81 FR 11563 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 43 (March 4, 2016)

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 81, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11563-11564]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04840]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0775]


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 May 3, 
2016. 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: 3060-0775.

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    Title: Section 64.1903, Obligations of Independent Incumbent Local 
Exchange Carriers (LECs) Subject to Rate of Return Regulation.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 255 respondents; 255 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 500 hours-6,056 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 201, 
202, 251, 271, 272, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 155,280 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this collection to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval of an extension of 
an existing collection in order to obtain the three year clearance from 
them.
    The Commission imposed recordkeeping requirements on independent 
local exchange carriers (LECs). Independent incumbent LECs wishing to 
offer international, interexchange services must comply with the 
requirements of the Competitive Carrier Fifth Report and Order, CC 
Docket Nos. 96-149, 96-61 and 00-175. One of the requirements is that 
the independent incumbent LEC's international, interexchange affiliate 
(for facilities-based providers of international, interexchange 
services) must maintain books of account separate from such LEC's local 
exchange and other activities. See 47 CFR 64.1903 for the specific 
recordkeeping requirements. In May of 2013, the Commission granted, in 
part, a petition for forbearance from the separate affiliate 
requirement, 47 CFR 64.1903, for independent incumbent local exchange 
carriers (LECs) that are subject to price cap regulation and adopted a 
Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to consider modifying or 
eliminating the separate affiliate requirement for independent 
incumbent LECs that are subject to rate-of-return regulation, see 
Petition of USTelecom for Forbearance Under 47 U.S.C. 160(C) From 
Enforcement of Certain Legacy Telecommunications Regulations, 28 FCC 
Rcd. 7627 (2013). Accordingly, there has been a change to recordkeeping 
requirement and the Commission's previous burden estimates.
    This recordkeeping requirement is used by the Commission to ensure 
that independent incumbent LECs that provide international, 
interexchange services do so in compliance with the Communications Act, 
as amended, and with Commission policies and regulations.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-04840 Filed 3-3-16; 8:45 am]
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