83 FR 9740 - Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 45 (March 7, 2018)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9740-9741]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04564]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-0298]


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 May 7, 
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 
[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: 3060-0298.
    Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the Tariff Review Plan).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,840 respondents; 5,543 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30-50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, biennial and one-time 
reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 151-155, 201-205, 208, 251-271, 403, 502 and 503 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 195,890 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,369,000.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents are not being 
asked to submit confidential information to the Commission. If the 
Commission requests respondents to submit information which respondents 
believe are confidential, respondents may request confidential 
treatment of such information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.

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    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, 
which establishes a new regulatory framework for business data 
services. Under this framework, price cap incumbent LECS are no longer 
subject to price cap regulation of their: (a) Packet-based business 
data services; (b) time-division multiplexing (TDM) transport business 
data services; (c) TDM business data services with bandwidth in excess 
of a DS3; and (d) DS1 and DS3 end user channel terminations, and other 
lower bandwidth TDM business data services, to the extent a price cap 
incumbent LEC provides them in counties deemed competitive under the 
Commission's competitive market test or in counties for which the price 
cap incumbent LEC had obtained Phase II pricing flexibility under the 
Commission's prior regulatory regime. The Business Data Services Order 
required that, within 36 months of its effective date (i.e., by August 
1, 2020), price cap incumbent LECs must remove all business data 
services that are no longer subject to price cap regulation from their 
interstate tariffs. The Order also required that, by that same 
deadline, competitive LECs must remove all business data services from 
their interstate tariffs.
    The information collected through the carriers' tariffs is used by 
the Commission and state commissions to determine whether services 
offered are just and reasonable as the Act requires. The tariffs and 
any supporting documentation are examined in order to determine if the 
services are offered in a just and reasonable manner.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-04564 Filed 3-6-18; 8:45 am]
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