83 FR 36930 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 147 (July 31, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-16300 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 36930-36931] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-16300] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060-0741] 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 October 1, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 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: 3060-0741. [[Page 36931]] Title: Accelerating Wireline Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, GN Docket No. 17-84. Form Number(s): N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities. Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,357 respondents; 573,928 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.5-4.5 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements; recordkeeping and third-party disclosure requirements. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 222 and 251. Total Annual Burden: 575,448 hours. Total Annual Cost: No cost. Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s). Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules. Needs and Uses: Section 251 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 251, is designed to accelerate private sector development and deployment of telecommunications technologies and services by spurring competition. Section 222(e) is also designed to spur competition by prescribing requirements for the sharing of subscriber list information. These information collection requirements are designed to help implement certain provisions of sections 222(e) and 251, and to eliminate operational barriers to competition in the telecommunications services market. Specifically, these information collection requirements will be used to implement (1) local exchange carriers' (``LECs'') obligations to provide their competitors with dialing parity and non-discriminatory access to certain services and functionalities; (2) incumbent local exchange carriers' (``ILECs'') duty to make network information disclosures; and (3) numbering administration. The revisions to this collection relate to changes in one of many components of the currently approved collection-- specifically, certain reporting, recordkeeping and/or third-party disclosure requirements under section 251(c)(5). In November 2017, the Commission adopted new rules concerning certain information collection requirements implemented under section 251(c)(5) of the Act, pertaining to network change disclosures. Most of the changes to those rules applied specifically to a certain subset of network change disclosures, namely notices of planned copper retirements. In addition, the changes removed a rule that prohibits incumbent LECs from engaging in useful advanced coordination with entities affected by network changes. In June 2018, the Commission revised its network change disclosure rules to (1) revise the types of network changes that trigger an incumbent LEC's public notice obligation, and (2) extend the force majeure provisions applicable to copper retirements to all types of network changes. The changes are aimed at removing unnecessary regulatory barriers to the deployment of high-speed broadband networks. The Commission estimates that these revisions do not result in any change to the total annual burden hours or any additional outlays of funds for hiring outside contractors or procuring equipment as the changes eliminate notices that are subsumed by notice obligations that remain in force or simply codify procedures available to a small number of incumbent LECs by waiver orders. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018-16300 Filed 7-30-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
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ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to respondents to submit confidential performance of the functions of the
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ information to the FCC. If the applicants Commission, including whether the
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. wish to submit information which they information shall have practical utility;
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For believe is confidential, they may request the accuracy of the Commission’s
additional information about the confidential treatment of such burden estimate; ways to enhance the
information collection, contact Nicole information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the quality, utility, and clarity of the
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. Commission’s rules. information collected; ways to minimize
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
Needs and Uses: The Commission the burden of the collection of
its continuing effort to reduce asked whether physical collocation in information on the respondents,
remote terminals presents technical or including the use of automated
paperwork burdens, and as required by
security concerns, and if so, whether collection techniques or other forms of
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
these concerns warrant modification of information technology; and ways to
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
its collocation rules. The Commission further reduce the information
Communications Commission (FCC or
asked whether incumbent LECs should collection burden on small business
Commission) invites the general public
be required to provide requesting concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
and other Federal agencies to take this
carriers with demographic and other The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a
opportunity to comment on the
information regarding particular remote collection of information unless it
following information collections.
terminals similar to the information displays a currently valid control
Comments are requested concerning:
available regarding incumbent LEC number. No person shall be subject to
Whether the proposed collection of any penalty for failing to comply with
information is necessary for the proper central offices. Requesting carriers use
demographic and other information a collection of information subject to the
performance of the functions of the PRA that does not display a valid Office
Commission, including whether the obtained from incumbent LECs to
determine whether they wish to of Management and Budget (OMB)
information shall have practical utility; control number.
the accuracy of the Commission’s collocate at particular remote terminals.
