[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30005-30006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10350]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for 
Review to the Office of Management and Budget

May 23, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104-13. An agency 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid 
control number. 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 estimate; (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.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before July 30, 2007. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
contact listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Jasmeet K. Seehra, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10236 NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 
395-3123, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at [email protected] and to [email protected], Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-B441, 445 12th Street, SW., DC 20554 
or an e-mail to [email protected]. If you would like to obtain or view a copy 
of this information collection after the 60-day comment period, you may 
do so by visiting the FCC PRA web page at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at 202-418-
0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0855.
    Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheet, CC Docket No. 96-45.
    Form Nos.: FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 5,625 respondents; 17,465 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 10-25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, annual, and one-time 
reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirement, third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
    Total Annual Burden: 263,230 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will allow 
respondents to certify that data contained in their submission are 
privileged or

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confidential commercial or financial information and that disclosure of 
such information would likely cause substantial harm to the competitive 
position of the entity filing the Worksheet. If the Commission receives 
a request for or proposes to disclose the information, the respondent 
would be required to make the full showing pursuant to the Commission's 
rules for withholding from public inspection information submitted to 
the Commission.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this extension (no 
change in the reporting requirements, recordkeeping requirements, or 
third party disclosure requirements) to the OMB after this 60-day 
comment period to obtain the full three-year clearance from them.
    The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) requires 
telecommunications carriers and other providers of telecommunications 
to contribute to the Universal Service Fund (USF) and other funds. 
Contribution revenue data, as well as other information, are reported 
by carriers and other providers of telecommunications on FCC Forms 499-
A and 499-Q. Accompanying these forms are instructions on how to report 
revenue. This extension is necessary to keep the OMB approval from 
lapsing and will go into effect with the November 1, 2007 quarterly 
filing of FCC Form 499-Q.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-10350 Filed 5-29-07; 8:45 am]
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