Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget, 222-223 [2014-30774]

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 222-223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30774]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1156]


Information Collection 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 Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) 
invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this

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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 February 4, 
2015. 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 No.: 3060-1156.
    Title: 47 CFR 43.62, Annual Reporting Requirements for U.S. 
Providers of International Services and Circuits.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2,328 respondents; 14,606 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1-150 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is contained under 
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, 201-205, 211, 214, 219-220, 303(r), 309, 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 14,606 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $2,400.
    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. The 
Commission, however, will allow filing entities to seek confidential 
treatment of their data.
    Needs and Uses: The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) 
is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve a 
revision of OMB Control No. 3060-1156. The purpose of the revision is 
to obtain OMB approval of the annual reporting requirements stipulated 
under 47 CFR 43.62 which requires that entities providing international 
services file annual circuit capacity reports and annual traffic and 
revenue reports, in a format set out in a Filing Manual.
    Upon the OMB's approval of the proposed changes in this information 
collection, the Commission plans to eliminate two existing information 
collections from the Commission's inventory, OMB Control Number 3060-
0106 (47 CFR 43.61 annual traffic and revenue reports) and OMB Control 
Number 3060-0572 (47 CFR 43.82 annual circuit-status reports).
    In order for carriers to comply with annual reporting requirements 
stipulated in 47 CFR 43.62, the Commission is developing a web-based 
system for filers to submit their reports. Filers will access the 
filing system via a portal on the FCC Web site, www.FCC.gov The 
software for the web-based system is now under development and the 
Commission is seeking final OMB approval for the new requirements in 47 
CFR 43.62, the new consolidated Filing Manual and the electronic filing 
of the data.
    Without this collection of information, the Commission would not be 
able to ensure compliance with its international rules and policies. 
Furthermore, the Commission would not have sufficient information to 
take measures to prevent anticompetitive conduct in the provision of 
international communications services. The Commission would not have 
adequate information to respond to failures in the U.S.-international 
market. The Commission would not be able to promote effective 
competition in the global market for communications services. The lack 
of effective competition would adversely affect the U.S. revenues in 
the telecommunications industry. The agency would not be able to comply 
with the international regulations stated in the World Trade 
Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement. Carriers and other entities 
outside the Commission, such as other government agencies, 
international organizations, and academia, use the information to 
analyze industry trends. Other government agencies use the information 
in merger analyses and negotiations with foreign countries. If the 
information collection was not conducted, carriers, government agencies 
and other entities would not have accurate industry data available in 
order to conduct analyses.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of the Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2014-30774 Filed 1-2-15; 8:45 am]
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