[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 27, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30392-30393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11777]


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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

May 20, 2008.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following 
information collection(s). 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. An agency may not conduct or 
sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB 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 that does not display a valid OMB control 
number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before June 26, 
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: Submit your comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (e-mail address: [email protected]), and to the 
Federal Communications Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: 
[email protected]). Include in the e-mails the OMB control number of the 
collection as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below or, 
if there is no OMB control number, the Title as shown in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. If you are unable to submit your 
comments by e-mail contact the person listed below to make alternate 
arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information contact 
Leslie F. Smith via e-mail at [email protected] or at (202) 418-0217. To view 
or obtain a copy of an information collection request (ICR) 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 OMB control number of 
the ICR you want to view (or its title if there is no OMB control 
number) and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC 
submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1046.
    Title: Part 64, Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation 
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,023 respondents; 8,904 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 20.04 hours (average).
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory, as required by 47 U.S.C. Section 
276.
    Frequency of Response: One time, quarterly, and annual reporting 
requirements; recordkeeping requirement; and third party disclosure 
requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 178,392 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $0.00.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
    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 section 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. section 0.459.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission released an Order on 
Reconsideration, the Pay Telephone Reclassification and Compensation 
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96-128, 
FCC 04-251, on October 22, 2004, which increased the time carriers must 
retain certain data and adds burden in that regard. It also

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removed potentially burdensome paperwork requirements by encouraging 
carriers to comply with the reporting requirements through electronic 
means. We believe that the clarifications adopted in the Order on 
Reconsideration significantly decrease the paperwork burden on 
carriers. Specifically, the Commission: (1) Clarified that Completing 
Carriers must provide the Payphone Service Provider (PSP) with adequate 
notice of an alternative compensation arrangement (ACA) prior to its 
effective date with sufficient time for the PSP to object to an ACA, 
and also prior to the termination of an ACA; (2) clarified any 
paperwork burdens imposed on carriers and allowed Completing Carriers 
to provide notice of ACAs on a clearinghouse's Web site; (3) required 
Completing Carriers to report only completed calls in their quarterly 
reports; and (4) extended the time period from 18 to 27 months for 
Completing Carriers and Intermediate Carriers to retain certain 
payphone records.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-11777 Filed 5-23-08; 8:45 am]
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