[Federal Register: May 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 102)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review to the Office of Management and Budget, Comments Requested
May 20, 2008.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following
information collection(s). 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. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently
valid OMB 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 that does not display a valid OMB control
number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 26,
2008. 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: Submit your comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (e-mail address: nfraser@omb.eop.gov), and to the
Federal Communications Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address:
PRA@fcc.gov). Include in the e-mails the OMB control number of the
collection as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below or,
if there is no OMB control number, the Title as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. If you are unable to submit your
comments by e-mail contact the person listed below to make alternate
arrangements.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact
Leslie F. Smith via e-mail at PRA@fcc.gov or at (202) 418-0217. To view
or obtain a copy of an information collection request (ICR) submitted
to OMB: (1) Go to this OMB/GSA 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, and (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of
the ICR you want to view (or its title if there is no OMB control
number) and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-1046.
Title: Part 64, Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,023 respondents; 8,904
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 20.04 hours (average).
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory, as required by 47 U.S.C. Section
276.
Frequency of Response: One time, quarterly, and annual reporting
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; and third party disclosure
requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 178,392 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
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 section 0.459 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. section 0.459.
Needs and Uses: The Commission released an Order on
Reconsideration, the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96-128,
FCC 04-251, on October 22, 2004, which increased the time carriers must
retain certain data and adds burden in that regard. It also
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removed potentially burdensome paperwork requirements by encouraging
carriers to comply with the reporting requirements through electronic
means. We believe that the clarifications adopted in the Order on
Reconsideration significantly decrease the paperwork burden on
carriers. Specifically, the Commission: (1) Clarified that Completing
Carriers must provide the Payphone Service Provider (PSP) with adequate
notice of an alternative compensation arrangement (ACA) prior to its
effective date with sufficient time for the PSP to object to an ACA,
and also prior to the termination of an ACA; (2) clarified any
paperwork burdens imposed on carriers and allowed Completing Carriers
to provide notice of ACAs on a clearinghouse's Web site; (3) required
Completing Carriers to report only completed calls in their quarterly
reports; and (4) extended the time period from 18 to 27 months for
Completing Carriers and Intermediate Carriers to retain certain
payphone records.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-11777 Filed 5-23-08; 8:45 am]
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