Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 10148-10149 [2014-03743]

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10148-10149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-03743]


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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: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are requested concerning: (a) 
Whether the proposed collection(s) 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 estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information collected; (d) ways to minimize 
the burden of the collection(s) 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 
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 Office of Management and Budget 
(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 25, 2014. 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 Leslie F. Smith, Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC), via email PRA@fcc.gov or to 
Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information the 
information collection, contact Leslie F. Smith at (202) 418-0217.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission received OMB reinstatement of 
two information collections, 3060-0370 and 3060-0741, under the 
emergency processing provisions of the PRA, 5 CFR 1320.5, 1320.8(d), 
and 1320.13 on February 12, 2014.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0370.
    Title: Part 32, Uniform System of Accounts for Telecommunications 
Companies.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 859 respondents; 859 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping 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 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;
    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.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0741.
    Title: Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96-98, Second Report and

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Order and Memorandum Opinion and Order; Second Order on 
Reconsideration; CC Docket No. 99-273, First Report and Order.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement without change of a previously 
approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,907 respondents; 573,767 
responses.
    (The respondents are now more likely to be using advanced IT 
software, automation, and standardized business practices to respond to 
a request for the sharing of directory listings, which accounts for 
their ability to provide a greater number of responses each year with a 
reduced incremental burden.)
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 547,500 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual, on occasion, and one time 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. 151, 153, 154, 201, 222 and 251.
    Total Annual Burden: 575,448 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: No cost(s).
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the Commission requests that carriers or providers 
submit information which they believe is confidential, the carriers or 
providers may request confidential treatment of their information under 
47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: In April 1996, the Commission issued a Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) concerning certain provisions in the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (``the Act''), including section 251. 
Section 251 is designed to accelerate private sector development and 
deployment of telecommunications technologies and services by spurring 
competition. The Commission adopted rules and regulations designed to 
implement certain provisions of section 251, and to eliminate 
operational barriers to competition in the telecommunications services 
markets.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing 
Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-03743 Filed 2-21-14; 8:45 am]
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