Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested, 7565-7566 [2011-2957]

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7565-7566]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2957]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

February 4, 2011.

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

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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 OMB 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 April 11, 2011. 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 the Federal Communications 
Commission via e-mail 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, OMD, 202-418-0214 or e-mail judith-b.herman@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1046.
    Title: Part 64, Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation 
Provision of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 924 respondents, 8,080 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 19.82 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: Annual and quarterly reporting requirements, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 CFR sections 151, 154 and 
276.
    Total Annual Burden: 160,184 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
FCC. Respondents may request confidential treatment of their 
information that they believe is confidential 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. The Commission is reporting no change in the reporting, 
recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements. The 
Commission is reporting an 18,208 hour reduction in the total annual 
burden. This adjustment is due to fewer respondents and therefore the 
estimates have been recalculated.
    The payphone compensation rules place liability to compensate PSPs 
for payphone-originated calls on the facilities-based long distance 
carriers from whose switches such calls are completed.
    The payphone compensation rules define these responsible carriers 
as ``completing carriers'' and require them to develop their own system 
of tracking calls to completion, the accuracy of which must be 
confirmed and attested to by a third-party auditor.
    Completing carriers must file with PSPs a quarterly report that 
must also submit an attestation by the chief financial officer (CFO) 
that the payment amount for that quarter is accurate and is based on 
100% of all completed calls.
    The rules also require reporting obligations for other facilities-
based long distance carriers in the call path, if any, and define these 
carriers as ``Intermediate Carriers.''
    Additionally, the rules give parties flexibility to agree to 
alternative compensation arrangements (ACA) so that small Completing 
Carriers may avoid the expense of instituting a tracking system and 
undergoing an audit.
    The payphone compensation rules satisfy section 276 by identifying 
the party liable for compensation and establishing a mechanism for PSPs 
to be paid.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-2957 Filed 2-9-11; 8:45 am]
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