Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review to the Office of Management and Budget, 44534 [E7-15450]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 44534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15450]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review to the Office of Management and Budget

August 3, 2007.
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, Public Law 104-13. 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 Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before September 7, 2007. 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, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-5887, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or via email to Nicholas--A.--
Fraser@omb.eop.gov, and to Jerry Cowden, Federal Communications 
Commission, Room 1-B135, 445 12th Street, SW, DC 20554 or via e-mail to 
PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this 
information collection after the 60-day comment period, you may do so 
by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at: https://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Jerry Cowden at 202-418-0447 
or via e-mail at PRA@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0855.
    Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets.
    Form Nos.: FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 5,625 respondents; 36,068 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes--25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, and annual reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement, third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
    Total Annual Burden: 273,129 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 submission 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 respondent would be required to make the full showing 
pursuant to the Commission's rules for withholding from public 
inspection information submitted to the Commission.
    Needs and Uses: The 60-day Notice for this collection was published 
as an extension. Since that publication, however, the U.S. Court of 
Appeals of the District of Columbia Circuit issued a decision and the 
Commission issued an order affecting this collection which requires 
that the collection now be submitted as a revision. Specifically, on 
June 1, 2007, the U.S. Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia 
Circuit, in Vonage Holdings Corp. v. FCC, generally affirmed the 2006 
Contribution Methodology Order. The Court, however, vacated the pre-
approval requirement for traffic studies submitted by interconnected 
VoIP providers and the interim suspension of the carrier's carrier 
rule. Later, on June 15, 2007, the Commission released an Order 
requiring interconnected VoIP providers to contribute to the 
Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS) fund. The revised 2007 FCC 499-A 
and 499-Q forms and instructions contained in this submission 
incorporate the changes required by the Vonage Holdings Corp. Decision 
and TRS Contribution Order.
    The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requires 
telecommunications carriers and other providers of telecommunications 
to contribute to the Universal Service Fund (USF) and other funds. 
Contribution revenue data, as well as other information, are reported 
by carriers and other providers of telecommunications on FCC Forms 499-
A and 499-Q. Accompanying these forms are instructions on how to report 
revenue. This revision is necessary to incorporate the changes required 
by the Vonage Holdings Corp. Decision and TRS Contribution Order and 
will go into effect with the November 1, 2007 quarterly filing of FCC 
Form 499-Q.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-15450 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]
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