Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, Comments Requested, 79450-79451 [2013-31178]

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79450-79451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-31178]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority, 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(s) 
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(s); 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 further ways to 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 February 28, 2014. 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 the 
Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Leslie F. Smith, 
Office of Managing Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC), via the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov. To submit your PRA 
comments by email, send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie F. Smith, Office of Managing 
Director (OMD), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), (202) 418-
0217, or via the Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0370.
    Title: Part 32, Uniform System of Accounts for Telecommunications 
Companies.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 859 respondents; 859 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 11, 151, 154, 161, 201-205, 215, and 218-220.
    Total Annual Burden: 859 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost(s).
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the Commission requests applicants to submit information 
that the respondents believe is confidential, respondents may request 
confidential treatment of such information under 47 CFR Section 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission, in 2004, adopted the Joint 
Conference's recommendations to reinstate the following Part 32 
accounts:
    Account 5230, Directory revenue;

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    Account 6621, Call completion services;
    Account 6622, Number services;
    Account 6623, Customer services;
    Account 6561, Depreciation expense-telecommunications plant in 
service;
    Account 6562, Depreciation expense-property held for future 
telecommunications use;
    Account 6563, Amortization expense-tangible;
    Account 6564, Amortization expense-intangible; and
    Account 6565, Amortization expense-other.
    These accounting changes are mandatory only for Class A Incumbent 
Local Exchange Carriers (ILECs). The reinstatement of these accounts 
imposed a minor increase in burden only Class A ILECs only. The 
Commission also established a recordkeeping requirement that Class A 
ILECs maintain subsidiary record categories for unbundled network 
element revenues, resale revenues, reciprocal compensation revenues, 
and other interconnection revenues in the accounts in which these 
revenues are currently recorded. The use of subsidiary record 
categories allows carriers to use whatever mechanisms they choose, 
including those currently in place, to identify the relevant amounts as 
long as the information can be made available to state and federal 
regulators upon request. The use of subsidiary record categories for 
interconnection revenue does not require massive changes to the ILECs' 
accounting systems and is a far less burdensome alternative than the 
creation of new accounts and/or subaccounts. The information submitted 
to the Commission by carriers provides the necessary detail to enable 
the Commission to fulfill its regulatory responsibilities.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2013-31178 Filed 12-27-13; 8:45 am]
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