Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget, 26147-26148 [2024-07920]

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26147-26148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07920]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[OMB 3060-1158; FR ID 213645]


Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to 
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, 
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 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 and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be submitted on or before May 15, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function. Your comment must be submitted into 
www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In 
addition to submitting in www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your 
comment on the proposed information collection to Nicole Ongele, FCC, 
via email to [email protected] and to [email protected]. 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 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 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 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 Number: 3060-1158.
    Title: Transparency Rule Disclosures, Restoring Internet Freedom, 
Report and Order, WC Docket No. 17-108.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently-approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
entities; State, local, or Tribal governments.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,384 respondents; 2,384 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 26 hours.

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    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for these 
collections is contained in section 257 of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 257.
    Total Annual Burden: 61,984 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $510,000.
    Needs and Uses: The Restoring Internet Freedom Report and Order 
(Restoring Internet Freedom Order) revised the information collection 
requirements applicable to internet service providers (ISPs). The Open 
Internet Order, adopted in 2010, required ISPs to disclose certain 
network management processes, performance characteristics, and other 
attributes of broadband internet access service. These disclosure 
requirements were significantly increased by the Title II Order, 
adopted in 2015. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order eliminated the 
additional collection imposed by the Title II Order, and added a few 
discrete elements to the Open Internet Order's information collection 
requirements. The Restoring Internet Freedom Order requires an ISP to 
publicly disclose network management practices, performance, and 
commercial terms of its broadband internet access service sufficient to 
enable consumers to make informed choices regarding the purchase and 
use of such services, and entrepreneurs and other small businesses to 
develop, market, and maintain internet offerings. As part of these 
disclosures, the rule requires ISPs to disclose their congestion 
management, application-specific behavior, device attachment rules, and 
security practices, as well as any blocking, throttling, affiliated 
prioritization, or paid prioritization in which they engage. The rule 
also requires ISPs to disclose performance characteristics, including a 
service description and the impact of nonbroadband internet access 
services data services. Finally, the rule requires ISPs to disclose the 
price of the service, privacy policies, and redress options. The rule 
requires ISPs to make such disclosures available either via a publicly-
available, easily accessible website or through transmittal to the 
Commission, which will make such disclosures available via a publicly-
available, easily accessible website. The information collection will 
assist the Commission in its statutory obligation to report to Congress 
on market entry barriers in the telecommunications market. The 
Commission anticipates that the revised disclosures would empower 
consumers and businesses with information about their broadband 
internet access service, protecting the openness of the internet. 
Although this collection was bifurcated in 2016 with respect to fixed 
and mobile ISPs, the Commission seeks to have this collection encompass 
both fixed and mobile ISPs.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-07920 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
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