80_FR_29804 80 FR 29705 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

80 FR 29705 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 99 (May 22, 2015)

Page Range29705-29705
FR Document2015-12427

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 the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0876]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 the 
Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to 
take this opportunity to comment on the following information 
collection. 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 21, 
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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0876.
    Title: Sections 54.703, USAC Board of Directors Nomination Process 
and Sections 54.719 through 54.725, Review of the Administrator's 
Decision.
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities and not-for-
profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 557 respondents; 557 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20-32 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 151 through 
154, 201 through 205, 218 through 220, 254, 303(r), 403 and 405.
    Total Annual Burden: 17,680 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No Impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the FCC. 
However, respondents may request confidential treatment of their 
information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The information in this collection is used by the 
Commission to select Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) 
Board of Directors and to ensure that requests for review are filed 
properly the Commission.
    Section 54.703 states that industry and non-industry groups may 
submit to the Commission for approval nominations for individuals to be 
appointed to the USAC Board of Directors.
    Sections 54.719 through 54.725 describes the procedures for 
Commission review of USAC decisions including the general filing 
requirements pursuant to which parties may file requests for review.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-12427 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    2005, the Commission released Truth-                    Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                       Estimated Time per Response: 20–32
                                                    in-Billing and Billing Format; National                 3520), the Federal Communications                     hours.
                                                    Association of State Utility Consumer                   Commission (FCC or the Commission)                       Frequency of Response: On occasion
                                                    Advocates’ Petition for Declaratory                     invites the general public and other                  reporting requirement and third party
                                                    Ruling Regarding Truth-in-Billing,                      Federal agencies to take this                         disclosure requirement.
                                                    Second Report and Order, Declaratory                    opportunity to comment on the
                                                    Ruling, and Second Further Notice of                                                                             Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
                                                                                                            following information collection.
                                                    Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No.                                                                            Statutory authority for this information
                                                                                                            Comments are requested concerning:
                                                    98–170, CG Docket No. 04–208, (2005                                                                           collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
                                                                                                            Whether the proposed collection of
                                                    Second Report and Order and Second                                                                            Sections 151 through 154, 201 through
                                                                                                            information is necessary for the proper
                                                    Further Notice); published at 70 FR                                                                           205, 218 through 220, 254, 303(r), 403
                                                                                                            performance of the functions of the
                                                    29979 and 70 FR 30044, May 25, 2005,                                                                          and 405.
                                                                                                            Commission, including whether the
                                                    which determined, inter alia, that                      information shall have practical utility;                Total Annual Burden: 17,680 hours.
                                                    Commercial Mobile Radio Service                         the accuracy of the Commission’s                         Total Annual Cost: No cost.
                                                    providers no longer should be exempted                  burden estimate; ways to enhance the                     Privacy Impact Assessment: No
                                                    from 47 CFR 64.2401(b), which requires                  quality, utility, and clarity of the                  Impact(s).
                                                    billing descriptions to be brief, clear,                information collected; ways to minimize
                                                    non-misleading and in plain language.                                                                            Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                                                                            the burden of the collection of
                                                    The 2005 Second Further Notice                                                                                The Commission is not requesting that
                                                                                                            information on the respondents,
                                                    proposed and sought comment on                                                                                respondents submit confidential
                                                                                                            including the use of automated
                                                    measures to enhance the ability of                                                                            information to the FCC. However,
                                                                                                            collection techniques or other forms of
                                                    consumers to make informed choices                                                                            respondents may request confidential
                                                                                                            information technology; and ways to
                                                    among competitive telecommunications                                                                          treatment of their information under 47
                                                                                                            further reduce the information
                                                    service providers.                                                                                            CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules.
                                                                                                            collection burden on small business
                                                       On April 27, 2012, the Commission                    concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                   Needs and Uses: The information in
                                                    released the Empowering Consumers to                    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a                  this collection is used by the
                                                    Prevent and Detect Billing for                          collection of information unless it                   Commission to select Universal Service
                                                    Unauthorized Charges (‘‘Cramming’’),                    displays a currently valid control                    Administrative Company (USAC) Board
                                                    Report and Order and Further Notice of                  number. No person shall be subject to                 of Directors and to ensure that requests
                                                    Proposed Rulemaking, CG Docket No.                      any penalty for failing to comply with                for review are filed properly the
                                                    11–116, CG Docket No. 09–158, CC                        a collection of information subject to the            Commission.
                                                    Docket No. 98–170, FCC 12–42                            PRA that does not display a valid Office                 Section 54.703 states that industry
                                                    (Cramming Report and Order and                          of Management and Budget (OMB)                        and non-industry groups may submit to
                                                    Further Notice of Proposed                              control number.                                       the Commission for approval
                                                    Rulemaking); published at 77 FR 30972,                                                                        nominations for individuals to be
                                                                                                            DATES: Written PRA comments should
                                                    May 24, 2012, which determined that                                                                           appointed to the USAC Board of
                                                    additional rules are needed to help                     be submitted on or before July 21, 2015.
                                                                                                            If you anticipate that you will be                    Directors.
                                                    consumers prevent and detect the
                                                    placement of unauthorized charges on                    submitting comments, but find it                         Sections 54.719 through 54.725
                                                    their telephone bills, an unlawful and                  difficult to do so within the period of               describes the procedures for
                                                    fraudulent practice commonly referred                   time allowed by this notice, you should               Commission review of USAC decisions
                                                    to as ‘‘cramming.’’                                     advise the contact listed below as soon               including the general filing
                                                                                                            as possible.                                          requirements pursuant to which parties
                                                    Federal Communications Commission.                                                                            may file requests for review.
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
                                                    Marlene H. Dortch,                                      Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@                    Federal Communications Commission.
                                                    Secretary. Office of the Secretary.                     fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.                 Marlene H. Dortch,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–12365 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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                                                                                                            additional information about the                      [FR Doc. 2015–12427 Filed 5–21–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            information collection, contact Nicole                BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                                                                            Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
                                                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                    COMMISSION                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                               OMB Control Number: 3060–0876.                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                                                    [OMB 3060–0876]                                            Title: Sections 54.703, USAC Board of              COMMISSION
                                                                                                            Directors Nomination Process and
                                                    Information Collection Being Reviewed                   Sections 54.719 through 54.725, Review                FCC To Hold Open Commission
                                                    by the Federal Communications                           of the Administrator’s Decision.                      Meeting Thursday, May 21, 2015
                                                    Commission                                                 Form Number(s): N/A.
                                                                                                                                                                  May 14, 2015.
                                                    AGENCY: Federal Communications                             Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                    Commission.                                             currently approved collection.                          The Federal Communications
                                                    ACTION: Notice and request for                             Respondents: Business or other for-                Commission will hold an Open Meeting
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                                                    comments.                                               profit entities and not-for-profit                    on the subjects listed below on
                                                                                                            institutions.                                         Thursday, May 21, 2015. The meeting is
                                                    SUMMARY:  As part of its continuing effort                 Number of Respondents and                          scheduled to commence at 10:30 a.m. in
                                                    to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                     Responses: 557 respondents; 557                       Room TW–C305, at 445 12th Street SW.,
                                                    required by the Paperwork Reduction                     responses.                                            Washington, DC.




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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten PRA comments should be submitted on or before July 21, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.
ContactFor additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
FR Citation80 FR 29705 

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