[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63897-63898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22122]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget, Comment Requested

November 6, 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 January 14, 2008. 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, (202) 395-5887, 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., Washington,

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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 OMB's ROCIS site at: http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.

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: 3060-0686.
    Title: Streamlining the International Section 214 Authorization 
Process and Tariff Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 3,563 respondents; 3,563 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 561 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and quarterly reporting 
requirements, recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 147,753 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $16,162,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revision to the OMB 
after this 60-day comment period to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from them.
    The Commission released a Report and Order on June 22, 2007 in IB 
Docket No. 04-47, FCC 07-118. Among other requirements, international 
carriers must notify the Commission at the same time that they notify 
affected customers of the discontinuance of international service. The 
Commission reduced the time period for such notification(s) from 60 to 
30 days.
    If the collections were not conducted or were conducted less 
frequently, applicants would not obtain the authorizations necessary to 
provide telecommunications services, and the Commission will be unable 
to carry out its mandate under the Communications Act of 1934 and the 
Cable Landing License Act. Furthermore, the Commission would not be 
able to ensure that applicants and current licensees comply with the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) statute. Additionally, 
without the information collections, the United States would jeopardize 
its ability to fulfill the U.S. obligations as negotiated under the 
World Trading Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement because these 
collections are imperative to detecting and deterring anticompetitive 
conduct. They are also necessary to preserve the Executive Branch 
agencies' and the Commission's ability to review foreign investments 
for national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade 
concerns.

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0944.
    Title: Review of Commission Consideration of Applications Under the 
Cable Landing License Act.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 211 respondents; 211 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 7 hours (average).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,056 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $407,600.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this revision to the OMB 
after this 60-day comment period to obtain the full three-year 
clearance from them. The Commission released a Report and Order on June 
22, 2007 in IB Docket No. 04-47, FCC 07-118.
    Among other requirements, cable landing applicants and current 
licensees must comply with an environmental statute, Coastal Zone 
Management Act of 1972 (CZMA). The statute authorizes states to develop 
coastal management programs, subject to Federal approval by the U.S. 
Department of Commerce's National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA). Specifically, they must furnish a certification 
to the Commission and applicable state(s) that the proposed activity 
complies with the enforceable policies of the state's approved program 
and such activity will be conducted in a manner consistent with the 
program.
    If the collection of information is not conducted or is conducted 
less frequently, applicants will not obtain the authorizations 
necessary to provide telecommunications services, and the Commission 
will be unable to carry out its mandate under the Cable Landing License 
Act and Executive Order 10530. Furthermore, the Commission would not be 
able to ensure that applicants and current licensees comply with the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA) statute. In addition, 
without this collection of information, the United States would 
jeopardize its ability to fulfill the U.S. obligations as negotiated 
under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Basic Telecom Agreement 
because these information collection requirements are imperative to 
detecting and deterring anticompetitive conduct. They are also 
necessary to preserve the Executive Branch agencies and the 
Commission's ability to review foreign investments for national 
security, law enforcement, foreign policy and trade concerns.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-22122 Filed 11-9-07; 8:45 am]
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