[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 24 (Friday, February 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6472-6473]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2489]


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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

January 31, 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 (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 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 currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before March 7, 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 the Internet at 
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via e-mail 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 e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    OMB Control Number: 3060-0056.
    Title: Part 68, Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone 
Network.
    Form Number: N/A.

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    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 58,310 respondents; 68,077 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .05 hours to 24 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, third 
party disclosure requirement, and recordkeeping requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 
U.S.C. sections 151-154, 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) 
during this comment period so that we may obtain the three year 
clearance from them. There is a 10,658 hour adjustment reduction and a 
$225,000 reduction in annual costs. There are no changes to the 
reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party disclosure requirements.
    The purpose of 47 CFR part 68 is to protect the 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 must provide the information in part 
68 to warn their subscribers of impending disconnection of service when 
subscriber terminal equipment is causing telephone network harm.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-2489 Filed 2-3-11; 8:45 am]
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