81 FR 29264 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 91 (May 11, 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29264-29265]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-10996]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0775]


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 Office of Management 
and Budget (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 10, 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email [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 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: 3060-0775.
    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

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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.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-10996 Filed 5-10-16; 8:45 am]
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