82 FR 12182 - Rates for Interstate Inmate Calling Services

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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

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.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 1, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12182-12183]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03900]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2017-03900 Filed 2-28-17; 8:45 am]
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