[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 84 (Thursday, May 1, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24724-24725]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-09936]
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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: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communication Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the following information collections.
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 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 OMB 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 OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before June 2, 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 contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email to [email protected]; and to Cathy Williams, FCC,
via email [email protected] [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 Number: 3060-0717.
Title: Billed Party Preference for InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket
No. 92-77, 47 CFR Sections 64.703(a), 64.709, 64.710.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,418 respondents; 11,250,150
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute (.017 hours)-50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and on-occasion reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is found at 47
U.S.C. 226, Telephone Operator Services, Public Law 101-435, 104 Stat.
986, codified at 47 CFR 64.703(a) Consumer Information, 64.709
Informational Tariffs, and 64.710 Operator Services for Prison Inmate
Phones.
Total Annual Burden: 205,023 hours.
Total Annual Cost: 126,750.
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.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts(s).
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR 64.703(a), Operator Service
Providers (OSPs) are required to disclose, audibly and distinctly to
the consumer, at no charge and before connecting any interstate call,
how to obtain rate quotations, including any applicable surcharges. 47
CFR 64.710 imposes similar requirements on OSPs to inmates at
correctional institutions. 47 CFR 64.709 codifies the requirements for
OSPs to file informational tariffs with the Commission. These rules
help to ensure that consumers receive information necessary to
determine what the charges associated with an OSP-assisted call will
be, thereby enhancing informed consumer choice in the operator services
marketplace.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1182.
Title: Section 64.604(c)(9), Emergency Interim Rule for
Registration and Documentation of Disability for Eligibility to Use IP
Captioned Telephone Service, CG Docket Nos. 13-24 and 03-123.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 12,004 respondents; 24,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes (.50 hours) to 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On-going reporting requirement; One-time
reporting requirement; Third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is Sec. 225 [47
U.S.C. 225] Telecommunications Services for Hearing-Impaired and
Speech-Impaired Individuals; The Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 (ADA), Public Law 101-336, 104 Stat. 327, 366-69, enacted on July
26, 1990.
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Total Annual Burden: 18,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $600,000.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not involve the collection of personally identifiable information by
the government from individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impacts(s).
Needs and Uses: The Commission seeks to extend OMB approval of OMB
Control Number 3060-1182 for a period of three years. The interim rules
containing these collections, which were adopted in the IP CTS Interim
Order, published at 78 FR 8032, February 5, 2013, will remain in effect
until the corresponding final rules, adopted by the Commission in the
IP CTS Reform Order, published at 78 FR 53684, August 30, 2013, take
effect. On December 6, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia Circuit granted in part a motion by Sorenson
Communications, Inc. (Sorenson) seeking a stay of certain of the final
rules. See Sorenson Communications, Inc. and CaptionCall, LLC v. FCC,
D.C. Cir., No. 13-1246, December 6, 2013, at 1-2 (Stay Order).
Specifically, the Court stayed ``the rule adopted by the Commission
prohibiting compensation to providers for minutes of use generated by
equipment consumers received from providers for free or for less than
$75.'' For the purpose of maintaining the status quo until the court
issues a final ruling in court proceedings No. 13-1246 and consolidated
No. 13-1122, the Commission therefore seeks to extend OMB approval of
OMB Control Number 3060-1182 for a period of three years.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-09936 Filed 4-30-14; 8:45 am]
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