[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 77 (Thursday, April 22, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20993-20994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-9255]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
April 13, 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 on 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.
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DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before June 21, 2010. 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, 202-418-0214, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0855.
Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets and Related
Collections.
Form Nos.: FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,800 respondents; 44,574
responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 15 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one-time, annual and quarterly
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. sections 151, 154(i),
155, 157, 205, 214, 225, 254, and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 281,710 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 respond 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 of
the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection after this comment period to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to obtain the full three year clearance
from them. There no change to the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third
party disclosure requirements.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires
telecommunications carriers and other providers of telecommunications
to contribute to the universal service fund and other funds.
Contribution revenue data, as well as other information, are reported
by carriers on FCC Form 499-A (annual) and 499-Q (quarterly).
Accompanying these forms are instructions on how to report revenue.
Although there are no changes to the collection requirements or on the
forms, the total hourly burden has been adjusted. The Commission is
reporting a 8,581 hourly increase in burden. This is due to updated
information from the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC),
the administrator of the universal service fund, based on actual
participation in the program.
Specifically, for the FCC Form 499-A, the Commission has increased
the number of respondents from 5,625 to 5,800 based on the actual
number of contributing entities for fiscal year 2009. For the FCC Form
499-Q, the number of respondents increased from 2,525 to 3,600 based on
the actual number of service providers filing FCC Form 499-Q in 2009.
Therefore, the total annual burden increased from 273,129 to 281,710
hours. And the frequency of response remained the same for both forms.
The Commission uses the information to evaluate individual
contributor's contributions to the universal service mechanisms,
pursuant to section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-9255 Filed 4-21-10; 8:45 am]
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