Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested, 3252-3253 [E8-745]
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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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before March 17,
2008. 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
Leslie F. Smith, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
C216, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Leslie
F. Smith via the Internet at PRA@fcc.gov
or call (202) 418–0217.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0819.
Title: Lifeline Assistance (Lifeline)
Connection Assistance (Link-Up)
Reporting Worksheet and Instructions
(47 CFR 54.400–54.417).
Form Number: FCC Form 497.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; and business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 181,855 respondents;
181,855 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.08–
18 hours.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
monthly, annually, and one-time
reporting requirements; recordkeeping
requirement; and third party disclosure
requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 48,619 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impacts.
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:
The respondents may request
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confidentiality protection for the special
access performance information. The
respondents are not required to file their
customers’ monthly usage information
with the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC).
Needs and Uses: In the Lifeline Order,
WC Docket No. 03–109, FCC 04–87,
adopted and released in April 2004, the
Commission adopted the Joint Board’s
recommendation to require all states,
including federal default states, to adopt
certification procedures to document
income-based eligibility for Lifeline/
Link-Up enrollment. Because selfcertification of income is more difficult
to confirm than is a self-certification of
program participation, the Commission
agreed with the Joint Board that
requiring presentation of documentation
supporting income eligibility would
protect against fraud and abuse. The
Commission held similar concerns for
continued enrollment in the Lifeline/
Link-Up program and required
documentation of eligibility for
continued enrollment in the program. In
conjunction with presentation of
income eligibility documentation, all
eligible telecommunications carriers
(ETC) are required to certify that the
ETC has procedures in place to review
presented documentation or to certify
that it is in compliance with the state
requirements established to review
income eligibility documentation. ETCs
must retain records of their
certifications. In addition, the applicant
is required to certify the accuracy of the
state household income and the number
of persons in the household. ETCs are
required to collect and retain these
certifications. The FCC Form 497 was
revised to clarify instructions, add new
data elements to the form to clarify
specific requirements and reformatted
for ease of completing. In addition to the
certification and verification
requirements noted above, the
Commission directed USAC to issue a
voluntary survey to gather data and
information about state Lifeline/LinkUp programs. This will enable the
Commission to make more informed
decisions in any future Commission
orders.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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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
January 9, 2008.
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 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a current valid control number.
No person shall be subject to any
penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the
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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before March 17,
2008. 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 FCC 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
Leslie F. Smith, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
C216, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20554, or via the Internet to
PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Leslie
F. Smith via the Internet at PRA@fcc.gov
or call (202) 418–0217.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0430.
Title: Section 1.1206, Permit-ButDisclose Proceedings.
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Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit;
not-for-profit institutions; Federal
Government; and state, local, or tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 10,000 respondents; 10,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5
hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion
reporting requirements; recordkeeping;
and third party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 5,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impacts.
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
the respondents submit confidential
information to the FCC. Respondents
may, however, request confidential
treatment for information they believe to
be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission’s
rules, under 47 CFR 1.1206, require that
a public record be made of ex parte
presentations (i.e., written presentations
not served on all parties to the
proceeding or oral presentations as to
which all parties have not been given
notice and an opportunity to be present)
to decision-making personnel in
‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceedings, such
as notice-and-comment rulemakings and
declaratory ruling proceedings. Persons
making such presentations must file two
copies of written presentations and two
copies of memoranda reflecting new
data or arguments in oral presentations
no later than the next business day after
the presentation. The information is
used by parties to permit-but-disclose
proceedings, including interested
members of the public, to respond to the
arguments made and data offered in the
presentations. The responses may then
be used by the Commission in its
decision-making. The availability of the
ex parte materials ensures that the
Commission’s decisional processes are
fair, impartial, and comport with the
concept of due process in that all
interested parties can know of and
respond to the arguments made to the
decision-making officials.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collections Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
January 9, 2008.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commissions, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA), 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
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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before March 17,
2008. 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. postal mail.
To submit your comments by e-mail,
send them to PRA@fcc.gov. To submit
your comments by U.S. postal mail,
mark them to the attention of: Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collections, send an e-mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–1043.
Title: Telecommunications Relay
Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
for Individuals with Hearing and
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Speech Disabilities, CG Docket No. 03–
123, FCC 04–137.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 13.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 130 burden
hours.
Total Annual Cost: None.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
An assurance of confidentiality is not
offered because this information
collection does not require the
collection of personally identifiable
information from individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
Impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The reporting
requirements included under OMB
Control Number 3060–1043 enable the
Commission to collect waiver reports
from Video Relay Service (VRS) and
Internet-Protocol Relay (IP Relay)
providers requesting waivers from
certain Telecommunications Relay
Services (TRS) mandatory minimum
standards. On June 30, 2004, the
Commission released a Report and
Order and Order on Reconsideration in
Telecommunications Relay Services and
Speech-to-Speech Services for
Individuals with Hearing and Speech
Disabilities, FCC 04–137. In the Report
and Order, the Commission granted
VRS and IP Relay providers waivers of
the following TRS mandatory minimum
requirements, amongst others: (1) 47
CFR 64.604(a)(3)—types of calls that
must be handled; (2) 47 CFR
64.604(a)(4)—emergency call handling;
and (3) 47 CFR 64.604(b)(3)—equal
access to interexchange carriers. These
waivers are granted provided that VRS
and IP Relay providers submit annual
reports to the Commission, in a
narrative form, detailing: (1) The
provider’s plan or general approach to
meet the waived standards; (2) any
additional costs that would be required
to meet the standards; (3) the
development of any new technology
that may affect the particular waivers;
(4) the progress made by the provider to
meet the standards; (5) the specific steps
taken to resolve any technical problems
that prohibit the provider from meeting
the standards; and (6) any other factors
relevant to whether the waiver should
continue in effect.
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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
January 9, 2008.
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 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it
displays a current valid control number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information
subject to the 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 17,
2008. 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 FCC 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 Leslie F. Smith, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1-C216, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554, or via the Internet to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Leslie F. Smith via the Internet at
PRA@fcc.gov or call (202) 418-0217.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0430.
Title: Section 1.1206, Permit-But-Disclose Proceedings.
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Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; Federal Government; and state,
local, or tribal governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 10,000 respondents; 10,000
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Frequency of Response: On-occasion reporting requirements;
recordkeeping; and third party disclosure.
Total Annual Burden: 5,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission's rules, under 47 CFR 1.1206,
require that a public record be made of ex parte presentations (i.e.,
written presentations not served on all parties to the proceeding or
oral presentations as to which all parties have not been given notice
and an opportunity to be present) to decision-making personnel in
``permit-but-disclose'' proceedings, such as notice-and-comment
rulemakings and declaratory ruling proceedings. Persons making such
presentations must file two copies of written presentations and two
copies of memoranda reflecting new data or arguments in oral
presentations no later than the next business day after the
presentation. The information is used by parties to permit-but-disclose
proceedings, including interested members of the public, to respond to
the arguments made and data offered in the presentations. The responses
may then be used by the Commission in its decision-making. The
availability of the ex parte materials ensures that the Commission's
decisional processes are fair, impartial, and comport with the concept
of due process in that all interested parties can know of and respond
to the arguments made to the decision-making officials.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-745 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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