[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 220 (Thursday, November 15, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64222-64223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-5699]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

November 8, 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 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 ahve 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 comments should be submitted on or before January 14, 
2008. 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. mail. To 
submit your comments by e-mail, send them to [email protected]. To submit 
your comments by U.S. mail, send them to Leslie F. Smith, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room 1-C216, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For Additional information about the 
information collection(s), contact Leslie F. Smith via e-mail at 
[email protected] or call (202) 418-0217.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0774.
    Title: Universal Service Reporting, Disclosure, and Record 
Retention Requirements (47 CFR parts 36 and 54).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities, not-for-profit 
institutions, and state, local, or tribal government.
    Number of Respondents: 7,061,552 respondents; 7,621,931 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.084-1500 hours
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, annual, and five-
year

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reporting requirements; recordkeeping requirement; and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,502,333 hours
    Total Annual Cost: $0.00
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
    Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not 
address information of a confidential nature.
    Needs and Uses: The Telecommunication Act of 1996 (1996 Act) 
directed the Commission to initiate a rulemaking to reform the system 
of universal service so that universal service is preserved and 
advanced as markets move toward competition. To fulfill that mandate, 
on March 8, 1996, the Commission adopted a Notice of proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) in CC Docket No. 96-45 to implement the congressional 
directives set out in section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended by the 1996 Act. Pursuant to section 254(a)(1), the NPRM also 
referred numerous issues related to universal service to a Federal-
State Joint Board for recommended decision. On November 8, 1996, the 
Joint Board released a Recommended Decision in which it made 
recommendations to assist and counsel the Commission in the creation of 
an effective universal service support mechanism that would ensure that 
the goals of affordable, quality service and access to advanced 
services are met by means that enhance competition. On November 18, 
1996, the Commission's Common Carrier Bureau released a Public Notice 
(DA 96-1891) seeking public comment on the issues addressed and 
recommendations made by the Joint Board in the Recommended Decision. In 
a Report and Order issued in CC Docket No. 96-45, released on May 8, 
1997, and other proceedings, the Commission adopted rules that were 
designed to implement the universal service provisions of section 254. 
On August 29, 2007, the Commission released the Report and Order, 2007 
Comprehensive Review of the Universal Service Fund Management, 
Administration and Oversight, WC Docket Nos. 05-195, 02-60, 03-109 and 
CC Docket Nos. 96-45, 02-6, 97-21, FCC 07-150. In this order, the 
Commission took several further steps to safeguard the Universal 
Service Fund from waste, fraud, and abuse, including imposing document 
retention rules on all universal service programs and program 
contributors.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 07-5699 Filed 11-14-07; 8:45 am]
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