[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 70 (Thursday, April 10, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19502-19503]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7636]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Revision Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

April 4, 2008.
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 (PRA), 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency 
may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it 
displays a current valid control number. No person shall be subject to 
any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information 
subject to the 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

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respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 9, 
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 the Internet at 
[email protected] or call (202) 418-0217.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0298.
    Title: Part 61, Tariffs (Other than Tariff Review Plan).
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 580 respondents; 1,160 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 57 hours.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 66,120 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $899,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
    Nature of 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: Sections 201, 202, 203, 204 and 205 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, (``Act'') as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201, 202, 
203, 204 and 205, require that common carriers establish just and 
reasonable charges, practices and regulations must be filed with the 
Commission which is required to determine whether such schedules are 
just, reasonable and not unduly discriminatory. Part 61 of the 
Commission's Rules, 47 CFR part 61, establishes the procedures for 
filing tariffs which contain the charges, practices and regulations of 
the common carriers, supporting economic data and other related 
documents. The supporting data must also conform to other parts of the 
Commission Rules such as Parts 36 and 69, 47 CFR parts 36 and 69. Part 
61 also prescribes the framework for the initial establishment of and 
subsequent revisions to tariffs. Tariffs that do not conform to part 61 
may be required to post their schedules or rates and regulations, as 
required by 47 CFR 61.72. The information collected through a carrier's 
tariff is used by the Commission to determine whether services offered 
are just and reasonable as the Act requires. Tariffs and any other 
supporting documentation are examined in order to determine if the 
services are offered in a just and reasonable manner.
    On August 31, 2007, the Commission released the section 272(f)(1) 
Sunset Order, which found the BOCs to be nondominant in the provision 
of in-region, interstate and international, long distances services, 
whether they provide these services directly or through affiliates that 
are neither section 272 nor rule 64.1903 affiliates. Sunset Order, 22 
FCC Rcd 16440 (2007). Accordingly, AT&T, Verizon and Qwest are now 
barred from filing tariffs for in-region, interstate and international, 
long distance services pursuant to section 203 of the Act and sections 
61.31-61.38 and 61.43 of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 61.31-61.38 and 
61.43.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-7636 Filed 4-9-08; 8:45 am]
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