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OMB Control Number: 3060–0166.
Title: Part 42, Section 42.6,
Preservation of Records of
Communications Common Carriers.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 49 respondents; 49
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Frequency of Response:
Recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in Section 220 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 220.
Total Annual Burden: 98 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The respondents are instructed on the
appropriate procedures to follow to
safeguard information deemed
confidential under 47 CFR 0.457 of the
Commission’s rules, which details the
type of records that are not routinely
available for public inspection. Section
0.459 of the Commission’s rules
contains procedures for requesting that
material and information submitted to
the Commission be withheld from
public inspection.
Needs and Uses: Section 42.6 requires
a carrier to retain for eighteen months to
assist the Department of Justice in its
law enforcement activities telephone
toll records that provide the billing
information about telephone toll calls:
The name, address, and telephone
number of the caller, telephone number
called, date, time and call length.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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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
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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
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 August 6,
2019. 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, (202) 418–2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Connect America Fund—
Performance Testing Measures.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,277 unique respondents;
3195 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 16
hours–60 hours.
Frequency of Response: Biennial
reporting requirements, quarterly
reporting requirements and annual
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
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authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 155,
201–206, 214, 218–220, 251, 252, 254,
256, 303(r), 332, 403, 405, 410, and
1302.
Total Annual Burden: 120,518 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
We note that the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC) must
preserve the confidentiality of certain
data obtained from respondents; must
not use the data except for purposes of
administering the universal service
programs or other purposes specified by
the Commission; and must not disclose
data in company-specific form unless
directed to do so by the Commission.
Materials or information submitted to
the Commission or the Administrator
will be confidential and not be available
to the public.
Needs and Uses: In the USF/ICC
Transformation Order, the Commission
laid the groundwork for today’s
universal service programs providing
$4.5 billion in support for broadband
internet deployment in high-cost areas.
Connect America Fund, et al., Report
and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, WC Docket No.
10–90, et al., 26 FCC Rcd 17663 (2011)
(USF/ICC Transformation Order). The
USF/ICC Transformation Order
required, among other things, that highcost universal service recipients ‘‘test
their broadband networks for
compliance with speed and latency
metrics and certify to and report the
results to the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC) on an
annual basis.’’ Id. at 17705, para. 109.
Pursuant to the Commission’s direction
in that Order, the Wireline Competition
Bureau, the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, and the
Office of Engineering and Technology
adopted more specific methodologies
for such testing in the Performance
Measures Order. See Connect America
Fund, Order, WC Docket No. 10–90, 33
FCC Rcd 6509 (WCB/WTB/OET 2018)
(Performance Measures Order). See also
47 CFR 54.313(a)(6) (requiring that
recipients of high-cost support provide
‘‘[t]he results of network performance
tests pursuant to the methodology and
in the format determined by the
Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, and Office
of Engineering and Technology’’).
This collection includes requirements
for testing speed and latency to ensure
that carriers are meeting the public
interest obligations associated with their
receipt of high-cost universal service
support. Carriers will identify, from
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among the locations they have already
submitted and certified in USAC’s High
Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB)
portal, the locations where they have an
active subscriber. From those subscriber
locations, USAC will then select a
random sample from which the carrier
will be required to perform testing for
speed and latency. Carriers that do not
provide location information in the
HUBB will use a randomization tool
provided by USAC to select a random
sample of locations for testing. The
carrier will then be required to submit
to USAC the results of the testing on an
annual basis. These filings will include
the testing results for each quarter from
the prior year. The carrier’s sample for
each service tier (e.g., 10 Mbps/1 Mbps,
25 Mbps/1 Mbps) shall be regenerated
every two years. During the two-year
cycle, carriers will have the ability to
add and remove subscriber locations if
necessary, e.g., as subscribership
changes. This information collection
addresses the burdens associated with
these requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
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, 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.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC
seeks specific comment on how it might
‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
The Commission 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
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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 July 8, 2019. If
you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments but find it
difficult to do so with the period of time
allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contacts listed 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 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 Title
of this ICR and then click on the ICR
Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited
the general public and other Federal
Agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information
collection. Comments are requested
concerning: (a) 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; (b) the accuracy of the
Commission’s burden estimates; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; and
(d) 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.
Pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public
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Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4),
the FCC seeks specific comment on how
it might ‘‘further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
OMB Control No.: 3060–0751.
Title: Contracts and Concessions, 47
CFR 43.51.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents/Responses:
20 respondents, 20 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 6–8
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 211, 219
and 220.
Total Annual Burden: 140 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
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 that the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approves a revision for the
information collection, titled,
‘‘Contracts and Concessions—47 CFR
43.51’’ under OMB Control Number
3060–0751. On November 29, 2012, the
Commission released the International
Settlements Policy Reform Order (‘‘ISP
Reform Order’’), FCC 12–145. In this
Order, the Commission decided to
eliminate the international settlements
policy and certain associated rules,
including removal of the Section
43.51(d) filing requirements and
removal of Section 43.51(b)(3). As a
result, this Supporting Statement
reflects a program change of -20
responses and -160 in annual burden
hours.
The Commission determined in the
ISP Reform Order that the international
settlements policy (ISP) and rules had
become unnecessarily burdensome on
U.S. carriers attempting to negotiate
agreements with foreign carriers to
exchange traffic at lower rates. The
Commission determined that
eliminating the ISP, with one exception
related to Cuba, would enable more
market-based arrangements between
U.S. and foreign carriers on all U.S.international routes, giving all U.S.
consumers competitive pricing when
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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 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 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 August 6,
2019. 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, (202) 418-2991.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Connect America Fund--Performance Testing Measures.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: New information collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,277 unique respondents; 3195
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 16 hours-60 hours.
Frequency of Response: Biennial reporting requirements, quarterly
reporting requirements and annual reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. 151-154, 155, 201-206, 214, 218-220, 251, 252, 254, 256, 303(r),
332, 403, 405, 410, and 1302.
Total Annual Burden: 120,518 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No Cost.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: We note that the Universal
Service Administrative Company (USAC) must preserve the confidentiality
of certain data obtained from respondents; must not use the data except
for purposes of administering the universal service programs or other
purposes specified by the Commission; and must not disclose data in
company-specific form unless directed to do so by the Commission.
Materials or information submitted to the Commission or the
Administrator will be confidential and not be available to the public.
Needs and Uses: In the USF/ICC Transformation Order, the Commission
laid the groundwork for today's universal service programs providing
$4.5 billion in support for broadband internet deployment in high-cost
areas. Connect America Fund, et al., Report and Order and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, WC Docket No. 10-90, et al., 26 FCC Rcd
17663 (2011) (USF/ICC Transformation Order). The USF/ICC Transformation
Order required, among other things, that high-cost universal service
recipients ``test their broadband networks for compliance with speed
and latency metrics and certify to and report the results to the
Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) on an annual basis.''
Id. at 17705, para. 109. Pursuant to the Commission's direction in that
Order, the Wireline Competition Bureau, the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, and the Office of Engineering and Technology adopted more
specific methodologies for such testing in the Performance Measures
Order. See Connect America Fund, Order, WC Docket No. 10-90, 33 FCC Rcd
6509 (WCB/WTB/OET 2018) (Performance Measures Order). See also 47 CFR
54.313(a)(6) (requiring that recipients of high-cost support provide
``[t]he results of network performance tests pursuant to the
methodology and in the format determined by the Wireline Competition
Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and Office of Engineering
and Technology'').
This collection includes requirements for testing speed and latency
to ensure that carriers are meeting the public interest obligations
associated with their receipt of high-cost universal service support.
Carriers will identify, from
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among the locations they have already submitted and certified in USAC's
High Cost Universal Broadband (HUBB) portal, the locations where they
have an active subscriber. From those subscriber locations, USAC will
then select a random sample from which the carrier will be required to
perform testing for speed and latency. Carriers that do not provide
location information in the HUBB will use a randomization tool provided
by USAC to select a random sample of locations for testing. The carrier
will then be required to submit to USAC the results of the testing on
an annual basis. These filings will include the testing results for
each quarter from the prior year. The carrier's sample for each service
tier (e.g., 10 Mbps/1 Mbps, 25 Mbps/1 Mbps) shall be regenerated every
two years. During the two-year cycle, carriers will have the ability to
add and remove subscriber locations if necessary, e.g., as
subscribership changes. This information collection addresses the
burdens associated with these requirements.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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