[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 185 (Friday, September 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 58385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-23938]


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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

[lsqb]month day, year[rsqb].
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 November 23, 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].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benish Shah, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-7866. For additional information, contact Benish 
Shah, OMD, 418-7866, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0384.
    Title: Sections 64.901, 64.904 and 64.905, Auditor's Attestation 
and Certification.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1 respondent, 1 response.
    Estimated Time per Response: 35-250 hours.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority is contained in Sections 1, 4, 201-205, 215, and 
218-220 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 
Sections 151, 154, 201-205, 215, and 218-220.
    Frequency of Response: On-occasion, biennial, and annual reporting 
requirements.
    Total Annual Burden: 255 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,200,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature of Extent of Confidentiality: This collection does not 
address information of a confidential nature.
    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 to the reporting requirements. The Commission is 
reporting a 1,280 hourly burden reduction. This reduction is due to 
fewer respondents and therefore the total annual burden hours have been 
reduced.
    Section 64.904(a) requires each incumbent LEC required to file a 
cost allocation manual is required to either have an attest engagement 
performed by an independent auditor every two years, covering the prior 
two year period, or have a financial audit performed by an independent 
auditor biennially. In either case, the initial engagement shall be 
performed in the calendar year after the carrier is first required to 
file a cost allocation manual. See Section 64.904(a)-(c). Instead of 
requiring mid-sized carriers to incur the expense of a biennial 
attestation engagement, they now file a certification with the 
Commission stating that they are in compliance with 47 CFR 64.901 of 
the Commission's rules. The certification must be signed, under oath, 
by an officer of the incumbent LEC, and filed with the Commission on an 
annual basis. Such certification of compliance represents a less costly 
means of enforcing compliance with our cost allocation rules. See 47 
CFR 64.905 of the Commission's rules.
    The requirements are imposed to ensure that the carriers are 
properly complying with Commission rules. They serve as an important 
aid in the Commission's monitoring program.


Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary,
Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2010-23938 Filed 9-23-10; 8:45 am]
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