[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25239-25240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12308]


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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

May 19, 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 July 27, 
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: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget, via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at 
Nicholas--A.--Fraser @omb.eop.gov and to [email protected], 
Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-0725.
    Title: Quarterly Filing of Nondiscrimination Reports (on Quality of 
Service, Installation and Maintenance) by Bell Operating Companies 
(BOCs).
    Form Number(s): N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 4 respondents; 16 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 50 hours.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly reporting requirement.
    Total Annual Burden: 800 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: No cost.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact.
    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 section 0.459 
of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-day comment period as an 
extension (no change in requirements) in order to obtain the full three 
year clearance from them. There is no change to the estimated number of 
respondents/responses and/or burden hours.
    This information collection contains quarterly filing of 
nondiscrimination reports on quality of service, installation and 
maintenance by Bell Operating Companies (BOCs). BOCs must submit 
nondiscrimination reports with regard to payphones to prevent BOCs from 
discriminating in favor of their own payphones. The reports allow the

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Commission to determine how the BOCs will provide competing payphone 
providers with equal access to all the basic underlying network 
services that are provided to its own payphones.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-12308 Filed 5-26-09; 8:45 am]
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