Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested, 56759-56762 [E7-19532]

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 192 (Thursday, October 4, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56759-56762]
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[FR Doc No: E7-19532]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

September 25, 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 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

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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 comments should be submitted on or before December 3, 
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. mail. To 
submit your comments by e-mail, send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit 
your comments by U.S. mail, send them to Jerry Cowden, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-B135, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0971.
    Title: Requests for ``For Cause'' Audits and State Commissions' 
Access to Numbering Resource Application Information (47 CFR 52.15).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; state, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 2,050 respondents; 50,500 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes to 3 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third Party Disclosure, and on occasion 
reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission requires state 
commissions to treat carriers' applications for initial or growth 
numbering resources as well as their forecast and utilization data as 
confidential. In those instances where a state ``open records'' statute 
prevents the state from providing confidential protection for such 
sensitive carrier information the Commission will work with the state 
commission to enable it to obtain access to such information in a 
manner that addresses the state's need for this information and also 
protects the confidential nature of the carrier's sensitive 
information.
    Needs and Uses: To ensure that the numbering resources of the North 
American Numbering Plan are used efficiently, the Commission authorized 
``for cause'' audits as part of its comprehensive audit plan to verify 
carrier compliance with federal rules and orders and industry 
guidelines. It also provided state commissions with access to copies of 
carriers' applications for numbering resources. To request a ``for 
cause'' audit, the North American Numbering Plan Administrator (NANPA), 
the Pooling Administrator or a state commission must draft a request to 
the auditor stating the reason for the request, such as misleading or 
inaccurate data, and attach supporting documentation. Requests for 
copies of carriers' applications for numbering resources are made 
directly to the carriers by the state commissions. The information 
collected will be used by the FCC, state commissions, the NANPA and the 
Pooling Administrator to verify the validity and accuracy of carrier 
data and to assist state commissions in carrying out their numbering 
responsibilities, such as area code relief.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0972.
    Title: Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan Order, Parts 54 and 69 
Filing Requirements for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price 
Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers.
    Form No.: FCC Forms 507, 508 & 509.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit; State, local or tribal 
government.
    Number of Respondents: 1,300 respondents; 9,959 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-90 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third Party Disclosure, and on occasion 
reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 43,119 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Not applicable.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
Confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: To administer the Universal Service Interstate 
Common Line Support mechanism, the Administrator must collect projected 
cost and revenue data and actual cost and revenue data from non-price 
cap incumbent local exchange carriers and interexchange carriers. In 
order to implement change to the interstate access tariffs, the 
Commission must continue to collect certain tariff-related information.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0809.
    Title: Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA).
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 250 respondents; 350 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 18 hours average (range of 7.5 to 80 
hours).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Of the total number of responses, 250 are 
mandatory according to the CALEA statute, and 100 are necessary for 
applicants that seek relief under select provisions of the CALEA 
statute.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,275 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement 
Act (CALEA) requires the Commission to create rules that regulate the 
conduct and recordkeeping of lawful electronic surveillance. CALEA was 
enacted in October 1994 to respond to rapid advances in 
telecommunications technology and eliminates obstacles faced by law 
enforcement personnel in conducting electronic surveillance. Section 
105 of CALEA requires telecommunications carriers to protect against 
the unlawful interception of communications passing through their 
systems. Law enforcement officials use the information maintained by 
telecommunications carriers to determine the accountability and 
accuracy of telecommunications carriers' compliance with lawful 
electronic surveillance orders.
    On May 12, 2006, the Commission released a Second Report and Order 
and Memorandum Opinion and Order in ET Docket No. 04-195, FCC 06-56, 
which became effective August 4, 2006, except for Sec. Sec.  1.20004 
and 1.20005 of the Commission's rules, which became effective on 
February 12, 2007 when OMB approved their information collection 
requirements. The Second Report and Order established new guidelines 
for filing section 107(c) petitions, section 109(b) petitions, and 
monitoring reports (FCC Form 445). The monitoring reports were required 
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only one occasion and no renewal of that requirement is necessary. 
CALEA section 107(c)(1) permits a petitioner to apply for an extension 
of time, up to two years from the date that the petition is filed, and 
to come into compliance with a particular CALEA section 103 capability 
requirement. CALEA section 109(b) permits a telecommunication carrier 
covered by CALEA to file a petition with the FCC and an application 
with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to request that DOJ pay the costs 
of the carrier's CALEA compliance (cost-shifting relief) with respect 
to any equipment, facility or service installed or deployed after 
January 1, 1995. The Second Report and Order required several different 
collections of information:
    (a) Within 90 days of the effective date of the Second Report and 
Order, facilities based broadband Internet access and interconnected 
Voice over Interconnected Protocol (VOIP) providers newly identified in 
the First Report and Order in this proceeding were required to file 
system security statements under the Commission's rules (system 
security statements are currently approved under the existing OMB 3060-
