82 FR 12182 - Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 39 (March 1, 2017)

Page Range		12182-12183
FR Document		2017-03900

In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, the annual reporting and certification requirement, consumer disclosure requirement, and one-time data collection associated with the Commission's Inmate Calling Services Order (Order), FCC 15-136, published on December 18, 2015.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[WC Docket No. 12-375, FCC 15-136]


Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of OMB approval.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the annual reporting and certification requirement, consumer disclosure 
requirement, and one-time data collection associated with the 
Commission's Inmate Calling Services Order (Order), FCC 15-136, 
published on December 18, 2015.

DATES: The one-time data collection was approved by OMB under OMB 
Control No. 3060-1221 on January 9, 2017. The annual reporting and 
certification requirements and the consumer disclosure requirements in 
47 CFR 64.6060 and 64.6110, published at 80 FR 79135, December 18, 2015 
were approved by OMB under OMB Control No. 3060-1222 on January 9, 
2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gil Strobel, Pricing Policy Division, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1520, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on January 9, 
2017, OMB approved the annual reporting and certification requirement 
and consumer disclosure requirement, relating to the rules contained in 
the Commission's Order. The OMB Control Number for the annual 
reporting, certification, and consumer disclosure requirements is 3060-
1222. This document further announces that, on January 9, 2017, OMB 
approved the one-time data collection associated with the Order. The 
OMB Control Number for the one-time data collection is 3060-1221. The 
Commission publishes this document as an announcement of the OMB 
approval of the forms associated with the annual reporting and 
certification requirements and with the one-time data collection, as 
well as OMB's approval of the consumer disclosure requirements. If you 
have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the 
Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused 
thereby, please contact Nicole Ongele, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-A620, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554. 
Please include the relevant OMB Control Number, 3060-1222 or 3060-1221, 
in your correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments 
via email at [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an email to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received the final OMB 
approval on January 9, 2017, for the annual reporting, certification, 
and consumer disclosure requirements and one-time data collection 
contained in the modifications to the Commission's rules in 47 CFR part 
64 and in the Commission's Order. Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may 
not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a 
current, valid OMB Control Number.
    No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply 
with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number.The OMB 
Control Numbers are 3060-1222 and 3060-1221.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.

