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April 26, 2016, to provide CSAC the
time necessary to consider and review
the written comments. Written
comments will be accepted until noon
on May 10, 2016; however, anyone
submitting written comments after April
26, 2016, should contact the DFO listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
2. Oral comments. The Agency
encourages each individual or group
wishing to make brief oral comments to
CSAC to submit a request to the DFO
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT on or before May 4, 2016, in
order to be included on the meeting
agenda. Requests to present oral
comments will be accepted until noon
May 9, 2016, to the extent that time
permits, the Chair of the CSAC may
permit the presentation of oral
comments. The request should identify
the name of the individual making the
presentation and the organization (if
any) the individual will represent. Oral
comments before CSAC are limited to
approximately 5 minutes unless prior
arrangements have been made. In
addition, each speaker should provide
electronic copies of his or her comments
and presentation for distribution to
CSAC.
II. Background
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A. Purpose of CSAC
Office of Prevention Pesticides and
Toxics (OPPT) manages programs under
the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., and the
Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), 42
U.S.C. 13101 et seq. Under these laws,
EPA evaluates new and existing
chemical substances and their risks, and
finds ways to prevent or reduce
pollution before it is released into the
environment. OPPT also manages a
variety of environmental stewardship
programs that encourage companies to
reduce and prevent pollution.
The CSAC was established under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act,
section 9(a), to provide advice and
recommendations on the scientific basis
for risk assessments, methodologies, and
pollution prevention measures or
approaches. The CSAC is composed of
10 members who serve as regular
government employees (RGEs) or
special government employees (SGEs).
A copy of the CSAC charter is available
on the EPA Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/csac and in the docket at
https://www.regulations.gov.
B. Public Meeting
During the meeting scheduled for May
11, 2016, entitled ‘‘Orientation Session
of the Chemical Safety Advisory
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Committee (CSAC),’’ the CSAC will
receive a background briefing including
an overview of priority projects within
EPA’s OPPT, the TSCA, the TSCA Work
Plan Chemical Program, and aspects of
OPPT’s risk assessment approaches. The
briefing will provide an orientation for
this new committee in preparation for
upcoming reviews. The EPA is not
presenting a charge or questions for the
committee’s deliberation at this
meeting.
C. CSAC Documents and Meeting
Minutes
EPA’s background documents, related
supporting materials, CSAC
composition (i.e., members for this
meeting), and the meeting agenda will
be available approximately 3 weeks
prior to the meeting. In addition, the
Agency may provide additional
background documents as the materials
become available. You may obtain
electronic copies of these documents
and certain other related documents that
might be available at https://
www.regulations.gov and the following
Web site: https://www.epa.gov/csac.
CSAC will prepare meeting minutes
approximately 90 days after the
meeting. The meeting minutes will be
posted in the OPPT Docket at https://
www.regulations.gov and the following
Web site: https://www.epa.gov/csac.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. App. 2§ 9 (c).
Dated: December 16, 2015.
David J. Dix,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and
Policy.
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Information Collections Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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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 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
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before May 13, 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 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
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click on the ICR Reference Number. A
copy of the FCC submission to OMB
will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control: 3060–0700.
Title: Open Video Systems Provisions,
FCC Form 1275.
Form Number: FCC Form 1275.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; and State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 280 respondents; 4,672
respondents.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to
20 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 9,855 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this collection is contained
in section 302 of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: Section 302 of the
1996 Telecommunications Act provides
for specific entry options for telephone
companies wishing to enter the video
programming marketplace, one option
being to provide cable service over an
‘‘open video system’’ (‘‘OVS’’). The rule
sections that are covered by this
collection relate to OVS.
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 forprofit 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
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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 IXCinitiated 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1088.
Title: Rules and Regulations
Implementing the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, Report
and Order and Third Order on
Reconsideration, CG Docket No. 05–338,
FCC 06–42.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
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Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; and Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 5,340,000 respondents;
6,054,155 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3
minutes (.05 hours) to 30 minutes (.50
hours).
Frequency of Response: Annual,
monthly, and on occasion reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping
requirement; and Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The
authorizing statutes for this information
collection are: Telephone Consumer
Protection Act of 1991, Public Law 102–
243. 105 Stat. 2394 (1991); Junk Fax
Prevention Act, Public Law 109–21, 119
Stat. 359 (2005).
Total Annual Burden: 3,672,250
hours.
Total Annual Cost: $928,042.
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 updated system of records notice
(SORN), FCC/CGB–1, ‘‘Informal
Complaints, Inquiries and Requests for
Dispute Assistance,’’ which became
effective on September 24, 2014.
Privacy Impact Assessment: The
Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for
Informal Complaints and Inquiries was
completed on June 28, 2007. It may be
reviewed at https://www.fcc.gov/omd/
privacyact/
Privacy5FImpact5FAssessment.html.
The Commission is in the process of
updating the PIA to incorporate various
revisions to it as a result of revisions to
the SORN.