0809 information collection).
    (b) All telecommunications carriers, including broadband Internet 
access and interconnected VoIP providers, must file updates to their 
systems security statements on file with the Commission as their 
information changes.
    (c) Petitions filed under Section 107(c), request for additional 
time to comply with CALEA; these provisions apply to all carriers 
subject to CALEA and are voluntary filings.
    (d) Section 109(b), request for reimbursement of CALEA; these 
provisions apply to all carriers subject to CALEA and are necessary for 
carriers seeking relief under this section of the CALEA statute.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0207.
    Title: Emergency Alert System Information Collections.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; State, Local or 
Tribal Governments; Non-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 63,060 respondents; 3,465,823 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute average (ranges from 1 minute 
to 20 hours).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirements; Reporting 
requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory for private entities; Voluntary 
for states.
    Total Annual Burden: 63,366 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality required for this information collection.
    Needs and Uses: In the Second Report and Order and Further Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking in EB Docket No. 04-296, FCC 07-109, the 
Commission adopts rules that require states to file new EAS plans with 
the Commission under certain circumstances, expand the number of 
private entities covered by EAS, and impose new obligations on private 
entities. These new rules will impact currently existing paperwork 
collection requirements as discussed below:
    47 CFR 11.15 requires EAS participants to maintain a copy of the 
EAS operating handbook at normal duty positions or EAS equipment 
locations when an operator is required to be on duty. The handbook must 
be immediately available to staff responsible for authenticating 
messages and initiating actions.
    47 CFR 11.21 requires that state and local EAS plans be reviewed 
and approved by the Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security, prior 
to implementation to ensure that they are consistent with national 
plans, FCC regulations, and EAS operation.
    47 CFR 11.34 requires manufacturers to include instructions and 
information on how to install, operate and program an EAS Encoder, EAS 
Decoder, or combined unit and a list of all State and county FIPS 
numbers with each unit sold or marketed in the U.S.
    47 CFR 11.35 requires appropriate entries be made in the station/
system logs indicating why any required EAS tests were not received for 
all broadcast streams and cable systems. All other EAS Participants 
must also keep a record indicating reasons why any tests were not 
received and these records must be retained for two years, maintained 
at the EAS Participant's headquarters, and made available for public 
inspection upon reasonable request.
    47 CFR 11.35 also requires that entries be made in the station/
system logs, and records of other EAS Participants, when the EAS 
Encoder/Decoder becomes defective showing the date and time the 
equipment was removed and restored to service. If replacement of 
defective equipment is not completed within 60 days, an informal 
request must be submitted to the District Director of the FCC field 
office. For DBS and SDARS providers, this informal request shall be 
submitted to the District Director of the FCC field office serving the 
area where their headquarters is located. This request must explain 
what steps have been taken to repair or replace the defective 
equipment, the alternative procedures being used while the defective 
equipment is out of service and when the defective equipment will be 
repaired or replaced.
    47 CFR 11.41 allows all EAS Participants to submit a written 
request to the FCC asking to be a Non-Participating National source. In 
addition, a Non-Participating National source that wants to become a 
Participating National source must submit a written request to the FCC.
    47 CFR 11.42 allows a communications common carrier to participate 
in the national level EAS, without charge. A communications common 
carrier rendering free service is required to file with the FCC, on or 
before July 31st and January 31st of each year, reports covering the 
six months ending on June 30th and December 31st respectively. These 
reports shall state what free service was rendered under this rule and 
the charges in dollars which would have accrued to the carrier for this 
service if charges had been collected at the published tariff rates if 
such carriers are required to file tariffs.
    47 CFR 11.43 allows entities to voluntarily participate in the 
national level EAS after submission of a written request to the 
Director, Office of Homeland Security, Enforcement Bureau.
    47 CFR 11.51 requires that EAS equipment be operational, ready to 
monitor, transmit and receive EAS electronic signals. Cable and 
wireless cable systems, both analog and digital, can elect not to 
interrupt EAS messages from broadcast stations based upon a written 
agreement between all concerned. Furthermore, cable and wireless cable 
systems, both analog and digital, can elect not to interrupt the 
programming of a broadcast station carrying news or weather related 
emergency information with state and local EAS messages based upon a 
written agreement between all concerned. These written agreements are 
contained in state and local franchise agreements.
    47 CFR 11.51 also requires all actions to be logged when manual 
interruption of programming and transmission of EAS messages is used.
    47 CFR 11.52 requires all EAS Participants to monitor two EAS 
sources. If the required EAS sources cannot be received, alternate 
arrangements or a waiver may be

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obtained by written request to the FCC's EAS office. Automatic 
interrupt of programming is required when facilities are unattended. 
Automatic operation must provide a permanent record of the EAS message.
    47 CFR 11.54 requires EAS Participants to enter into their logs/
records the time of receipt of an emergency alert notice and an 
emergency action termination messages during a national level 
emergency.
    47 CFR 11.55 requires EAS participants to monitor their emergency 
alert system upon receipt of a state or local area EAS message. 
Stations/systems must also enter into their logs/records the time of 
receipt of an emergency alert message.
    47 CFR 11.61 requires EAS Participants to conduct periodic EAS 
tests. Tests of the EAS header codes, attention signal, test script and 
EOM code are required to be performed monthly. Tests of the EAS header 
codes and end of message codes are made at least once a week. National 
primary sources shall participate in tests as appropriate. DBS 
providers, Class D non-commercial educational FM stations and low power 
TV stations are not required to transmit this test but must log receipt 
of the test. The FCC may request a report of the tests of the national 
primary sources. In addition, entries must be made in stations/systems 
logs/records as previously stated.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-19532 Filed 10-3-07; 8:45 am]
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