[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41859-41860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17458]
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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
July 12, 2010.
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, 44 U.S.C. 3501 - 3520. 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; (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, and (e)
ways to further reduce the information collection burden for 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not
display a currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before [lsqb]September 17, 2010[rsqb]. 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via the Internet at
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information, contact Judith B.
Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214 or email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0166.
Title: Part 42 - Preservation of Records of Communications Common
Carriers.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 56 respondents; 56 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. section 220.
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Total Annual Burden: 112 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Ordinarily questions of a
sensitive nature are not involved in the preservation of records of
communications common carriers. The Commission contends that areas in
which detailed information is required are fully subject to regulation
and the issue of data being regarded as sensitive will arise in special
circumstances only. In such circumstances, the respondent is instructed
on the appropriate procedures to follow to safeguard sensitive data.
For procedures for requesting confidential treatment of data, go to 47
CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
after this comment period to obtain the three year clearance from them.
There is no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party
disclosure requirements. There is no change to the Commission's burden
estimates.
Section 220 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, makes it
unlawful for carriers to willfully destroy information retained for the
Commission. Part 42 of the Commission's rules prescribes guidelines to
ensure that carriers maintain the necessary records needed by the FCC
for its regulatory obligations.
Section 42.2 requires a carrier to: (1) Maintain at its operating
company headquarters a master index of records which identifies the
records retained, the related retention period, and the locations where
the records are maintained; and (2) to explain the premature loss or
destruction of any records by adding a certified statement to the index
listing the lost records and describing the circumstances of the loss.
Section 42.5 requires that records kept in a machine-readable
medium be accompanied by a statement indicating the type of data
included in the record and certifying that the information contained in
it has been accurately duplicated.
Section 42.6 requires a carrier to retain telephone toll records
for 18 months that are necessary to provide the following billing
information about telephone toll calls; the name, address, and
telephone number of the caller, telephone number called, date, time and
length of the call.
Section 42.7 allows a carrier to establish its own retention
periods for all of its records, except records of telephone toll calls
and records relevant to complaint proceedings.
Section 42.10 requires a nondominant interexchange carrier (IXC) to
make available to the public, in at least one location, during normal
business hours, information on the current rates, terms, and conditions
for all of its interstate, domestic interexchange services. The
information also must be made available on a carriers Internet website.
Section 42.11 requires that a nondominant IXC maintain, for
submission to the Commission and to state regulatory commissions upon
request, price and service information regarding all of the carrier's
international and interstate, domestic, interexchange service
offerings. (Both 47 CFR sections 42.10 and 42.11 are approved under OMB
control number 3060-0704.)
Documentation of premature records destruction is necessary so that
the Commission can be aware of the frequency and consequences of such
destruction. If carriers were allowed to destroy records at will, the
Commission could lose historical information, thus making it impossible
to regulate the industry properly. A specific retention period for
telephone toll records of eighteen months is imposed to assist
Department of Justice in law enforcement. See section 42.6 of the
Commission's rules.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-17458 Filed 7-16-10; 8:45 am]
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