Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 29763-29767 [2014-11850]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29763-29767]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11850]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget

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 Communication Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this 
opportunity to comment on the following information collections. 
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 OMB 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 OMB 
control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before June 23, 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, 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: 3060-0849.
    Title: Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 962 respondents; 585,800 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.00278 hours--120 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 
disclosure requirement; On occasion reporting requirement; Annual 
reporting requirement; Semi-annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority is contained in Sections 4(i), 303(r) and 629 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 48,152 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $2,620.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: In January 2013, the D.C. Circuit released its 
opinion in EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. v. FCC, 704 F.3d 992 (D.C. Cir. 
2013). In that decision, the D.C. Circuit vacated the *15336 Second 
Report and Order, FCC 03-225 (released October 9, 2003). Therefore, the 
information collection requirements that were contained in 47 CFR 
76.1905(c)(2) and (c)(3), 47 CFR 76.1906(a)(1) and (b) and the 
complaint requirement are no longer a part of this information 
collection. The Commission is revising this collection to remove those 
requirements and the burden hours and cost burden associated with them.
    These information collection requirements are also a part of this 
collection and have not changed since last approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB): 47 CFR 76.1205(b)(1) states a multichannel 
video programming provider that is subject to the requirements of 
Section 76.1204(a)(1) must provide the means to allow subscribers to 
self-install the CableCARD in a CableCARD-reliant device purchased at 
retail and inform a subscriber of this option when the subscriber 
requests a CableCARD. This requirement shall be effective August 1, 
2011, if the MVPD allows its subscribers to self-install any cable 
modems or operator-leased set-top boxes and November 1, 2011 if the 
MVPD does not allow its subscribers to self-install any cable modems or 
operator-leased set-top boxes.
    47 CFR 76.1205(b)(1)(A) states that this requirement shall not 
apply to cases in which neither the manufacturer nor the vendor of the 
CableCARD-reliant device furnishes to purchasers appropriate 
instructions for self-installation of a CableCARD, and a manned toll-
free telephone number to answer consumer questions regarding CableCARD 
installation but only for so long as such instructions are not 
furnished and the call center is not offered.
    The requirements contained in Section 76.1205 are intended to 
ensure that consumers are able to install CableCARDs in the devices 
that they purchase at retail, which the Commission determined is 
essential to a functioning retail market.
    47 CFR 76.1205(b)(2) states effective August 1, 2011, provide 
multi-stream CableCARDs to subscribers, unless the subscriber requests 
a single-stream CableCARD.This requirement will ensure that consumers 
have access to CableCARDs that are compatible with their retail 
devices, and can request such devices from their cable operators.
    47 CFR 76.1205(b)(5) requires to separately disclose to consumers 
in a conspicuous manner with written information provided to customers 
in accordance with Section 76.1602, with written or oral information at 
consumer request, and on Web sites or billing inserts. This requirement 
is intended to ensure that consumers understand that retail options are 
available and that cable operators are not subsidizing their own 
devices with service fees in violation of Section 629 of the Act.
    47 CFR 15.123(c)(3) states subsequent to the testing of its initial 
unidirectional digital cable product model, a

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manufacturer or importer is not required to have other models of 
unidirectional digital cable products tested at a qualified test 
facility for compliance with the procedures of Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: 
``Uni-Directional Receiving Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS 
Proforma'' (incorporated by reference, see Sec.  15.38) unless the 
first model tested was not a television, in which event the first 
television shall be tested as provided in Sec.  15.123(c)(1). The 
manufacturer or importer shall ensure that all subsequent models of 
unidirectional digital cable products comply with the procedures in the 
Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: ``Uni-Directional Receiving Device: 
Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma'' (incorporated by reference, see 
Sec.  15.38) and all other applicable rules and standards. The 
manufacturer or importer shall maintain records indicating such 
compliance in accordance with the verification procedure requirements 
in part 2, subpart J of this chapter. The manufacturer or importer 
shall further submit documentation verifying compliance with the 
procedures in the Uni-Dir-PICS-I01-030903: ``Uni-Directional Receiving 
Device: Conformance Checklist: PICS Proforma'' (incorporated by 
reference, see Sec.  15.38) to the testing laboratory representing 
cable television system operators serving a majority of the cable 
television subscribers in the United States.
