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Title: Prepaid Calling Card Service
Provider Certification, WC Docket No.
05–68.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit.
Number of Respondents: 158
respondents; 1,896 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2.5 –
20 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
sections 151, 152, 154(i), 201, 202, and
254.
Total Annual Burden: 15,800 hours.
Total Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission does not anticipate
providing confidentiality of the
information submitted by prepaid
calling card providers. Particularly, the
prepaid calling card providers must
send reports to their transport providers.
Additionally, the quarterly certifications
sent to the Commission will be made
public through the Electronic Comment
Filing System (ECFS) process. These
certifications will be filed in the
Commission’s docket associated with
this proceeding. If the respondents
submit information they believe to be
confidential, they may request
confidential treatment of such
information under 47 CR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Need and Uses: The Commission will
submit this expiring information
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) during this comment
period in order to obtain the full three
year clearance from them. There is no
change to the reporting, recordkeeping
and/or third party disclosure
requirements. There is a 62,900 hour
reduction in the total annual burden
which is due to a decrease in
respondents. This is due in part to an
inaccurate number of respondents in the
previous submission to the OMB.
Prepaid calling card providers are to
report on a quarterly basis the
percentage of interstate, intrastate and
international traffic and call volumes to
carriers from which they purchase
transport services. Prepaid calling card
providers must also file certifications
with the Commission on a quarterly
basis that include the above information
and a statement that they are
contributing to the federal Universal
Service Fund (USF) based on all
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interstate and international revenue,
except for revenue from the sale of
prepaid calling cards by, to, or pursuant
to contract with the Department of
Defense (DoD) or a DoD entity.
The Commission adopted the
reporting and certification requirements
to obtain information necessary to
evaluate whether all prepaid calling
cards are properly contributing to the
USF, pursuant to section 254 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection
Being Submitted for Review and
Approval to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Comments
Requested
February 18, 2010.
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, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
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; (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; and (e) ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC 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 currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Persons wishing to comments on
this information collection should
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submit comments on or before March
25, 2010. 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: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax
at (202) 395–5167, or via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). To
submit your PRA comments by e–mail
send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to web page: https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the web page called
’’Currently Under Review’’, (3) click on
the downward–pointing arrow in the
’’Select Agency’’ box below the
’’Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
select ’’Federal Communications
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
presented in the ’’Select Agency’’ box,
(5) click the ’’Submit’’ button to the right
of the ’’Select Agency’’ box, and (6)
when the FCC list appears, look for the
title of this ICR (or its OMB Control
Number, if there is one) and then click
on the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202–418–0214.
For additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e–mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B.
Herman, 202–418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No: 3060–0816.
Title: Local Telephone Competition
and Broadband Reporting (Report and
Order, WC Docket No. 07–38, FCC 08–
89; Order on Reconsideration, WC
Docket No. 07–38, FCC 08–148).
Form No.: FCC Form 477.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit, not–for–profit institutions, and
state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,790
respondents; 3,580 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 289
hours.
Frequency of Response: Semi–annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i),
201, 218–220, 251–252, 271, 303(r), 332
and 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended; and in section 706 of
the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as
amended, codified in section 1302 of
the Broadband Data Improvement Act,
47 U.S.C. section 1302.
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Total Annual Burden: 1,034,620
hours.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission will continue to allow
respondents to certify, on the first page
of each submission, that some data
contained in that 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
making the submission. If the
Commission receives a request for, or
proposes to disclose the information,
the respondent would be required to
show, pursuant to the Commission’s
rules for withholding from public
inspection information submitted to the
Commission, that the information in
question is entitled to confidential
treatment. We will retain our current
policies and procedures regarding the
confidential treatment of submitted FCC
Form 477 data, including use of
aggregated, non–company specific data
in our published reports.
Need and Uses: The Commission will
submit this information collection to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) during this comment period in
order to obtain the full three year
clearance from them. The Commission
is submitting this information collection
to OMB as an extension (no change in
the reporting requirement). There is a
50,520 hourly burden reduction that is
being reported to OMB. This adjustment
is due to a reduction in the estimated
time per response from the last
submission to the OMB. It is also due to
respondents’ increased familiarity with
the new, online filing procedures and
with the changes in their own systems
that were necessary to comply with this
information collection, which
respondents have gained in experience
during the two filings required during
OMB’s one year approval of the data
collection on a pilot basis.
This collection improves the
Commission’s understanding of the
extent of broadband deployment,
facilitating the development of
appropriate broadband policies and the
Commission’s ability to carry out its
obligation under section 706 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 to
‘‘determine whether advanced
telecommunications capability is being
deployed to all Americans in a
reasonable and timely fashion.’’ In
addition, the Telecommunications Act
of 1996 directs the Commission to take
actions to open all participants,
including new entrants. A central task
in creating his framework is the opening
of previously monopolized local
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telecommunications markets. By
collecting timely and reliable
information about the pace and extent of
competition for local telephony service
in different geographic areas, including
rural areas, the Commission
significantly improves the ability to
evaluate the effectiveness of actions the
Commission and the states are taking to
facilitate economic competition in those
areas.
