Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested, 54878-54879 [2010-22469]
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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.
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before October 12,
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.
DATES:
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)
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 list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the title
of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number,
if there is one) and then click on the ICR
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information about this ICR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214. For additional
information or copies of the information
collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman,
OMD, 202–418–0214 or email judith–
b.herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0192.
Title: Section 87.103, Posting Station
License.
Form Number: N/A.
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 and
Responses: 43,896 respondents; 43,896
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 301
and 303.
Total Annual Burden: 10,974 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) during this comment
period to obtain the full three year
clearance from them. There is no change
in the recordkeeping requirement. There
is a 5,976 hour burden reduction. This
is due to 23,904 fewer respondents
subject to the requirement. Therefore,
the total annual burden hours have been
reduced.
The recordkeeping requirement in
Section 87.103 is necessary to
demonstrate that all transmitters in the
Aviation Service are properly licensed
in accordance with the requirements of
Section 301 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, No. 2020 of the
International Radio Regulation and
Article 30 of the Convention on
International Civil Aviation.
The information is used by FCC
personnel during inspections and
investigations to insure the particular
station is licensed and operated in
compliance with applicable rules,
statutes, and treaties. In the case of
aircraft stations, the information may be
utilized for similar purposes by
appropriate representatives of foreign
governments when the aircraft is
operated in foreign nations.
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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 Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
September 3, 2010.
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.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before November 8,
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
SUMMARY:
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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,
Office of Managing Director, 202–418–
0214 or email judith–b.herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 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 Nos.: FCC Forms 507, 508 and
509.
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: 1,258 respondents; 10,849
responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour
to 90 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly,
annual, one time, every three year
reporting requirements; and third party
disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 1 – 4,
10, 154(i), 154(j), 201–205, 254, and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 46,877 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $48,900.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission does not request that
respondents submit confidential
information to the Commission. If the
respondents believe they have
information that is confidential, they
may request confidential treatment of
their information under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) after this comment
period to obtain the full, three–year
clearance from them. There is no change
in the Commission’s reporting and/or
third party disclosure requirements. The
Commission is reporting a 6,426 hourly
increase adjustment and a $3,705
increase in annual costs.
Following the passage of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, the
Commission adopted interstate access
charge and universal service support
reforms. The reforms were designed to
establish a ‘‘pro–competitive,
deregulatory national policy framework’’
for the United States
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telecommunications industry, and to
carry out the universal service policies
embodied in the1996 Act.
Specifically, the Commission aligned
the interstate access rate structure more
closely with the manner in which costs
are incurred, and created a universal
service support mechanism for rate–of–
return carriers (Interstate Common line
Support (ICLS)) to replace implicit
support in interstate access charges with
explicit support that is portable to all
eligible telecommunications carriers.
By merging Long Term Support (LTS)
with ICLS, the Commission made the
universal service mechanisms simpler
and more transparent, while ensuring
that rate–of–return carriers maintain
existing levels of universal service
support.
To administer the ICLS mechanism,
the Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) must collect certain
data. Specifically, the Administrator
must collect from each rate–of–return
carrier projected cost and revenue data
for the July 1 – July 30 funding year to
accurately distribute prospective ICLS
to those carriers.
The Administrator must also collect
from each rate–of–return carrier actual
cost and revenue data for the prior
calendar year in order to accurately
calculate the final ICLS for which the
carrier is eligible and perform true–ups
against the prospective ICLS. In order to
fulfill its obligation to prevent waste,
fraud, and abuse in the universal service
program, the Administrator must also
collect from selected carriers additional
cost and revenue data for the purpose of
validating the actual cost and revenue
data filed by rate–of–return carriers.
The Commission will use the
information collected to determine
whether and to what extent non–price
cap or rate–of–return carriers providing
the data are eligible to receive universal
service support. The Commission will
use the tariff data to make sure that rates
are just and reasonable, as required by
section 201(b) of the 1996 Act.
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 Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
September 3, 2010.
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.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before November 8,
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,
Office of Managing Director, 202–418–
0214 or email judith–b.herman@fcc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested
September 3, 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.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before November 8, 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
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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, Office of Managing Director, 202-418-0214 or email judith-b.herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 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 Nos.: FCC Forms 507, 508 and 509.
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: 1,258 respondents; 10,849
responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour to 90 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly, annual, one time, every three
year reporting requirements; and third party disclosure requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. sections 1 - 4, 10, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 254, and 403.
Total Annual Burden: 46,877 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $48,900.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not
request that respondents submit confidential information to the
Commission. If the respondents believe they have information that is
confidential, they may request confidential treatment of their
information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
after this comment period to obtain the full, three-year clearance from
them. There is no change in the Commission's reporting and/or third
party disclosure requirements. The Commission is reporting a 6,426
hourly increase adjustment and a $3,705 increase in annual costs.
Following the passage of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the
Commission adopted interstate access charge and universal service
support reforms. The reforms were designed to establish a ``pro-
competitive, deregulatory national policy framework'' for the United
States telecommunications industry, and to carry out the universal
service policies embodied in the1996 Act.
Specifically, the Commission aligned the interstate access rate
structure more closely with the manner in which costs are incurred, and
created a universal service support mechanism for rate-of-return
carriers (Interstate Common line Support (ICLS)) to replace implicit
support in interstate access charges with explicit support that is
portable to all eligible telecommunications carriers.
By merging Long Term Support (LTS) with ICLS, the Commission made
the universal service mechanisms simpler and more transparent, while
ensuring that rate-of-return carriers maintain existing levels of
universal service support.
To administer the ICLS mechanism, the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC) must collect certain data. Specifically,
the Administrator must collect from each rate-of-return carrier
projected cost and revenue data for the July 1 - July 30 funding year
to accurately distribute prospective ICLS to those carriers.
The Administrator must also collect from each rate-of-return
carrier actual cost and revenue data for the prior calendar year in
order to accurately calculate the final ICLS for which the carrier is
eligible and perform true-ups against the prospective ICLS. In order to
fulfill its obligation to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in the
universal service program, the Administrator must also collect from
selected carriers additional cost and revenue data for the purpose of
validating the actual cost and revenue data filed by rate-of-return
carriers.
The Commission will use the information collected to determine
whether and to what extent non-price cap or rate-of-return carriers
providing the data are eligible to receive universal service support.
The Commission will use the tariff data to make sure that rates are
just and reasonable, as required by section 201(b) of the 1996 Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-22469 Filed 9-8-10; 8:45 am]
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