Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 34947-34948 [2012-14178]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34947-34948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-14178]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 (PRA) of 1995 (44.U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 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 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before August 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 FCC contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
PRA@fcc.gov PRA@fcc.gov and to 
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0854.
    Title: Section 64.2401, Truth-in-Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-
170 and CG Docket No. 04-208.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. 
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,484 respondents; 49,542 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 243 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is found at section 
201(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201(b), 
and section 258, 47 U.S.C. 258, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. The 
Commission's implementing rules are codified at 47 CFR 64.2400-01.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,047,134 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $15,918,200.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from 
individuals.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: In 1999, the Commission released the Truth-in-
Billing and Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-170, First Report and 
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, (1999 TIB Order); 
published at 64 FR 34488, June 25, 1999, which adopted principles and 
guidelines designed to reduce telecommunications fraud, such as 
slamming and cramming, by making bills easier for consumers to read and 
understand, and thereby, making such fraud easier to detect and report. 
In 2000, Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-170, 
Order on Reconsideration, (2000 Reconsideration Order); published at 65 
FR 43251, July 13, 2000, the Commission, granted in part petitions for 
reconsideration of the requirements that bills highlight new service 
providers and prominently display inquiry contact numbers. On March 18, 
2005, the Commission released Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format; 
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates' Petition for 
Declaratory Ruling Regarding Truth-in-Billing, Second Report and Order, 
Declaratory Ruling, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 
CC Docket No. 98-170, CG Docket No. 04-208, (2005

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Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice); published at 70 FR 
29979 and 70 FR 30044, May 25, 2005, which determined, inter alia, that 
Commercial Mobile Radio Service providers no longer should be exempted 
from 47 CFR 64.2401(b), which requires billing descriptions to be 
brief, clear, non-misleading and in plain language. The 2005 Second 
Further Notice proposed and sought comment on measures to enhance the 
ability of consumers to make informed choices among competitive 
telecommunications service providers.
    On April 27, 2012, the Commission released the Empowering Consumers 
to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (``Cramming''), 
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CG Docket 
No. 11-116, CG Docket No. 09-158, CC Docket No. 98-170, FCC 12-42 
(Cramming Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking); 
published at 77 FR 30972, May 24, 2012, which determined that 
additional rules are needed to help consumers prevent and detect the 
placement of unauthorized charges on their telephone bills, an unlawful 
and fraudulent practice commonly referred to as ``cramming.''

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-14178 Filed 6-11-12; 8:45 am]
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