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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: 3060–0270.
Title: Section 90.443, Content of
Station Records.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households, business or other for-profit,
not for profit institutions and state, local
and tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 65,295
respondents; 65,295 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. section 309(j)
of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 16,324 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes.
Records of the Wireless Radio Services
may include information about
individuals or households, and the
use(s) and disclosure of this information
is governed by the requirements of a
system of records, FCC/WTB–1,
‘‘Wireless Services Licensing Records’’.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Respondents may request materials or
information submitted to the
Commission be withheld from public
inspection under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules. Information within
Wireless Radio Services is maintained
in the Commission’s system of records
notice or ‘‘SORN’’, FCC/WTB–1,
‘‘Wireless Services Records’’.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this collection to the OMB
for approval of an extension in order to
obtain the three year clearance from
them. There is no change in the
recordkeeping requirement. There is no
change in the Commission’s previous
burden estimates. Each licensee in the
private land mobile radio service must
comply with the recordkeeping
requirements in this section pursuant to
47 CFR 90.443 of the Commission’s
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rules. Specifically, paragraph (b) of this
rule section requires that the dates and
pertinent details of any maintenance
performed on station equipment, and
the name and address of the service
technician who did the work be entered
in the station records. These records
will reflect whether or not maintenance
of the licensee’s equipment has been
performed.
The maintenance records may be used
by the licensee or Commission field
personnel to note any recurring
equipment problems or conditions that
may lead to degraded equipment
performance and/or interference
generation. Tower lighting records
required to ensure that the licensee is
aware of the tower light conditions and
proper operation, in order to prevent
and/or correct any hazards to air
navigation.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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. 3501–
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:
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.
SUMMARY:
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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 April 1, 2013. 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 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, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0719.
Title: Quarterly Report of Local
Exchange Carriers Listing Payphone
Automatic Number Identifications
(ANIs).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 400
respondents; 1,600 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3.5
hours (8 hours for the initial
submission; 2 hours per subsequent
submission—for an average of 3.5 hours
per response).
Frequency of Response: Quarterly
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
sections 151, 154, 201–205, 215, 218,
219, 220, 226 and 276 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 5,600 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit confidential
information to the Commission. If the
respondents wish confidential treatment
of their information, they may request
confidential treatment under 47 CFR
0.459 of the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
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collection after this comment period to
obtain the full, three year clearance from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The Commission is requesting
approval for an extension (no change in
the reporting and/or third party
disclosure requirements). There is no
change to the Commission’s previous
burden estimates.
The Commission adopted rules and
policies governing the payphone
industry under section 276(b)(1)(A) of
the Telecommunications Act of 1996
(the Act) and established ‘‘a per call
compensation plan to ensure that all
payphone service providers are fairly
compensated for each and every
completed intrastate and interstate
call.’’ Pursuant to this mandate and as
required by section 64.1310(d) of the
Commission’s rules, Local Exchange
Carriers (LECs) must provide to carriers
required to pay compensation pursuant
to section 64.1300(a), a quarterly report
listing payphone ANIs.1 Without
provision of this report, resolution of
disputed ANIs would be rendered very
difficult. Carriers would not be able to
discern which ANIs pertain to
payphones and therefore would not be
able to ascertain which dial-around calls
were originated by payphones for
compensation purposes. There would be
no way to guard against possible fraud.
Without this collection, lengthy
investigations would be necessary to
verify claims. The report allows carriers
to determine which dial-around calls
are made from payphones. Without this
collection, lengthy investigations would
be necessary to verify claims. The report
allows carriers to determine which dialaround calls are made from payphones.
The information must be provided to
third parties. The requirement would be
used to ensure that LECs and the
carriers required to pay compensation
pursuant to 47 CFR section 64.1300(a) of
the Commission’s rules, comply with
their obligations under the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0816.
Title: Local Telephone Competition
and Broadband Reporting (Report and
Order, WC Docket No. 07–38, FCC 08–
89; Order on Reconsideration, WC
Docket No. 07–38 FCC 08–148).