    47 CFR15.123(c)(5)(iii) states subsequent to the successful testing 
of its initial M-UDCP, a manufacturer or importer is not required to 
have other M-UDCP models tested at a qualified test facility for 
compliance with M-Host UNI-DIR-PICS-IOI-061101 (incorporated by 
reference, see Sec.  15.38) unless the first model tested was not a 
television, in which event the first television shall be tested as 
provided in Sec.  15.123(c)(5)(i). The manufacturer or importer shall 
ensure that all subsequent models of M-UDCPs comply with M-Host UNI-
DIR-PICS-IOI-061101 (incorporated by reference, see Sec.  15.38) and 
all other applicable rules and standards. The manufacturer or importer 
shall maintain records indicating such compliance in accordance with 
the verification procedure requirements in part 2, subpart J of this 
chapter. For each M-UDCP model, the manufacturer or importer shall 
further submit documentation verifying compliance with M-Host UNI-DIR-
PICS-IOI-061101 to the testing laboratory representing cable television 
system operators serving a majority of the cable television subscribers 
in the United States.
    47 CFR 76.1203 provides that a multichannel video programming 
distributor may restrict the attachment or use of navigation devices 
with its system in those circumstances where electronic or physical 
harm would be caused by the attachment or operation of such devices or 
such devices that assist or are intended or designed to assist in the 
unauthorized receipt of service. Such restrictions may be accomplished 
by publishing and providing to subscribers standards and descriptions 
of devices that may not be used with or attached to its system. Such 
standards shall foreclose the attachment or use only of such devices as 
raise reasonable and legitimate concerns of electronic or physical harm 
or theft of service.
    47 CFR 76.1205 states that technical information concerning 
interface parameters which are needed to permit navigation devices to 
operate with multichannel video programming systems shall be provided 
by the system operator upon request.
    47 CFR 76.1207 states that the Commission may waive a regulation 
adopted under this Part for a limited time, upon an appropriate showing 
by a provider of multichannel video programming and other services 
offered over multichannel video programming systems, or an equipment 
provider that such a waiver is necessary to assist the development or 
introduction of a new or improved multichannel video programming or 
other service offered over multichannel video programming systems, 
technology, or products. Such waiver requests are to be made pursuant 
to 47 CFR 76.7. 47 CFR 76.1208 states that any interested party may 
file a petition to the Commission for a determination to provide for a 
sunset of the navigation devices regulations on the basis that (1) the 
market for multichannel video distributors is fully competitive; (2) 
the market for converter boxes, and interactive communications 
equipment, used in conjunction with that service is fully competitive; 
and (3) elimination of the regulations would promote competition and 
the public interest.
    47 CFR 15.118(a) and 47 CFR 15.19(d) (label and information 
disclosure)--The U.S. Bureau of the Census reports that, at the end of 
2002, there were 571 U.S. establishments that manufacture audio and 
visual equipment. These manufacturers already have in place mechanisms 
for labeling equipment and including consumer disclosures in the form 
of owners' manuals and brochures in equipment packaging. We estimate 
that manufacturers who voluntarily decide to label their equipment will 
need no more than 5 hours to develop a label or to develop wording for 
a consumer disclosure for owners' manuals/brochures to be included with 
the device. Once developed, we do not anticipate any ongoing burden 
associated with the revision/modification of the label, if used, or the 
disclosure.
    Status Reports--Periodic reports are required from large cable 
multiple system operators detailing CableCARD deployment/support for 
navigation devices. (This requirement is specified in FCC 05-76, CS 
Docket No. 97-80).

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0980.
    Title: Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act 
of 1999: Local Broadcast Signal Carriage Issues and Retransmission 
Consent Issues, 47 CFR Section 76.66.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 10,280 respondents; 11,938 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement; On 
occasion reporting requirement, One every three years reporting 
requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 325, 
338, 339 and 340.
    Total Annual Burden: 12,146 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: 24,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension 
of this currently approved collection. The following information 
collection requirements are covered by this submission:
    47 CFR 76.66(b)(1) states each satellite carrier providing, under 
section 122 of title 17, United States Code, secondary transmissions to 
subscribers located within the local market of a television broadcast 
station of a primary transmission made by that station, shall carry 
upon request the signals of all television broadcast stations located 
within that local market, subject to section 325(b) of title 47, United 
States Code, and other paragraphs in this section. Satellite carriers 
are required to carry digital-only stations upon request

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in markets in which the satellite carrier is providing any local-into-
local service pursuant to the statutory copyright license.
