82 FR 16036 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 61 (March 31, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-06363 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 61 (Friday, March 31, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 16036-16037] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-06363] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-1046] 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, 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 May 30, 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: 3060-1046. Title: Part 64, Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents and Responses: 469 respondents; 3,725 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours-200 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion, one-time, annual, and quarterly reporting requirements; third party disclosure requirements; 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 and 276. Total Annual Burden: 73,494 hours. Total Annual Cost: No cost. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not requesting respondents to submit confidential information. Respondents may request confidential treatment of their information that they believe to be confidential pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. Needs and Uses: In the Order on Reconsideration (FCC 04-251), the Commission considered four petitions for reconsideration of our Report and Order. The Report and Order (FCC 03-235) established detailed rules (Payphone Compensation Rules) ensuring that payphone service providers or PSPs are ``fairly compensated'' for each and every completed payphone-originated call pursuant to section 276 of the Communications Act, as amended (the Act). The Payphone Compensation Rules satisfy section 276 by identifying the party liable for compensation and establishing a mechanism for PSPs to be paid. The Payphone Compensation Rules: (1) Place liability to compensate PSPs for payphone-originated calls on the facilities-based long distance carriers or switch-based resellers (SBRs) from whose switches such calls are completed; (2) define these responsible carriers as ``Completing Carriers'' and require them to develop their own system of tracking calls to completion, the accuracy of which must be confirmed and attested to by a third-party auditor; (3) require Completing Carriers to file with PSPs a quarterly report and also submit an attestation by the chief financial officer (CFO) that the payment amount for that quarter is accurate and is based on 100% of all completed calls; (4) require quarterly reporting obligations for other facilities-based long distance carriers in the call path, if any, and define these carriers as ``Intermediate Carriers;'' (5) give parties [[Page 16037]] flexibility to agree to alternative compensation arrangements (ACA) so that small Completing Carriers may avoid the expense of instituting a tracking system and undergoing an audit. The Order on Reconsideration did not change this compensation framework, but rather refined and built upon its approach. While the Commission increased the time carriers must retain certain data and added burden in that regard, the Commission also removed potentially burdensome paperwork requirements by encouraging carriers to comply with the reporting requirements through electronic means. We believe that the clarifications adopted in the Order on Reconsideration significantly decrease the paperwork burden on carriers. Specifically, the Commission did the following: (1) Clarified alternative arrangements for small businesses requiring a Completing Carrier to give the PSP adequate notice of an ACA prior to its effective date with sufficient time for the PSP to object to an ACA, and also prior to the termination of an ACA; (2) clarified any paperwork burdens imposed on carriers allowing Completing Carriers the ability to give PSPs adequate notice of payphone compensation requirements by placing notice on a clearinghouse Web site or through electronic methods; (3) required Completing Carriers and Intermediate Carriers to report only completed calls in their quarterly reports; and (4) extended the time period from 18 to 27 months for Completing Carriers and Intermediate Carriers to retain certain payphone records. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-06363 Filed 3-30-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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that visitors arrive 30 minutes before the including the use of automated Respondents: Business or other for-
meeting in order to be processed collection techniques or other forms of profit.
through security and escorted to the information technology; and ways to Number of Respondents and
meeting room. (In addition to further reduce the information Responses: 469 respondents; 3,725
publishing notices on EEOC collection burden on small business responses.
Commission meetings in the Federal concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
Register, the Commission also provides The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a hours–200 hours.
information about Commission meetings collection of information unless it Frequency of Response: On occasion,
on its Web site, www.eeoc.gov., and displays a currently valid control one-time, annual, and quarterly
provides a recorded announcement a number. No person shall be subject to reporting requirements; third party
week in advance on future Commission any penalty for failing to comply with disclosure requirements; and
sessions.) a collection of information subject to the recordkeeping requirement.
Please telephone (202) 663–7100 PRA that does not display a valid Office Obligation to Respond: Required to
(voice) and (202) 663–4074 (TTY) at any of Management and Budget (OMB) Obtain or Retain Benefits. Statutory
time for information on these meetings. control number. authority for this information collection
The EEOC provides sign language is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154 and
DATES: Written PRA comments should
interpretation and Communication 276.
be submitted on or before May 30, 2017. Total Annual Burden: 73,494 hours.
