[Federal Register: December 13, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 239)]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review to the Office of Management and Budget
December 7, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid
control number. Comments are requested concerning (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the
Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information collected; and (d) 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.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before January 12, 2007. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within
the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Allison E. Zaleski, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202)
395-6466, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at
Allison_E._Zaleski@eop.omb.gov and to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-B441, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554 or an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like to
obtain or view a copy of this information collection, you may do so by
visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0855.
Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, CC Docket No. 96-45.
Form Nos.: FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 5,625 respondents; 17,465 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one-time, annual and quarterly
reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Total Annual Burden: 263,230 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will allow
respondents to certify that data contained in their submissions are
privileged or confidential commercial or financial information and that
disclosure of such information would likely cause substantial harm to
the competitive position of the entity filing the Worksheet. If the
Commission receives a request for or proposes to disclose the
information, the respondent would be required to make the full showing
pursuant to the Commission's rules for withholding from public
inspection information submitted to the Commission. (See 47 CFR 0.459).
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection to OMB as a revision during this comment period to obtain
the full three-year clearance from them.
The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requires
telecommunications carriers and other providers of telecommunications
to contribute to the Universal Service Fund (USF) and other funds.
Contribution revenue data, as well as other information, are reported
by carriers on FCC Forms 499-A (annual) and 499-Q (quarterly).
Accompanying these forms are instructions on how to report revenue. The
revisions that are proposed for this information collection will
provide clarifications to the 2007 FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q, and
instructions in order to improve the revenue reporting process for
respondents. The revisions provide filers with additional information
concerning, for example, the reporting of prepaid calling card revenue
to reflect clarifications adopted in various Commission orders; the
treatment of wireline broadband internet access service revenue as a
result of the Commission's Wireline Broadband Internet Access Services
Order; and the filing of revenues by VoIP toll providers to reflect the
Commission's IP-in-the-Middle Order. The revisions also provide
guidance to entities regarding filing of Form 499-A and 499-Q
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following the merger of two entities. The forms and instructions also
provide additional information on the need for, and use of, e-mail
addresses from the filing entities. Other proposed changes to the forms
and instructions would help respondents better determine how to report
subject revenues and generally seek to provide respondents with an
efficient, less burdensome information collection.
The revisions proposed will be minimal or have no effect on the
burden associated with filing FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q for
respondents. The revisions proposed in this submission to OMB would go
into effect January 31, 2007.
In addition, the 2006 FCC forms and instructions which already
reflect the changes to the contribution methodology adopted in the 2006
Interim Contribution Methodology Order should remain in effect until
the revised forms become effective January 31, 2007 and should continue
to be available thereafter for filers to use in amending prior
submissions. On July 27, 2006, the Commission received emergency
approval of the information collection requirements in which the
Commission made minor editorial corrections of typographical errors or
omissions as well as other minor changes to ensure consistency between
the forms and the instructions. OMB approval for emergency requests are
only granted for six months, thus this collection's OMB approval will
expire on 1/31/07. The Commission is now submitting this collection
under OMB's regular procedures in order to obtain the full three year
clearance from them.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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