    47 CFR 76.66(b)(2) requires a satellite carrier that offers 
multichannel video programming distribution service in the United 
States to more than 5,000,000 subscribers shall, no later than December 
8, 2005, carry upon request the signal originating as an analog signal 
of each television broadcast station that is located in a local market 
in Alaska or Hawaii; and shall, no later than June 8, 2007, carry upon 
request the signals originating as digital signals of each television 
broadcast station that is located in a local market in Alaska or 
Hawaii. Such satellite carrier is not required to carry the signal 
originating as analog after commencing carriage of digital signals on 
June 8, 2007. Carriage of signals originating as digital signals of 
each television broadcast station that is located in a local market in 
Alaska or Hawaii shall include the entire free over-the-air signal, 
including multicast and high definition digital signals.
    47 CFR 76.66(c)(3) requires that a commercial television station 
notify a satellite carrier in writing whether it elects to be carried 
pursuant to retransmission consent or mandatory consent in accordance 
with the established election cycle.
    47 CFR 76.66(c)(5) requires that a noncommercial television station 
must request carriage by notifying a satellite carrier in writing in 
accordance with the established election cycle.
    47 CFR 76.66(c)(6) requires a commercial television broadcast 
station located in a local market in a noncontiguous state to make its 
retransmission consent-mandatory carriage election by October 1, 2005, 
for carriage of its signals that originate as analog signals for 
carriage commencing on December 8, 2005 and ending on December 31, 
2008, and by April 1, 2007 for its signals that originate as digital 
signals for carriage commencing on June 8, 2007 and ending on December 
31, 2008. For analog and digital signal carriage cycles commencing 
after December 31, 2008, such stations shall follow the election cycle 
in 47 CFR 76.66(c)(2) and 47 CFR 76.66(c)(4). A noncommercial 
television broadcast station located in a local market in Alaska or 
Hawaii must request carriage by October 1, 2005, for carriage of its 
signals that originate as an analog signal for carriage commencing on 
December 8, 2005 and ending on December 31, 2008, and by April 1, 2007 
for its signals that originate as digital signals for carriage 
commencing on June 8, 2007 and ending on December 31, 2008. Moreover, 
Section 76.66(c) requires a commercial television station located in a 
local market in a noncontiguous state to provide notification to a 
satellite carrier whether it elects to be carried pursuant to 
retransmission consent or mandatory consent.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(ii) states an election request made by a 
television station must be in writing and sent to the satellite 
carrier's principal place of business, by certified mail, return 
receipt requested.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iii) states a television station's written 
notification shall include the:
    (A) Station's call sign;
    (B) Name of the appropriate station contact person;
    (C) Station's address for purposes of receiving official 
correspondence;
    (D) Station's community of license;
    (E) Station's DMA assignment; and
    (F) For commercial television stations, its election of mandatory 
carriage or retransmission consent.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(1)(iv)--Within 30 days of receiving a television 
station's carriage request, a satellite carrier shall notify in 
writing: (A) Those local television stations it will not carry, along 
with the reasons for such a decision; and (B) those local television 
stations it intends to carry.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(i) states a new satellite carrier or a satellite 
carrier providing local service in a market for the first time after 
July 1, 2001, shall inform each television broadcast station licensee 
within any local market in which a satellite carrier proposes to 
commence carriage of signals of stations from that market, not later 
than 60 days prior to the commencement of such carriage:
    (A) Of the carrier's intention to launch local-into-local service 
under this section in a local market, the identity of that local 
market, and the location of the carrier's proposed local receive 
facility for that local market;
    (B) Of the right of such licensee to elect carriage under this 
section or grant retransmission consent under section 325(b);
    (C) That such licensee has 30 days from the date of the receipt of 
such notice to make such election; and
    (D) That failure to make such election will result in the loss of 
the right to demand carriage under this section for the remainder of 
the 3-year cycle of carriage under section 325.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(ii) states satellite carriers shall transmit the 
notices required by paragraph (d)(2)(i) of this section via certified 
mail to the address for such television station licensee listed in the 
consolidated database system maintained by the Commission.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iii) requires a satellite carrier with more than 
five million subscribers to provide a notice as required by 47 CFR 
76.66(d)(2)(i) and 47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(ii) to each television broadcast 
station located in a local market in a noncontiguous state, not later 
than September 1, 2005 with respect to analog signals and a notice not 
later than April 1, 2007 with respect to digital signals; provided, 
however, that the notice shall also describe the carriage requirements 
pursuant to Section 338(a)(4) of Title 47, United States Code, and 47 
CFR 76.66(b)(2).
