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system of records, FCC/WTB–1,
‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records,’’
and these and all other records may be
disclosed pursuant to the Routine Uses
as stated in the system of records notice.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking OMB approval for an extension
of this information collection in order to
obtain the full three year approval from
OMB. There is no change to the
Commission’s previous burden
estimates.
The information collected is
necessary to require owners of marine
VHF radios with Digital Selective
Calling (DSC) capability to register
information such as the name, address,
type of vessel with a private entity
issuing marine mobile service identities
(MMSI). The information would be used
by search and rescue personnel to
identify vessels in distress and to select
the proper rescue units and search
methods. The requirement to collect this
information is not contained in a
Commission rule or formal FCC order,
but in agreements with the U.S. Coast
Guard and private sector entities that
issue MMSI’s.
The information is used by private
entities to maintain a database used to
provide information about the vessel
owner in distress using marine VHF
radios with DSC capability. If the data
were not collected, the U.S. Coast Guard
would not have access to this
information which would increase the
time and effort needed to complete a
search and rescue operation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission for
Extension Under Delegated Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13, the
Federal Communications Commission
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
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Comments are requested concerning:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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 ways to
further reduce the information 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 valid control number.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on
this information collection should
submit comments by July 13, 2012. 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: Submit your PRA comments
to Nicolas 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@fcc.gov, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). To
submit your comments by email send
them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Judith
B. Herman at 202–418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–0910.
Title: Section 20.18(i), Third Report
and Order in CC Docket No. 94–102, To
Ensure Compatibility With Enhanced
911 Emergency Calling Systems.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 1,398
respondents; 1,398 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1,
4(i), 201, 303, 309 and 332.
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Total Annual Burden: 1,398 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension
of this information collection (no
change in the reporting requirement).
The Commission will submit this
information collection after this 60 day
comment period.
The Commission has adjusted its
previous burden estimates. The total
annual burden has been reduced by
2,602 hours since 2009 because of fewer
respondents and responses.
The Third Report and Order in CC
Docket No. 94–102, adopted rules
applicable to wireless carriers to permit
the use of network-based solutions,
handset-based solutions, or hybrid
solutions. The adopted rules require
changes both to handsets and wireless
networks in providing caller location
information as part of Enhanced 911 (or
E911) services. The Commission
adopted the Third Report and Order to
encourage the deployment of the best
location technology for each area being
served, promote competition in E911
location technology, and speed
implementation of E911.
As part of the rules, the Third Report
and Order also adopted a requirement
that wireless carriers report their plans
for implementing Phase II E911 service
to the Commission. Specifically, this
report must include the technology they
plan to use to provide caller location as
well as information to enable public
safety organizations, equipment
manufacturers, local exchange carriers,
and the Commission to plan and
support Phase II deployment. The
Commission required wireless carriers
to file these initial reports in 2000.
Carriers are required to update these
plans within thirty days of the adoption
of any change. The reporting
requirements are discussed in detail in
47 CFR 20.18(i).
OMB Control No.: 3060–1004.
Title: Section 20.18(g)(1), Commission
Rules to Ensure Compatibility With
Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling
Systems.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions and
state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 178
respondents; 508 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour
to 4 hours.
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Frequency of Response: Quarterly,
semi-annual and one time reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1,
4(i), 201, 303, 309 and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 1,982 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension
of this information collection (no
change in the reporting requirement).
The Commission will submit this
information collection after this 60 day
comment period. The Commission is
reporting an adjustment of 780 total
annual hours which is due to industry
consolidation. The number of Tier 1
carriers has gone from 22 to 4, and Tier
II carriers are estimated from 12 to 3.
The number of Tier III carriers has
expanded from 50 to 110. These changes
in the marketplace caused the
Commission to adjust the estimates
which also accounts for the change in
hourly burden.
Distinct from the Commission’s rules
and precedent regarding waivers of the
E911 requirements, in December 2004
Congress enacted the Ensuring Needed
Help Arrives Near Callers Employing
911 Act of 2004 (ENHANCE 911 Act).
The ENHANCE 911 Act, inter alia,
directs the Commission to act on any
petition filed by a qualified Tier III
carrier requesting a waiver of 47 CFR
20.18(g)(1)(v) within 100 days of receipt,
and grant such request for waiver if
‘‘strict enforcement of the requirements
of that section would result in
consumers having decreased access to
emergency services.’’
