[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 58 (Friday, March 26, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14595-14596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-6753]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated 
Authority, Comments Requested

March 22, 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, 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 on 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 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 (PRA) that does 
not display a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Persons wishing to comments on this information collection 
should submit comments on or before May 25, 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].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (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: 3060-0355.
     Title: Rate-of-Return Reports.
     Form Nos.: FCC Forms 492 and 492-A.
     Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
     Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
     Number of Respondents: 80 respondents; 80 responses.
     Estimated Time Per Response: 8 hours.
     Frequency of Response: Annual reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements.
     Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 160, 161, 
209(b), and 220.
     Total Annual Burden: 640 hours.
     Total Annual Cost: N/A.
     Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
     Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission does not 
require respondents to submit confidential materials. However, if the 
respondents wish to submit materials they believe is confidential, they 
may do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
     Need and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
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. There is no change in the reporting and/or 
recordkeeping requirements. There is a 288 hour adjustment reduction 
which is due to fewer respondents (from 111 to 80 respondents) subject 
to the requirements.
    FCC Form 492 is filed by each local exchange carrier (LEC) or 
groups of carriers who file individual access tariffs or who are not 
subject to Sections 61.41 through 61.49 of the Commission's rules. Each 
LEC, or group of affiliated carriers, subject to the

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previously stated sections, file FCC Form 492-A. This data provides the 
necessary detail to enable the Commission to fulfill its regulatory 
responsibilities.
    In the April 24, 2008 Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O) (ARMIS 
Forbearance Order), the Commission granted conditional forbearance for 
all AT&T affiliates, including BellSouth affiliates, to file FCC Form 
492 subject to Commission approval of AT&T's compliance plan, among 
other things. See Petition of AT&T Inc. For Forbearance Under 47 U.S.C. 
Sec.  160 From Enforcement of the Commission's Cost Assignment Rules; 
Petition of BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. For Forbearance Under 47 
U.S.C. Sec.  160 From Enforcement of Certain of the Commission's Cost 
Assignment Rules, WC Docket Nos. 07-21, 05-342, Memorandum Opinion and 
Order, 23 FCC Rcd 7302 (2008) (AT&T Cost Assignment Forbearance Order), 
pet. for recon. Pending, pet. for review pending, NASCUA v. FCC Case 
No. 08-1226 (D.C. Cir. Filed June 23, 2008).
    On September 6, 2008, the Commission extended the same relief, 
subject to the same conditions, to Verizon and Qwest. See Service 
Quality, Customer Satisfaction, Infrastructure and Operating Data 
Gathering, WC Docket Nos. 08-190, 07-139, 07-204, 07-273, 07-21, 
Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 23 FCC 
Rcd 13647 (2008), (Verizon/Qwest cost Assignment Forbearance Order), 
pet. for recon. Petition for review pending, NASCUA v. FCC, Case No. 
08-1226 (D.C. Cir. Filed June 23, 2008). The Commission also issued a 
Memorandum Opinion and Order granting forbearance for Qwest and Verizon 
from filing FCC Form 492, among other things, subject to Commission 
approval of Qwest's and Verizon's compliance plan. See Petition of 
Qwest for Forbearance From Enforcement of the Commission's ARMIS and 
492-A Reporting Requirements Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Sec.  160(c) From 
Enforcement of Certain of the Commission's Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements, WC Docket Nos. 07-204, 07-273, Memorandum Opinion and 
Order, FCC 08-271 (Dec. 12, 2008) (ARMIS Financial Reporting 
Forbearance Order).
    On December 31, 2008, the Wireline Competition Bureau issued a 
Public Notice that found AT&T, Verizon and Qwest had satisfied the 
condition that they obtain Bureau approval of their compliance plan 
describing in detail how they will continue to fulfill its statutory 
and regulatory obligations.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Acting Associate Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-6753 Filed 3-25-10; 8:45 am]
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