Form Number: FCC Form 477.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, not-for-profit institutions
and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,980
respondents; 3,960 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 296
hours.
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Frequency of Response: Semi-annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i),
201, 218–220, 251–252, 271, 303(r), 332,
and 403 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended and section 706 of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996, as
amended, codified in section 1302 of
the Broadband Data Improvement Act,
47 U.S.C. 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 1,172,160
hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission will continue to allow
respondents to certify, on the first page
of the each submission, that some data
contained in that submission are
privileged or confidential commercial or
financial information and that
disclosure of such information would
likely cause substantial harm to the
competitive position of the entity
making the submission. If the
Commission receives a request for, or
proposes to disclose the information,
the respondent would be required to
show, pursuant to Commission rules for
withholding from public inspection
information submitted to the
Commission, that the information in
question is entitled to confidential
treatment. We will retain our current
policies and procedures regarding the
confidential treatment of submitted FCC
Form 477 data, including use of the
aggregated, non-company specific data
in our published reports.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection after this comment period to
obtain the full, three year clearance from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The Commission is requesting
approval for an extension (no change in
the reporting requirements). There are
changes to the Commission’s previous
burden estimates. The Commission has
increased the estimated average time per
response for this information collection
from 289 hours to 296 hours. The
adjustment is also due to the increased
number of respondents and their types
of operations, (e.g., interconnected VoIP
service providers with multi-state
operations.) There is no change to the
FCC Form 477.
FCC Form 477 gathers information on
the development of local telephone
competition including telephone
services and interconnected Voice over
Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and on
the deployment of broadband also
known as advanced telecommunications
services.
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The data are necessary to evaluate the
status of competition in local
telecommunications services markets
and to evaluate the status of broadband
deployment. The information is used by
the FCC staff to advice the Commission
about the efficacy of Commission rules
and policies adopted to implement the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0537.
Title: Sections 13.9(c), 13.13(c),
13.17(b), 13.211(e) and 13.217,
Commercial Operator License
Examination Managers (COLEM)
Records.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 9
respondents; 9 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .44
hours to 30 hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement and on
occasion reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154 and 303
of the Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 14,796 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy 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 after this comment period to
obtain the full, three year clearance from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The Commission is requesting
approval for a revision. There are
changes to the Commission’s previous
burden estimates. The total annual
burden has increased (program change)
by 14,787 hours due to additional
Commission rule sections added to this
information collection, i.e., 47 CFR
sections 13.9, 13.13, 13.17 and 13.211
by Report and Order in FCC 13–4.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1096.
Title: Prepaid Calling Card Service
Provider Certification, WC Docket No.
05–68.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 121
respondents; 1,452 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.5
hours to 20 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly
reporting requirement, recordkeeping
requirement and third party disclosure
requirement.
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Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
sections 151, 152, 154(i), 201, 202, and
254 of the Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 12,100 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission does not anticipate
providing confidentiality of the
information submitted by prepaid
calling card providers. Particularly, the
prepaid call card providers must send
reports to their transport providers.
Additionally, the quarterly certifications
sent to the Commission will be made
public through the Commission’s
Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS) process. These certifications will
be filed in the Commission’s docket
associated with this proceeding. If the
respondents submit information they
believe to be confidential, they may
request confidential treatment of such
information under 47 CFR section 0.459
of the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection after this comment period to
obtain the full, three year clearance from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The Commission is requesting
approval for an extension (no change in
the reporting and/or third party
disclosure requirements). There are
changes to the Commission’s previous
burden estimates. The Commission
reduced the total annual burden hours
by 3,700 hours. This is due to a decrease
in the number of respondents/
responses.
Prepaid calling card service providers
must report quarterly the percentage of
interstate, intrastate and international
access charges to carriers from which
they purchase transport services.
Prepaid calling card providers must also
file certifications with the Commission
on a quarterly basis that include the
above information and a statement that
they are contributing to the federal
Universal Service Fund based on all
interstate and international revenue,
except for revenue from the sale of
prepaid calling cards by, to, or pursuant
to contract with the Department of
Defense (DoD) or a DoD entity.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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. 3501–
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:
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 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.
