82 FR 31324 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 128 (July 6, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-14217

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 3060-0760]


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 September 
5, 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.

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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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0760.
    Title: 272 Sunset Order, WC Docket No. 06-120; Access Charge 
Reform, CC Docket No. 96-262, First Report and Order; Second Order on 
Reconsideration and Memorandum Opinion and Order; and Fifth Report and 
Order; Business Data Services Report and Order, WC Docket No. 16-143 et 
al.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 13 respondents; 66 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3-80 hours.
    Frequency of Response: One-time reporting requirement; on-occasion 
reporting requirement; 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. 1, 4(i)-(j), 201-205, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i)-(j), 201-205, and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 1,256 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $61,050.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The information requested is 
not of a confidential nature. However, respondents may request 
materials or information submitted to the Commission be withheld from 
public inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: On April 28, 2017, the Commission released the 
Business Data Services Order, WC Docket No. 16-143 et al., FCC 17-43, 
reforming the business data services/special access regulations for 
incumbent and competitive LECs. The Commission's reforms included 
replacing the application-based pricing flexibility rules with a new 
framework under which: (a) Packet-based services, time division 
multiplexing (TDM) services with bandwidth greater than 45 mbps, and 
TDM transport services are not subject to ex ante pricing regulation; 
(b) a new standard is applied to determine the extent to which the 
Commission regulates price cap LECs' TDM end user channel terminations 
with bandwidth less than 45 mbps and certain other low bandwidth 
business data services. Under this standard, a price cap LEC is not 
subject to ex ante pricing regulation in the provision of these 
services in counties deemed competitive under the Commission's 
competitive market test or for which the price cap LEC previously 
obtained Phase II pricing flexibility; (c) the price cap LEC is subject 
to ex ante pricing regulation in other counties where it is the 
incumbent LEC, but in these counties the price cap LEC has downward 
pricing flexibility (i.e., the equivalent of Phase I pricing 
flexibility under the prior rules); and (d) the Commission will update 
the competitive market test results every three years using data 
already collected in FCC Form 477.
    Among other rules changes, the Business Data Services Report and 
Order repealed section 1.774, which set forth requirements for pricing 
flexibility applications, and added section 1.776, which limits the 
circumstances under which price cap LECs must file their business data 
services contracts as contract-based tariffs. The Commission also 
amended section 69.701 of its rules to specify that its pricing 
flexibility rules no longer apply to business data services.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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information on the respondents, information will be collected in the adequate precautions to maintain
including the use of automated form of an electronically-filed, annual reliable service.
collection techniques or other forms of certification from each Covered 911 Federal Communications Commission.
information technology; and ways to Service Provider, as defined in the Marlene H. Dortch,
further reduce the information Commission’s 2013 Report and Order,
Secretary.
collection burden on small business in which the provider will indicate
[FR Doc. 2017–14162 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am]
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. whether it has implemented certain
OMB Control Number: 3060–1202. industry-backed best practices. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
Title: Improving 9–1–1 Reliability; Providers that are able to respond in the
Reliability and Continuity of affirmative to all elements of the
Communications Networks, Including certification will be deemed to satisfy FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
Broadband Technologies. the ‘‘reasonable measures’’ requirement COMMISSION
Form Number: Not Applicable in Section 12.4(b) of the Commission’s
(annual on-line certification). OMB 3060–0760]
rules. If a provider does not certify in
Type of Review: Revision of a the affirmative with respect to one or Information Collection Being Reviewed
currently approved collection. more elements of the certification, it by the Federal Communications
Respondents: Business or other for- must provide a brief explanation of Commission
profit; not-for-profit institutions. what alternative measures it has taken,
Number of Respondents and in light of the provider’s particular facts AGENCY:Federal Communications
