[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6662-6663]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2907]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being submitted for 
Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 
Comments Requested

February 4, 2010.
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. 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; (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; and (e) 
ways to further reduce the information collection burden for small 
business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
    The FCC 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 OMB control number.

DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on or before March 12, 2010. 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 Judith B. Herman, 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your PRA 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 web page: http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web 
page called ''Currently Under Review'', (3) click on 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 FCC list appears, look for the title of this ICR (or its 
OMB Control Number, if there is one) and then click on the ICR.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214. 
For additional information about the information collection(s) send an 
e-mail to [email protected] or contact Judith B. Herman, 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control No: 3060-XXXX.
     Title: Sections 1.49 and 1.54, Forbearance Petition Filing 
Requirements.
     Form No.: N/A.
     Type of Review: New collection.
     Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
     Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses.
     Estimated Time Per Response: 640 hours.
     Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
     Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155(c), 160, 201 and 303(r).
     Total Annual Burden: 6,400 hours.
     Total Annual Cost: N/A.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that respondents submit confidential information to the 
Commission. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment 
for information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of 
the Commission's rules.
     Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this information 
collection during this comment period in order to obtain the full three 
year clearance from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This is 
a new information collection in which the Commission estimates a 6,400 
hour increase in the agency's total annual burden.
    Under section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
telecommunications carriers may petition the Commission to forbear from 
applying to a telecommunications carrier any statutory provision or 
Commission regulation. When a carrier petitions the Commission for 
forbearance, section 10 requires the Commission to make three 
determinations with regard to the need for the challenged provision or 
regulation. If the Commission fails to act within one year (extended by 
three additional months, if necessary), the petition is ``deemed 
granted'' by operation of law. These determinations will promote 
competitive market conditions.
    Under the new filing procedures, the Commission requires that 
petitions for forbearance must ``complete as filed'' and explain in 
detail what must be included in the forbearance petition. The 
Commission also incorporates by reference it rule, 47 CFR 1.49, which 
states the Commission's standard ``specifications as to pleadings and 
documents.'' Precise filing requirements are necessary because of 
section 10's strict time limit for Commission action. Also, commenters 
must be able to understand clearly the scope of the petition in order 
to comment on it. Finally, standard filing procedures inform 
petitioners precisely what the Commission expects from them in order to 
make the statutory determinations that the statute requires.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-2907 Filed 2-8-10; 8:45 am]
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