[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 143 (Thursday, July 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43228-43229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-16851]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

July 15, 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

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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 September 
22, 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: Submit your comments by e-mail to [email protected]. Include in 
the e-mail the OMB control number of the collection. 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 about the 
information collection(s) or to obtain a copy of the collection send an 
e-mail to [email protected] and include the collection's OMB control number 
as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, or call Leslie 
F. Smith at (202) 418-0217.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1081.
    Title: 47 CFR Sections 54.202, 54.209, Federal-State Joint Board on 
Universal Service.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 33 respondents; 262 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.25--3 hours.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits, as 
per 47 CFR Sections 54.202 & 54.209.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 360 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
    Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the 
Commission. If the Commission requests respondents to submit 
information which respondents believe is confidential, respondents may 
request confidential treatment of such information pursuant to section 
0.459 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.459.
    Needs and Uses: On March 17, 2005, the Commission released the 
Eligible Telecommunications Carriers Designation Framework Report and 
Order, CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 05-46. The information collection 
requirements ensure that eligible telecommunications carriers (ETCs) 
continue to comply with the conditions of the ETC designation and that 
universal service funds are used for their intended purposes. 
Specifically, each ETC must submit, on an annual basis, the following 
information: (1) Progress reports on the ETC's five-year service 
quality improvement plan; (2) detailed information on any outage 
lasting at least 30 minutes; (3) the number of unfulfilled requests for 
service from potential customers within its service areas; (4) the 
number of complaints per 1,000 handsets or lines; (5) certification 
that the ETC is complying with applicable service quality standards and 
consumer protection rules; (6) certification that the ETC is able to 
function in emergency situations; (7) certification that the ETC is 
offering a local usage plan comparable to that offered by the incumbent 
LEC in the relevant service areas; and (8) certification that the 
carrier acknowledges that the Commission may require it to provide 
equal access to long distance carriers in the event that no other ETC 
is providing equal access within the service area.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-16851 Filed 7-23-08; 8:45 am]
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