Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, 36705-36706 [E7-12994]

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 128 (Thursday, July 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36705-36706]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12994]


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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

June 28, 2007.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to (PRA) of 
1995 (PRA), Pub. L. No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control 
number. Subject to the PRA, no person shall be subject to any penalty 
for failing to comply with a collection of information 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 
4, 2007. 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: You may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail. 
To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit 
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy 
Williams,

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Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554 or via Internet at Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov, and to 
Jasmeet Seehra, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503 or via Internet at Jasmeet 
--K.--Seehra@omb.eop.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or 
send an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0422.
    Title: Section 68.5, Waivers (Application for Waivers of Hearing 
Aid Compatibility Requirements).
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 hours (avg).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 30 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personal identifiable information (PII) 
from individuals.
    Needs and Uses: Telephone manufacturers seeking a waiver of 47 CFR 
68.4(a)(1), which requires that certain telephones be hearing aid 
compatible, must demonstrate that compliance with the rule is 
technologically infeasible or too costly. Information is used by FCC 
staff to determine whether to grant or dismiss the request.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0967.
    Title: Section 79.2, Accessibility of Programming Providing 
Emergency Information.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Individuals or 
households; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, local, or tribal 
Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $22,500.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals' and households' information is 
contained in the OSCAR database, which is covered under the 
Commission's system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CIB-1, ``Informal 
Complaints and Inquiries.'' The Commission believes that it provides 
sufficient safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals who file 
complaints under 47 CFR 79.2(c).
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Under development.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 79.2 is designed to ensure that persons with 
hearing and visual disabilities have access to the critical details of 
emergency information. The Commission adopted the rules to assist 
persons with hearing disabilities on April 14, 2000, in the Second 
Report and Order in MM Docket No. 95-176. The Commission modified the 
rules to assist persons with visual disabilities on July 21, 2000, in 
the Report and Order in MM Docket No. 99-339. As the Commission noted 
in the previous PRA submission, the Commission adopted its rules for 
persons with different disabilities at different times. It previously 
provided for persons with hearing disabilities in OMB Control No. 3060-
0945; and for persons with visual disabilities in OMB Control No. 3060-
0967. Because both sets of rules make use of the same complaint 
procedures, which are what triggered the PRA submissions, the 
Commission consolidated these two information collections and 
discontinued OMB information collection No. 3060-0945. 47 CFR 79.2(c) 
requires that each complaint transmitted to the Commission include the 
following: the name of the video programming distributor at issue; the 
date and time of the omission of the emergency information; and the 
type of emergency. The Commission then notifies the video programming 
distributor, which must reply within 30 days.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0968.
    Title: Slamming Complaint Form.
    Form Number: FCC Form 501.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 3,600.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 900 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals' and households' information is 
contained in the OSCAR database, which is covered under the 
Commission's system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CIB-1, ``Informal 
Complaints and Inquiries.'' The Commission believes that it provides 
sufficient safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals who file 
complaints under 47 CFR 79.2(c).
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Under development.
    Needs and Uses: On December 17, 1998, the Commission announced to 
the public via news release its plan to provide consumers with tools to 
better protect themselves from telephone related fraud, as well as 
offer consumers an easy means to file complaints. On December 23, 1998, 
the Commission released a Second Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 98-334) adopting new rules to prevent the 
unauthorized change by telecommunications carriers of consumers' 
selections of telecommunications service providers (slamming), and 
revealing future initiatives to protect consumers from telephone 
related fraud. One of those initiatives was the development of the 
electronic slamming complaint form: FCC Form 501. FCC Form 501, 
Slamming Complaint Form, is devised to ensure complete and efficient 
submission of necessary information to process slamming complaints. FCC 
Form 501 remains available to consumers electronically and in hard 
copy. The Commission will use this information to provide redress to 
consumers and to act against companies engaged in this illegal 
practice.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-12994 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am]
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