The Commission originally
established reporting requirements in an
order released in October 2001 which
received OMB approval. Nationwide
wireless carriers (‘‘Tier 1’’) generally
must file quarterly reports with the
Commission on February 1, May 1,
August 1 and November 1 of each year,
with the exception of T-Mobile, which
is required to file semi-annual reports
(as of October 2002). Mid-sized carriers
(‘‘Tier II’’) also were required to file
quarterly reports under this same time
schedule.
In a July 2003 revision approved by
OMB, the Commission decided that the
information requirements in the
quarterly reports, beginning with the
August 1, 2003 filing, be submitted with
an Excel spreadsheet as an appendix to
Tier I and Tier II carrier narrative
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reports. The existing information
collection only required Tier III carriers
to file a one-time interim report. Tier III
wireless carriers were also not required
to submit an Excel spreadsheet with
their one-time filings.
This reporting requirement was
further revised in 2005 because on
October 21, 2005, the Commission
adopted an order finding that certain
Tier III carriers did not sufficiently
support their requests for waiver of the
E911 rules, but providing the carriers
with additional time, until July 2006, to
augment the record to show a clear path
to full compliance with the E911
requirements. The Commission also
imposed conditions and required the
Tier III carriers to file separate status
reports by November 21, 2005, and
commencing February 1, 2006,
additional status reports on a quarterly
basis for a two-year period.
The Commission will use the
information submitted by Tier III
carriers subject to reporting
requirements to ensure that they comply
with the Commission’s E911
requirements and the terms of the
underlying orders addressing requests
for waiver relief by all Tiers.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0790.
Title: Section 68.110(c), Availability
of Inside Wiring Information.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 200
respondents; 1,200 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response:
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.
151, 154, 201–205, 218, 220 and 405 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $5,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality. The
Commission is not requesting that
respondents submit any confidential
trade secrets or proprietary information
to the FCC.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension
of this information collection (no
change in the recordkeeping and/or
third party disclosure requirements).
The Commission will submit this
information collection after this 60 day
comment period to the OMB.
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Section 68.110(c) requires that any
available technical information
concerning carrier-installed wiring on
the customer’s side of the demarcation
point, including copies of existing
schematic diagrams and service records,
shall be provided by the telephone
company upon request of the building
owner or agent thereof. The provider of
wireline telecommunications services
may charge the building owner a
reasonable fee for this service, which
shall not exceed the cost involved in
locating and copying the documents. In
the alternative, the provider may make
these documents available for review
and copying by the building owner or
his agent. In this case, the wireline
telecommunications carrier may charge
a reasonable fee, which shall not exceed
the cost involved in making the
documents available, and may also
require the building owner or his agent
to pay a deposit to guarantee the
documents’ return.
The information is needed so that
building owners may choose to contract
with an installer of their choice on
inside wiring maintenance and
installation services to modify existing
wiring or assist with the installation of
additional inside wiring.
OMB Control No.: 3060–0791.
Title: Section 32.7300, Accounting for
Judgments and Other Costs Associated
with Litigation.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents: 2
respondents; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 36
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in 47 U.S.C.
151, 152, 154, 161, 201–205 and 218–
220 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 40 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality. The
Commission is not requesting that
respondents submit confidential
information to the FCC.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension
of this information collection (no
change in the recordkeeping and/or
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reporting requirements). The
Commission will submit this
information collection after this 60 day
comment period to the OMB.
The Commission adopted accounting
rules that require carriers to account for
adverse federal antitrust judgments and
post-judgment special charges. With
regard to settlements of such lawsuits
there will be a presumption that carriers
can recover the portion of the settlement
that represents the avoidable costs of
litigation; provided that the carrier
makes a required showing. To receive
recognition of its avoided cost of
litigation a carrier must demonstrate, in
a request for special relief, the avoided
costs of litigation by showing the
amount corresponding to the additional
litigation expenses discounted to
present value, that the carrier
reasonably estimates it would have paid
if it had not settled. Settlement costs in
excess of the avoided costs of litigation
are presumed not recoverable unless a
carrier rebuts that presumption by
showing the basic factors that enticed
the carrier to settle and demonstrating
that ratepayers benefited from the
settlement.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
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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.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995. An agency 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 PRA that
does not display a valid control number.
