Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested, 37708-37709 [E9-18007]

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37708-37709]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-18007]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

July 21, 2009.
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. 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 28, 2009. 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 Internet at 
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, 
Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0149.
    Title: Part 63, Application and Supplemental Information 
Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 90 respondents; 90 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion requirement, and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 151, 154(i), 154(j), 160, 161, 201-205, 214, 218, 403 
and 571.
    Total Annual Burden: 450 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.

    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 
day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance 
from them. The Commission is requesting approval of a revision of this 
information collection. The Commission is reporting an increase of 45 
respondents/responses and therefore, the total annual burden has 
increased by 225 total annual hours. In a Report and Order, FCC 09-40, 
IP-Enabled Services (``VoIP Discontinuance Order''), released on May 
13, 2009, the Commission modified Part 63 to extend to providers of 
interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service the 
discontinuance obligations that apply to domestic non-dominant 
telecommunications carriers under Section 214 of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, the Commission found that before an 
interconnected VoIP provider may discontinue, reduce, or impair 
service, it must comply with the streamlined discontinuance 
requirements for non-dominant providers under Part 63 of the 
Commission's rules, including the requirements to provide written 
notice to all affected customers, notify relevant state authorities, 
and file an application with the Commission for authorization of the 
planned action. In general, providers of facilities-based 
interconnected VoIP services and ``over-the-top'' interconnected VoIP 
services are subject to the rules in the VoIP Discontinuance Order. 
However, the Commission found that it made more sense to treat 
providers of interconnected VoIP services that are mobile in the same 
way as Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) providers, which are not 
subject to the Commission's Section 214 discontinuance obligations.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-None.
    Title: Implementation of the NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008; 
Location Information From Owners and Controllers of 911 and E911 
Capabilities.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 60 respondents; 60 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .0833 hours (5 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion requirement, and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in the 
New and Emering Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 (NET 911 Act), 
Public Law 110-283, Stat. 2620 (2008) (to be codified at 47 U.S.C. 
Section 615a-1), and section

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222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 5 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60 
day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance 
from them. The Commission is requesting OMB approval of a new 
information collection. The Commission is reporting a program change 
increase of 60 respondents/responses and therefore, the total annual 
burden is estimated to be 5 total annual hours.
    The FCC requires an owner or controller of a 911 or enhanced 911 
capability to make that capability available to a requesting 
interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol (VoIP) provider in certain 
circumstances. This requirement involves the collection and disclosure 
to emergency services personnel of customers' location information. In 
a previous action, the Commission required interconnected VoIP 
providers to collect certain location information from their customers 
and disclose it to the entities that own or control an Automatic 
Location Information (ALI) database. That OMB-approved requirement is 
under OMB Control Number 3060-1085. All the relevant costs of the 
entities that own or control an ALI database were previously described 
in 3060-1085. The Commission has calculated the paperwork burdens of 
this present item in such a way as to prevent double counting for OMB's 
inventory.
    For more information regarding this new information collection, see 
74 FR 31860 (July 6, 2009), available at  https://frwebtgate5.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/PDFgate.cgi? 
WAISdocID=594374209894+10+2+0&WAISaction=retrieve.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-18007 Filed 7-28-09; 8:45 am]
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