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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
April 13, 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 (PRA) 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 on 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.
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DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before June 21, 2010. 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 the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214. For additional
information, contact Judith B. Herman,
202–418–0214, Judith–
b.herman@fcc.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0855.
Title: Telecommunications Reporting
Worksheets and Related Collections.
Form Nos.: FCC Forms 499–A and
499–Q.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for–
profit and not–for–profit institutions.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 5,800 respondents; 44,574
responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 15
hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one–time, annual and quarterly
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
sections 151, 154(i), 155, 157, 205, 214,
225, 254, and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 281,710 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
submissions 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 respond would be
required to make the full showing
pursuant to the Commission’s rules for
withholding from public inspection
information submitted to the
Commission. See 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
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Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection after this comment period to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to obtain the full three year
clearance from them. There no change
to the reporting, recordkeeping and/or
third party disclosure requirements.
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) requires
telecommunications carriers and other
providers of telecommunications to
contribute to the universal service fund
and other funds. Contribution revenue
data, as well as other information, are
reported by carriers on FCC Form 499–
A (annual) and 499–Q (quarterly).
Accompanying these forms are
instructions on how to report revenue.
Although there are no changes to the
collection requirements or on the forms,
the total hourly burden has been
adjusted. The Commission is reporting a
8,581 hourly increase in burden. This is
due to updated information from the
Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC), the administrator of
the universal service fund, based on
actual participation in the program.
Specifically, for the FCC Form 499–A,
the Commission has increased the
number of respondents from 5,625 to
5,800 based on the actual number of
contributing entities for fiscal year 2009.
For the FCC Form 499–Q, the number of
respondents increased from 2,525 to
3,600 based on the actual number of
service providers filing FCC Form 499–
Q in 2009. Therefore, the total annual
burden increased from 273,129 to
281,710 hours. And the frequency of
response remained the same for both
forms.
The Commission uses the information
to evaluate individual contributor’s
contributions to the universal service
mechanisms, 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(s) Being Submitted for
Review and Approval to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
Comments Requested
April 13, 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 (PRA) 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: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before May 24, 2010. 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 the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov.
To view a copy of this information
collection request (ICR) submitted to
OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://
reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2)
look for the section of the Web page
called ‘‘Currently Under Review’’, (3)
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
April 13, 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 (PRA) 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 on 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.
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DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before June 21, 2010. 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 the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to the Federal Communications
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information, contact Judith B.
Herman, 202-418-0214, Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0855.
Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets and Related
Collections.
Form Nos.: FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,800 respondents; 44,574
responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 15 hours (average).
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one-time, annual and quarterly
reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i),
155, 157, 205, 214, 225, 254, and 303(r).
Total Annual Burden: 281,710 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 submissions 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 respond would be required to make the full showing
pursuant to the Commission's rules for withholding from public
inspection information submitted to the Commission. See 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection after this comment period to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to obtain the full three year clearance
from them. There no change to the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third
party disclosure requirements.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires
telecommunications carriers and other providers of telecommunications
to contribute to the universal service fund and other funds.
Contribution revenue data, as well as other information, are reported
by carriers on FCC Form 499-A (annual) and 499-Q (quarterly).
Accompanying these forms are instructions on how to report revenue.
Although there are no changes to the collection requirements or on the
forms, the total hourly burden has been adjusted. The Commission is
reporting a 8,581 hourly increase in burden. This is due to updated
information from the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC),
the administrator of the universal service fund, based on actual
participation in the program.
Specifically, for the FCC Form 499-A, the Commission has increased
the number of respondents from 5,625 to 5,800 based on the actual
number of contributing entities for fiscal year 2009. For the FCC Form
499-Q, the number of respondents increased from 2,525 to 3,600 based on
the actual number of service providers filing FCC Form 499-Q in 2009.
Therefore, the total annual burden increased from 273,129 to 281,710
hours. And the frequency of response remained the same for both forms.
The Commission uses the information to evaluate individual
contributor's contributions to the universal service mechanisms,
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.
[FR Doc. 2010-9255 Filed 4-21-10; 8:45 am]
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