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(iv) requires that a satellite carrier shall 
commence carriage of a local station by the later of 90 days from 
receipt of an election of mandatory carriage or upon commencing local-
into-local service in the new television market.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(v) states within 30 days of receiving a local 
television station's election of mandatory carriage in a new television 
market, a satellite carrier shall notify in writing: Those local 
television stations it will not carry, along with the reasons for such 
decision, and those local television stations it intends to carry.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(2)(vi) requires satellite carriers to notify all 
local stations in a market of their intent to launch HD carry-one, 
carry-all in that market at least 60 days before commencing such 
carriage.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(ii) states a new television station shall make 
its election request, in writing, sent to the satellite carrier's 
principal place of business by certified mail, return receipt 
requested, between 60 days prior to commencing broadcasting and 30 days 
after commencing broadcasting. This written notification shall include 
the information required by paragraph (d)(1)(iii) of this section.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(3)(iv) states within 30 days of receiving a new 
television station's election of mandatory carriage, a satellite 
carrier shall notify the station in writing that it will not carry the 
station, along with the *14511 reasons for such decision, or that it 
intends to carry the station.
    47 CFR 76.66(d)(5)(i) states beginning with the election cycle 
described in Sec.  76.66(c)(2), the retransmission of significantly 
viewed signals pursuant to Sec.  76.54 by a satellite carrier that 
provides local-into-local service is subject to providing the 
notifications to stations in the market pursuant to paragraphs 
(d)(5)(i)(A) and (B) of this section, unless the satellite carrier was

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retransmitting such signals as of the date these notifications were 
due.
    (A) In any local market in which a satellite carrier provided 
local-into-local service on December 8, 2004, at least 60 days prior to 
any date on which a station must make an election under paragraph (c) 
of this section, identify each affiliate of the same television network 
that the carrier reserves the right to retransmit into that station's 
local market during the next election cycle and the communities into 
which the satellite carrier reserves the right to make such 
retransmissions;
    (B) In any local market in which a satellite carrier commences 
local-into-local service after December 8, 2004, at least 60 days prior 
to the commencement of service in that market, and thereafter at least 
60 days prior to any date on which the station must thereafter make an 
election under Sec.  76.66(c) or (d)(2), identify each affiliate of the 
same television network that the carrier reserves the right to 
retransmit into that station's local market during the next election 
cycle.
    47 CFR 76.66(f)(3) states except as provided in 76.66(d)(2), a 
satellite carrier providing local-into-local service must notify local 
television stations of the location of the receive facility by June 1, 
2001 for the first election cycle and at least 120 days prior to the 
commencement of all election cycles thereafter.
    47 CFR 76.66(f)(4) states a satellite carrier may relocate its 
local receive facility at the commencement of each election cycle. A 
satellite carrier is also permitted to relocate its local receive 
facility during the course of an election cycle, if it bears the signal 
delivery costs of the television stations affected by such a move. A 
satellite carrier relocating its local receive facility must provide 60 
days notice to all local television stations carried in the affected 
television market.
    47 CFR 76.66(h)(5) states a satellite carrier shall provide notice 
to its subscribers, and to the affected television station, whenever it 
adds or deletes a station's signal in a particular local market 
pursuant to this paragraph.
    47 CFR 76.66(m)(1) states whenever a local television broadcast 
station believes that a satellite carrier has failed to meet its 
obligations under this section, such station shall notify the carrier, 
in writing, of the alleged failure and identify its reasons for 
believing that the satellite carrier failed to comply with such 
obligations.
    47 CFR 76.66(m)(2) states the satellite carrier shall, within 30 
days after such written notification, respond in writing to such 
notification and comply with such obligations or state its reasons for 
believing that it is in compliance with such obligations.
    47 CFR 76.66(m)(3) states a local television broadcast station that 
disputes a response by a satellite carrier that it is in compliance 
with such obligations may obtain review of such denial or response by 
filing a complaint with the Commission, in accordance with Sec.  76.7 
of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations. Such complaint shall allege 
the manner in which such satellite carrier has failed to meet its 
obligations and the basis for such allegations.
    47 CFR 76.66(m)(4) states the satellite carrier against which a 
complaint is filed is permitted to present data and arguments to 
establish that there has been no failure to meet its obligations under 
this section.
