80_FR_20055 80 FR 19984 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

80 FR 19984 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 71 (April 14, 2015)

Page Range19984-19985
FR Document2015-08442

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 Communications 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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[3060-0298]


Information Collection 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 Communications 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 May 14, 2015. 
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 Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 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 Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
    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: 3060-0298.
    Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the Tariff Review Plan).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 3,840 respondents; 10,190 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20 hours to 50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, biennial and one time 
reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 151-155, 201-205, 208, 251-271, 403, 502 and 503 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 272,400 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,519,700.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents are not being 
asked to submit confidential information to the Commission. If the 
Commission requests respondents to submit information which respondents 
believe are confidential, respondents may request confidential 
treatment of such information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Needs and Uses: On November 18, 2011, the Commission adopted the 
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ICC Transformation Order, FCC 11-161, and on April 25, 2012, the Second 
Order on Reconsideration, FCC 12-47. Pursuant to these orders, 
incumbent local exchange carriers (LECs) and competitive local exchange 
carriers are required to submit certain information in the tariff 
filings implementing these orders.
    The information collected through the carriers' tariffs is used by 
the Commission and state commissions to determine whether services 
offered are just and reasonable as the Act requires. The tariffs and 
any supporting documentation are examined in order to determine if the 
services are offered in a just and reasonable manner.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2015-08442 Filed 4-13-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    control number of this ICR and then                     Federal Communications Commission.                    to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
                                                    click on the ICR Reference Number. A                    Marlene H. Dortch,                                    fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
                                                    copy of the FCC submission to OMB                       Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of         Include in the comments the OMB
                                                    will be displayed.                                      the Managing Director.                                control number as shown in the
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–08443 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am]           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                below.
                                                       OMB Control Number: 3060–0725.
                                                                                                                                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
                                                       Title: Quarterly Nondiscrimination
                                                                                                                                                                  additional information or copies of the
                                                    Recordkeeping (on Quality of Service,                   FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                information collection, contact Nicole
                                                    Installation and Maintenance) by Bell                   COMMISSION                                            Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
                                                    Operating Companies (BOCs).                                                                                      To view a copy of this information
                                                                                                            [3060–0298]
                                                       Form Number: N/A.                                                                                          collection request (ICR) submitted to
                                                       Type of Review: Revision of a                        Information Collection Being                          OMB: (1) Go to the Web page <http://
                                                    currently approved collection.                          Submitted for Review and Approval to                  www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>,
                                                       Respondents: Business or other for-                  the Office of Management and Budget                   (2) look for the section of the Web page
                                                    profit entities.                                                                                              called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3)
                                                                                                            AGENCY: Federal Communications                        click on the downward-pointing arrow
                                                       Number of Respondents: 3                             Commission.
                                                    respondents; 12 responses.                                                                                    in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice and request for                        ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
                                                       Estimated Time per Response: 10                      comments.                                             select ‘‘Federal Communications
                                                    hours.
                                                                                                                                                                  Commission’’ from the list of agencies
                                                       Frequency of Response: Quarterly                     SUMMARY:    As part of its continuing effort
                                                                                                                                                                  presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
                                                    recordkeeping requirement.                              to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
                                                                                                                                                                  (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
                                                       Obligation to Respond: Required to                   required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                                                                                                                                                  right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
                                                    obtain or retain benefits. Statutory                    Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
                                                                                                                                                                  when the list of FCC ICRs currently
                                                    authority for this information collection               3520), the Federal Communications
                                                                                                                                                                  under review appears, look for the OMB
                                                    is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151,                 Commission (FCC or Commission)
                                                                                                                                                                  control number of this ICR and then
                                                    154, 201–205, 215, 218–220, 226 and                     invites the general public and other
                                                                                                                                                                  click on the ICR Reference Number. A
                                                    276.                                                    Federal agencies to take this
                                                                                                                                                                  copy of the FCC submission to OMB
                                                                                                            opportunity to comment on the
                                                       Total Annual Burden: 120 hours.                                                                            will be displayed.
                                                                                                            following information collections.
                                                       Total Annual Cost: No cost.                          Comments are requested concerning:                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                       Privacy Impact Assessment: No                        Whether the proposed collection of                       OMB Control Number: 3060–0298.
                                                                                                                                                                     Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the
                                                    impact(s).                                              information is necessary for the proper
                                                                                                                                                                  Tariff Review Plan).
                                                       Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:                performance of the functions of the                      Form Number: N/A.
                                                    The Commission is not requesting that                   Commission, including whether the                        Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                    the respondent submit confidential                      information shall have practical utility;             currently approved collection.
                                                    information to the FCC. Respondents                     the accuracy of the Commission’s                         Respondents: Business or other for-
                                                    may, however, request confidential                      burden estimate; ways to enhance the                  profit entities.
                                                    treatment for information they believe to               quality, utility, and clarity of the                     Number of Respondents: 3,840
                                                    be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of                   information collected; ways to minimize               respondents; 10,190 responses.
                                                    the Commission’s rules.                                 the burden of the collection of                          Estimated Time per Response: 20
                                                       Needs and Uses: This information                     information on the respondents,                       hours to 50 hours.
                                                    collection concerns the                                 including the use of automated                           Frequency of Response: On occasion,
                                                    nondiscrimination records regarding                     collection techniques or other forms of               annual, biennial and one time reporting
                                                    quality of service, installation and                    information technology; and ways to                   requirements.
                                                    maintenance by Bell Operating                           further reduce the information                           Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                                    Companies (BOCs) pursuant to                            collection burden on small business                   obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
                                                    Computer III and Open Network                           concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                authority for this information collection
                                                    Architecture (ONA) requirements.                          The FCC may not conduct or sponsor                  is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 151–
                                                    Formerly, BOCs were required to submit                  a collection of information unless it                 155, 201–205, 208, 251–271, 403, 502
                                                    nondiscrimination reports with regard                   displays a currently valid OMB control                and 503 of the Communications Act of
                                                    to payphones to prevent BOCs from                       number. No person shall be subject to                 1934, as amended.
                                                                                                            any penalty for failing to comply with                   Total Annual Burden: 272,400 hours.
                                                    discriminating in favor of their own                                                                             Total Annual Cost: $1,519,700.
                                                    payphones. The reports allowed the                      a collection of information subject to the
                                                                                                            PRA that does not display a valid OMB                    Privacy Impact Assessment: No
                                                    Commission to determine how the BOCs                                                                          impact(s).
                                                    provided competing payphone                             control number.
                                                                                                                                                                     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                    providers with equal access to all the                  DATES: Written comments should be
                                                                                                                                                                  Respondents are not being asked to
                                                    basic underlying network services that                  submitted on or before May 14, 2015. If               submit confidential information to the
                                                    are provided to its own payphones.                      you anticipate that you will be                       Commission. If the Commission
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                                                       Since the prior request for                          submitting comments, but find it                      requests respondents to submit
                                                    authorization, in Report and Order FCC                  difficult to do so within the period of               information which respondents believe
                                                    No. 13–69, the Commission eliminated                    time allowed by this notice, you should               are confidential, respondents may
                                                    ONA narrowband (i.e., not broadband)                    advise the contacts below as soon as                  request confidential treatment of such
                                                    quarterly nondiscrimination reporting                   possible.                                             information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
                                                    requirements. However, the underlying                   ADDRESSES:  Direct all PRA comments to                Commission’s rules.
                                                    recordkeeping obligations remain and                    Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email                       Needs and Uses: On November 18,
                                                    the burden hours have decreased.                        Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and                   2011, the Commission adopted the USF/


