[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79446-79447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31180]
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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 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
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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: 3060-0971.
Title: Section 52.15, Request for ``For Cause'' Audits and State
Commission's Access to Numbering Resource Application Information.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and state, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,105 respondents; 63,005
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.166 hours to 3 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 153, 154, 201-205, 207-209, 218, 225-227, 251-252, 271 and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 10,473 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Carrier numbering resource
applications and audits of carrier compliance will be treated as
confidential and will be exempt from public disclosure under 5 U.S.C.
552(b)(4).
Needs and Uses: There are two Paperwork Reduction Act related
obligations under this OMB Control Number:
1. The North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), the
Pooling Administrator, or a state commission may draft a request to the
auditor stating the reason for the request, such as misleading or
inaccurate data, and attach supporting documentation; and
2. Requests for copies of carriers' applications for numbering
resources may be made directly to carriers.
The information collected will be used by the FCC, state
commissions, the NANPA and the Pooling Administrator to verify the
validity and accuracy of such data and to assist state commissions in
carrying out their numbering responsibilities, such as area code
relief.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0972.
Title: Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan Order, Parts 54 and 69
Filing Requirements for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price
Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) and Interexchange Carriers
(IXCs).
Form Number(s): FCC Forms 507, 508 and 509.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,258 respondents; 10,849
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.166 hours to 3 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, quarterly, one time and
every three years reporting requirements, and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 1-4, 10, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 254, and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 46,885 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $48,900.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not
require that respondents submit confidential information to the
Commission. If the Commission does request applicants to submit
information that the respondents believe is confidential, respondents
may do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: There are 14 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) related
information collection requirements under this OMB Control Number.
Following the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the
Commission adopted interstate access charge and universal service
support reforms. The reforms were designed to establish a ``pro-
competitive, deregulatory national policy framework'' for the United
States telecommunications industry, and to carry out the universal
service policies embodied in the 1996 Act. Specifically, the Commission
aligned the interstate access rate structure more closely with the
manner in which costs are incurred, and created a universal service
support mechanism for rate-of-return carriers (Interstate Common Line
Support (ICLS)) to replace implicit support in interstate access
charges with explicit support that is portable to all eligible
telecommunications carriers. The Commission's actions were also
tailored to the needs of small and mid-sized local telephone companies
serving rural and high-cost areas, and help to provide certainty and
stability for rate-of-return carriers, encourage investment in rural
America, and provide important consumer benefits. To administer the
ICLS mechanism, the Administrator must collect certain data.
Specifically, the Administrator must collect from each rate-of-return
carrier projected cost and revenue data for the July 1-June 30 funding
year to accurately distribute prospective ICLS to those carriers. Line
count data is reported on FCC Form 507. Projected cost data, including
cost and revenue data is filed on FCC Form 508. And, the actual data,
including cost and revenue data is reported on FCC Form 509.
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-31180 Filed 12-27-13; 8:45 am]
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