[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 128 (Thursday, July 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36704-36705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-12991]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

June 28, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to (PRA) of 
1995 (PRA), Pub. L. No. 104-13. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid control 
number. Subject to the PRA, no person shall be subject to any penalty 
for failing to comply with a collection of information 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 PRA comments should be submitted on or before September 
4, 2007. 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: You may submit all PRA comments by e-mail or U.S. post mail. 
To submit your comments by e-mail, send them to [email protected]. To submit 
your comments by U.S. mail, mark them to the attention of Cathy 
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554 or via Internet at 
[email protected], and to Jasmeet Seehra, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Room 10236 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 
20503 or via Internet at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s), contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918 or 
send an e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0787.
    Title: Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes 
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Policies and Rules 
Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance Carriers, 
CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-42.
    Form Number: Not Applicable.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities; and State, local, or tribal Governments.
    Number of Respondents: 35,036.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1--10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping; On occasion and biennial 
reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 145,869 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $51,187,500.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals' and households' information is 
contained in the OSCAR database, which is covered under the 
Commission's system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CIB-1, ``Informal 
Complaints and Inquiries.'' The Commission believes that it provides 
sufficient safeguards to protect the privacy of individuals who file 
complaints under 47 CFR 79.2 (c).
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Under development.
    Needs and Uses: Section 258 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 
directed the Commission to prescribe rules to prevent the unauthorized 
change by telecommunications carriers of consumers' selections of 
telecommunications service providers (slamming). On March 17, 2003, the 
FCC released the Third Order on Reconsideration and Second Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-42 (Third 
Order on Reconsideration), in which the Commission revised and 
clarified certain rules to implement section 258 of the 1996 Act. On 
May 23, 2003, the Commission also released an Order (CC Docket No. 94-
129, FCC 03-116) clarifying certain aspects of the Third Order on 
Reconsideration. The rules and requirements implementing section 258 
can be found primarily at 47 CFR part 64. These rules will continue to 
enable the Commission to deter slamming, while protecting consumers 
from carriers that take advantage of consumer confusion over different 
types of telecommunications services.


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    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-12991 Filed 7-3-07; 8:45 am]
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