[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 9 (Thursday, January 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2379-2380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-561]


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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

January 3, 2011
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 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 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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit their PRA comments March 14, 2011. If you anticipate that you 
will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the 
period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contact 
listed below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167, or via the 
Internet at [email protected] and to [email protected], Federal

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Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your PRA comments by e-mail 
send them to: [email protected].
    To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) 
submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ``Currently 
Under Review'', (3) click 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: For additional information, send an e-
mail to [email protected] or contact her at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0391.
    Title: Program to Monitor the Impacts of the Universal Service 
Support Mechanism, CC Docket Nos. 98-202 and 96-45.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 288 respondents; 1,152 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 40 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly and annual reporting requirements 
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 151, 152, 154, 201-205, 215, 218, 220, 229, 254, and 
410.
    Total Annual Burden: 770 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The respondents may request 
confidentiality protection for the special access performance 
information. The respondents are not required to file their customers' 
monthly usage information with the Federal Communications Commission 
(FCC).
    Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this expiring 
information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
after this 60 day comment period in order to obtain the full three year 
clearance from them. The Commission is requesting an extension (no 
change in the reporting requirements and/or third party disclosure 
requirements) of this information collection. The Commission is 
reporting a 243 hour increase in the total annual burden. The increase 
is due to a re-calculation of the estimated number of respondents/
responses.
    The monitoring program is necessary for the Commission, the Joint 
Board, Congress and the general public to assess the impact of the 
universal service support mechanisms. The program requires periodic 
reporting by telephone companies and the universal service 
administrator. Failure to implement the program would make it 
impossible to determine the impact of these mechanisms and to assure 
that the implementation of section 254 fulfills the intent of Congress 
and furthers the public interest. This information collection should be 
continued because the Commission had adopted new mechanisms to 
implement section 254 of the Act and because the network usage and 
growth data have proven to be a valuable source of information about 
the advancement of universal service.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-561 Filed 1-12-11; 8:45 am]
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