SUMMARY:
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before April 1, 2013. 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 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, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0496.
DATES:
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Title: ARMIS Operating Data Report.
Report Number: FCC Report 43–08.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 55
respondents; 55 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 139
hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
sections 11, 219(b) and 220 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total Annual Burden: 7,645 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In most cases, ARMIS reports do not
require submission of any confidential
or commercially-sensitive data. The
areas in which detailed information is
required are fully subject to regulation.
If a respondent finds it necessary to
submit a confidential or commerciallysensitive data, Section 0.459, 47 CFR
contains the procedures for requesting
confidential treatment of data.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this expiring information
collection after this comment period to
obtain the full, three year clearance from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The Commission is requesting
approval for an extension (no change in
the reporting requirement). There is no
change to the Commission’s previous
burden estimates.
The ARMIS (Automated Reporting
Management Information System)
reporting requirements were established
by the Commission in 1987 to facilitate
the timely and efficient analysis of
carrier operating costs and rates of
return that provide an improved basis
for audits and other oversight functions;
and to enhance the Commission’s ability
to quantify the effects of alternative
policy proposals. Additional ARMIS
Reports were added in 1991 and 1992.
Certain incumbent local exchange
carriers (LECs) were required to submit
the ARMIS Reports to the Commission
annually on or before April 1. See
Reporting Requirements of Certain Class
A and Tier 1 Telephone Companies
(Parts 31, 43, 67 and 69 of the
Commission’s rules) CC Docket No. 86–
182, Order, 2 FCC Rcd 5770 (1987),
modified on recon. 3 FCC Rcd 6375
(1988); see also 47 CFR Part 43, Sections
43.21.
The information contained in FCC
Report 43–08 has helped the
Commission fulfill its regulatory
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission, Comments Requested
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice; 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.
3501-3520), 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: 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 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 April 1, 2013. 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 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, (202) 418-0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0719.
Title: Quarterly Report of Local Exchange Carriers Listing Payphone
Automatic Number Identifications (ANIs).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 400 respondents; 1,600 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3.5 hours (8 hours for the initial
submission; 2 hours per subsequent submission--for an average of 3.5
hours per response).
Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
Obligation To Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151, 154,
201-205, 215, 218, 219, 220, 226 and 276 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 5,600 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the
Commission. If the respondents wish confidential treatment of their
information, they may request confidential treatment under 47 CFR 0.459
of the Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information
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collection after this comment period to obtain the full, three year
clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The
Commission is requesting approval for an extension (no change in the
reporting and/or third party disclosure requirements). There is no
change to the Commission's previous burden estimates.
The Commission adopted rules and policies governing the payphone
industry under section 276(b)(1)(A) of the Telecommunications Act of
1996 (the Act) and established ``a per call compensation plan to ensure
that all payphone service providers are fairly compensated for each and
every completed intrastate and interstate call.'' Pursuant to this
mandate and as required by section 64.1310(d) of the Commission's
rules, Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) must provide to carriers required
to pay compensation pursuant to section 64.1300(a), a quarterly report
listing payphone ANIs.\1\ Without provision of this report, resolution
of disputed ANIs would be rendered very difficult. Carriers would not
be able to discern which ANIs pertain to payphones and therefore would
not be able to ascertain which dial-around calls were originated by
payphones for compensation purposes. There would be no way to guard
against possible fraud. Without this collection, lengthy investigations
would be necessary to verify claims. The report allows carriers to
determine which dial-around calls are made from payphones. Without this
collection, lengthy investigations would be necessary to verify claims.
The report allows carriers to determine which dial-around calls are
made from payphones. The information must be provided to third parties.
The requirement would be used to ensure that LECs and the carriers
required to pay compensation pursuant to 47 CFR section 64.1300(a) of
the Commission's rules, comply with their obligations under the
Telecommunications Act of 1996.
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OMB Control Number: 3060-0816.
