[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 113 (Monday, June 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33619-33620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14178]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

June 8, 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 (PRA) 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 currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before July 14, 2010. If you anticipate that you will 
be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC 
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 the Internet at 
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via email to [email protected]. To view a copy of this information 
collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page 
http://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 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: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information or copies of the 
information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214 
or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0710.
    Title: Policy and Rules Under Parts 1 and 51 Concerning 
Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96-98.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit .
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,282 respondents; 1,067,987 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .50 - 2,880 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 information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. sections 1 - 4, 201 - 205, 214, 224, 251, 303(r), and 601.
    Total Annual Burden: 645,798 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. If the respondents wish to submit information which they 
believe is confidential, they may request confidential treatment of 
such information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
during this comment period in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from them. There is no change in the reporting, recordkeeping 
and/or third party disclosure requirements. However, there is a 
significant decrease of 409,352 total annual burden hours and a 
$625,000 decrease in annual costs. This is due to several reasons 
including: (1) re-calculations of each burden estimate; (2) re-estimate 
of the estimated time burden for some of the information collection 
categories; and (3) less time per response due to familiarity gained 
over the years of performing these functions.
    The Commission adopted rules and regulations to implement parts of 
sections 251 and 252 that affect local competition. Incumbent local 
exchange carriers (LECs) are required to offer interconnection, 
unbundled network elements, transport and termination and wholesale 
rates for certain services to new entrants. Incumbent LECs must price 
such services at rates that are cost-

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based and just and reasonable and provide access to right-of-way as 
well as establish reciprocal compensation arrangements for the 
transport and termination of telecommunications traffic.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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