[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58510-58512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24256]
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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
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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 October 21,
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 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 No.: 3060-0106.
Title: Part 43 Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of
International Telecommunications Services and Affiliates; 47 CFR 43.61.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Responses and Respondents: 1,255 respondents and 1,255
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours-220 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j) 11, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309,
and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151,
154(i), 154(j), 161, 201 205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309 and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 19,530 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $339,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2011, the Federal Communications
Commission adopted a First Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 11-76) in Reporting Requirements for U.S.
Providers of International Telecommunications Services, Amendment of
Part 43 of the Commission's Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112 (rel. May 13,
2011). In the First Report and Order portion of that document (First
Report and Order), the Commission amended the international reporting
requirements in Section 43.61 of the Commission's rules. The Commission
retained the annual traffic and revenue report contained in Section
43.61(a) but eliminated the quarterly large carrier report in Section
43.61(b) and the quarterly report of switched resellers affiliated with
foreign telecommunications entities in Section 43.61(c). The Commission
also retained the requirement from the current Section 43.61(a) traffic
and revenue report that filing entities report their international
message telephone service (IMTS) and international private line
services on a for each overseas route they serve. The Commission also
retained the current requirement in Section 43.61(a) that filing
entities report their IMTS resale (i.e., where an entity purchases IMTS
calls from another provider and resells them to its customers) on a
world-total basis.
The First Report and Order simplified the annual Section 43.61(a)
report by amending subpart (a) of the rule to eliminate the current
requirement that filing entities separately report IMTS and private
line traffic between the conterminous 48 states and offshore U.S.
points such as Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands and traffic between
such offshore U.S. points and foreign points. The Commission did not
amend subparts (1), (2), or (3) of Section 43.61(a).
OMB Control No.: 3060-0169.
Title: Section 43.51, Reports and Records of Communications Common
Carriers and Affiliates.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Responses and Respondents: 55 respondents and 1,210
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, annual
reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections: 1-4,
10, 11, 201-205, 211, 218, 220, 226, 303(g), 303(r) and 332 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 160, 161,
201, 205, 211, 218, 220, 226, 303(g), 303(r) and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 5,047 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On May 13, 2011, the Federal Communications
Commission released a First Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 11-76) in Reporting Requirements for U.S.
Providers of International Telecommunications Services, Amendment of
Part 43 of the Commission's Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112 (rel. May 13,
2011) (Part 43 Review Order). In the First Report and Order portion of
the Part 43 Review Order (First Report and Order), the Commission
removed section 43.53 as no longer being required in the public
interest. It did not alter section 43.51.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0572.
Title: International Circuit Status Reports, 47 CFR 43.82.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
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Number of Responses and Respondents: 75 respondents and 75
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
Commission has authority for this information collection pursuant to
the Communications Act of 1934 Sections 4, 48, 48 Stat. 1066, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154 unless otherwise noted. Interpret or apply
Sections 211, 219, 48 Stat. 1073, 1077, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 211, 219
and 220.
Total Annual Burden: 736 hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2011, the Federal Communications
Commission adopted a First Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 11-76) in Reporting Requirements for U.S.
Providers of International Telecommunications Services, Amendment of
Part 43 of the Commission's Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112 (rel. May 13,
2011). In the First Report and Order portion of that document (First
Report and Order), the Commission amended the international reporting
requirements in Section 43.82 that requires carriers annually to report
the status of the international transmission circuits they owned or
leased on December 31st of the preceding year. In the First Report and
Order, the Commission also eliminated the circuit-addition report in
Section 63.23(e) of the Commission's rules.
In the First Report and Order, the Commission retained the annual
circuit-status report contained in Section 43.82, but eliminated the
requirement that filing entities separately report circuits between the
conterminous 48 states and offshore U.S. points such as Guam and the
U.S. Virgin Islands and circuits between such offshore U.S. points and
foreign points.
In the First Report and Order, the Commission also removed the
requirement that filing entities file the circuit-addition report in
section 63.23(e) of the rules. The Commission found that the section
43.82 annual circuit-status report provides enough information so that
the circuit-addition report is no longer necessary. Section 63.23(e)
required carriers that have been certified to resell international
private lines for the provision of telecommunications services to file
each year the number of private line circuits they added and the
service for which they were used. The Commission required this report
because such service provider did not file the annual circuit-status
report. The underlying carriers that provide the private lines that the
resellers are using are required to report those circuits in their
annual circuit-status report. As a result, we have a record that the
circuits are used and do not need for the resellers also to report the
same circuits.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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