[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 110 (Wednesday, June 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33282-33283]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-14072]


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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, 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. 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.

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    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 8, 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]. 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: For additional information or copies 
of the information collection(s), contact Paul Laurenzano on (202) 418-
1359.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0734.
    Title: Sections 53.209, 53.211, and 53.213, Accounting Safeguards 
and Sections 260 and 271-276 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 3 respondents; 1,515 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 0.5 hours-4,593 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and biennial reporting 
requirements, 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 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 218, 220, 260, 271-276, 
303(r), and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 72,495 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,500,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not 
requesting that the respondent submit confidential information to the 
FCC. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment of such 
information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of the 
Commission's rules.
    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 requesting OMB approval for an extension (there 
is no change in the reporting, recordkeeping and/or third party 
disclosure requirements). There is no change in the Commission's burden 
estimates.
    A Bell Operating Company (BOC) may choose from among three 
regulatory regimes in its provision of in-region, interstate, interLATA 
(Local Access and Transport Area) telecommunications services. One of 
these regimes is the regime set forth in section 272 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended and the Commission's 
implementing rules, 47 CFR 272. Under this regime, a BOC and its 
section 272 affiliate may not jointly own transmission and switching 
equipment. The separate section 272 affiliate must maintain separate 
books of account and have separate officers and directors. The separate 
section 272 affiliate may not obtain credit under arrangements that 
would permit the creditor to look to the assets of the BOC. The section 
272 affiliate must conduct all transactions with the BOC on an arm's 
length basis, pursuant to the Commission's affiliate transaction rules, 
with the terms and conditions of such transactions reduced to writing 
and available for public inspection on the Internet. Section 272(d) 
states that companies required to maintain a separate affiliate ``shall 
obtain and pay for a Federal/State audit every two years conducted by 
an independent auditor to determine whether such company has complied 
with this section and the regulations promulgated under this section, 
and particularly whether such company has complied with the separate 
accounting requirements under section 272(b).'' These information 
collection requirements are intended to prevent discrimination, cost 
misallocation and other anti-competitive conduct by the BOCs.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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