[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41859-41860]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17458]


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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 12, 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 [lsqb]September 17, 2010[rsqb]. 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].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214. For additional information, contact Judith B. 
Herman, OMD, 202-418-0214 or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0166.
    Title: Part 42 - Preservation of Records of Communications Common 
Carriers.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 56 respondents; 56 responses.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, 
recordkeeping requirement and third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. section 220.

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    Total Annual Burden: 112 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Ordinarily questions of a 
sensitive nature are not involved in the preservation of records of 
communications common carriers. The Commission contends that areas in 
which detailed information is required are fully subject to regulation 
and the issue of data being regarded as sensitive will arise in special 
circumstances only. In such circumstances, the respondent is instructed 
on the appropriate procedures to follow to safeguard sensitive data. 
For procedures for requesting confidential treatment of data, go to 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) 
after this comment period to obtain the three year clearance from them. 
There is no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party 
disclosure requirements. There is no change to the Commission's burden 
estimates.
    Section 220 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, makes it 
unlawful for carriers to willfully destroy information retained for the 
Commission. Part 42 of the Commission's rules prescribes guidelines to 
ensure that carriers maintain the necessary records needed by the FCC 
for its regulatory obligations.
    Section 42.2 requires a carrier to: (1) Maintain at its operating 
company headquarters a master index of records which identifies the 
records retained, the related retention period, and the locations where 
the records are maintained; and (2) to explain the premature loss or 
destruction of any records by adding a certified statement to the index 
listing the lost records and describing the circumstances of the loss.
    Section 42.5 requires that records kept in a machine-readable 
medium be accompanied by a statement indicating the type of data 
included in the record and certifying that the information contained in 
it has been accurately duplicated.
    Section 42.6 requires a carrier to retain telephone toll records 
for 18 months that are necessary to provide the following billing 
information about telephone toll calls; the name, address, and 
telephone number of the caller, telephone number called, date, time and 
length of the call.
    Section 42.7 allows a carrier to establish its own retention 
periods for all of its records, except records of telephone toll calls 
and records relevant to complaint proceedings.
    Section 42.10 requires a nondominant interexchange carrier (IXC) to 
make available to the public, in at least one location, during normal 
business hours, information on the current rates, terms, and conditions 
for all of its interstate, domestic interexchange services. The 
information also must be made available on a carriers Internet website.
    Section 42.11 requires that a nondominant IXC maintain, for 
submission to the Commission and to state regulatory commissions upon 
request, price and service information regarding all of the carrier's 
international and interstate, domestic, interexchange service 
offerings. (Both 47 CFR sections 42.10 and 42.11 are approved under OMB 
control number 3060-0704.)
    Documentation of premature records destruction is necessary so that 
the Commission can be aware of the frequency and consequences of such 
destruction. If carriers were allowed to destroy records at will, the 
Commission could lose historical information, thus making it impossible 
to regulate the industry properly. A specific retention period for 
telephone toll records of eighteen months is imposed to assist 
Department of Justice in law enforcement. See section 42.6 of the 
Commission's rules.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-17458 Filed 7-16-10; 8:45 am]
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