[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 139 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36220-36221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-17405]


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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 14, 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 September 21, 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 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0943.
    Title: Section 54.809, Carrier Certification.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 604 respondents; 604 responses.

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    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. 254 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996.
    Total Annual Burden: 906 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting respondents to submit confidential information to the 
Commission or to the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC). 
If the Commission requests respondents to submit information to the 
Commission or to USAC that the respondents believe is confidential, the 
respondents may request confidential treatment of such information 
pursuant to 47 CFR section 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    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 
reporting and/or third party disclosure requirements) of this 
information collection. There is a slight adjustment in the 
Commission's burden estimates. The Commission is reporting an increase 
in the number of respondents/responses since the 2006 submission to the 
OMB. Therefore, the total annual burden hours have increased by 48 
hours.
    Section 254(e) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 provides that 
a carrier receiving universal service support must use that support 
``only for the provision, maintenance, and upgrading of facilities and 
service for which the support is intended.'' Accordingly, Section 
54.809 requires each price cap carrier or competitive ETC that wishes 
to receive interstate access universal service support to file an 
annual certification with Universal Service Administrative Company 
(USAC) and the Commission. The certification must state that the 
carrier will use its interstate access universal service support only 
for the provision, maintenance and upgrading of facilities and service 
for which the support is intended.
    The Commission and USAC use the certifications to ensure that 
carriers comply with section 254(e) of the Telecommunications Act by 
using the interstate access universal service support on for which the 
support is intended.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-17405 Filed 7-21-09; 8:45 am]
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