Needs and Uses: On April 5, 2006, the
Commission adopted a Report and
Order and Third Order on
Reconsideration, In the Matter of Rules
and Regulations Implementing the
Telephone Consumer Protection Act of
1991; Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005,
CG Docket Nos. 02–278 and 05–338,
FCC 06–42, which modified the
Commission’s facsimile advertising
rules to implement the Junk Fax
Prevention Act. The Report and Order
and Third Order on Reconsideration
contained information collection
requirements pertaining to: (1) Opt-out
Notice and Do-Not-Fax Requests
Recordkeeping in which the rules
require senders of unsolicited facsimile
advertisements to include a notice on
the first page of the facsimile that
informs the recipient of the ability and
means to request that they not receive
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future unsolicited facsimile
advertisements from the sender; (2)
Established Business Relationship
Recordkeeping whereas the Junk Fax
Prevention Act provides that the sender,
e.g., a person, business, or a nonprofit/
institution, is prohibited from faxing an
unsolicited advertisement to a facsimile
machine unless the sender has an
‘‘established business relationship’’
(EBR) with the recipient; (3) Facsimile
Number Recordkeeping in which the
Junk Fax Prevention Act provides that
an EBR alone does not entitle a sender
to fax an advertisement to an individual
or business. The fax number must also
be provided voluntarily by the recipient;
and (4) Express Invitation or Permission
Recordkeeping where in the absence of
an EBR, the sender must obtain the prior
express invitation or permission from
the consumer before sending the
facsimile advertisement.
On October 14, 2008, the Commission
released an Order on Reconsideration,
FCC 08–239, addressing certain issues
raised in petitions for reconsideration
and/or clarification filed in response to
the Commission’s Report and Order and
Third Order on Reconsideration (Junk
Fax Order), FCC 06–42. In document
FCC 08–239, the Commission clarified
that: (1) Facsimile numbers compiled by
third parties on behalf of the facsimile
sender will be presumed to have been
made voluntarily available for public
distribution so long as they are obtained
from the intended recipient’s own
directory, advertisement, or Internet
site; (2) reasonable steps to verify that a
recipient has agreed to make available a
facsimile number for public distribution
may include methods other than direct
contact with the recipient; and (3) a
description of the facsimile sender’s
opt-out mechanism on the first Web
page to which recipients are directed in
the opt-out notice satisfies the
requirement that such a description
appear on the first page of the Web site.
The Commission believes these
clarifications will assist senders of
facsimile advertisements in complying
with the Commission’s rules in a
manner that minimizes regulatory
compliance costs while maintaining the
protections afforded consumers under
the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
(TCPA).
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Carriage of Digital Television
Broadcast Signals: Amendment to Part
76 of the Commission’s Rules.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
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Number of Respondents and
Responses: 11 respondents; 11
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25
hours (15 minutes).
Frequency of Response: Third party
disclosure requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 3 hours.
Total Annual Costs: No cost.
Obligation to Respond: Required in
order to monitor regulatory compliance.
The statutory authority for this
collection of information is contained in
sections 4, 303, 614 and 615 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information
collection imposes a notification
requirement on certain small cable
systems that become ineligible for
exemption from the requirement to
carry high definition broadcast signals
in HD (adopted in FCC 15–65). In
particular, the information collection
requires that, beginning December 12,
2016, at the time a small cable system
utilizing the HD carriage exemption
offers any programming in HD, the
system must give notice that it is
offering HD programming to all
broadcast stations in its market that are
carried on its system. Cable operators
must also keep records of such
notification. This information collection
requirement allows affected broadcast
stations to monitor compliance with the
requirement that cable operators
transmit high definition broadcast
signals in HD.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collections Approved by
the Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) has received Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for a revision of a currently
approved public information collection
SUMMARY:
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pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520). An
agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number, and no person is required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
control number. Comments concerning
the accuracy of the burden estimates
and any suggestions for reducing the
burden should be directed to the person
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cathy Williams, Office of the Managing
Director, at (202) 418–2918, or email:
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The total
annual reporting burdens and costs for
the respondents are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0017.
OMB Approval Date: March 21, 2016.
OMB Expiration Date: March 31,
2019.
Title: Application for Media Bureau
Audio and Video Service Authorization,
FCC 2100, Schedule D.
Form Number: FCC Form 2100,
Schedule D.
Respondents: Business or other for
profit entities; Not for profit institutions;
State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
550 respondents; 550 responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1.5
hours per response.
Frequency of Response: One time
reporting requirement; On occasion
reporting requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 825 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $66,446.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain benefits. The statutory authority
for this information collection is
contained in sections 154(i), 301, 303,
307, 308 and 309 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Nature and Extend of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Privacy Act Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: In FCC 15–175, low
power television and TV translator
stations be permitted to share a channel.
FCC Form 2100, Schedule D will be
used to license channel sharing between
these types of stations. FCC Form 2100,
Schedule D was modified to allow
applicants to propose that their stations
be licensed on a shared basis.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1086.
OMB Approval Date: March 21, 2016.
OMB Expiration Date: March 31,
2019.
Title: Section 74.787 Digital
Licensing; § 74.790, Permissible Service
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0700, 3060-1084, 3060-1088, 3060-xxxx]
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 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 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 PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before May 13, 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 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
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click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB
will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control: 3060-0700.
Title: Open Video Systems Provisions, FCC Form 1275.
