Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission, 6859 [2016-02431]

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 6859]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02431]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1084]


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

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 
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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before April 11, 
2016. 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 contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
PRA@fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1084.
    Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing Minimum Customer Account 
Record Exchange Obligations on All Local and Interexchange Carriers 
(CARE).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,621 respondents; 574,468 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 minute (.017 hours) to 20 minutes 
(.33 hours).
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping and annual reporting 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for these information requirements are found in 
sections 1-4, 201, 202, 222, 258, and 303(r) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 201, 202, 222, 258, and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 47,693 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is not an 
issue as individuals and/or households are not required to provide 
personally identifiable information.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Needs and Uses: In the 2005 Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, In the Matter of Rules and Regulations 
Implementing Minimum Customer Account Record Exchange Obligations on 
All Local and Interexchange Carriers (2005 Report and Order), CG Docket 
No. 02-386, FCC 05-29, which was released on February 25, 2005, the 
Commission adopted rules governing the exchange of customer account 
information between local exchange carriers (LECs) and interexchange 
carriers (IXCs). The Commission concluded that mandatory, minimum 
standards are needed in light of record evidence demonstrating that 
information needed by carriers to execute customer requests and 
properly bill customers is not being consistently provided by all LECs 
and IXCs. Specifically, the 2005 Report and Order requires LECs to 
supply customer account information to IXCs when: (1) The LEC places an 
end user on, or removes an end user from, an IXC's network; (2) an end 
user presubscribed to an IXC makes certain changes to her account 
information via her LEC; (3) an IXC requests billing name and address 
information for an end user who has usage on an IXC's network but for 
whom the IXC does not have an existing account; and (4) a LEC rejects 
an IXC-initiated PIC order. The 2005 Report and Order required IXCs to 
notify LECs when an IXC customer informs an IXC directly of the 
customer's desire to change IXCs. In the accompanying Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission sought comment on whether to 
require the exchange of customer account information between LECs. In 
December 2007, the Commission declined to adopt mandatory LEC-to-LEC 
data exchange requirements.

Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-02431 Filed 2-8-16; 8:45 am]
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