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    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1222.
    OMB Approval Date: January 9, 2017.
    OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2020.
    Title: Inmate Calling Services Data Collection; Annual Reporting, 
Certification, and Consumer Disclosure Requirements.
    Form Number(s): FCC Form 2301(a) and FCC Form 2301(b).
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15 respondents; 15 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours-60 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting and certification 
requirements; third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201, 
218, 220, 225, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j), 201, 218, 220, 225 and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission anticipates 
providing confidential treatment for proprietary information submitted 
by providers of inmate calling services (ICS). Parties that comply with 
the terms of a protective order for the proceeding will have an 
opportunity to comment on the data.
    Needs and Uses: Section 201 of the Communications Act of 1934 Act 
(Act), as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201, requires that ICS providers' rates 
and practices be just and reasonable. The Commission's Second Report 
and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Second 
Report and Order), WC Docket No., FCC 15-136, requires that ICS 
providers file annual reports with the Commission, including 
certifications that the reported data are complete and accurate. The 
annual reporting and certification rules require ICS providers to file, 
among other things: Data regarding their ICS rates and minutes of use 
by facility and size of facility; current ancillary service charge 
amounts and the instances of use of each; and the monthly amount of any 
site commission payments. The Commission also requires an officer of 
each ICS provider annually to certify the accuracy of the data 
submitted and the provider's compliance with the Second Report and 
Order. The consumer disclosure rule requires ICS providers to inform 
customers of their rates and charges. The data will assist the 
Commission in, among other things, ensuring compliance with the Second 
Report and Order and monitoring the effectiveness of the ICS reforms 
adopted therein. The data will be used to enable the Commission to 
assess the costs related to ICS and ensure that ICS rates and ancillary 
service charges related to ICS rates remain just and reasonable as 
required by section 201 of the Act.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-1221.
    OMB Approval Date: January 9, 2017.
    OMB Expiration Date: January 31, 2020.
    Title: Inmate Calling Services Data Collection, One-Time Data 
Collection.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2300.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15 respondents; 15 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 100 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201, 
218, 220, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j), 201, 218, 220 and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission anticipates 
providing confidential treatment for proprietary information submitted 
by inmate calling service (ICS) providers. Parties that comply with the 
terms of a protective order for the proceeding will have an opportunity 
to comment on the data.
    Needs and Uses: Section 201 of the Communications Act of 1934 Act 
(Act), as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201, requires that ICS providers' 
interstate rates and practices be just and reasonable. The Commission's 
Second Report and Order and Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
(FNPRM) requires that all ICS providers comply with a one-time 
mandatory data collection. ICS providers must submit data on the costs 
of providing--and the demand for--interstate, international, and 
intrastate ICS. The data collection requires ICS providers to submit 
data on ICS calls, various ICS costs, company and contract information, 
information about facilities served, ICS revenues, ancillary fees, and 
mandatory taxes and fees. ICS providers are also required to apportion 
direct costs for each cost category and to explain how joint and common 
costs are apportioned among the facilities they serve and the services 
they provide. The data will be used to enable the Commission to assess 
the costs related to ICS and ensure that ICS rates and fees related to 
ICS rates remain just and reasonable as required by section 201 of the 
Act. Responses to the collection are due March 1, 2017.
    The Commission's Wireline Bureau staff will develop a standardized 
template for the submission of data and provide instructions to 
simplify compliance with and reduce the burdens of the data collection. 
The template also includes filing instructions and text fields for 
respondents to use to explain portions of their filings, as needed. See 
FCC Form 2300. Providers are encouraged to file their data 
electronically via the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System 
(ECFS).

