82 FR 10000 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 26 (February 9, 2017)

Page Range		10000-10000
FR Document		2017-02668

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, 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.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0056]


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, 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 10, 
2017. 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: 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0056.
    Title: Part 68, Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone 
Network.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 58,310 respondents; 64,177 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours-40 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping 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 and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 22,559 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,130,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Part 68 rules do not require 
respondents to provide proprietary, trade secret or other confidential 
information to the Commission. If the FCC requests that respondents 
submit information which respondents believe is confidential, 
respondents may request confidential treatment of such information 
pursuant to Section 0.459 of the FCC's rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of 47 CFR part 68 is to protect the 
telephone network from certain types of harm and prevent interference 
to subscribers. To (1) demonstrate that terminal equipment complies 
with criteria for protecting the network and (2) ensure that consumers, 
providers of telecommunications, the Commission and others are able to 
trace products to the party responsible for ensuring compliance with 
these criteria; it is essential to require manufacturers or other 
responsible parties to provide the information required by Part 68. In 
addition, incumbent local exchange carriers must provide the 
information in Part 68 to warn their subscribers of impending 
disconnection of service when subscriber terminal equipment is causing 
telephone network harm, and to inform subscribers of a change in 
network facilities that requires modification or alteration of 
subscribers' terminal equipment.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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The Commission strongly encourages DATES: Written PRA comments should Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
electronic filings of comments, protests, be submitted on or before April 10, impact(s).
and interventions via the Internet in lieu 2017. If you anticipate that you will be Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) submitting comments, but find it Part 68 rules do not require respondents
and the instructions on the difficult to do so within the period of to provide proprietary, trade secret or
Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) time allowed by this notice, you should other confidential information to the
under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Persons advise the contact listed below as soon Commission. If the FCC requests that
unable to file electronically should as possible. respondents submit information which
submit an original and 5 copies of the ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to respondents believe is confidential,
protest or intervention to the Federal Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ respondents may request confidential
Energy regulatory Commission, 888 fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. treatment of such information pursuant
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For to Section 0.459 of the FCC’s rules, 47
Dated: February 2, 2017. additional information about the CFR 0.459.
Kimberly D. Bose, information collection, contact Nicole Needs and Uses: The purpose of 47
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. CFR part 68 is to protect the telephone
Secretary.
network from certain types of harm and
[FR Doc. 2017–02654 Filed 2–8–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
prevent interference to subscribers. To
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P its continuing effort to reduce
(1) demonstrate that terminal equipment
paperwork burdens, and as required by
complies with criteria for protecting the
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
network and (2) ensure that consumers,
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
providers of telecommunications, the
COMMISSION Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission and others are able to trace
Commission) invites the general public
[OMB 3060–0056] products to the party responsible for
and other Federal agencies to take this
ensuring compliance with these criteria;
Information Collection Being Reviewed opportunity to comment on the
it is essential to require manufacturers
by the Federal Communications following information collections.
or other responsible parties to provide
Commission Comments are requested concerning:
the information required by Part 68. In
Whether the proposed collection of
addition, incumbent local exchange
AGENCY: Federal Communications information is necessary for the proper
carriers must provide the information in
Commission. performance of the functions of the
Part 68 to warn their subscribers of
ACTION: Notice and request for Commission, including whether the
impending disconnection of service
comments. information shall have practical utility;
when subscriber terminal equipment is
the accuracy of the Commission’s
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort causing telephone network harm, and to
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as inform subscribers of a change in
quality, utility, and clarity of the
required by the Paperwork Reduction network facilities that requires
information collected; ways to minimize
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal modification or alteration of subscribers’
the burden of the collection of
Communications Commission (FCC or terminal equipment.
information on the respondents,
the Commission) invites the general including the use of automated Federal Communications Commission.
public and other Federal agencies to collection techniques or other forms of Marlene H. Dortch,
take this opportunity to comment on the information technology; and ways to Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
following information collection. further reduce the information [FR Doc. 2017–02668 Filed 2–8–17; 8:45 am]
Comments are requested concerning: collection burden on small business BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Whether the proposed collection of concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
information is necessary for the proper SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
performance of the functions of the OMB Control Number: 3060–0056. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Commission, including whether the Title: Part 68, Connection of Terminal COMMISSION
information shall have practical utility; Equipment to the Telephone Network.
the accuracy of the Commission’s [OMB 3060–XXXX, 3060–0823, 3060–0971]
Form Number: N/A.
burden estimate; ways to enhance the Type of Review: Extension of a Information Collections Being
quality, utility, and clarity of the currently approved collection. Reviewed by the Federal
information collected; ways to minimize Respondents: Business or other for- Communications Commission
the burden of the collection of profit.
information on the respondents, Number of Respondents and AGENCY: Federal Communications
including the use of automated Responses: 58,310 respondents; 64,177 Commission.
collection techniques or other forms of responses. ACTION: Notice and request for
information technology; and ways to Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 comments.
further reduce the information hours–40 hours.
collection burden on small business Frequency of Response: On occasion SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. reporting requirement, third party to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a disclosure requirement, and required by the Paperwork Reduction
collection of information unless it Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
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recordkeeping requirement.
displays a currently valid control Obligation to Respond: Required to Communications Commission (FCC or
number. No person shall be subject to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory the Commission) invites the general
any penalty for failing to comply with authority for this information collection public and other Federal agencies to
a collection of information subject to the is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201– take this opportunity to comment on the
PRA that does not display a valid Office 205 and 303(r). following information collection.
of Management and Budget (OMB) Total Annual Burden: 22,559 hours. Comments are requested concerning:
control number. Total Annual Cost: $1,130,000. Whether the proposed collection of

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 10, 2017. 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		82 FR 10000