Access Realtime Translation (CART) If you anticipate that you will be Total Annual Cost: No cost.
services at Commission meetings for the submitting comments, but find it Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
hearing impaired. Requests for other difficult to do so within the period of impact(s).
reasonable accommodations may be time allowed by this notice, you should Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
made by using the voice and TTY advise the contact listed below as soon The Commission is not requesting
numbers listed above. as possible. respondents to submit confidential
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to information. Respondents may request
Bernadette B. Wilson, Acting Executive Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ confidential treatment of their
Officer on (202) 663–4077. fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. information that they believe to be
Issued: March 29, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For confidential pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of
Bernadette B. Wilson, additional information about the the Commission’s rules.
Acting Executive Officer, Executive information collection, contact Nicole Needs and Uses: In the Order on
Secretariat. Ongele at (202) 418–2991. Reconsideration (FCC 04–251), the
[FR Doc. 2017–06507 Filed 3–29–17; 4:15 pm] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Commission considered four petitions
BILLING CODE 6570–01–P As part of its continuing effort to for reconsideration of our Report and
reduce paperwork burdens, and as Order. The Report and Order (FCC 03–
required by the Paperwork Reduction 235) established detailed rules
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– (Payphone Compensation Rules)
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3520), the Federal Communications ensuring that payphone service
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Commission (FCC or Commission) providers or PSPs are ‘‘fairly
[OMB 3060–1046] invites the general public and other compensated’’ for each and every
Federal agencies to take this completed payphone-originated call
Information Collection Being Reviewed pursuant to section 276 of the
opportunity to comment on the
by the Federal Communications Communications Act, as amended (the
following information collections.
Commission Act). The Payphone Compensation
Comments are requested concerning:
AGENCY: Federal Communications whether the proposed collection of Rules satisfy section 276 by identifying
Commission. information is necessary for the proper the party liable for compensation and
ACTION: Notice and request for performance of the functions of the establishing a mechanism for PSPs to be
comments. Commission, including whether the paid. The Payphone Compensation
information shall have practical utility; Rules: (1) Place liability to compensate
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort the accuracy of the Commission’s PSPs for payphone-originated calls on
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as burden estimate; ways to enhance the the facilities-based long distance
required by the Paperwork Reduction quality, utility, and clarity of the carriers or switch-based resellers (SBRs)
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal information collected; ways to minimize from whose switches such calls are
Communications Commission (FCC or the burden of the collection of completed; (2) define these responsible
the Commission) invites the general information on the respondents, carriers as ‘‘Completing Carriers’’ and
public and other Federal agencies to including the use of automated require them to develop their own
take this opportunity to comment on the collection techniques or other forms of system of tracking calls to completion,
following information collection. information technology; and ways to the accuracy of which must be
Comments are requested concerning: further reduce the information confirmed and attested to by a third-
Whether the proposed collection of collection burden on small business party auditor; (3) require Completing
information is necessary for the proper concerns with fewer than 25 employees. Carriers to file with PSPs a quarterly
performance of the functions of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: report and also submit an attestation by
Commission, including whether the the chief financial officer (CFO) that the
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OMB Control Number: 3060–1046.
information shall have practical utility; Title: Part 64, Pay Telephone payment amount for that quarter is
the accuracy of the Commission’s Reclassification and Compensation accurate and is based on 100% of all
burden estimate; ways to enhance the Provisions of the Telecommunications completed calls; (4) require quarterly
quality, utility, and clarity of the Act of 1996. reporting obligations for other facilities-
information collected; ways to minimize Form Number: N/A. based long distance carriers in the call
the burden of the collection of Type of Review: Extension of a path, if any, and define these carriers as
information on the respondents, currently approved collection. ‘‘Intermediate Carriers;’’ (5) give parties
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flexibility to agree to alternative public and other Federal agencies to collection techniques or other forms of
compensation arrangements (ACA) so take this opportunity to comment on the information technology; and ways to
that small Completing Carriers may following information collection. further reduce the information
avoid the expense of instituting a Comments are requested concerning: collection burden on small business
tracking system and undergoing an whether the proposed collection of concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
audit. The Order on Reconsideration did information is necessary for the proper OMB Control Number: 3060–0986.
not change this compensation performance of the functions of the Title: High-Cost Universal Service
framework, but rather refined and built Commission, including whether the Support.