Comments are requested concerning
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
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performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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 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
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before June 13, 2012. 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 contacts below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax 202–
395–5167, or via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the
comments the OMB control number as
shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the 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, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the OMB
control number of this ICR and then
click on the ICR Reference Number. A
copy of the FCC submission to OMB
will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0761.
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Title: Section 79.1, Closed Captioning
of Video Programming, CG Docket No.
05–231.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; individuals or
households; and not-for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 12,609 respondents; 78,633
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes (0.25 hours) to 10 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and
on occasion reporting requirements;
third party disclosure requirement;
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this obligation is found at
section 713 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 613, and
implemented at 47 CFR 79.1.
Total Annual Burden: 198,049 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $35,505,816.00.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Confidentiality is an issue to the extent
that individuals and households
provide personally identifiable
information, which is covered under the
FCC’s system of records notice (SORN),
FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal Complaints and
Inquiries.’’ As required by the Privacy
Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Commission also
published a SORN, FCC/CGB–1
‘‘Informal Complaints and Inquiries,’’ in
the Federal Register on December 15,
2009 (74 FR 66356) which became
effective on January 25, 2010.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The
Privacy Impact Assessment for Informal
Complaints and Inquiries was
completed on June 28, 2007. It may be
reviewed at https://www.fcc.gov/omd/
privacyact/Privacy-ImpactAssessment.html. The Commission is in
the process of updating the PIA to
incorporate various revisions made to
the SORN.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
seeks to extend existing information
collection requirements in its closed
captioning rules (47 CFR 79.1), which
require that, with some exceptions, all
new video programming, and 75 percent
of ‘‘pre-rule’’ programming, be closed
captioned. The existing collections
include petitions by video programming
owners, producers and distributors for
exemptions from the closed captioning
rules, responses by viewers, and replies;
complaints by viewers alleging
violations of the closed captioning rules,
responses by video programming
distributors, and recordkeeping in
support of complaint responses; and
making video programming distributor
contact information available to viewers
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13, 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:
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; the accuracy of
the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information collected; 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 ways to further reduce the information 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 valid control
number.
DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should
submit comments by July 13, 2012. 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: Submit your PRA comments to Nicolas 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@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit
your comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060-0910.
Title: Section 20.18(i), Third Report and Order in CC Docket No.
94-102, To Ensure Compatibility With Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling
Systems.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 1,398 respondents; 1,398 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 201, 303,
309 and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 1,398 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the reporting requirement). The Commission will submit
this information collection after this 60 day comment period.
The Commission has adjusted its previous burden estimates. The
total annual burden has been reduced by 2,602 hours since 2009 because
of fewer respondents and responses.
The Third Report and Order in CC Docket No. 94-102, adopted rules
applicable to wireless carriers to permit the use of network-based
solutions, handset-based solutions, or hybrid solutions. The adopted
rules require changes both to handsets and wireless networks in
providing caller location information as part of Enhanced 911 (or E911)
services. The Commission adopted the Third Report and Order to
encourage the deployment of the best location technology for each area
being served, promote competition in E911 location technology, and
speed implementation of E911.
As part of the rules, the Third Report and Order also adopted a
requirement that wireless carriers report their plans for implementing
Phase II E911 service to the Commission. Specifically, this report must
include the technology they plan to use to provide caller location as
well as information to enable public safety organizations, equipment
manufacturers, local exchange carriers, and the Commission to plan and
support Phase II deployment. The Commission required wireless carriers
to file these initial reports in 2000. Carriers are required to update
these plans within thirty days of the adoption of any change. The
reporting requirements are discussed in detail in 47 CFR 20.18(i).
OMB Control No.: 3060-1004.
Title: Section 20.18(g)(1), Commission Rules to Ensure
Compatibility With Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems.
Form No.: 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: 178 respondents; 508 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 4 hours.
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Frequency of Response: Quarterly, semi-annual and one time
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 1, 4(i), 201, 303, 309 and 332.
Total Annual Burden: 1,982 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the reporting requirement). The Commission will submit
this information collection after this 60 day comment period. The
Commission is reporting an adjustment of 780 total annual hours which
is due to industry consolidation. The number of Tier 1 carriers has
gone from 22 to 4, and Tier II carriers are estimated from 12 to 3. The
number of Tier III carriers has expanded from 50 to 110. These changes
in the marketplace caused the Commission to adjust the estimates which
also accounts for the change in hourly burden.
