[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 221 (Friday, November 14, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 67419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27097]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 64

[CG Docket No. 02-278; FCC 08-147]


Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer 
Protection Act of 1991

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection associated with the Commission's Rules and 
Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, 
Do-Not-Call Registry, Report and Order (DNC Report and Order). This 
notice is consistent with the DNC Report and Order, which stated that 
the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register 
announcing the effective date of the rule.

DATES: Section 64.1200(c)(2) introductory text, published at 73 FR 
40185, July 14, 2008 is effective November 14, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica McMahon, Consumer Policy 
Division, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-0346.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on October 31, 
2008, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements contained in the Commission's DNC Report and 
Order, FCC 08-147, published at 73 FR 40183, July 14, 2008. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-0519. The Commission publishes this notice as an 
announcement of the effective date of the rule. If you have any 
comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the Commission 
can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, 
please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 
1-C823, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the 
OMB Control Number, 3060-0519, in your correspondence. The Commission 
will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to 
[email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer & Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
October 31, 2008, for the information collection requirements contained 
in the Commission's rules at 47 CFR 64.1200(c)(2). The OMB Control 
Number is 3060-0519. The total annual reporting burden for respondents 
for these collections of information, including the time for gathering 
and maintaining the collection of information, is estimated to be: 
49,397 respondents, 135,607,383 responses, total annual burden hours of 
625,406 hours, and $4,590,000 in total annual costs. Under 5 CFR part 
1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless it displays a current, 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, which does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-27097 Filed 11-13-08; 8:45 am]
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