[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 11 (Friday, January 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3035-3036]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-911]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

January 12, 2009.
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 March 17, 
2009. 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 email the OMB control number of the collection or, if there is no 
OMB control number, the Title shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section below. 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 
email to [email protected] and include the collection's OMB control number as 
shown in the Supplementary Information section below (or the title of 
the collection if there is no OMB control number), or call Judith B. 
Herman at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0986.
    Title: Competitive Carrier Line Count Report, WC Docket No. 05-337, 
CC Docket No. 96-45.
    Form Number(s): FCC Form 525.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 2,159 respondents; 5,476 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .5-80 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, quarterly, and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Total Annual Burden: 47,393 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $1,895,700.00.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact.
    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 Section 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to OMB after the 
60-day comment period as a revision to an existing collection. In April 
2008, the Commission adopted an order that capped total annual 
competitive eligible telecommunications carrier (ETC) universal service 
high-cost support for each state at the level of support that 
competitive ETCs in that state were eligible to receive during March 
2008 on an annualized basis. The Commission also adopted two limited 
exceptions from the application of the interim cap. First, a 
competitive ETC will not be subject to the interim cap to the extent it 
files cost data demonstrating that its costs meet the support threshold 
in the same manner as the incumbent local exchange carrier. Second, the 
Commission also created a limited exception for competitive ETCs 
serving tribal lands or Alaska Native regions. High-Cost Universal 
Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service, WC 
Docket No. 05-337, CC Docket No. 96-45, FCC 08-122. The Commission will 
not amend FCC Form 525 in order to incorporate the information requests 
related to the two limited exceptions to the interim cap on high-cost 
support. The Commission has reviewed the information collection and has 
revised the estimates that are detailed in the supporting statement.

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    Additionally, the Commission is revising the collection to 
incorporate the reporting requirements of OMB 3060-0793 for the self-
certification as a rural carrier requirement into this collection under 
OMB Control Number 3060-0986. The self-certification for rural carriers 
is rarely filed with the Commission, therefore, its incorporation into 
OMB 3060-0986 will ease the Commission's administrative burden for 
complying with information collection requirements. Upon OMB approval 
of this revision, the Commission will voluntarily discontinue OMB 
Control Number 3060-0793 and retain this one for OMB's inventory.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E9-911 Filed 1-15-09; 8:45 am]
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