Distinct from the Commission's rules and precedent regarding
waivers of the E911 requirements, in December 2004 Congress enacted the
Ensuring Needed Help Arrives Near Callers Employing 911 Act of 2004
(ENHANCE 911 Act). The ENHANCE 911 Act, inter alia, directs the
Commission to act on any petition filed by a qualified Tier III carrier
requesting a waiver of 47 CFR 20.18(g)(1)(v) within 100 days of
receipt, and grant such request for waiver if ``strict enforcement of
the requirements of that section would result in consumers having
decreased access to emergency services.''
The Commission originally established reporting requirements in an
order released in October 2001 which received OMB approval. Nationwide
wireless carriers (``Tier 1'') generally must file quarterly reports
with the Commission on February 1, May 1, August 1 and November 1 of
each year, with the exception of T-Mobile, which is required to file
semi-annual reports (as of October 2002). Mid-sized carriers (``Tier
II'') also were required to file quarterly reports under this same time
schedule.
In a July 2003 revision approved by OMB, the Commission decided
that the information requirements in the quarterly reports, beginning
with the August 1, 2003 filing, be submitted with an Excel spreadsheet
as an appendix to Tier I and Tier II carrier narrative reports. The
existing information collection only required Tier III carriers to file
a one-time interim report. Tier III wireless carriers were also not
required to submit an Excel spreadsheet with their one-time filings.
This reporting requirement was further revised in 2005 because on
October 21, 2005, the Commission adopted an order finding that certain
Tier III carriers did not sufficiently support their requests for
waiver of the E911 rules, but providing the carriers with additional
time, until July 2006, to augment the record to show a clear path to
full compliance with the E911 requirements. The Commission also imposed
conditions and required the Tier III carriers to file separate status
reports by November 21, 2005, and commencing February 1, 2006,
additional status reports on a quarterly basis for a two-year period.
The Commission will use the information submitted by Tier III
carriers subject to reporting requirements to ensure that they comply
with the Commission's E911 requirements and the terms of the underlying
orders addressing requests for waiver relief by all Tiers.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0790.
Title: Section 68.110(c), Availability of Inside Wiring
Information.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 200 respondents; 1,200 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: 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. 151, 154, 201-205,
218, 220 and 405 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: $5,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. The Commission is not requesting that respondents
submit any confidential trade secrets or proprietary information to the
FCC.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure
requirements). The Commission will submit this information collection
after this 60 day comment period to the OMB.
Section 68.110(c) requires that any available technical information
concerning carrier-installed wiring on the customer's side of the
demarcation point, including copies of existing schematic diagrams and
service records, shall be provided by the telephone company upon
request of the building owner or agent thereof. The provider of
wireline telecommunications services may charge the building owner a
reasonable fee for this service, which shall not exceed the cost
involved in locating and copying the documents. In the alternative, the
provider may make these documents available for review and copying by
the building owner or his agent. In this case, the wireline
telecommunications carrier may charge a reasonable fee, which shall not
exceed the cost involved in making the documents available, and may
also require the building owner or his agent to pay a deposit to
guarantee the documents' return.
The information is needed so that building owners may choose to
contract with an installer of their choice on inside wiring maintenance
and installation services to modify existing wiring or assist with the
installation of additional inside wiring.
OMB Control No.: 3060-0791.
Title: Section 32.7300, Accounting for Judgments and Other Costs
Associated with Litigation.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 4 to 36 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 161, 201-205 and 218-220 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 40 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality. The Commission is not requesting that respondents
submit confidential information to the FCC.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection
(no change in the recordkeeping and/or
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reporting requirements). The Commission will submit this information
collection after this 60 day comment period to the OMB.
The Commission adopted accounting rules that require carriers to
account for adverse federal antitrust judgments and post-judgment
special charges. With regard to settlements of such lawsuits there will
be a presumption that carriers can recover the portion of the
settlement that represents the avoidable costs of litigation; provided
that the carrier makes a required showing. To receive recognition of
its avoided cost of litigation a carrier must demonstrate, in a request
for special relief, the avoided costs of litigation by showing the
amount corresponding to the additional litigation expenses discounted
to present value, that the carrier reasonably estimates it would have
paid if it had not settled. Settlement costs in excess of the avoided
costs of litigation are presumed not recoverable unless a carrier
rebuts that presumption by showing the basic factors that enticed the
carrier to settle and demonstrating that ratepayers benefited from the
settlement.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-11596 Filed 5-11-12; 8:45 am]
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