[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 122 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30571-30572]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15133]


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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

June 17, 2009.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission, as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s), as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520. An agency may not conduct 
or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid 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 (PRA) that does not display a valid control 
number. 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.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments August 25, 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 (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the 
Internet at [email protected] and to [email protected], Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit 
your comments by e-mail send them to: [email protected]. To view a copy of 
this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to 
the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the 
section of the Web page called ``Currently Under Review'', (3) click 
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 title of this ICR (or its OMB Control 
Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR Reference Number to 
view detailed information about this ICR.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, send an e-
mail to Judith B. Herman at [email protected] or call 202-418-
0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0790.
    Title: Section 68.110(c), Availability of Inside Wiring 
Information.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200 respondents; 1,200 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 151, 154, 
201-205, 218, 220 and 405 and 5 U.S.C. Sections 552 and 553.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $5,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
FCC.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-
day comment period in order to obtain the full three-year clearance 
from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the 
recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements) of this 
information collection. There is no change to the estimated number of 
respondents/responses, annual burden hours, and/or annual costs.
    Section 68.110(c) requires that any available technical information 
concerning carrier-installed wiring on the customer's side of the 
demarcation point, including copies of existing schematic diagrams and 
service records, shall be provided by the telephone company upon 
request of the building owner or agent thereof. The telephone company 
may charge the building owner a reasonable fee for this service, which 
shall not exceed the cost involved in locating and copying the 
documents. In the alternative, the telephone company may make these 
documents available for review and copying by the building owner. In 
this case, the telephone company may charge a reasonable fee, which 
shall not exceed the cost involved in making the documents available, 
and may also require the building owner to pay a deposit to guarantee 
the document's return. Section 68.110(c) requires the disclosure of any 
available technical information concerning carrier-installed inside 
wiring, including existing schematic diagrams and service records, for 
duplication by building owners or their agents for a reasonable fee to 
be determined by the carrier. The information is needed so that 
building owners may choose to contract with an installer of their 
choice or inside wiring maintenance and installation service, or elect 
to contract with the telephone company to modify existing wiring or 
assist with the installation of additional inside wiring.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0791.
    Title: Section 32.7300, Accounting for Judgments and other Costs 
Associated with Litigation.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 2 respondents; 2 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4-36 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and 
recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. Sections 151, 152, 154, 161, 201-205, and 218-220.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,200 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the 
FCC.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after this 60-
day comment period

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in order to obtain the full three year clearance from them. The 
Commission is requesting an extension (no change in the recordkeeping 
and/or third party disclosure requirements) of this information 
collection. There is a change to the estimated number of respondents/
responses and annual burden hours. The Commission adopted accounting 
rules that require carriers to account for adverse federal antitrust 
judgments and post-judgment special charges. With regard to settlements 
of such lawsuits there will be a presumption that carriers can recover 
the portion of the settlement that represents the avoidable costs of 
litigation; provided that the carrier makes a required showing. To 
receive recognition of its avoided cost of litigation a carrier must 
demonstrate, in a request for special relief, the avoided costs of 
litigation by showing the amount corresponding to the additional 
litigation expenses discounted to present value, that the carrier 
reasonably estimates it would have paid if it had not settled. 
Settlement costs in excess of the avoided costs of litigation are 
presumed not recoverable unless a carrier rebuts that presumption by 
showing the basic factors that enticed the carrier to settle and 
demonstrating that ratepayers benefited from the settlement. A carrier 
requesting.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-15133 Filed 6-25-09; 8:45 am]
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