[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73082-73083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29816]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 
Federal Communications Commission, Comments Requested

November 18, 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,

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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 valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before January 28, 2011. 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 Internet at 
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications 
Commission. To submit your PRA comments by e-mail send them to: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Judith B. Herman at 202-418-0214 or via the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0056.
    Title: Part 68, Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone 
Network.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 58,310 respondents; 68,077 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .05 hours to 24 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 the 
47 U.S.C. sections 151-154, 201-205, and 303(r).
    Total Annual Burden: 21,369 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $935,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The information respondents 
are requested to provide is not proprietary, trade secret or other 
confidential information. Applicants are advised not to submit 
proprietary signal processing or control circuitry not directly 
involved with Part 68 requirements.
    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 not changing any of the reporting, 
recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements. The 
Commission is reporting a 10,658 hourly decrease in burden and a 
$225,000 decrease in annual costs. This adjustment is due to 12,140 
fewer respondents.
    The purpose of 47 CFR Part 68 is to protect the telephone network 
from certain types of harm and prevent interference to subscribers. To 
demonstrate that terminal equipment comply with criteria for protecting 
the network; and to ensure that consumers, providers of 
telecommunications, the Commission and others are able to trace 
products to the party responsible for placing terminal equipment on the 
market, it is essential to require manufacturers or other responsible 
parties to provide the information required by Part 68. In addition, 
incumbent local exchange carriers (ILECS) must provide the information 
in Part 68 to warn their subscribers of impending disconnection of 
service when the subscriber terminal equipment is causing telephone 
network harm.
    There are sixteen specific reporting, recordkeeping and/or third 
party disclosure requirements under this OMB control number. Part 68 
also establishes the right of consumers to use competitively provided 
inside wiring.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-29816 Filed 11-26-10; 8:45 am]
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