Responses: 200 respondents; 200 and circumstances, to ensure reliable Commission.
responses. 911 service with respect to that
Estimated Time per Response: Varies element(s). Similarly, a service provider Notice and request for
ACTION:
by respondent. Average of 837 hours per may also respond by demonstrating that comments.
respondent. a particular certification element is not
Frequency of Response: Annual SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
applicable to its networks and must
reporting requirement and to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
include a brief explanation of why the
recordkeeping requirement. required by the Paperwork Reduction
element(s) does not apply.
Total Annual Burden: 167,350 hours. Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Total Annual Cost: No Cost. The information will be collected by
the Public Safety and Homeland Communications Commission (FCC or
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. the Commission) invites the general
The statutory authority for this Security Bureau, FCC, for review and
analysis, to verify that Covered 911 public and other Federal agencies to
collection of information is contained in take this opportunity to comment on the
sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 4(o), 201(b), 214(d), Service Providers are taking reasonable
measures to maintain reliable 911 following information collection.
218, 251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), Comments are requested concerning:
303(r), 307, 309(a), 316, 332, 403, 615a– service. In certain cases, based on the
information included in the Whether the proposed collection of
1, and 615c of the Communications Act information is necessary for the proper
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, certifications and subsequent
coordination with the provider, the performance of the functions of the
154(i)–(j) & (o), 201(b), 214(d), 218, Commission, including whether the
251(e)(3), 301, 303(b), 303(g), 303(r), Commission may require remedial
action to correct vulnerabilities in a information shall have practical utility;
307, 309(a), 316, 332, 403, 615a–1, and the accuracy of the Commission’s
615c. service provider’s 911 network if it
determines that (a) the service provider burden estimate; ways to enhance the
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: quality, utility, and clarity of the
The Commission does not consider the has not, in fact, adhered to the best
practices incorporated in the FCC’s information collected; ways to minimize
fact of filing a certification to be the burden of the collection of
confidential or the responses provided rules, or (b) in the case of providers
employing alternative measures, that information on the respondents,
on the face of the certification. The including the use of automated
Commission will treat as presumptively those measures were not reasonably
sufficient to mitigate the associated risks collection techniques or other forms of
confidential and exempt from routine information technology; and ways to
public disclosure under the federal of failure in these key areas. The
Commission delegated authority to the further reduce the information
Freedom of Information Act: (1) collection burden on small business
Descriptions and documentation of Bureau to review certification
information and follow up with service concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
alternative measures to mitigate the The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
risks of nonconformance with providers as appropriate to address
deficiencies revealed by the certification collection of information unless it
certification standards; (2) information displays a currently valid control
detailing specific corrective actions process.
number. No person shall be subject to
taken; and (3) supplemental information The purpose of the collection of this
any penalty for failing to comply with
requested by the Commission or Bureau information is to verify that Covered 911
a collection of information subject to the
with respect to a certification. Service Providers are taking reasonable
PRA that does not display a valid Office
Privacy Impact Assessment: No measures such that their networks
of Management and Budget (OMB)
impact(s). comply with accepted best practices,
control number.
Needs and Uses: This is a revision of and that, in the event they are not able
an information collection necessary to to certify adherence to specific best DATES: Written PRA comments should
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ensure that all Americans have access to practices, that they are taking reasonable be submitted on or before September 5,
reliable and resilient 911 alternative measures. The Commission 2017. If you anticipate that you will be
communications, particularly in times adopted these rules in light of submitting comments, but find it
of emergency, by requiring certain 911 widespread 911 outages during the June difficult to do so within the period of
service providers to certify 2012 derecho storm in the Midwest and time allowed by this notice, you should
implementation of key best practices or Mid-Atlantic states, which revealed that advise the contact listed below as soon
reasonable alternative measures. The multiple service providers did not take as possible.

