[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31960-31961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13663]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval
to the Office of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 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; (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; and (e) ways to further reduce the information
collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.
The FCC 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 PRA that does not display a valid Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before July 5, 2011.
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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax
202-395-5167, or via e-mail [email protected]; and to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via e-mail [email protected]. and to
[email protected] Include in the comments the OMB control number
as shown in the Supplementary Information; section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection
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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 on the downward-
pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``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, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the
OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference
Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0787.
Title: Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Policies and Rules
Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance Carriers,
CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 07-223.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or household; Business or other for-
profit; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,454 respondents; 25,041
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes (.50 hours) to 10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Biennial and on
occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefit. The
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is
found at Sec. 258 [47 U.S.C. 258] Illegal Changes In Subscriber Carrier
Selections, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56.
Total Annual Burden: 105,901 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $51,285,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's system of
records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and
Inquiries.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the
Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints and
Inquiries,'' in the Federal Register on December 15, 2009 (74 FR 66356)
which became effective on January 25, 2010.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA)
was completed on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html. The
Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various
revisions made to the SORN.
Needs and Uses: Section 258 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
directed the Commission to prescribe rules to prevent the unauthorized
change by telecommunications carriers of consumers' selections of
telecommunications service providers (slamming). On March 17, 2003, the
FCC released the Third Order on Reconsideration and Second Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-42 (Third
Order on Reconsideration), in which the Commission revised and
clarified certain rules to implement section 258 of the 1996 Act. On
May 23, 2003, the Commission released an Order (CC Docket No. 94-129,
FCC 03-116) clarifying certain aspects of the Third Order on
Reconsideration. On January 9, 2008, the Commission released the Fourth
Report and Order, CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 07-223, revising its
requirements concerning verification of a consumer's intent to switch
carriers. The Fourth Report and Order modified the information
collection requirements contained in 64.1120(c)(3)(iii) to provide for
verifications to elicit ``confirmation that the person on the call
understands that a carrier change, not an upgrade to existing service,
bill consolidation, or any other misleading description of the
transaction, is being authorized.''
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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