upon its approach. While the information shall have practical utility; Form Numbers: FCC Form 481, FCC
Commission increased the time carriers the accuracy of the Commission’s Form 505, FCC Form 507, FCC Form
must retain certain data and added burden estimate; ways to enhance the 508, FCC Form 509, and FCC Form 525.
burden in that regard, the Commission quality, utility, and clarity of the Type of Review: Revision of a
also removed potentially burdensome information collected; ways to minimize currently approved collection.
paperwork requirements by encouraging the burden of the collection of Respondents: Business or other for-
carriers to comply with the reporting information on the respondents, profit, not-for-profit institutions and
requirements through electronic means. including the use of automated state, local or tribal government.
We believe that the clarifications collection techniques or other forms of Number of Respondents and
adopted in the Order on information technology; and ways to Responses: 1,948 respondents; 14,020
Reconsideration significantly decrease further reduce the information responses.
the paperwork burden on carriers. collection burden on small business Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
Specifically, the Commission did the concerns with fewer than 25 employees. hours–100 hours.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a Frequency of Response: On occasion,
following: (1) Clarified alternative
collection of information unless it quarterly and annual reporting
arrangements for small businesses
displays a currently valid control requirements, recordkeeping
requiring a Completing Carrier to give
number. No person shall be subject to requirement and third party disclosure
the PSP adequate notice of an ACA prior
any penalty for failing to comply with requirement.
to its effective date with sufficient time
a collection of information subject to the Obligation to Respond: Required to
for the PSP to object to an ACA, and
PRA that does not display a valid Office obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
also prior to the termination of an ACA;
of Management and Budget (OMB) authority for this information collection
(2) clarified any paperwork burdens
control number. is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155,
imposed on carriers allowing
DATES: Written PRA comments should
201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254,
Completing Carriers the ability to give
be submitted on or before May 30, 2017. 256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and
PSPs adequate notice of payphone
If you anticipate that you will be 1302.
compensation requirements by placing Total Annual Burden: 242,585 hours.
notice on a clearinghouse Web site or submitting comments, but find it
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
through electronic methods; (3) required difficult to do so within the period of
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
Completing Carriers and Intermediate time allowed by this notice, you should
Impact(s).
Carriers to report only completed calls advise the contact listed below as soon Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
in their quarterly reports; and (4) as possible. We note that USAC must preserve the
extended the time period from 18 to 27 ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to confidentiality of all data obtained from
months for Completing Carriers and Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ respondents; must not use the data
Intermediate Carriers to retain certain fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. except for purposes of administering the
payphone records. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For universal service programs; and must
Federal Communications Commission. additional information about the not disclose data in company-specific
Marlene H. Dortch, information collection, contact Nicole form unless directed to do so by the
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017–06363 Filed 3–30–17; 8:45 am]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of Needs and Uses: The Commission is
its continuing effort to reduce requesting the Office of Management
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paperwork burdens, and as required by and Budget (OMB) approval for this
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of revised information collection. In
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal November 2011, the Commission
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Commission) invites the general public universal service support mechanisms.
[OMB 3060–0986] and other Federal agencies to take this Connect America Fund; A National
opportunity to comment on the Broadband Plan for Our Future;
Information Collection Being Reviewed following information collections. Establish Just and Reasonable Rates for
by the Federal Communications Comments are requested concerning: Local Exchange Carriers; High-Cost
Commission Whether the proposed collection of Universal Service Support; Developing a
AGENCY: Federal Communications information is necessary for the proper Unified Intercarrier Compensation
Commission. performance of the functions of the Regime; Federal-State Joint Board on
ACTION: Notice and request for Commission, including whether the Universal Service; Lifeline and Link-Up;
information shall have practical utility; Universal Service Reform—Mobility
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comments.
the accuracy of the Commission’s Fund, WC Docket Nos. 10–90, 07–135,
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort burden estimate; ways to enhance the 05–337, 03–109; GN Docket No. 09–51;
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as quality, utility, and clarity of the CC Docket Nos. 01–92, 96–45; WT
required by the Paperwork Reduction information collected; ways to minimize Docket No. 10–208, Order and Further
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal the burden of the collection of Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 26 FCC
Communications Commission (FCC or information on the respondents, Rcd 17663 (2011) (USF/ICC
the Commission) invites the general including the use of automated Transformation Order); and the
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| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. | |
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