[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31960-31961]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13663]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval 
to the Office of Management and Budget

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. An agency 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 PRA that does not 
display a valid control number. 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 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 control number. No person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before July 5, 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 contacts below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via fax 
202-395-5167, or via e-mail [email protected]; and to 
Cathy Williams, FCC, via e-mail [email protected]. and to 
[email protected] Include in the comments the OMB control number 
as shown in the Supplementary Information; section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-
2918. To view a copy of this information collection

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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 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, (6) 
when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the 
OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference 
Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0787.
    Title: Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier Selection Changes 
Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Policies and Rules 
Concerning Unauthorized Changes of Consumers' Long Distance Carriers, 
CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 07-223.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or household; Business or other for-
profit; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 6,454 respondents; 25,041 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes (.50 hours) to 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Recordkeeping requirement; Biennial and on 
occasion reporting requirements; Third party disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefit. The 
statutory authority for the information collection requirements is 
found at Sec. 258 [47 U.S.C. 258] Illegal Changes In Subscriber Carrier 
Selections, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56.
    Total Annual Burden: 105,901 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $51,285,000.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally 
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's system of 
records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and 
Inquiries.'' As required by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the 
Commission also published a SORN, FCC/CGB-1 ``Informal Complaints and 
Inquiries,'' in the Federal Register on December 15, 2009 (74 FR 66356) 
which became effective on January 25, 2010.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) 
was completed on June 28, 2007. It may be reviewed at: http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html. The 
Commission is in the process of updating the PIA to incorporate various 
revisions made to the SORN.
    Needs and Uses: Section 258 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 
directed the Commission to prescribe rules to prevent the unauthorized 
change by telecommunications carriers of consumers' selections of 
telecommunications service providers (slamming). On March 17, 2003, the 
FCC released the Third Order on Reconsideration and Second Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 03-42 (Third 
Order on Reconsideration), in which the Commission revised and 
clarified certain rules to implement section 258 of the 1996 Act. On 
May 23, 2003, the Commission released an Order (CC Docket No. 94-129, 
FCC 03-116) clarifying certain aspects of the Third Order on 
Reconsideration. On January 9, 2008, the Commission released the Fourth 
Report and Order, CC Docket No. 94-129, FCC 07-223, revising its 
requirements concerning verification of a consumer's intent to switch 
carriers. The Fourth Report and Order modified the information 
collection requirements contained in 64.1120(c)(3)(iii) to provide for 
verifications to elicit ``confirmation that the person on the call 
understands that a carrier change, not an upgrade to existing service, 
bill consolidation, or any other misleading description of the 
transaction, is being authorized.''

Federal Communications Commission.

Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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