The information is used by
Commission staff to prepare reports that
help inform consumers and policy
makers at the federal and state level of
deployment of competition in the local
telephone service market and the
deployment of broadband services. The
Commission will continue to use the
information to better inform its
understanding of broadband
deployment in conjunction with its
congressionally mandated section 706
reports. The Commission also uses the
data to support this analyses in a variety
of rulemaking proceedings under the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended. Absent this information
collection, the Commission would lack
essential data for assisting it in
determining the effectiveness of its
policies and fulfilling its statutory
responsibilities in accordance with the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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[AU Docket No. 10–31; DA 10–125]
Closed Auction of Broadcast
Construction Permits Scheduled for
July 20, 2010; Auction 88 Applicants
Must Provide Supplemental
Information by March 12, 2010;
Comment Sought on Competitive
Bidding Procedures for Auction 88
AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This document announces the
auction of certain broadcast FM, AM,
and FM Translator construction permits
scheduled to commence on July 20,
2010 (Auction 88). This document also
seeks comments on competitive bidding
procedures for Auction 88.
DATES: Comments are due on or before
February 25, 2010, and reply comments
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are due on or before March 11, 2010.
Auction 88 applicants must provide
supplemental information by March 12,
2010.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by AU Docket No. 10–31, by
any of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Federal Communications
Commission’s Web Site: https://
fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to
file by paper must file an original and
four copies of each filing. Filings can be
sent by hand or messenger delivery, by
commercial overnight courier, or by
first-class or overnight U.S. Postal
Service mail. All filings must be
addressed to the Commission’s
Secretary, Attn: WTB/ASAD, Office of
the Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission.
• All hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the
Commission’s Secretary must be
delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445
12th St., SW., Room TW–A325,
Washington, DC 20554. All hand
deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Any
envelopes must be disposed of before
entering the building.
• Commercial overnight mail (other
than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail
and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300
East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights,
MD 20743.
• People with Disabilities: Contact the
FCC to request reasonable
accommodations (accessible format
documents, sign language interpreters,
CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov
or telephone: 202–418–0530 or TTY:
202–418–0432.
• The Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau requests that a copy of all
comments and reply comments be
submitted electronically to the
following address: auction88@fcc.gov.
• People with Disabilities: Contact the
FCC to request reasonable
accommodations (accessible format
documents, sign language interpreters,
CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov
or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–
418–0432.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
Auctions and Spectrum Access Division:
For auction legal questions: Lynne
Milne and Howard Davenport at (202)
418–0660. For general auction
questions: Jeff Crooks at (202) 418–0660
or Linda Sanderson at (717) 338–2868.
Media Bureau, Audio Division: For
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection Being Submitted for
Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
Comments Requested
February 18, 2010.
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, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. 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; (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; and (e)
ways to further reduce the information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC 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 currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection
should submit comments on or before March 25, 2010. 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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the
Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman,
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your PRA comments by
e-mail send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy of this information
collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to web page: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web
page called ''Currently Under Review'', (3) click on the downward-
pointing arrow in the ''Select Agency'' box below the ''Currently Under
Review'' heading, (4) select ''Federal Communications Commission'' from
the list of agencies presented in the ''Select Agency'' box, (5) click
the ''Submit'' button to the right of the ''Select Agency'' box, and
(6) when the FCC list appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its
OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214.
For additional information about the information collection(s) send an
e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No: 3060-0816.
Title: Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting (Report
and Order, WC Docket No. 07-38, FCC 08-89; Order on Reconsideration, WC
Docket No. 07-38, FCC 08-148).
Form No.: FCC Form 477.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,790 respondents; 3,580 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 289 hours.
Frequency of Response: Semi-annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 201, 218-220,
251-252, 271, 303(r), 332 and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended; and in section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as
amended, codified in section 1302 of the Broadband Data Improvement
Act, 47 U.S.C. section 1302.
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Total Annual Burden: 1,034,620 hours.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will continue
to allow respondents to certify, on the first page of each submission,
that some data contained in that 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 making the submission. If the Commission
receives a request for, or proposes to disclose the information, the
respondent would be required to show, pursuant to the Commission's
rules for withholding from public inspection information submitted to
the Commission, that the information in question is entitled to
confidential treatment. We will retain our current policies and
procedures regarding the confidential treatment of submitted FCC Form
477 data, including use of aggregated, non-company specific data in our
published reports.
Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this information
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during this
comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance from
them. The Commission is submitting this information collection to OMB
as an extension (no change in the reporting requirement). There is a
50,520 hourly burden reduction that is being reported to OMB. This
adjustment is due to a reduction in the estimated time per response
from the last submission to the OMB. It is also due to respondents'
increased familiarity with the new, online filing procedures and with
the changes in their own systems that were necessary to comply with
this information collection, which respondents have gained in
experience during the two filings required during OMB's one year
approval of the data collection on a pilot basis.
This collection improves the Commission's understanding of the
extent of broadband deployment, facilitating the development of
appropriate broadband policies and the Commission's ability to carry
out its obligation under section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of
1996 to ``determine whether advanced telecommunications capability is
being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely fashion.''
In addition, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 directs the Commission
to take actions to open all participants, including new entrants. A
central task in creating his framework is the opening of previously
monopolized local telecommunications markets. By collecting timely and
reliable information about the pace and extent of competition for local
telephony service in different geographic areas, including rural areas,
the Commission significantly improves the ability to evaluate the
effectiveness of actions the Commission and the states are taking to
facilitate economic competition in those areas.
The information is used by Commission staff to prepare reports that
help inform consumers and policy makers at the federal and state level
of deployment of competition in the local telephone service market and
the deployment of broadband services. The Commission will continue to
use the information to better inform its understanding of broadband
deployment in conjunction with its congressionally mandated section 706
reports. The Commission also uses the data to support this analyses in
a variety of rulemaking proceedings under the Communications Act of
1934, as amended. Absent this information collection, the Commission
would lack essential data for assisting it in determining the
effectiveness of its policies and fulfilling its statutory
responsibilities in accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-3541 Filed 2-22-10; 8:45 am]
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