[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 102 (Thursday, May 26, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30714-30715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13018]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 July 25, 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 e-mail to 
[email protected] and to the Federal Communications 
Commission via e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Paul Laurenzano on (202) 418-1359.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    OMB Control Number: 3060-0989.
    Title: Sections 63.01, 63.03, 63.04, Procedures for Applicants 
Requiring Section 214 Authorization for Domestic Interstate 
Transmission Lines Acquired Through Corporate Control.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents of Responses: 92 respondents; 92 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1.5-12 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
    Total Annual Burden: 1,031 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: $86,275.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impacts.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality. The FCC is not requiring applicants to submit 
confidential information to the Commission. If applicants want to 
request confidential treatment of the documents they submit to 
Commission, they may do so under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Needs and Uses: This collection will be submitted as an extension 
(no change in reporting requirements) after this 60 day comment period 
to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in order to obtain the full 
three year clearance. A Report and Order, FCC 02-78, adopted and 
released in March 2002 (Order), set forth the procedures for common 
carriers requiring authorization under section 214 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to acquire domestic interstate 
transmission lines through a transfer of control. Under section 214 of 
the Act, carriers must obtain FCC approval before constructing, 
acquiring, or operating an interstate transmission line. Acquisitions 
involving interstate common carriers require affirmative action by the 
Commission before the acquisition can occur. This information 
collection contains filing procedures for domestic transfer of control 
applications under sections 63.03 and 63.04. (a) Section 63.03 and 
63.04 requires domestic section 214 applications involving domestic 
transfers of control, at a minimum, should specify: (1) The name, 
address and telephone number of each applicant; (2) the government, 
state, or territory under the laws of which each corporate or 
partnership applicant is organized; (3) the name, title, post office 
address, and telephone number of the officer or contact point, such as 
legal counsel, to whom correspondence concerning the application is to 
be addressed; (4) the name, address, citizenship and principal business 
of any person or entity that directly or indirectly owns at least ten 
percent of the equity of the applicant, and the percentage of equity 
owned by each of those entities (to the nearest one percent); (5) 
certification pursuant to 47 CFR 1.2001 that no party to the 
application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits pursuant to 
section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988; (6) a description of 
the transaction; (7) a description of the geographic areas in which the 
transferor and transferee (and their affiliates) offer domestic 
telecommunications services, and what services are provided in each 
area; (8) a statement as to how the application fits into one or more 
of the presumptive streamlined categories in section 63.03 or why it is 
otherwise appropriate for streamlined treatment; (9) identification of 
all other Commission applications related to the same transaction; (10) 
a statement of whether the applicants are requesting special 
consideration because either party to the transaction is facing 
imminent business failure; (11) identification of any separately filed 
waiver request being sought in conjunction with the transaction; and 
(12) a statement showing how grant of the application will serve the 
public interest, convenience, and necessity, including any additional 
information that may be necessary to show the effect of the proposed 
transaction on competition in domestic markets. Where an applicant 
wishes to file a joint international section 214 transfer of control 
application and domestic section 214 transfer of control application, 
the applicant must submit information that satisfies the requirements 
of 47 CFR 63.18. In the attachment to the international application, 
the applicant must submit information described in 47 CFR 63.04(a)(6. 
When the Commission, acting through the Wireline Competition Bureau, 
determines that applicants have submitted a complete application 
qualifying for streamlined treatment, it shall issue a public notice 
commencing a 30-day review period to consider whether the transaction 
serves the public interest, convenience and necessity. Parties will 
have 14 days to file any comments on the proposed transaction, and 
applicants will be given 7 days to respond. (b) Applicants are not 
required to file post-consummation notices of pro forma transactions, 
except that a post transaction notice must be filed with the Commission 
within 30 days of a pro forma transfer to a bankruptcy trustee or a 
debtor-in-possession. The notification can be in the form of a letter 
(in duplicate to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission). The 
letter or other form of notification must also contain the information 
listed in sections (a)(1). A single letter may be filed for more than 
one such transfer of control. The information will be used by the 
Commission to ensure that applicants comply with the requirements of 47 
U.S.C. 214.

Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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