[Federal Register: March 20, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 55)]
[Notices]
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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
March 11, 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. Sections 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: Written Paperwork Reductions Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before April 21, 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 FCC
contact listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via e-mail to Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov
or via fax at (202) 395-5167 and to the Federal Communications
Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or by U.S. mail to Leslie F.
Smith, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C216, 445 12th Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20554 at 202-418-0217.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact
Leslie F. Smith via e-mail at PRA@fcc.gov or call 202-418-0217. 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/
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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 title of the 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0774.
Title: Universal Service Reporting, Disclosure, and Record
Retention Requirements (47 CFR parts 36 and 54).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local, or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 7,060,500 respondents; 7,631,034 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.084-125 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, annually, and five-
year reporting requirements; recordkeeping requirements; and third
party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 1,279,455 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not
address information of a confidential nature.
Needs and Uses: The Telecommunication Act of 1996 (1996 Act)
directed the Commission to initiate a rulemaking to reform the system
of universal service so that universal service is preserved and
advanced as markets move toward competition. To fulfill that mandate,
on March 8, 1996, the Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking (NPRM) in CC Docket No. 96-45 to implement the congressional
directives set out in section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended by the 1996 Act. Pursuant to section 254(a)(1), the NPRM also
referred numerous issues related to universal service to a Federal-
State Joint Board for recommended decision. On November 8, 1996, the
Joint Board released a Recommended Decision in which it made
recommendations to assist and counsel the Commission in the creation of
an effective universal service support mechanism that would ensure that
the goals of affordable, quality service and access to advanced
services are met by means that enhance competition. On November 18,
1996, the Commission's Common Carrier Bureau released a Public Notice
(DA 96-1891) seeking public comment on the issues addressed and
recommendations made by the Joint Board in the Recommended Decision. In
a Report and Order issued in CC Docket No. 96-45, released on May 8,
1997, and other proceedings, the Commission adopted rules that were
designed to implement the universal service provisions of section 254.
On August 29, 2007, the Commission released the Report and Order,
2007 Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management,
Administration and Oversight, WC Docket Nos. 05-195, 02-60, 03-109 and
CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 02-6, 97-21, FCC 07-150. In this order, the
Commission took several further steps to safeguard the Universal
Service Fund from waste, fraud, and abuse, including imposing document
retention rules on all universal service programs and program
contributors.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-5408 Filed 3-19-08; 8:45 am]
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