Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 1071-1072 [2012-75]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2012 / Notices exchange carriers (LECs) as part of transitioning regulation of interstate and intrastate switched access and reciprocal compensation rate regulation to bill-and-keep under section 251(b)(5) to file tariffs with state commissions and the FCC. This transition affects different interstate and intrastate switched access rates at specified timeframes and establishes an Access Recovery Charge by which incumbent LECs will be able to assess end users a monthly charge to recover some or all of the revenues they are permitted to recover from reductions in intercarrier compensation rates. To permit the Commission and state commissions to monitor compliance with the revised intercarrier compensation rules and for incumbent LECs to receive CAF ICC support must also certify with its 2012 annual access tariff filing and on April 1st of each subsequent year that it has complied with the procedures for calculating its eligible recovery, the calculation of the appropriate access recovery charge, and that it is eligible to receive the CAF ICC support requested. The Commission estimates that 1,340 incumbent LECs annually will have to file the required data with the FCC, the relevant station commissions, and USAC. We also estimate that those incumbent LECs will have to make the above new certification annually. The information collected through these data collections will be used by the Commission and state commissions to determine whether the revised intercarrier compensation rules are being complied with and the services offered are just and reasonable as the Act requires. The data will also provide the Commission with the information to develop procedures to transition remaining intercarrier switched access rates to bill-and-keep. USAC will use the data to ensure that the CAF ICC payments it makes are appropriate under the revised rules. The certification is a further step in the compliance and monitoring process. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director. [FR Doc. 2012–74 Filed 1–6–12; 8:45 am] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget Federal Communications Commission. AGENCY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Jan 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 Notice and request for comments. ACTION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3502– 3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s). 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 estimates; (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 valid OMB control number. DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before February 8, 2012. 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: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395–5167 or via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, via the Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing Director, FCC, at (202) 418–0214. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0813. Title: Section 20.18, Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems. Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1071 Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Federal Government, and State, Local or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 47,031 respondents; 47,031 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 4.2142416 hours (average). Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting requirements, 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), 303(f), and (r), 309, 316 and 332 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 198,200 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 30 day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance from them. The Commission is requesting OMB approval for an extension (no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements). There is no change in the Commission’s previous burden estimates. The notification requirement on Public Safety Answer Points (PSAPs) will be used by the carriers to verify that wireless E911 calls are referred to PSAPs who have the technical capability to use the data to the caller’s benefit. TTY and dispatch notification requirements will be used to avoid customer confusion as to the capabilities of their handsets in reaching help in emergency situations, thus minimizing the possibility of critical delays in response time. The annual TTY reports will be used to monitor the progress of TTY technology and thus capability. Consultations on the specific meaning assigned to pseudo-Automatic Location Identification (ALI) are appropriate to ensure that all parties are working with the same information. Coordination between carriers and state and local entities to determine the appropriate PSAPs to receive and respond to E911 calls is necessary because of the difficulty in assigning PSAPs based on the location of the wireless caller. The deployment schedule that must be submitted by carriers seeking a waiver of Phase I or Phase II deployment schedule will be used by the Commission to guarantee that the rules are enforced in as timely manner as possible within technological E:\FR\FM\09JAN1.SGM 09JAN1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 1072 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 5 / Monday, January 9, 2012 / Notices constraints. In addition, a wireless carrier must implement E911 service within the six-month period following the date of the PSAP’s request. If the carrier challenges the validity of the request, the request will be deemed valid if the PSAP making the request provides the following information: (a) Cost Recovery: The PSAP must demonstrate that a mechanism is in place by which the PSAP will recover its costs of the facilities and equipment necessary to receive and utilize the E911 data elements. (b) Necessary Equipment: The PSAP must provide evidence that it has ordered the equipment necessary to receive and utilize the E911 data elements; and (c) Necessary Facilities: The PSAP must demonstrate that it has made a timely request to the appropriate local exchange carrier (LEC) for the necessary trunking and other facilities to enable E911 data to be transmitted to the PSAP. This collection is needed to ensure that they are ready to receive E911 Phase I or Phase II information at the time that wireless carrier’s obligation to deliver that information becomes due. This will reduce the possibility of both carriers and PSAPs investing money before the PSAP is actually E911 capable. OMB Control Number: 3060–1155. Title: Sections 15.713, 15.714, 15.715 and 15.717, TV White Space Broadcast Bands. Form No.: N/A. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit. Number of Respondents: 2,000 respondents; 2,000 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements, recordkeeping 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 154(i), 302, 303(c), 303(f) and 307 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 4,000 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 30 day comment period in order to obtain the full three year clearance from them. The VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Jan 06, 2012 Jkt 226001 Commission is requesting OMB approval for a revision of this information collection. The Commission revised this information collection to add questions about prefill applications and the number of available channels; and to make clarifications for some existing questions to the on-line database screens. This is being done to make completion of the form easier for the respondents. Federal Communications Commission. