[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 238 (Monday, December 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 66130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29643]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
December 3, 2009.
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 comments on this information collection
should submit comments on or before February 12, 2010. 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), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the
Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your PRA comments by
e-mail send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214.
For additional information about the information collection(s) send an
e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No: 3060-1096.
Title: Prepaid Calling Card Service Provider Certification, WC
Docket No. 05-68.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 158 respondents; 1,896 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2.5 - 20 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement, third party
disclosure requirement and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 151, 152,
154(i), 201, 202 and 254.
Total Annual Burden: 15,800 hours.
Total Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not
anticipate providing confidentiality of the information submitted by
prepaid calling card providers. Particularly, the prepaid calling card
providers must sent reports to their transport providers. Additionally,
the quarterly certifications sent to the Commission will be made public
through the ECFS process. These certifications will be filed in the
Commission's docket associated with this proceeding. If the respondents
submit information they believe to be confidential, they may request
confidential treatment of such information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection as an extension (no change in the reporting, recordkeeping
and/or third party disclosure requirements) after this 60 day comment
period to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain
the full three year clearance from them. The Commission has adjusted
the total burden hour estimate by -62,900 hours which is due fewer
respondents.
Prepaid calling car providers are to report on a quarterly basis
the percentage of interstate, intrastate and international traffic and
call volumes to carriers from which they purchase transport services.
Prepaid calling card providers must also file certifications with the
Commission quarterly that include the above information and a statement
that they are contributing to the federal Universal Service Fund (USF)
based on all interstate and international revenue, except for revenue
from the sale of prepaid calling cards by, to, or pursuant to contract
with the Department of Defense (DoD) or a DoD entity.
The Commission has found that prepaid calling card providers are
telecommunications service providers and therefore are subject to all
of the regulations imposed on telecommunications service providers,
including contributing to the USF. See FCC 06-79.
In the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the Act), Congress
directed the Commission to implement measure necessary to promote the
advancement of universal service. In furtherance of this goal, section
254(d) of the Act states that ``every telecommunications carrier that
provides interstate telecommunications services shall contribute, on an
equitable and nondiscriminatory basis, to the specific, predictable,
and sufficient mechanisms established by the Commission to preserve and
advance universal service.'' In addition, telecommunications carriers
are required to pay intrastate and interstate access charges. The
reporting and certification requirement will allow the Commission to
ensure that prepaid calling card providers are complying with these
requirements.
The Commission adopted reporting and certification requirements to
obtain information necessary to evaluate whether all prepaid calling
card providers are properly contributing to the USF, pursuant to
section 254 of the Act. All prepaid calling card providers will now
have to maintain records and report quarterly the percentage of
interstate, intrastate and international traffic and call volumes to
carriers from which they purchase transport services.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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