Title: Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting (Report
and Order, WC Docket No. 07-38, FCC 08-89; Order on Reconsideration, WC
Docket No. 07-38 FCC 08-148).
Form Number: FCC Form 477.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit
institutions and state, local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 1,980 respondents; 3,960 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 296 hours.
Frequency of Response: Semi-annual reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 201, 218-220,
251-252, 271, 303(r), 332, and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended and section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as
amended, codified in section 1302 of the Broadband Data Improvement
Act, 47 U.S.C. 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 1,172,160 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will continue
to allow respondents to certify, on the first page of the each
submission, that some data contained in that submission are privileged
or confidential commercial or financial information and that disclosure
of such information would likely cause substantial harm to the
competitive position of the entity making the submission. If the
Commission receives a request for, or proposes to disclose the
information, the respondent would be required to show, pursuant to
Commission rules for withholding from public inspection information
submitted to the Commission, that the information in question is
entitled to confidential treatment. We will retain our current policies
and procedures regarding the confidential treatment of submitted FCC
Form 477 data, including use of the aggregated, non-company specific
data in our published reports.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection after this comment period to obtain the full,
three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Commission is requesting approval for an extension (no change in
the reporting requirements). There are changes to the Commission's
previous burden estimates. The Commission has increased the estimated
average time per response for this information collection from 289
hours to 296 hours. The adjustment is also due to the increased number
of respondents and their types of operations, (e.g., interconnected
VoIP service providers with multi-state operations.) There is no change
to the FCC Form 477.
FCC Form 477 gathers information on the development of local
telephone competition including telephone services and interconnected
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services, and on the deployment of
broadband also known as advanced telecommunications services.
The data are necessary to evaluate the status of competition in
local telecommunications services markets and to evaluate the status of
broadband deployment. The information is used by the FCC staff to
advice the Commission about the efficacy of Commission rules and
policies adopted to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0537.
Title: Sections 13.9(c), 13.13(c), 13.17(b), 13.211(e) and 13.217,
Commercial Operator License Examination Managers (COLEM) Records.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 9 respondents; 9 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .44 hours to 30 hours.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and on occasion
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 154 and 303 of the Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 14,796 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy 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 after this comment period to obtain the full,
three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Commission is requesting approval for a revision. There are changes
to the Commission's previous burden estimates. The total annual burden
has increased (program change) by 14,787 hours due to additional
Commission rule sections added to this information collection, i.e., 47
CFR sections 13.9, 13.13, 13.17 and 13.211 by Report and Order in FCC
13-4.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1096.
Title: Prepaid Calling Card Service Provider Certification, WC
Docket No. 05-68.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents: 121 respondents; 1,452 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2.5 hours to 20 hours.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement,
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
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Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151, 152,
154(i), 201, 202, and 254 of the Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 12,100 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not
anticipate providing confidentiality of the information submitted by
prepaid calling card providers. Particularly, the prepaid call card
providers must send reports to their transport providers. Additionally,
the quarterly certifications sent to the Commission will be made public
through the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS)
process. These certifications will be filed in the Commission's docket
associated with this proceeding. If the respondents submit information
they believe to be confidential, they may request confidential
treatment of such information under 47 CFR section 0.459 of the
Commission's rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring
information collection after this comment period to obtain the full,
three year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The Commission is requesting approval for an extension (no change in
the reporting and/or third party disclosure requirements). There are
changes to the Commission's previous burden estimates. The Commission
reduced the total annual burden hours by 3,700 hours. This is due to a
decrease in the number of respondents/responses.
Prepaid calling card service providers must report quarterly the
percentage of interstate, intrastate and international access charges
to carriers from which they purchase transport services. Prepaid
calling card providers must also file certifications with the
Commission on a quarterly basis that include the above information and
a statement that they are contributing to the federal Universal Service
Fund based on all interstate and international revenue, except for
revenue from the sale of prepaid calling cards by, to, or pursuant to
contract with the Department of Defense (DoD) or a DoD entity.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-01768 Filed 1-28-13; 8:45 am]
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