This proposed information collection in DATES: Written PRA comments should
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the the Second Further Notice of Proposed be submitted on or before October 1,
information collected; ways to minimize Rulemaking, FCC 98–147, will be used 2018. If you anticipate that you will be
the burden of the collection of by the Commission, state commissions, submitting comments, but find it
information on the respondents, and competitive carriers to facilitate the difficult to do so within the period of
including the use of automated deployment of advanced services and time allowed by this notice, you should
collection techniques or other forms of other telecommunications services in advise the contact listed below as soon
information technology; and ways to implementation of section 251(c)(6) of as possible.
further reduce the information the Communications Act of 1934, as ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
collection burden on small business amended. The number of respondents, Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
concerns with fewer than 25 employees. annual responses, and annual burden fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0952. has not changed. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Title: Proposed Demographic Federal Communications Commission. additional information about the
Information and Notifications, Second Marlene Dortch, information collection, contact Nicole
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Secretary, Office of the Secretary. Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
(FNPRM), CC Docket No. 98–147 and [FR Doc. 2018–16301 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
Fifth NPRM (NPRM), CC Docket No. 96– BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
its continuing effort to reduce
98. paperwork burdens, and as required by
Form Number: N/A. the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
Type of Review: Extension of a FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
currently approved collection. COMMISSION Communications Commission (FCC or
Respondents: Business or other for- Commission) invites the general public
profit entities. [OMB 3060–0741] and other Federal agencies to take this
Number of Respondents and opportunity to comment on the
Information Collection Being Reviewed
Responses: 750 respondents; 1,500 following information collections.
by the Federal Communications
responses. Comments are requested concerning:
Commission
Frequency of Response: On occasion Whether the proposed collection of
reporting requirements and third-party AGENCY: Federal Communications information is necessary for the proper
disclosure requirement. Commission. performance of the functions of the
Estimated Time per Response: 2 ACTION: Notice and request for Commission, including whether the
hours. comments. information shall have practical utility;
Total Annual Burden: 3,000 hours. the accuracy of the Commission’s
Total Annual Cost: No cost. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort burden estimate; ways to enhance the
Obligation to Respond: Required to to reduce paperwork burdens, and as quality, utility, and clarity of the
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory required by the Paperwork Reduction information collected; ways to minimize
authority for this information collection Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal the burden of the collection of
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201, Communications Commission (FCC or information on the respondents,
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202, 251–254, 256, 271, and 303(r) of the Commission) invites the general including the use of automated
the Communications Act of 1934, as public and other Federal agencies to collection techniques or other forms of
amended. take this opportunity to comment on the information technology; and ways to
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No following information collection. further reduce the information
impact(s). Comments are requested concerning: collection burden on small business
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Whether the proposed collection of concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The Commission is not requesting information is necessary for the proper OMB Control Number: 3060–0741.
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Title: Accelerating Wireline under section 251(c)(5) of the Act, extension of the control number, which
Broadband Deployment by Removing pertaining to network change is due to expire on July 31, 2018.
Barriers to Infrastructure Investment, disclosures. Most of the changes to DATES: Interested persons may submit
GN Docket No. 17–84. those rules applied specifically to a comments on or before August 30, 2018.
Form Number(s): N/A. certain subset of network change ADDRESSES: Submit comments to the
Type of Review: Revision of a disclosures, namely notices of planned Office of Information and Regulatory
currently approved collection. copper retirements. In addition, the Affairs of the Office of Management and
Respondents: Business or other for- changes removed a rule that prohibits Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for the
profit entities. incumbent LECs from engaging in useful Federal Housing Finance Agency,
Number of Respondents and advanced coordination with entities Washington, DC 20503, Fax: (202) 395–
Responses: 5,357 respondents; 573,928 affected by network changes. In June 3047, Email: OIRA_submission@
responses. 2018, the Commission revised its omb.eop.gov. Please also submit
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5–4.5 network change disclosure rules to (1) comments to FHFA, identified by
hours. revise the types of network changes that
Frequency of Response: On occasion ‘‘Proposed Collection; Comment
trigger an incumbent LEC’s public Request: ‘Minimum Requirements for
reporting requirements; recordkeeping notice obligation, and (2) extend the
and third-party disclosure requirements. Appraisal Management Companies, (No.
force majeure provisions applicable to 2018–N–08)’’’ by any of the following
Obligation to Respond: Required to
copper retirements to all types of methods:
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
network changes. The changes are • Agency Website: www.fhfa.gov/
aimed at removing unnecessary open-for-comment-or-input.
