[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 73019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24895]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

December 14, 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, 44 U.S.C. Sections 3501--3520. 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 comments should be submitted on or before January 25, 
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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via e-mail to [email protected] 
or via fax at 202-395-5126, and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via e-mail to [email protected] or by U.S. mail to Leslie F. 
Smith, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C216, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Leslie F. Smith via e-mail at [email protected] or call (202) 418-0217. To 
view a copy of this information collection request: 3060-0972, 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to this OMB/GSA Web page: http://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, and 
(6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for 
the title of the ICR (or its OMB control number, if there is one) and 
then click on the ICR Reference Number to view detailed information 
about the ICR.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0972.
    Title: Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan Order, Parts 54 and 69 
Filing Requirements for Regulation of Interstate Services of Non-Price 
Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and Interexchange Carriers.
    Form Number(s): FCC Forms 507, 508, and 509.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions; and business or other 
for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,300 respondents; 9,826 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour to 90 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, annual, one-time, 
and three year reporting requirements; recordkeeping; and third party 
disclosure.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 40,451 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $45,195.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment for 
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: To administer the Universal Service Interstate 
Common Line Support (ICLS) mechanism, the Administrator of USAC 
(Universal Service Administrative Company) must collect projected cost 
and revenue data and actual cost and revenue data from non-price cap 
incumbent local exchange carriers and interexchange carriers. In order 
to implement change to the interstate access tariffs, the Commission 
must continue to collect certain tariff-related information.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E7-24895 Filed 12-21-07; 8:45 am]
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