81 FR 9850 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 38 (February 26, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 38 (February 26, 2016)
| Page Range | 9850-9850 | |
| FR Document | 2016-04129 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 38 (Friday, February 26, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 9850] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04129] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0719] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 April 26, 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: 3060-0719. Title: Quarterly Report of Local Exchange Carriers Listing Payphone Automatic Number Identifications (ANIs). 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: 400 respondents; 1,600 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 3.5 hours (8 hours for the initial submission; 2 hours per subsequent submission--for an average of 3.5 hours per response). Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 201-205, 215, 218, 219, 220, 226 and 276 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 5,600 hours. Total Annual Cost: No cost. Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the Commission. If the respondents wish confidential treatment of their information, they may request confidential treatment under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. Needs and Uses: The Commission adopted rules and policies governing the payphone industry under section 276(b)(1)(A) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (the Act) and established ``a per call compensation plan to ensure that all payphone service providers are fairly compensated for each and every completed intrastate and interstate call.'' Pursuant to this mandate, and as required by section 64.1310(d) of the Commission's rules, Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) must provide to carriers required to pay compensation pursuant to section 64.1300(a), a quarterly report listing payphone ANIs. Without provision of this report, resolution of disputed ANIs would be rendered very difficult. Carriers would not be able to discern which ANIs pertain to payphones and therefore would not be able to ascertain which dial-around calls were originated by payphones for compensation purposes. There would be no way to guard against possible fraud. Without this collection, lengthy investigations would be necessary to verify claims. The report allows carriers to determine which dial- around calls are made from payphones. The information must be provided to third parties. The requirement would be used to ensure that LECs and the carriers required to pay compensation pursuant to 47 CFR 64.1300(a) of the Commission's rules comply with their obligations under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Federal Communications Commission. Gloria J. Miles, Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-04129 Filed 2-25-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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disk or CD ROM you submit. This Whether the proposed collection of 205, 215, 218, 219, 220, 226 and 276 of
ensures that you can be identified as the information is necessary for the proper the Communications Act of 1934, as
submitter of the comment and allows performance of the functions of the amended.
EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot Commission, including whether the Total Annual Burden: 5,600 hours.
read your comment due to technical information shall have practical utility;
difficulties or needs further information the accuracy of the Commission’s Total Annual Cost: No cost.
on the substance of your comment. Any burden estimate; ways to enhance the Privacy Impact Assessment: No
identifying or contact information quality, utility, and clarity of the impact(s).
provided in the body of a comment will information collected; ways to minimize Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
be included as part of the comment that the burden of the collection of The Commission is not requesting
is placed in the official public docket, information on the respondents,
respondents to submit confidential
and made available in EPA’s electronic including the use of automated
information to the Commission. If the
public docket. If EPA cannot read your collection techniques or other forms of
comment due to technical difficulties information technology; and ways to respondents wish confidential treatment
and cannot contact you for clarification, further reduce the information of their information, they may request
EPA may not be able to consider your collection burden on small business confidential treatment under 47 CFR
comment. concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 0.459 of the Commission’s rules.
Use of the www.regulations.gov Web The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a Needs and Uses: The Commission
site to submit comments to EPA collection of information unless it adopted rules and policies governing
electronically is EPA’s preferred method displays a currently valid control the payphone industry under section
for receiving comments. The electronic number. No person shall be subject to 276(b)(1)(A) of the Telecommunications
public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous any penalty for failing to comply with Act of 1996 (the Act) and established ‘‘a
access’’ system, which means EPA will a collection of information subject to the per call compensation plan to ensure
not know your identity, email address, PRA that does not display a valid Office that all payphone service providers are
or other contact information unless you of Management and Budget (OMB) fairly compensated for each and every
provide it in the body of your comment. control number. completed intrastate and interstate
In contrast to EPA’s electronic public DATES: Written PRA comments should call.’’ Pursuant to this mandate, and as
docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) be submitted on or before April 26, required by section 64.1310(d) of the
system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ 2016. If you anticipate that you will be Commission’s rules, Local Exchange
system. If you send an email comment submitting comments, but find it
directly to the Docket without going Carriers (LECs) must provide to carriers
difficult to do so within the period of required to pay compensation pursuant
through www.regulations.gov, your time allowed by this notice, you should
email address is automatically captured to section 64.1300(a), a quarterly report
advise the contact listed below as soon
and included as part of the comment listing payphone ANIs. Without
as possible.
that is placed in the official public provision of this report, resolution of
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
docket, and made available in EPA’s disputed ANIs would be rendered very
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ difficult. Carriers would not be able to
electronic public docket. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
Dated: February 5, 2016.
discern which ANIs pertain to
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For payphones and therefore would not be
Lorie J. Schmidt, additional information about the able to ascertain which dial-around calls
Associate General Counsel. information collection, contact Nicole were originated by payphones for
[FR Doc. 2016–03753 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am] Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
compensation purposes. There would be
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no way to guard against possible fraud.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0719.
Without this collection, lengthy
Title: Quarterly Report of Local
Exchange Carriers Listing Payphone investigations would be necessary to
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS verify claims. The report allows carriers
COMMISSION Automatic Number Identifications
(ANIs). to determine which dial-around calls
[OMB 3060–0719] Form Number: N/A. are made from payphones. The
Type of Review: Extension of a information must be provided to third
Information Collection Being Reviewed parties. The requirement would be used
currently approved collection.
by the Federal Communications to ensure that LECs and the carriers
Respondents: Business or other for-
Commission required to pay compensation pursuant
profit entities.
AGENCY: Federal Communications Number of Respondents and to 47 CFR 64.1300(a) of the
Commission. Responses: 400 respondents; 1,600 Commission’s rules comply with their
ACTION: Notice and request for responses. obligations under the
comments. Estimated Time per Response: 3.5 Telecommunications Act of 1996.
hours (8 hours for the initial
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort Federal Communications Commission.
submission; 2 hours per subsequent
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as submission—for an average of 3.5 hours Gloria J. Miles,
required by the Paperwork Reduction per response). Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
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Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– Frequency of Response: Quarterly Secretary.
3520), the Federal Communications reporting requirement, recordkeeping [FR Doc. 2016–04129 Filed 2–25–16; 8:45 am]
Commission (FCC or the Commission) requirement and third party disclosure BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
invites the general public and other requirement.
Federal agencies to take this Obligation to Respond: Required to
opportunity to comment on the obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
following information collection. authority for this information collection
Comments are requested concerning: is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 201–
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| Action | Notice and request for comments. | |
| Dates | Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 26, 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. | |
| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 9850 |
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