[Federal Register: October 10, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 198)]
[Notices]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
October 6, 2008.
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 of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should
submit comments by December 9, 2008. 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), (202) 395-5887, or via fax at 202-395-
5167, or via the Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to
Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To
submit your comments by e-mail send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
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 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 title of this ICR (or
its OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR
Reference Number to view detailed information about this ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, send an e-
mail to Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0812.
Title: Exemption from Payment of Regulatory Fees When Claiming Non-
Profit Status.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions and business or other for-
profit.
Number of Respondents: 4,500 respondents; 4,950 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual, on occasion and one time reporting
requirements and recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection (IC) is contained
in 47 U.S.C. 159.
Total Annual Burden: 2,475 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Licensees or regulatees
concerned about disclosure of sensitive information in any submissions
to the Commission may request confidential treatment pursuant to 47 CFR
0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection as an extension (no change in reporting and recordkeeping
requirements) after this 60 day comment period in order to obtain the
full three year clearance from the OMB. There is no change in the
estimated burden hours.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in accordance with the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, is required to assess and
collect regulatory fees from its licensees and regulatees in order to
recover its costs incurred in conducting enforcement, policy and
rulemaking, and international and user information services.
The purposes for these requirements are to facilitate: (1) The
statutory provisions that non-profit entities be exempt from payment of
regulatory fees; and the FCC's ability to audit regulatory fee payment
compliance.
In order to develop a Schedule of Regulatory Fees, the FCC must as
accurately as possible, estimate the number of payment units and
distribute the costs. These estimates must be adjusted to account for
any licensees or regulatees that are exempt from payment of regulatory
fees. The FCC, therefore, requires all licensees and regulatees that
claim exemption as non-profit entities to provide one-time only
documentation sufficient to establish their non-profit status. Further,
the FCC is requesting that it be similarly notified if for any reason
that status changes. The documentation necessary to provide to the
Commission will likely take the form of an Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) ``Determination Letter'', a state charter indicating non-profit
status, proof of church affiliation indicating tax exempt status, etc.
The FCC is requiring licensees or regulatees to maintain and to
make available, upon request, for inspection such records that they
would normally keep in the course of doing business. These records are
used to compute the amount of regulatory fee payment for period of two
years from the time the fee payment was made. This will allow adequate
time for the FCC to conduct any audits deemed appropriate to determine
whether fee payments were made correctly.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-24192 Filed 10-9-08; 8:45 am]
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