[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79448-79449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31177]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 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

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information technology; and further ways to 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 OMB 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: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before February 28, 2014. 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 FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Leslie F. Smith, Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC), via the Internet at 
[email protected]. To submit your PRA comments by email, send them 
to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418-0217, or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1186.
    Title: Rural Call Completion, WC Docket No. 13-39.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision to a currently pre-approved collection.
    Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 225 respondents; 940 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 12 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly and one-time reporting 
requirements and recordkeeping.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefit. The 
statutory authority for the information collection requirements are 
contained in section contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 201(b), 
202(a), 218, 220(a), 251(a), 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 11,280 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $793,750.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from 
individuals. If the FCC requests that respondents submit information 
which respondents believe is confidential, respondents may request 
confidential treatment of such information pursuant to Section 0.459 of 
the FCC's rules, 47 CFR Section 0.459.
    Needs and Uses: The rules adopted in the Rural Call Completion 
Report and Order (``Order''), WC Docket No. 13-39, FCC 13-135, require 
covered providers to record, retain and report call completion data. 
Covered providers are providers of long-distance voice service that 
make the initial long-distance call path choice for more than 100,000 
domestic retail subscriber lines. These providers generally must 
collect call completion data, retain such data for six months, and file 
quarterly reports with the Commission. The collection of this data will 
give the Commission the information it needs to investigate rural call 
completion problems. In addition to the recordkeeping, retention, and 
reporting obligations described above, the Order also requires certain 
providers to file a one-time letter in the docket explaining that they 
do not make the initial long-distance call path choice and identifying 
the long-distance provider or providers to which they hand off their 
end-user customers' calls. Finally, the Order encourages rural 
incumbent local exchange carriers to report quarterly on the number of 
incoming long-distance call attempts received, the number answered on 
its network, and the call answer rate calculation for each of the 
previous three months.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-31177 Filed 12-27-13; 8:45 am]
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