83_FR_61087 83 FR 60859 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

83 FR 60859 - Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)

Page Range60859-60859
FR Document2018-25797

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 Commission 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 83 Issue 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-XXXX]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the Office of Management and Budget

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 Commission 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.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before December 27, 
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 listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via 
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via 
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments 
the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. 
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted 
to OMB: (1) Go to the web page, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the 
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) 
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies 
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button 
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC 
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of 
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

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 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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Intermediate Provider Registry, WC Docket No. 13-39.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New information collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 168 respondents; 168 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Third-party disclosure; one-time reporting 
requirement; on occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections 1, 
4(i), 201(b), 202(a), 217, and 262 of the Communications Act of 1934, 
as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 201(b), 202(a), 217, and 262.
    Total Annual Burden: 168 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: The Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability 
Act of 2017 (RCC Act), Public Law 115-129, requires the Commission 
establish a registry for intermediate providers and requires 
intermediate providers register with the Commission before offering to 
transmit covered voice communications. The information collected 
through this information collection will be used to implement 
Congress's direction to the Commission to establish an intermediate 
provider registry.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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                                              after receiving advance notice, the                     including the use of automated                        performance of the functions of the
                                              utility determines that an overlash                     collection techniques or other forms of               Commission, including whether the
                                              would create a capacity, safety,                        information technology; and ways to                   information shall have practical utility;
                                              reliability, or engineering issue, then it              further reduce the information                        the accuracy of the Commission’s
                                              must provide specific documentation of                  collection burden on small business                   burden estimate; ways to enhance the
                                              the issue to the party seeking to overlash              concerns with fewer than 25 employees.                quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                              within the 15-day advance notice                           The Commission may not conduct or                  information collected; ways to minimize
                                              period, and the party seeking to                        sponsor a collection of information                   the burden of the collection of
                                              overlash must address any identified                    unless it displays a currently valid                  information on the respondents,
                                              issues before continuing with the                       Office of Management and Budget                       including the use of automated
                                              overlash either by modifying its                        (OMB) control number. No person shall                 collection techniques or other forms of
                                              proposal or by explaining why, in the                   be subject to any penalty for failing to              information technology; and ways to
                                              party’s view, a modification is                         comply with a collection of information               further reduce the information
                                              unnecessary. An overlashing party must                  subject to the PRA that does not display              collection burden on small business
                                              notify the affected utility within 15 days              a valid OMB control number.                           concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
                                              of completion of the overlash and                       DATES: Written comments should be                        OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
                                              provide the affected utility at least 90                submitted on or before December 27,                      Title: Intermediate Provider Registry,
                                              days to inspect the overlash. If damage                 2018. If you anticipate that you will be              WC Docket No. 13–39.
                                              or code violations are discovered by the                submitting comments, but find it                         Form Number: N/A.
                                                                                                      difficult to do so within the period of                  Type of Review: New information
                                              utility during the inspection, then it
                                                                                                      time allowed by this notice, you should               collection.
                                              must notify the overlashing party,                                                                               Respondents: Business or other for-
                                              provide adequate documentation of the                   advise the contacts listed below as soon
                                                                                                                                                            profit entities.
                                              problem, and elect to either fix the                    as possible.                                             Number of Respondents and
                                              problem itself at the overlashing party’s               ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to                 Responses: 168 respondents; 168
                                              expense or require remediation by the                   Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email                    responses.
                                              overlashing party.                                      Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and                      Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
                                              Federal Communications Commission.                      to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@                    Frequency of Response: Third-party
                                              Katura Jackson,                                         fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.                 disclosure; one-time reporting
                                                                                                      Include in the comments the OMB                       requirement; on occasion reporting
                                              Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
                                              Secretary.                                              control number as shown in the                        requirement.
                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.                         Obligation to Respond: Required to
                                              [FR Doc. 2018–25794 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
                                              BILLING CODE 6712–01–P
                                                                                                      additional information or copies of the               authority for this collection is contained
                                                                                                      information collection, contact Nicole                in sections 1, 4(i), 201(b), 202(a), 217,
                                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS                                  Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a                   and 262 of the Communications Act of
                                              COMMISSION                                              copy of this information collection                   1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i),
                                                                                                      request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go                201(b), 202(a), 217, and 262.
                                              [OMB 3060–XXXX]                                         to the web page, http://www.reginfo.gov/                 Total Annual Burden: 168 hours.
                                                                                                      public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the                      Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
                                              Information Collection Being                                                                                     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
                                                                                                      section of the web page called
                                              Submitted for Review and Approval to                                                                          impact(s).
                                                                                                      ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
                                              the Office of Management and Budget                                                                              Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
                                                                                                      the downward-pointing arrow in the
                                                                                                      ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the                       The Commission is not requesting that
                                              AGENCY: Federal Communications
                                                                                                      ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)               the respondents submit confidential
                                              Commission.
                                                                                                      select ‘‘Federal Communications                       information to the FCC. Respondents
                                              ACTION: Notice and request for                                                                                may, however, request confidential
                                              comments.                                               Commission’’ from the list of agencies
                                                                                                      presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,               treatment for information they believe to
                                              SUMMARY:   As part of its continuing effort             (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the                be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
                                              to reduce paperwork burdens, and as                     right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)               the Commission’s rules.
                                                                                                                                                               Needs and Uses: The Improving Rural
                                              required by the Paperwork Reduction                     when the list of FCC ICRs currently
                                                                                                                                                            Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
                                              Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal                          under review appears, look for the OMB
                                                                                                                                                            (RCC Act), Public Law 115–129,
                                              Communications Commission (FCC or                       control number of this ICR and then
                                                                                                                                                            requires the Commission establish a
                                              the Commission) invites the general                     click on the ICR Reference Number. A
                                                                                                                                                            registry for intermediate providers and
                                              public and other Federal agencies to                    copy of the FCC submission to OMB
                                                                                                                                                            requires intermediate providers register
                                              take this opportunity to comment on the                 will be displayed.
                                                                                                                                                            with the Commission before offering to
                                              following information collection.                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
                                                                                                                                                            transmit covered voice communications.
                                              Comments are requested concerning:                      its continuing effort to reduce                       The information collected through this
                                              Whether the proposed collection of                      paperwork burdens, and as required by                 information collection will be used to
                                              information is necessary for the proper                 the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of                  implement Congress’s direction to the
                                              performance of the functions of the                     1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal               Commission to establish an
                                              Commission, including whether the                       Communications Commission (FCC or
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                                                                                                                                                            intermediate provider registry.
                                              information shall have practical utility;               the Commission) invites the general
                                              the accuracy of the Commission’s                        public and other Federal agencies to                  Federal Communications Commission.
                                              burden estimate; ways to enhance the                    take this opportunity to comment on the               Katura Jackson,
                                              quality, utility, and clarity of the                    following information collection.                     Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the
                                              information collected; ways to minimize                    Comments are requested concerning:                 Secretary.
                                              the burden of the collection of                         Whether the proposed collection of                    [FR Doc. 2018–25797 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]
                                              information on the respondents,                         information is necessary for the proper               BILLING CODE 6712–01–P




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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be submitted on or before December 27, 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 listed below as soon as possible.
ContactFor additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4) select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.
FR Citation83 FR 60859 

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