    Non-rule requirement: Satellite carriers must immediately commence 
carriage of the digital signal of a television station that ceases 
analog broadcasting prior to the February 17, 2009 transition deadline 
provided that the broadcaster notifies the satellite carrier on or 
before October 1, 2008 of the date on which they anticipate termination 
of their analog signal.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0750.
    Title: 47 CFR 73.671, Educational and Informational Programming for 
Children; 47 CFR Section 73.673, Public Information Initiatives 
Regarding Educational and Informational Programming for Children.
    Form Number: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,303 respondents; 4,215 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 to 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain benefits. The statutory 
authority for this collection is contained in Sections 154(i) and 303 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 30,865 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.671(c)(5) states that a core educational 
television program must be identified as specifically designed to 
educate and inform children by the display on the television screen 
throughout the program of the symbol E/I.
    47 CFR 73.673 states each commercial television broadcast station 
licensee must provide information identifying programming specifically 
designed to educate and inform children to publishers of program 
guides. Such information must include an indication of the age group 
for which the program is intended.
    These requirements are intended to provide greater clarity about 
broadcasters' obligations under the Children's Television Act (CTA) of 
1990 to air programming ``specifically designed'' to serve the 
educational and informational needs of children and to improve public 
access to information about the availability of these programs. These 
requirements provide better information to the public about the shows 
broadcasters' air to satisfy their obligation to provide educational 
and informational programming under the CTA.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0787.
    Title: Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes 
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Policies and Rules 
Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance Carriers, 
CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 07-223. Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or household; Business or other for-
profit; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,160 respondents; 22,330 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes (.50 hours) to 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Biennial, on 
occasion and one-time reporting requirements; Third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is 
found at Sec. 258 [47 U.S.C. 258] Illegal Changes In Subscriber Carrier 
Selections, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56.
    Total Annual Burden: 91,547 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $51,285,000.
    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

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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: No impacts(s).
    Needs and Uses: Section 258 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 
directed the Commission to prescribe rules to prevent the unauthorized 
change by telecommunications carriers of consumers' selections of 
telecommunications service providers (slamming). On March 17, 2003, the 
FCC released the Third Order on Reconsideration and Second Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-42 (Third 
Order on Reconsideration), in which the Commission revised and 
clarified certain rules to implement section 258 of the 1996 Act. On 
May 23, 2003, the Commission released an Order (CC Docket No. 94-129, 
FCC 03-116) clarifying certain aspects of the Third Order on 
Reconsideration. On January 9, 2008, the Commission released the Fourth 
Report and Order, CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 07-223, revising its 
requirements concerning verification of a consumer's intent to switch 
carriers.
    The Fourth Report and Order modified the information collection 
requirements contained in 64.1120(c)(3)(iii) to provide for 
verifications to elicit ``confirmation that the person on the call 
understands that a carrier change, not an upgrade to existing service, 
bill consolidation, or any other misleading description of the 
transaction, is being authorized.''

    OMB Control No.: 3060-0106.
    Title: Part 43 Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of 
International Telecommunications Services and Affiliates; 47 CFR 43.61.
    Form No.: Not applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Responses and Respondents: 1,255 respondents and 1,255 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours-220 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j) 11, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, 
and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i), 154(j), 161, 201, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309 and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 19,530 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $339,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission 
(``Commission'') is requesting a three-year extension of OMB Control 
No. 3060-0106 titled, ``Part 43 Reporting Requirements for U.S. 
Providers of International Telecommunications Services and Affiliates; 
47 CFR 43.61.''
    The reporting requirements for which the Commission is seeking a 
three year approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) are 
as follows:
    47 CFR 43.61: Reports of international telecommunications traffic.
    (a) Each common carrier engaged in providing international 
telecommunications service between the United States (as defined in the 
Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 153) and any country or point 
outside that area shall file a report with the Commission not later 
than July 31 of each year for service actually provided in the 
preceding calendar year.
    (1) The information contained in the reports shall include actual 
traffic and revenue data for each and every service provided by a 
common carrier, divided among service billed in the United States, 
service billed outside the United States, and service transiting the 
United States.
    (2) Each common carrier shall submit a revised report by October 31 
identifying any inaccuracies included in the annual report exceeding 
five percent of the reported figure.
    (3) The information required under this section shall be furnished 
in conformance with the instructions and reporting requirements 
prepared under the direction of the Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, 
prepared and published as a manual, in consultation and coordination 
with the Chief, International Bureau.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-11850 Filed 5-22-14; 8:45 am]
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