[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28384-28386]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11596]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13, the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s). Comments are requested concerning:
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; the accuracy of
the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information collected; 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 ways to further reduce the information burden for 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
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid control
number.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should
submit comments by July 13, 2012. 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: Submit your PRA comments to Nicolas 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@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit
your comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0910.
Title: Section 20.18(i), Third Report and Order in CC Docket No.
94-102, To Ensure Compatibility With Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling
Systems.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 1,398 respondents; 1,398 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 201, 303,
309 and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 1,398 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the reporting requirement). The Commission will submit
this information collection after this 60 day comment period.
The Commission has adjusted its previous burden estimates. The
total annual burden has been reduced by 2,602 hours since 2009 because
of fewer respondents and responses.
The Third Report and Order in CC Docket No. 94-102, adopted rules
applicable to wireless carriers to permit the use of network-based
solutions, handset-based solutions, or hybrid solutions. The adopted
rules require changes both to handsets and wireless networks in
providing caller location information as part of Enhanced 911 (or E911)
services. The Commission adopted the Third Report and Order to
encourage the deployment of the best location technology for each area
being served, promote competition in E911 location technology, and
speed implementation of E911.
As part of the rules, the Third Report and Order also adopted a
requirement that wireless carriers report their plans for implementing
Phase II E911 service to the Commission. Specifically, this report must
include the technology they plan to use to provide caller location as
well as information to enable public safety organizations, equipment
manufacturers, local exchange carriers, and the Commission to plan and
support Phase II deployment. The Commission required wireless carriers
to file these initial reports in 2000. Carriers are required to update
these plans within thirty days of the adoption of any change. The
reporting requirements are discussed in detail in 47 CFR 20.18(i).
OMB Control No.: 3060-1004.
Title: Section 20.18(g)(1), Commission Rules to Ensure
Compatibility With Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 178 respondents; 508 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 4 hours.
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Frequency of Response: Quarterly, semi-annual and one time
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 201, 303, 309 and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 1,982 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the reporting requirement). The Commission will submit
this information collection after this 60 day comment period. The
Commission is reporting an adjustment of 780 total annual hours which
is due to industry consolidation. The number of Tier 1 carriers has
gone from 22 to 4, and Tier II carriers are estimated from 12 to 3. The
number of Tier III carriers has expanded from 50 to 110. These changes
in the marketplace caused the Commission to adjust the estimates which
also accounts for the change in hourly burden.
Distinct from the Commission's rules and precedent regarding
waivers of the E911 requirements, in December 2004 Congress enacted the
Ensuring Needed Help Arrives Near Callers Employing 911 Act of 2004
(ENHANCE 911 Act). The ENHANCE 911 Act, inter alia, directs the
Commission to act on any petition filed by a qualified Tier III carrier
requesting a waiver of 47 CFR 20.18(g)(1)(v) within 100 days of
receipt, and grant such request for waiver if ``strict enforcement of
the requirements of that section would result in consumers having
decreased access to emergency services.''
The Commission originally established reporting requirements in an
order released in October 2001 which received OMB approval. Nationwide
wireless carriers (``Tier 1'') generally must file quarterly reports
with the Commission on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of
each year, with the exception of T-Mobile, which is required to file
semi-annual reports (as of October 2002). Mid-sized carriers (``Tier
II'') also were required to file quarterly reports under this same time
schedule.
In a July 2003 revision approved by OMB, the Commission decided
that the information requirements in the quarterly reports, beginning
with the August 1, 2003 filing, be submitted with an Excel spreadsheet
as an appendix to Tier I and Tier II carrier narrative reports. The
existing information collection only required Tier III carriers to file
a one-time interim report. Tier III wireless carriers were also not
required to submit an Excel spreadsheet with their one-time filings.
This reporting requirement was further revised in 2005 because on
October 21, 2005, the Commission adopted an order finding that certain
Tier III carriers did not sufficiently support their requests for
waiver of the E911 rules, but providing the carriers with additional
time, until July 2006, to augment the record to show a clear path to
full compliance with the E911 requirements. The Commission also imposed
conditions and required the Tier III carriers to file separate status
reports by November 21, 2005, and commencing February 1, 2006,
additional status reports on a quarterly basis for a two-year period.
The Commission will use the information submitted by Tier III
carriers subject to reporting requirements to ensure that they comply
with the Commission's E911 requirements and the terms of the underlying
orders addressing requests for waiver relief by all Tiers.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0790.
Title: Section 68.110(c), Availability of Inside Wiring
Information.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 200 respondents; 1,200 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 201-205,
218, 220 and 405 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $5,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. The Commission is not requesting that respondents
submit any confidential trade secrets or proprietary information to the
FCC.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure
requirements). The Commission will submit this information collection
after this 60 day comment period to the OMB.
Section 68.110(c) requires that any available technical information
concerning carrier-installed wiring on the customer's side of the
demarcation point, including copies of existing schematic diagrams and
service records, shall be provided by the telephone company upon
request of the building owner or agent thereof. The provider of
wireline telecommunications services may charge the building owner a
reasonable fee for this service, which shall not exceed the cost
involved in locating and copying the documents. In the alternative, the
provider may make these documents available for review and copying by
the building owner or his agent. In this case, the wireline
telecommunications carrier may charge a reasonable fee, which shall not
exceed the cost involved in making the documents available, and may
also require the building owner or his agent to pay a deposit to
guarantee the documents' return.
The information is needed so that building owners may choose to
contract with an installer of their choice on inside wiring maintenance
and installation services to modify existing wiring or assist with the
installation of additional inside wiring.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0791.
Title: Section 32.7300, Accounting for Judgments and Other Costs
Associated with Litigation.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 36 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 161, 201-205 and 218-220 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 40 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. The Commission is not requesting that respondents
submit confidential information to the FCC.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the recordkeeping and/or
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reporting requirements). The Commission will submit this information
collection after this 60 day comment period to the OMB.
The Commission adopted accounting rules that require carriers to
account for adverse federal antitrust judgments and post-judgment
special charges. With regard to settlements of such lawsuits there will
be a presumption that carriers can recover the portion of the
settlement that represents the avoidable costs of litigation; provided
that the carrier makes a required showing. To receive recognition of
its avoided cost of litigation a carrier must demonstrate, in a request
for special relief, the avoided costs of litigation by showing the
amount corresponding to the additional litigation expenses discounted
to present value, that the carrier reasonably estimates it would have
paid if it had not settled. Settlement costs in excess of the avoided
costs of litigation are presumed not recoverable unless a carrier
rebuts that presumption by showing the basic factors that enticed the
carrier to settle and demonstrating that ratepayers benefited from the
settlement.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-11596 Filed 5-11-12; 8:45 am]
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