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                                                                                   Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 71 / Tuesday, April 14, 2015 / Notices                                                 19985

                                                    ICC Transformation Order, FCC 11–161,                   the rear of the 17th Street Building                  burden of the information collection on
                                                    and on April 25, 2012, the Second Order                 (located on F Street), on business days               respondents, including through the use
                                                    on Reconsideration, FCC 12–47.                          between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.                       of automated collection techniques or
                                                    Pursuant to these orders, incumbent                     All comments should refer to the                      other forms of information technology.
                                                    local exchange carriers (LECs) and                      relevant OMB control number. A copy                   All comments will become a matter of
                                                    competitive local exchange carriers are                 of the comments may also be submitted                 public record.
                                                    required to submit certain information                  to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC:                   Dated at Washington, DC, this 8th day of
                                                    in the tariff filings implementing these                Office of Information and Regulatory                  April 2015.
                                                    orders.                                                 Affairs, Office of Management and                     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
                                                       The information collected through the                Budget, New Executive Office Building,                Robert E. Feldman,
                                                    carriers’ tariffs is used by the                        Washington, DC 20503.                                 Executive Secretary.
                                                    Commission and state commissions to                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary                 [FR Doc. 2015–08446 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    determine whether services offered are                  A. Kuiper or John W. Popeo, at the FDIC
                                                    just and reasonable as the Act requires.                                                                      BILLING CODE 6714–01–P
                                                                                                            address above.
                                                    The tariffs and any supporting
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal
                                                    documentation are examined in order to
                                                                                                            to renew the following currently-                     FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
                                                    determine if the services are offered in
                                                                                                            approved collections of information:                  CORPORATION
                                                    a just and reasonable manner.
                                                                                                               Title: Supervisory Guidance on Stress
                                                    Federal Communications Commission.                      Testing for Banking Organizations with                Agency Information Collection
                                                    Marlene H. Dortch,                                      More than $10 Billion in Total                        Activities: Proposed Collection
                                                    Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of           Consolidated Assets.                                  Renewals; Comment Request (3064–
                                                    the Managing Director.                                     OMB Number: 3064–0186.                             0179, 3064–0185)
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–08442 Filed 4–13–15; 8:45 am]                Estimated Responses: 75.
                                                                                                                                                                  AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance
                                                    BILLING CODE 6712–01–P                                     Affected Public: Business or Other
                                                                                                                                                                  Corporation (FDIC).
                                                                                                            Financial Institutions.
                                                                                                               Estimated Annual Burden: 6,500                     ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

