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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[OMB 3060–0298; FRS 16457]
Information Collection 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, 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 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
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 March 5, 2020.
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 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 Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Nicole
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Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 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: 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
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.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0298.
Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the
Tariff Review Plan).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 2,840 respondents; 5,605
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1–50
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
annual, biennial, and one-time reporting
requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
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is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 151–
155, 201–205, 208, 251–271, 403, 502
and 503 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 196,677 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,444,800.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
Respondents are not being asked to
submit confidential information to the
Commission. If the Commission
requests respondents to submit
information which respondents believe
are confidential, respondents may
request confidential treatment of such
information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the
Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: On September 27,
2019, the Commission released the
Access Arbitrage Order, WC Docket No.
18–155, FCC 19–94, making accessstimulating local exchange carriers
(LECs) financially responsible for the
terminating tandem switching and
transport service access charges
associated with the delivery of traffic
from an interexchange carrier (IXC) to
the access-stimulating LEC end office or
its functional equivalent. The Access
Arbitrage Order required that, within 45
days of its effective date, accessstimulating LECs remove any existing
tariff provisions for terminating tandem
switching or terminating tandem
switched transport access charges.
Affected intermediate access providers
have the same time period to prepare
any tariff revisions which they may
wish to file. The Access Arbitrage Order
also required that access-stimulating
LECs provide notice of their assumption
of that financial responsibility to the
Commission by filing a record of its
access-stimulating status and
acceptance of financial responsibility to
the Commission by filing a record of its
access-stimulating status and
acceptance of financial responsibility in
the Commission’s Access Arbitrage
Order docket, and to provide notice to
any affected IXCs and intermediate
access providers of the same, within 45
days of approval by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). If, after
approval of this requirement by OMB,
access-stimulating LECs no longer
engage in access stimulation they must
also file notice of that change in status
with the Commission and with any
affected IXCs and intermediate access
providers.
The information collected through
carriers’ tariffs is used by the
Commission and state commissions to
determine whether services offered are
just and reasonable, as the Act requires.
The tariffs and any supporting
documentation are examined in order to
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determine if the services are offered in
a just and reasonable manner.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System.
ACTION: Notice, request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System (Board) invites
comment on a proposal to extend for
three years, without revision, the
Notification of Nonfinancial Data
Processing Activities (FR 4021; OMB
No. 7100–0306).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 6, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by FR 4021, by any of the
following methods:
• Agency Website: https://
www.federalreserve.gov/. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments at
https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
foia/proposedregs.aspx.
• Email: regs.comments@
federalreserve.gov. Include the OMB
number in the subject line of the
message.
• FAX: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452–
3102.
• Mail: Ann E. Misback, Secretary,
Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System, 20th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20551.
All public comments are available
from the Board’s website at https://
www.federalreserve.gov/apps/foia/
proposedregs.aspx as submitted, unless
modified for technical reasons or to
remove personally identifiable
information at the commenter’s request.
Accordingly, comments will not be
edited to remove any identifying or
contact information. Public comments
may also be viewed electronically or in
paper in Room 146, 1709 New York
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006,
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on
weekdays. For security reasons, the
Board requires that visitors make an
appointment to inspect comments. You
may do so by calling (202) 452–3684.
Upon arrival, visitors will be required to
present valid government-issued photo
identification and to submit to security
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screening in order to inspect and
photocopy comments.
Additionally, commenters may send a
copy of their comments to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) Desk
Officer—Shagufta Ahmed—Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC
20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA) OMB submission, including the
reporting form and instructions,
supporting statement, and other
documentation will be placed into
OMB’s public docket files, if approved.
These documents will also be made
available on the Board’s public website
at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/
reportforms/review.aspx or may be
requested from the agency clearance
officer, whose name appears below.
Federal Reserve Board Clearance
Officer—Nuha Elmaghrabi—Office of
the Chief Data Officer, Board of
Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, Washington, DC 20551, (202)
452–3829.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
15, 1984, OMB delegated to the Board
authority under the PRA to approve and
assign OMB control numbers to
collections of information conducted or
sponsored by the Board. In exercising
this delegated authority, the Board is
directed to take every reasonable step to
solicit comment. In determining
whether to approve a collection of
information, the Board will consider all
comments received from the public and
other agencies.