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director. [FR Doc. 2012–75 Filed 1–6–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION Sunshine Act Notice Federal Election Commission. Date and Time: Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 10 a.m. PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington, DC (Ninth Floor) STATUS: This Meeting will be Open to the Public. ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Correction and Approval of the Minutes for the Meeting of December 15, 2011. Draft Advisory Opinion 2011–24: Louder Solutions, LLC, d/b/a StandLouder.com. Management and Administrative Matters. 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Each notice is available for inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. The notice also will be available for inspection at the offices of the Board of Governors. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the question whether the proposal complies with the standards of section 4 of the BHC Act. Unless otherwise noted, comments regarding the applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors not later than February 3, 2012. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond (Adam M. Drimer, Assistant Vice President) 701 East Byrd Street, Richmond, Virginia 23261–4528: 1. BB&T Corporation, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of BankAtlantic, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and thereby engage in operation a savings association, pursuant to section 225.28(b)(4)(ii) of Regulation Y. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, January 4, 2012. Robert deV. Frierson, Deputy Secretary of the Board. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 5 (Monday, January 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1071-1072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-75]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3502-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection(s). 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 estimates; (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 valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before February 8, 2012. 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: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167 or via Internet 
at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission, via the Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. 
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, FCC, at (202) 418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0813.
    Title: Section 20.18, Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Federal Government, and 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents: 47,031 respondents; 47,031 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4.2142416 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements, 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), 303(f), and (r), 309, 316 and 332 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 198,200 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 30 day comment period in order to obtain the full three 
year clearance from them. The Commission is requesting OMB approval for 
an extension (no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third 
party disclosure requirements).
    There is no change in the Commission's previous burden estimates.
    The notification requirement on Public Safety Answer Points (PSAPs) 
will be used by the carriers to verify that wireless E911 calls are 
referred to PSAPs who have the technical capability to use the data to 
the caller's benefit. TTY and dispatch notification requirements will 
be used to avoid customer confusion as to the capabilities of their 
handsets in reaching help in emergency situations, thus minimizing the 
possibility of critical delays in response time.
    The annual TTY reports will be used to monitor the progress of TTY 
technology and thus capability. Consultations on the specific meaning 
assigned to pseudo-Automatic Location Identification (ALI) are 
appropriate to ensure that all parties are working with the same 
information. Coordination between carriers and state and local entities 
to determine the appropriate PSAPs to receive and respond to E911 calls 
is necessary because of the difficulty in assigning PSAPs based on the 
location of the wireless caller. The deployment schedule that must be 
submitted by carriers seeking a waiver of Phase I or Phase II 
deployment schedule will be used by the Commission to guarantee that 
the rules are enforced in as timely manner as possible within 
technological

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constraints. In addition, a wireless carrier must implement E911 
service within the six-month period following the date of the PSAP's 
request. If the carrier challenges the validity of the request, the 
request will be deemed valid if the PSAP making the request provides 
the following information:
    (a) Cost Recovery: The PSAP must demonstrate that a mechanism is in 
place by which the PSAP will recover its costs of the facilities and 
equipment necessary to receive and utilize the E911 data elements.
    (b) Necessary Equipment: The PSAP must provide evidence that it has 
ordered the equipment necessary to receive and utilize the E911 data 
elements; and
    (c) Necessary Facilities: The PSAP must demonstrate that it has 
made a timely request to the appropriate local exchange carrier (LEC) 
for the necessary trunking and other facilities to enable E911 data to 
be transmitted to the PSAP.
    This collection is needed to ensure that they are ready to receive 
E911 Phase I or Phase II information at the time that wireless 
carrier's obligation to deliver that information becomes due. This will 
reduce the possibility of both carriers and PSAPs investing money 
before the PSAP is actually E911 capable.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1155.
    Title: Sections 15.713, 15.714, 15.715 and 15.717, TV White Space 
Broadcast Bands.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000 respondents; 2,000 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirements, 
recordkeeping 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 154(i), 302, 303(c), 303(f) and 307 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,000 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 30 day comment period in order to obtain the full three 
year clearance from them. The Commission is requesting OMB approval for 
a revision of this information collection.
    The Commission revised this information collection to add questions 
about prefill applications and the number of available channels; and to 
make clarifications for some existing questions to the on-line database 
screens. This is being done to make completion of the form easier for 
the respondents.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-75 Filed 1-6-12; 8:45 am]
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