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 222 and 251.
Total Annual Burden: 575,448 hours. regulatory barriers to the deployment of • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
Total Annual Cost: No cost. high-speed broadband networks. The www.regulations.gov. Follow the
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No Commission estimates that these instructions for submitting comments. If
impact(s). revisions do not result in any change to you submit your comment to the
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: the total annual burden hours or any Federal eRulemaking Portal, please also
The Commission is not requesting that additional outlays of funds for hiring send it by email to FHFA at
the respondents submit confidential outside contractors or procuring RegComments@fhfa.gov to ensure
information to the FCC. Respondents equipment as the changes eliminate timely receipt by the Agency.
may, however, request confidential notices that are subsumed by notice • Mail/Hand Delivery: Federal
treatment for information they believe to obligations that remain in force or Housing Finance Agency, Eighth Floor,
be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of simply codify procedures available to a 400 Seventh Street SW, Washington, DC
the Commission’s rules. small number of incumbent LECs by 20219, ATTENTION: Proposed
Needs and Uses: Section 251 of the waiver orders. Collection; Comment Request:
Communications Act of 1934, as Federal Communications Commission. ‘‘Minimum Requirements for Appraisal
amended, 47 U.S.C. 251, is designed to Management Companies, (No. 2018–N–
Marlene Dortch,
accelerate private sector development 08).’’
Secretary, Office of the Secretary. We will post all public comments we
and deployment of telecommunications [FR Doc. 2018–16300 Filed 7–30–18; 8:45 am]
technologies and services by spurring receive without change, including any
competition. Section 222(e) is also
BILLING CODE 6712–01–P personal information you provide, such
designed to spur competition by as your name and address, email
prescribing requirements for the sharing address, and telephone number, on the
of subscriber list information. These FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE FHFA website at http://www.fhfa.gov. In
information collection requirements are AGENCY addition, copies of all comments
designed to help implement certain received will be available for
provisions of sections 222(e) and 251, [No. 2018–N–08] examination by the public through the
and to eliminate operational barriers to electronic comment docket for this PRA
Proposed Collection; Comment Notice also located on the FHFA
competition in the telecommunications
Request website.
services market. Specifically, these
information collection requirements AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
will be used to implement (1) local Agency. Robert Witt. Senior Policy Analyst,
exchange carriers’ (‘‘LECs’’) obligations ACTION: 30-Day notice of submission of Office of Housing and Regulatory
to provide their competitors with information collection for approval from Policy, by email at Robert.Witt@fhfa.gov
dialing parity and non-discriminatory Office of Management and Budget. or by telephone at (202) 649–3128; or
access to certain services and Eric Raudenbush, Associate General
functionalities; (2) incumbent local SUMMARY: In accordance with the Counsel, Eric.Raudenbush@fhfa.gov,
exchange carriers’ (‘‘ILECs’’) duty to requirements of the Paperwork (202) 649–3084 (these are not toll-free
make network information disclosures; Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the numbers); Federal Housing Finance
and (3) numbering administration. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA Agency, 400 Seventh Street SW,
revisions to this collection relate to or the Agency) is seeking public Washington, DC 20219. The
changes in one of many components of comments concerning an information Telecommunications Device for the
the currently approved collection— collection known as ‘‘Minimum Hearing Impaired is (800) 877–8339.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
specifically, certain reporting, Requirements for Appraisal SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FHFA is
recordkeeping and/or third-party Management Companies,’’ which has seeking comments on its upcoming
disclosure requirements under section been assigned control number 2590– request to OMB to renew the PRA
251(c)(5). In November 2017, the 0013 by the Office of Management and clearance for the following collection of
Commission adopted new rules Budget (OMB). FHFA intends to submit information:
concerning certain information the information collection to OMB for Title: Minimum requirements for
collection requirements implemented review and approval of a three-year appraisal management companies.
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| Dates | Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before October 1, 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 contact listed below as soon as possible. | |
| Contact | For additional information about the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 36930 |
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