[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40830-40831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17090]


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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

July 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

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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 August 13, 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: 3060-0855.
    Title: Telecommunications Reporting Worksheets and Related 
Collections.
    Form Numbers: FCC Forms 499-A and 499-Q.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit and not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 9,672 respondents; 44,574 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 13.5 - 25 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, annual and quarterly reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151, 154(i), 
154(j), 157, 201, 205, 214, 225, 254 and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 281,710 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission will allow 
respondents to certify that data contained in their submissions is 
privileged or confidential commercial or financial information and that 
disclosure of such information would likely cause substantial harm to 
the competitive position of the entity filing the FCC worksheets. If 
the Commission receives a request for or proposes to disclose the 
information, the respondent would be required to make the full showing 
pursuant to the Commission's rules for withholding from public 
inspection information submitted to the Commission.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
after this comment period to obtain the full three year clearance from 
them. The Commission is reporting an extension (no change in the 
reporting requirements). The Commission is reporting a 8,581 hour 
adjustment increase. This adjustment to our burden estimates reflects a 
re-estimate of the number of responses for some requirements and 
correcting some errors in previous burden calculations.
    The Commission uses the collected information to evaluate 
individual contributor's contributions to the universal service 
mechanisms, pursuant to section 254 of the Act. Consistent with the 
Commission's existing policy, contributors will file a FCC Form 499-Q 
on a quarterly basis and/or the FCC Form 499-A on an annual basis. The 
Commission continues to believe that its reporting requirements will 
not be burdensome for contributors, as they need to track such 
information for their own internal business purposes.


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

[FR Doc. 2010-17090 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]
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