82 FR 58394 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 237 (December 12, 2017)

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 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. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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 OMB control number.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 237 (Tuesday, December 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58394-58396]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-26729]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0686]


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 of 1995 (PRA), 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.
    The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) 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 OMB control number.

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DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before February 12, 
2018. 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email: 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce 
paperwork burdens, and as required by the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520, the 
FCC 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 No.: 3060-0686.
    Title: International Section 214 Process and Tariff Requirements--
47 CFR sections 63.10, 63.11, 63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21, 63.22, 63.24, 
63.25 and 1.1311.
    Form No.: International Section 214--New Authorization; 
International Section 214 Authorization--Transfer of Control/
Assignment; International Section 214--Special Temporary Authority and 
International Section 214--Foreign Carrier Affiliation Notification.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 528 respondents; 792 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-20 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, Quarterly 
reporting requirement, Recordkeeping requirement and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
Commission's statutory authority for this information collection under 
sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 10, 11, 201-205, 208, 211, 214, 218, 219, 220, 
303(r), 309, 310, 403 and 571 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 154(j), 160, 161, 201-205, 208, 
211, 214, 218, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, 310, 403 and 571.
    Total Annual Burden: 3,152 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $752,400.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission has not 
granted assurances of confidentiality to those parties submitting the 
information, except for the list or routes required under 47 CFR 
63.22(h) which the Commission will treat as not routinely available for 
public inspection. In all the other cases where a respondent believes 
information requires confidentiality, the respondent can request 
confidential treatment under Section 0.459 of the Commission's rules, 
47 CFR 0.459.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) approve a revision of OMB Control No. 3060-0686 titled, 
``International Section 214 Authorization Process and Tariff 
Requirements--47 CFR Sections 63.10, 63.11, 63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21, 
63.24, 63.25 and 1.1311.'' The purpose of this revision is to obtain 
OMB approval for the reporting requirements under newly adopted 47 CFR 
63.22(h), which requires facilities-based international service 
providers electronically to submit, and maintain, a list of routes on 
which they have direct termination arrangements with a foreign carrier. 
In addition, this list maybe used to initiate targeted data collections 
regarding those routes. Finally, we remove from this collection the 
requirements related to 47 U.S.C. 310(b) which are now included in the 
collection under OMB Control No. 3060-1163.
    The current title of OMB Control No. 3060-0686 is ``International 
Section 214 Process and Tariff Requirements--47 CFR Sections 63.10, 
63.11, 63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21, 63.24, 63.25 and 1.1311''. The 
Commission would like to change the title to ``International Section 
214 Process and Tariff Requirements--47 CFR Sections 63.10, 63.11, 
63.13, 63.18, 63.19, 63.21, 63.22, 63.24, 63.25 and 1.1311'' to reflect 
the addition of 47 CFR 63.22(h) to the information collection.
    The information will be used by the Commission staff in carrying 
out its duties under the Communications Act. The information 
collections pertaining to Part 63 are necessary largely to determine 
the qualifications of applicants to provide common carrier 
international telecommunications service under section 214 of the 
Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 214, including applicants that are, or 
are affiliated with, foreign carriers, and to determine whether and 
under what conditions the authorizations are in the public interest, 
convenience, and necessity. The information collections are also 
necessary to maintain effective oversight of U.S. international 
carriers generally.
    The frequency of filing applications pursuant to Sections 214 will 
be determined largely by the applicant seeking to provide U.S 
international common carrier service under section 214 of the 
Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 214. Carriers will also determine largely 
the frequency of filing under the other rules included in this 
collection, with the exception of the quarterly reports required of 
certain carriers under 47 CFR 63.10(c) and the list of routes for which 
a facilities-based international service provider must make a one-time 
filing and update as necessary under 47 CFR 63.22(h). If the 
collections are not conducted or are conducted less frequently, 
applicants will not obtain the authorizations necessary to provide 
telecommunications services, and the Commission will be unable to carry 
out its mandate under the Communications Act of 1934. In addition, 
without the information collections, the United States would jeopardize 
its ability to fulfill the U.S. obligations as negotiated under the 
World Telecommunications Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement 
because these collections are imperative to detecting and deterring 
anticompetitive conduct. They are also necessary to preserve the 
Executive Branch agencies' and the Commission's ability to review 
foreign investments for national security, law enforcement, foreign 
policy, and trade concerns. Regarding 47 CFR 63.11, carriers determine 
largely when to notify the Commission of planned investments by or in 
foreign carriers. If the information is not collected by the 
Commission, we will not be able to prevent carriers that control 
bottleneck facilities in foreign countries from using those bottlenecks 
to discriminate against unaffiliated U.S. carriers.


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Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-26729 Filed 12-11-17; 8:45 am]
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