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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PART 111—[AMENDED] c. Participate in the Seamless Parallel and consumer disclosure requirement,
Program. relating to the rules contained in the
■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR d. Participate in eInduction under Commission’s Order. The OMB Control
part 111 continues to read as follows: 20.0 for DMU-verified origin entry or Number for the annual reporting,
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– destination entry-drop shipments. certification, and consumer disclosure
307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, requirements is 3060–1222. This
22.3.1 Intelligent Mail Barcode
401, 403, 404, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 3201– document further announces that, on
Exception
3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 3632, January 9, 2017, OMB approved the one-
3633, and 5001. Under special circumstances where time data collection associated with the
■2. Revise the Mailing Standards of the mailers are unable to use an Intelligent Order. The OMB Control Number for the
United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Barcode on every piece an one-time data collection is 3060–1221.
Mail Manual (DMM) as follows: exception may be granted by Business The Commission publishes this
Mailer Support (BMS); see 608.8 for document as an announcement of the
Mailing Standards of the United States contact information. OMB approval of the forms associated
Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual with the annual reporting and
* * * * *
(DMM) certification requirements and with the
We will publish an appropriate
* * * * * amendment to 39 CFR part 111 to reflect one-time data collection, as well as
these changes. OMB’s approval of the consumer
700 Special Standards
disclosure requirements. If you have any
* * * * * Stanley F. Mires, comments on the burden estimates
Attorney, Federal Compliance. listed below, or how the Commission
705 Advanced Preparation and [FR Doc. 2017–03911 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am]
Special Postage Payment Systems can improve the collections and reduce
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* * * * * contact Nicole Ongele, Federal
[Add new section 22.0, to read as Communications Commission, Room 1–
follows:] FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS A620, 445 12th Street SW., Washington,
22.0 Seamless Acceptance Program COMMISSION DC 20554. Please include the relevant
OMB Control Number, 3060–1222 or
22.1 Description 47 CFR Part 64 3060–1221, in your correspondence.
Seamless Acceptance uses Intelligent [WC Docket No. 12–375, FCC 15–136] The Commission will also accept your
Mail barcodes, electronic comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov.
documentation (eDoc), and scans from Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling To request materials in accessible
USPS mail processing equipment and Services formats for people with disabilities
hand held devices, to automate (Braille, large print, electronic files,
AGENCY: Federal Communications
verification of and payment for First- audio format), send an email to fcc504@
Commission.
Class Mail cards, letters, and flats, fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Periodicals, USPS Marketing Mail ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
letters and flats, and Bound Printed OMB approval. 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
Matter flats. Additional information, SUMMARY: In this document, the (TTY).
including information regarding Commission announces that the Office
verification and associated assessments Synopsis
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
on the Seamless Acceptance Program is approved, for a period of three years, the As required by the Paperwork
available in Publication 6850, annual reporting and certification Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
Publication for Streamlined Mail requirement, consumer disclosure the FCC is notifying the public that it
Acceptance for Letters and Flats, requirement, and one-time data received the final OMB approval on
available at https://postalpro.usps.com/ collection associated with the January 9, 2017, for the annual
node/581. Commission’s Inmate Calling Services reporting, certification, and consumer
22.2 Approval Order (Order), FCC 15–136, published disclosure requirements and one-time
on December 18, 2015. data collection contained in the
Mailers may seek authorization to modifications to the Commission’s rules
participate in the Seamless Acceptance DATES: The one-time data collection was
approved by OMB under OMB Control in 47 CFR part 64 and in the
Program by contacting the PostalOne! Commission’s Order. Under 5 CFR part
Helpdesk at 1–800–522–9085. No. 3060–1221 on January 9, 2017. The
annual reporting and certification 1320, an agency may not conduct or
22.3 Basic Standards requirements and the consumer sponsor a collection of information
disclosure requirements in 47 CFR unless it displays a current, valid OMB
First-Class Mail, Periodicals, and
64.6060 and 64.6110, published at 80 Control Number.
USPS Marketing Mail letters and flats
and BPM barcoded flats are potentially FR 79135, December 18, 2015 were No person shall be subject to any
eligible for Seamless Acceptance. All approved by OMB under OMB Control penalty for failing to comply with a
mailpieces, including basic and No. 3060–1222 on January 9, 2017. collection of information subject to the
nonautomation, must be prepared as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gil Paperwork Reduction Act that does not
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outlined in 23.0; mailers must meet the Strobel, Pricing Policy Division, display a current, valid OMB Control
following standards: Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) Number.The OMB Control Numbers are
a. Meet all the content and price 418–1520, or email: gil.strobel@fcc.gov. 3060–1222 and 3060–1221.
eligibility standards for the price SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This The foregoing notice is required by
claimed. document announces that, on January 9, the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
b. Prepare 90% Full-Service eligible 2017, OMB approved the annual Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
volume. reporting and certification requirement and 44 U.S.C. 3507.

