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COMMISSION
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission
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, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
the Commission) invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collection.
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
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collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid 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 Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before May 14, 2018.
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
Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1046.
Title: Part 64, Modernization of
Payphone Compensation Rules, et al.,
WC Docket No. 17–141, et al.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 329 respondents; 2,257
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50
hours—122 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one-time, and quarterly reporting
requirements; third party disclosure
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requirements; 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. 151, 154 and
276.
Total Annual Burden: 34,720 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting
respondents to submit confidential
information. Respondents may request
confidential treatment of their
information that they believe to be
confidential pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: Section 276 of the
Communications Act, as amended (the
Act), requires that the Federal
Communications Commission
(Commission or FCC) establish rules
ensuring that payphone service
providers or PSPs are ‘‘fairly
compensated’’ for each and every
completed payphone-originated call.
The Commission’s Payphone
Compensation Rules satisfy section 276
by identifying the party liable for
compensation and establishing a
mechanism for PSPs to be paid. A 2003
Report and Order (FCC 03–235)
established detailed rules (Payphone
Compensation Rules) ensuring that
payphone service providers or PSPs are
‘‘fairly compensated’’ for each and every
completed payphone-originated call
pursuant to section 276 of the
Communications Act, as amended (the
Act). The Payphone Compensation
Rules satisfy section 276 by identifying
the party liable for compensation and
establishing a mechanism for PSPs to be
paid. The Payphone Compensation
Rules: (1) Place liability to compensate
PSPs for payphone-originated calls on
the facilities-based long distance
carriers or switch-based resellers (SBRs)
from whose switches such calls are
completed; (2) define these responsible
carriers as ‘‘Completing Carriers’’ and
require them to develop their own
system of tracking calls to completion;
(3) require Completing Carriers to file
with PSPs a quarterly report and also
submit an attestation by the chief
financial officer (CFO) that the payment
amount for that quarter is accurate and
is based on 100% of all completed calls;
(4) require quarterly reporting
obligations for other facilities-based
long distance carriers in the call path, if
any, and define these carriers as
‘‘Intermediate Carriers;’’ and (5) give
parties flexibility to agree to alternative
compensation arrangements (ACA) so
that small Completing Carriers may
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avoid the expense of instituting a
tracking system. and undergoing an
audit. On February 22, 2018, the
Commission adopted a Report and
Order, FCC 18–21 (2018 Payphone
Order), that: (1) Eliminated the
payphone call tracking system audit and
associated reporting requirements; (2)
permitted a company official, including
but no longer limited to, the chief
financial officer (CFO), to certify that a
Completing Carrier’s quarterly
compensation payments to PSPs are
accurate and complete; and (3)
eliminated expired interim and
intermediate per-payphone
compensation rules that no longer apply
to any entity. We believe that the
revisions adopted in the 2018 Payphone
Order significantly decrease the
paperwork burden on carriers.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–05204 Filed 3–14–18; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
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 of 1995 (PRA), 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
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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 PRA comments should
be submitted on or before May 14, 2018.
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: 3060–1180.
Title: Expanding the Economic and
Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities, state, local, or tribal
government and not for profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 258
respondents; 258 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 to
2 hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time and
on occasion reporting requirements,
twice within 12 years reporting
requirement, 6, 10 and 12-years
reporting requirements and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for these collections are
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 301,
303, 307, 308, 309, 310, 316, 319,
325(b), 332, 336(f), 338, 339, 340, 399b,
403, 534, 535, 1404, 1452, and 1454 of
the Communications Act of 1934.
Total Annual Burden: 431 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy 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 FCC adopted the
Expanding the Economic and
Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum
Through Incentive Auctions Report and
Order, FCC 14–50, on May 15, 2014,
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published at 79 FR 48442 (Aug. 15,
2014). The Commission seeks to extend
for a period of three years from the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) some of the information
collection requirements contained in
FCC 14–50. The Commission will use
the information to ensure compliance
with required filings of notifications,
certifications, license renewals, license
cancelations, and license modifications.
Also, such information will be used to
minimize interference and to determine
compliance with Commission’s rules.
The following is a description of the
information collection requirements
approved under this collection:
Section 27.14(k) requires 600 MHz
licensees to demonstrate compliance
with performance requirements by filing
a construction notification with the
Commission, within 15 days of the
applicable benchmark.