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ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ impact(s). CORPORATION
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For The information requested is not of a Agency Information Collection
additional information about the confidential nature. However, Activities: Proposed Collection
information collection, contact Nicole respondents may request materials or Renewals; Comment Request (3064–
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. information submitted to the 0085 & –0120)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of Commission be withheld from public
AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance
its continuing effort to reduce inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Corporation (FDIC).
paperwork burdens, and as required by Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: On April 28, 2017, ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal the Commission released the Business SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its
Communications Commission (FCC or Data Services Order, WC Docket No. 16– continuing effort to reduce paperwork
Commission) invites the general public 143 et al., FCC 17–43, reforming the and respondent burden, invites the
and other Federal agencies to take this business data services/special access general public and other Federal
opportunity to comment on the regulations for incumbent and agencies to take this opportunity to
following information collections. competitive LECs. The Commission’s comment on the renewal of existing
Comments are requested concerning: reforms included replacing the information collections, as required by
Whether the proposed collection of application-based pricing flexibility the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
information is necessary for the proper rules with a new framework under Currently, the FDIC is soliciting
performance of the functions of the which: (a) Packet-based services, time comment on renewal of the information
Commission, including whether the division multiplexing (TDM) services collections described below.
information shall have practical utility; with bandwidth greater than 45 mbps,
and TDM transport services are not DATES: Comments must be submitted on
the accuracy of the Commission’s
subject to ex ante pricing regulation; (b) or before September 5, 2017.
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the a new standard is applied to determine ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
information collected; ways to minimize the extent to which the Commission invited to submit written comments to
the burden of the collection of regulates price cap LECs’ TDM end user the FDIC by any of the following
information on the respondents, channel terminations with bandwidth methods:
including the use of automated less than 45 mbps and certain other low • http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/
collection techniques or other forms of bandwidth business data services. laws/federal/notices.html.
information technology; and ways to Under this standard, a price cap LEC is • Email: comments@fdic.gov. Include
further reduce the information not subject to ex ante pricing regulation the name and number of the collection
collection burden on small business in the provision of these services in in the subject line of the message.
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. counties deemed competitive under the • Mail: Manny Cabeza (202–898–
OMB Control Number: 3060–0760. Commission’s competitive market test 3767). Counsel, MB 3007, Federal
Title: 272 Sunset Order, WC Docket or for which the price cap LEC Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th
No. 06–120; Access Charge Reform, CC previously obtained Phase II pricing Street NW., Washington, DC 20429.
Docket No. 96–262, First Report and flexibility; (c) the price cap LEC is • Hand Delivery: Comments may be
Order; Second Order on subject to ex ante pricing regulation in hand-delivered to the guard station at
Reconsideration and Memorandum other counties where it is the incumbent the rear of the 17th Street Building
Opinion and Order; and Fifth Report LEC, but in these counties the price cap (located on F Street), on business days
and Order; Business Data Services LEC has downward pricing flexibility between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Report and Order, WC Docket No. 16– (i.e., the equivalent of Phase I pricing All comments should refer to the
143 et al. flexibility under the prior rules); and (d) relevant OMB control number. A copy
Form Number: N/A. the Commission will update the of the comments may also be submitted
Type of Review: Revision of a competitive market test results every to the OMB desk officer for the FDIC:
currently approved collection. three years using data already collected Office of Information and Regulatory
Respondents: Business or other for- in FCC Form 477. Affairs, Office of Management and
profit. Among other rules changes, the Budget, New Executive Office Building,
Number of Respondents and Business Data Services Report and Washington, DC 20503.
Responses: 13 respondents; 66 Order repealed section 1.774, which set FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
responses. forth requirements for pricing flexibility Manny Cabeza at the FDIC address
Estimated Time per Response: 3–80 applications, and added section 1.776, noted above.
hours. which limits the circumstances under
Frequency of Response: One-time SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Proposal
which price cap LECs must file their
reporting requirement; on-occasion business data services contracts as to renew the following currently
reporting requirement; third-party contract-based tariffs. The Commission approved collections of information:
disclosure requirement. also amended section 69.701 of its rules 1. Title: Record Keeping, Reporting
Obligation To Respond: Required to to specify that its pricing flexibility and Disclosure Requirements in
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory rules no longer apply to business data Connection with the Equal Credit
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authority for this information collection services. Opportunity Act Regulation B.
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i)–(j), 201– OMB Number: 3064–0085.
Federal Communications Commission. Form Number: None.
205, and 303(r) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, Marlene H. Dortch, Affected Public: Insured state
154(i)–(j), 201–205, and 303(r). Secretary, Office of the Secretary. nonmember banks and state savings
Total Annual Burden: 1,256 hours. [FR Doc. 2017–14217 Filed 7–5–17; 8:45 am] associations.
Total Annual Cost: $61,050. BILLING CODE 6712–01–P Burden Estimate:

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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 September 5, 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 31324