Request for Comment on Information
Collection Proposal
The Board invites public comment on
the following information collection,
which is being reviewed under
authority delegated by the OMB under
the PRA. Comments are invited on the
following:
a. Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the Board’s functions,
including whether the information has
practical utility;
b. The accuracy of the Board’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
information collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
c. Ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected;
d. Ways to minimize the burden of
information collection on respondents,
including through the use of automated
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and
e. Estimates of capital or startup costs
and costs of operation, maintenance,
and purchase of services to provide
information.
At the end of the comment period, the
comments and recommendations
received will be analyzed to determine
the extent to which the Board should
modify the proposal.
Proposal under OMB Delegated
Authority to Extend for Three Years,
Without Revision, the Following
Information Collection:
Report title: Notification of
Nonfinancial Data Processing Activities.
Agency form number: FR 4021.
OMB control number: 7100–0306.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondents: Bank holding
companies (BHCs).
Estimated number of respondents: 1.
Estimated average hours per response:
2.
Estimated annual burden hours: 2.
General description of report: The FR
4021 consists of the notice that BHCs
may file to request permission to
administer the Regulation Y revenue
limit on nonfinancial data processing
activities on a business-line or multipleentity basis. A BHC may submit such a
request to the Board’s General Counsel
in letter form. The request should
describe the structure of the requesting
BHC’s data processing operations, the
methodology the BHC proposes to use to
administer the 49-percent revenue limit,
and the reasons why the BHC believes
that the proposed methodology is
appropriate.
Legal authorization and
confidentiality: The Board is authorized
to collect the information associated
with the notification process from BHCs
pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8) and (k).
The submission of the notification
(request) associated with the FR 4021 is
required to obtain a benefit. To the
extent a BHC submits nonpublic
commercial or financial information in
connection with the FR 4021, which is
both customarily and actually treated as
private by the BHC, the BHC may
request confidential treatment pursuant
to exemption 4 of the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C.
552(b)(4). The entity should separately
designate such information as
‘‘confidential commercial information’’
or ‘‘confidential financial information,’’
as appropriate, and the Board will treat
such designated information as
confidential to the extent permitted by
law, including the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0298; FRS 16457]
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, 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 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 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 March 5, 2020.
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 listed below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email [email protected]; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via
email [email protected] and to [email protected]. Include in the comments
the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
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: 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 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.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0298.
Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than the Tariff Review Plan).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,840 respondents; 5,605
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1-50 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual, biennial, and one-time
reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
U.S.C. Sections 151-155, 201-205, 208, 251-271, 403, 502 and 503 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 196,677 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,444,800.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents are not being
asked to submit confidential information to the Commission. If the
Commission requests respondents to submit information which respondents
believe are confidential, respondents may request confidential
treatment of such information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's
rules.
Needs and Uses: On September 27, 2019, the Commission released the
Access Arbitrage Order, WC Docket No. 18-155, FCC 19-94, making access-
stimulating local exchange carriers (LECs) financially responsible for
the terminating tandem switching and transport service access charges
associated with the delivery of traffic from an interexchange carrier
(IXC) to the access-stimulating LEC end office or its functional
equivalent. The Access Arbitrage Order required that, within 45 days of
its effective date, access-stimulating LECs remove any existing tariff
provisions for terminating tandem switching or terminating tandem
switched transport access charges. Affected intermediate access
providers have the same time period to prepare any tariff revisions
which they may wish to file. The Access Arbitrage Order also required
that access-stimulating LECs provide notice of their assumption of that
financial responsibility to the Commission by filing a record of its
access-stimulating status and acceptance of financial responsibility to
the Commission by filing a record of its access-stimulating status and
acceptance of financial responsibility in the Commission's Access
Arbitrage Order docket, and to provide notice to any affected IXCs and
intermediate access providers of the same, within 45 days of approval
by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). If, after approval of
this requirement by OMB, access-stimulating LECs no longer engage in
access stimulation they must also file notice of that change in status
with the Commission and with any affected IXCs and intermediate access
providers.
The information collected through carriers' tariffs is used by the
Commission and state commissions to determine whether services offered
are just and reasonable, as the Act requires. The tariffs and any
supporting documentation are examined in order to
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determine if the services are offered in a just and reasonable manner.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2020-02150 Filed 2-3-20; 8:45 am]
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