Form Number: FCC Form 1275.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; and State,
Local or Tribal Government.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 280 respondents; 4,672
respondents.
Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement; On occasion reporting requirement.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 to 20 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 9,855 hours.
Total Annual Costs: None.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this collection is contained in section 302 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: Section 302 of the 1996 Telecommunications Act
provides for specific entry options for telephone companies wishing to
enter the video programming marketplace, one option being to provide
cable service over an ``open video system'' (``OVS''). The rule
sections that are covered by this collection relate to OVS.
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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1088.
Title: Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer
Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991, Report and Order and Third Order on
Reconsideration, CG Docket No. 05-338, FCC 06-42.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities; Not-for-profit
institutions; and Individuals or households.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 5,340,000 respondents;
6,054,155 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes (.05 hours) to 30 minutes
(.50 hours).
Frequency of Response: Annual, monthly, and on occasion reporting
requirements; Recordkeeping requirement; and Third party disclosure
requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
authorizing statutes for this information collection are: Telephone
Consumer Protection Act of 1991, Public Law 102-243. 105 Stat. 2394
(1991); Junk Fax Prevention Act, Public Law 109-21, 119 Stat. 359
(2005).
Total Annual Burden: 3,672,250 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $928,042.
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 updated
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints,
Inquiries and Requests for Dispute Assistance,'' which became effective
on September 24, 2014.
Privacy Impact Assessment: The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for
Informal Complaints and Inquiries was completed on June 28, 2007. It
may be reviewed at https://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy5FImpact5FAssessment.html. The Commission is in the process of
updating the PIA to incorporate various revisions to it as a result of
revisions to the SORN.
Needs and Uses: On April 5, 2006, the Commission adopted a Report
and Order and Third Order on Reconsideration, In the Matter of Rules
and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of
1991; Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005, CG Docket Nos. 02-278 and 05-
338, FCC 06-42, which modified the Commission's facsimile advertising
rules to implement the Junk Fax Prevention Act. The Report and Order
and Third Order on Reconsideration contained information collection
requirements pertaining to: (1) Opt-out Notice and Do-Not-Fax Requests
Recordkeeping in which the rules require senders of unsolicited
facsimile advertisements to include a notice on the first page of the
facsimile that informs the recipient of the ability and means to
request that they not receive
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future unsolicited facsimile advertisements from the sender; (2)
Established Business Relationship Recordkeeping whereas the Junk Fax
Prevention Act provides that the sender, e.g., a person, business, or a
nonprofit/institution, is prohibited from faxing an unsolicited
advertisement to a facsimile machine unless the sender has an
``established business relationship'' (EBR) with the recipient; (3)
Facsimile Number Recordkeeping in which the Junk Fax Prevention Act
provides that an EBR alone does not entitle a sender to fax an
advertisement to an individual or business. The fax number must also be
provided voluntarily by the recipient; and (4) Express Invitation or
Permission Recordkeeping where in the absence of an EBR, the sender
must obtain the prior express invitation or permission from the
consumer before sending the facsimile advertisement.
On October 14, 2008, the Commission released an Order on
Reconsideration, FCC 08-239, addressing certain issues raised in
petitions for reconsideration and/or clarification filed in response to
the Commission's Report and Order and Third Order on Reconsideration
(Junk Fax Order), FCC 06-42. In document FCC 08-239, the Commission
clarified that: (1) Facsimile numbers compiled by third parties on
behalf of the facsimile sender will be presumed to have been made
voluntarily available for public distribution so long as they are
obtained from the intended recipient's own directory, advertisement, or
Internet site; (2) reasonable steps to verify that a recipient has
agreed to make available a facsimile number for public distribution may
include methods other than direct contact with the recipient; and (3) a
description of the facsimile sender's opt-out mechanism on the first
Web page to which recipients are directed in the opt-out notice
satisfies the requirement that such a description appear on the first
page of the Web site.
The Commission believes these clarifications will assist senders of
facsimile advertisements in complying with the Commission's rules in a
manner that minimizes regulatory compliance costs while maintaining the
protections afforded consumers under the Telephone Consumer Protection
Act (TCPA).
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals: Amendment
to Part 76 of the Commission's Rules.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 11 respondents; 11 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.25 hours (15 minutes).
Frequency of Response: Third party disclosure requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Total Annual Burden: 3 hours.
Total Annual Costs: No cost.
Obligation to Respond: Required in order to monitor regulatory
compliance. The statutory authority for this collection of information
is contained in sections 4, 303, 614 and 615 of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality with this collection of information.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: The information collection imposes a notification
requirement on certain small cable systems that become ineligible for
exemption from the requirement to carry high definition broadcast
signals in HD (adopted in FCC 15-65). In particular, the information
collection requires that, beginning December 12, 2016, at the time a
small cable system utilizing the HD carriage exemption offers any
programming in HD, the system must give notice that it is offering HD
programming to all broadcast stations in its market that are carried on
its system. Cable operators must also keep records of such
notification. This information collection requirement allows affected
broadcast stations to monitor compliance with the requirement that
cable operators transmit high definition broadcast signals in HD.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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