                                                    FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE                               hours.                                                SUMMARY:   The FDIC, as part of its
                                                    CORPORATION                                                General Description of Collection:                 continuing effort to reduce paperwork
                                                                                                            Building upon previously issued                       and respondent burden, invites the
                                                    Agency Information Collection                           supervisory guidance that discusses the               general public and other Federal
                                                    Activities: Proposed Collection                         uses and merits of stress testing in                  agencies to take this opportunity to
                                                    Renewal; Comment Request (3064–                         specific areas of risk management, the                comment on the renewal of the above-
                                                    0186)                                                   guidance provides an overview of how                  captioned information collections, as
                                                                                                            a banking organization should structure               required by the Paperwork Reduction
                                                    AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance                       its stress testing activities and ensure
                                                    Corporation (FDIC).                                                                                           Act of 1995. Currently, the FDIC is
                                                                                                            they fit into overall risk management.                soliciting comment on renewal of the
                                                    ACTION: Notice and request for comment.                 The purpose of this guidance is to                    information collections described
                                                                                                            outline broad principles for a                        below.
                                                    SUMMARY:   The FDIC, as part of its                     satisfactory stress testing framework and
                                                    continuing effort to reduce paperwork                   describe the manner in which stress                   DATES:  Comments must be submitted on
                                                    and respondent burden, invites the                      testing should be employed as an                      or before May 14, 2015.
                                                    general public and other Federal                        integral component of risk management                 ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
                                                    agencies to take this opportunity to                    that is applicable at various levels of               invited to submit written comments to
                                                    comment on the renewal of an existing                   aggregation within a banking                          the FDIC by any of the following
                                                    information collection, as required by                  organization, as well as for contributing             methods:
                                                    the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                    to capital and liquidity planning. While                 • http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/
                                                    Currently, the FDIC is soliciting                       the guidance is not intended to provide               laws/federal/.
                                                    comment on renewal of the information                   detailed instructions for conducting                     • Email: comments@fdic.gov Include
                                                    collection described below.                             stress testing for any particular risk or             the name of the collection in the subject
                                                    DATES: Comments must be submitted on                    business area, the proposed guidance                  line of the message.
                                                    or before June 15, 2015.                                aims to describe several types of stress                 • Mail: Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel,
                                                    ADDRESSES: Interested parties are                       testing activities and how they may be                (202.898.3877), or John Popeo, Counsel,
                                                    invited to submit written comments to                   most appropriately used by banking                    (202.898.6923), MB–3007, Federal
                                                    the FDIC by any of the following                        organizations.                                        Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th
                                                    methods:                                                                                                      Street NW., Washington, DC 20429.
                                                       • http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/                   Request for Comment                                   Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand-
                                                    laws/federal/.                                            Comments are invited on: (a) Whether                delivered to the guard station at the rear
                                                       • Email: comments@fdic.gov Include                   the collection of information is                      of the 17th Street Building (located on
                                                    the name of the collection in the subject               necessary for the proper performance of               F Street), on business days between 7:00
                                                    line of the message.                                    the FDIC’s functions, including whether               a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
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                                                       • Mail: Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel,                     the information has practical utility; (b)               All comments should refer to the
                                                    (202.898.3877), MB–3074 or John                         the accuracy of the estimates of the                  relevant OMB control number. A copy
                                                    Popeo, Counsel, (202.898.6923), MB–                     burden of the information collection,                 of the comments may also be submitted
                                                    3007, Federal Deposit Insurance                         including the validity of the                         to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC:
                                                    Corporation, 550 17th Street NW.,                       methodology and assumptions used; (c)                 Office of Information and Regulatory
                                                    Washington, DC 20429.                                   ways to enhance the quality, utility, and             Affairs, Office of Management and
                                                       • Hand Delivery: Comments may be                     clarity of the information to be                      Budget, New Executive Office Building,
                                                    hand-delivered to the guard station at                  collected; and (d) ways to minimize the               Washington, DC 20503.


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Document Created: 2015-12-18 11:10:17
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted on or before May 14, 2015. 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.
ContactFor additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation80 FR 19984 

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