Section 27.14(t)(6) requires 600 MHz
licensees to make a renewal showing as
a condition of each renewal. The
showing must include a detailed
description of the applicant’s provision
of service during the entire license
period and address: (i) The level and
quality of service provided by the
applicant (including the population
served, the area served, the number of
subscribers, the services offered); (ii) the
date service commenced, whether
service was ever interrupted, and the
duration of any interruption or outage;
(iii) the extent to which service is
provided to rural areas; (iv) the extent
to which service is provided to
qualifying tribal land as defined in 47
CFR 1.2110(f)(3)(i); and (v) any other
factors associated with the level of
service to the public.
Section 27.17(c) requires 600 MHz
licensees to notify the Commission
within 10 days of discontinuance if they
permanently discontinue service by
filing FCC Form 601 or 605 and
requesting license cancellation.
Section 27.1321(b) previously
designated as 27.19(b) requires 600 MHz
licensees with base and fixed stations in
the 600 MHz downlink band within 25
kilometers of Very Long Baseline Array
(VLBA) observatories to coordinate with
the National Science Foundation (NSF)
prior to commencing operations.
Section 27.1321(c) previously
designated as 27.19(c) requires 600 MHz
licensees that intend to operate base and
fixed stations in the 600 MHz downlink
band in locations near the Radio
Astronomy Observatory site located in
Green Bank, Pocahontas County, West
Virginia, or near the Arecibo
Observatory in Puerto Rico, to comply
with the provisions in 47 CFR 1.924.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-1046]
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, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collection. 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 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before May 14,
2018. 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email
[email protected] and to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-1046.
Title: Part 64, Modernization of Payphone Compensation Rules, et
al., WC Docket No. 17-141, et al.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 329 respondents; 2,257
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.50 hours--122 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one-time, and quarterly
reporting requirements; third party disclosure requirements; 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. 151, 154 and 276.
Total Annual Burden: 34,720 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting respondents to submit confidential information. Respondents
may request confidential treatment of their information that they
believe to be confidential pursuant to 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's
rules.
Needs and Uses: Section 276 of the Communications Act, as amended
(the Act), requires that the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission or FCC) establish rules ensuring that payphone service
providers or PSPs are ``fairly compensated'' for each and every
completed payphone-originated call. The Commission's Payphone
Compensation Rules satisfy section 276 by identifying the party liable
for compensation and establishing a mechanism for PSPs to be paid. A
2003 Report and Order (FCC 03-235) established detailed rules (Payphone
Compensation Rules) ensuring that payphone service providers or PSPs
are ``fairly compensated'' for each and every completed payphone-
originated call pursuant to section 276 of the Communications Act, as
amended (the Act). The Payphone Compensation Rules satisfy section 276
by identifying the party liable for compensation and establishing a
mechanism for PSPs to be paid. The Payphone Compensation Rules: (1)
Place liability to compensate PSPs for payphone-originated calls on the
facilities-based long distance carriers or switch-based resellers
(SBRs) from whose switches such calls are completed; (2) define these
responsible carriers as ``Completing Carriers'' and require them to
develop their own system of tracking calls to completion; (3) require
Completing Carriers to file with PSPs a quarterly report and also
submit an attestation by the chief financial officer (CFO) that the
payment amount for that quarter is accurate and is based on 100% of all
completed calls; (4) require quarterly reporting obligations for other
facilities-based long distance carriers in the call path, if any, and
define these carriers as ``Intermediate Carriers;'' and (5) give
parties flexibility to agree to alternative compensation arrangements
(ACA) so that small Completing Carriers may
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avoid the expense of instituting a tracking system. and undergoing an
audit. On February 22, 2018, the Commission adopted a Report and Order,
FCC 18-21 (2018 Payphone Order), that: (1) Eliminated the payphone call
tracking system audit and associated reporting requirements; (2)
permitted a company official, including but no longer limited to, the
chief financial officer (CFO), to certify that a Completing Carrier's
quarterly compensation payments to PSPs are accurate and complete; and
(3) eliminated expired interim and intermediate per-payphone
compensation rules that no longer apply to any entity. We believe that
the revisions adopted in the 2018 Payphone Order significantly decrease
the paperwork burden on carriers.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-05204 Filed 3-14-18; 8:45 am]
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