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The total annual reporting burdens certification rules require ICS providers information submitted by inmate calling
and costs for the respondents are as to file, among other things: Data service (ICS) providers. Parties that
follows: regarding their ICS rates and minutes of comply with the terms of a protective
OMB Control Number: 3060–1222. use by facility and size of facility; order for the proceeding will have an
OMB Approval Date: January 9, 2017. current ancillary service charge amounts opportunity to comment on the data.
OMB Expiration Date: January 31, and the instances of use of each; and the Needs and Uses: Section 201 of the
2020. monthly amount of any site commission Communications Act of 1934 Act (Act),
Title: Inmate Calling Services Data payments. The Commission also as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201, requires that
Collection; Annual Reporting, requires an officer of each ICS provider ICS providers’ interstate rates and
Certification, and Consumer Disclosure annually to certify the accuracy of the practices be just and reasonable. The
Requirements. data submitted and the provider’s Commission’s Second Report and Order
Form Number(s): FCC Form 2301(a) compliance with the Second Report and and Third Further Notice of Proposed
and FCC Form 2301(b). Order. The consumer disclosure rule Rulemaking (FNPRM) requires that all
Type of Review: New collection. requires ICS providers to inform ICS providers comply with a one-time
Respondents: Business or other for- customers of their rates and charges. mandatory data collection. ICS
profit. The data will assist the Commission in, providers must submit data on the costs
Number of Respondents and among other things, ensuring of providing—and the demand for—
Responses: 15 respondents; 15 compliance with the Second Report and interstate, international, and intrastate
responses. Order and monitoring the effectiveness ICS. The data collection requires ICS
Estimated Time per Response: 5 of the ICS reforms adopted therein. The providers to submit data on ICS calls,
hours–60 hours. data will be used to enable the
Frequency of Response: Annual various ICS costs, company and contract
Commission to assess the costs related information, information about facilities
reporting and certification requirements; to ICS and ensure that ICS rates and
third party disclosure requirement. served, ICS revenues, ancillary fees, and
ancillary service charges related to ICS mandatory taxes and fees. ICS providers
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. rates remain just and reasonable as
Statutory authority for this information are also required to apportion direct
required by section 201 of the Act. costs for each cost category and to
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, OMB Control Number: 3060–1221.
4(i), 4(j), 201, 218, 220, 225, and 303(r) explain how joint and common costs are
OMB Approval Date: January 9, 2017. apportioned among the facilities they
of the Communications Act of 1934, as OMB Expiration Date: January 31,
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)–(j), 201, serve and the services they provide. The
2020. data will be used to enable the
218, 220, 225 and 303(r). Title: Inmate Calling Services Data
Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours. Commission to assess the costs related
Collection, One-Time Data Collection. to ICS and ensure that ICS rates and fees
Total Annual Cost: No cost. Form Number: FCC Form 2300.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No related to ICS rates remain just and
Type of Review: New collection. reasonable as required by section 201 of
impact(s). Respondents: Business or other for-
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: the Act. Responses to the collection are
profit. due March 1, 2017.
The Commission anticipates providing Number of Respondents and
confidential treatment for proprietary Responses: 15 respondents; 15 The Commission’s Wireline Bureau
information submitted by providers of responses. staff will develop a standardized
inmate calling services (ICS). Parties Estimated Time per Response: 100 template for the submission of data and
that comply with the terms of a hours. provide instructions to simplify
protective order for the proceeding will Frequency of Response: One-time compliance with and reduce the
have an opportunity to comment on the reporting requirement. burdens of the data collection. The
data. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. template also includes filing
Needs and Uses: Section 201 of the Statutory authority for this information instructions and text fields for
Communications Act of 1934 Act (Act), collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, respondents to use to explain portions
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201, requires that 4(i), 4(j), 201, 218, 220, and 303(r) of the of their filings, as needed. See FCC
ICS providers’ rates and practices be just Communications Act of 1934, as Form 2300. Providers are encouraged to
and reasonable. The Commission’s amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)–(j), 201, file their data electronically via the
Second Report and Order and Third 218, 220 and 303(r). Commission’s Electronic Comment
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours. Filing System (ECFS).
(Second Report and Order), WC Docket Total Annual Cost: No cost. Federal Communications Commission.
No., FCC 15–136, requires that ICS Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
Marlene H. Dortch,
providers file annual reports with the impact(s).
Commission, including certifications Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
that the reported data are complete and The Commission anticipates providing [FR Doc. 2017–03900 Filed 2–28–17; 8:45 am]
accurate. The annual reporting and confidential treatment for proprietary BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
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Action		Final rule; announcement of OMB approval.
Dates		The one-time data collection was approved by OMB under OMB Control No. 3060-1221 on January 9, 2017. The annual reporting and certification requirements and the consumer disclosure requirements in 47 CFR 64.6060 and 64.6110, published at 80 FR 79135, December 18, 2015 were approved by OMB under OMB Control No. 3060-1222 on January 9, 2017.
Contact		Gil Strobel, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1520, or email: [email protected]
FR Citation		82 FR 12182