Proposals
6. Informal Working Group Reports and
Documents relating to:
a. Consensus Views and Issues Papers
b. Draft Proposals
7. Future Meetings
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