[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58510-58512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24256]


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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

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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 October 21, 
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 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 No.: 3060-0106.
    Title: Part 43 Reporting Requirements for U.S. Providers of 
International Telecommunications Services and Affiliates; 47 CFR 43.61.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Responses and Respondents: 1,255 respondents and 1,255 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours-220 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
Sections 1, 4(i), 4(j) 11, 201-205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309, 
and 403 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 
154(i), 154(j), 161, 201 205, 211, 214, 219, 220, 303(r), 309 and 403.
    Total Annual Burden: 19,530 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $339,000.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2011, the Federal Communications 
Commission adopted a First Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 11-76) in Reporting Requirements for U.S. 
Providers of International Telecommunications Services, Amendment of 
Part 43 of the Commission's Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112 (rel. May 13, 
2011). In the First Report and Order portion of that document (First 
Report and Order), the Commission amended the international reporting 
requirements in Section 43.61 of the Commission's rules. The Commission 
retained the annual traffic and revenue report contained in Section 
43.61(a) but eliminated the quarterly large carrier report in Section 
43.61(b) and the quarterly report of switched resellers affiliated with 
foreign telecommunications entities in Section 43.61(c). The Commission 
also retained the requirement from the current Section 43.61(a) traffic 
and revenue report that filing entities report their international 
message telephone service (IMTS) and international private line 
services on a for each overseas route they serve. The Commission also 
retained the current requirement in Section 43.61(a) that filing 
entities report their IMTS resale (i.e., where an entity purchases IMTS 
calls from another provider and resells them to its customers) on a 
world-total basis.
    The First Report and Order simplified the annual Section 43.61(a) 
report by amending subpart (a) of the rule to eliminate the current 
requirement that filing entities separately report IMTS and private 
line traffic between the conterminous 48 states and offshore U.S. 
points such as Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands and traffic between 
such offshore U.S. points and foreign points. The Commission did not 
amend subparts (1), (2), or (3) of Section 43.61(a).
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0169.
    Title: Section 43.51, Reports and Records of Communications Common 
Carriers and Affiliates.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Responses and Respondents: 55 respondents and 1,210 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement, annual 
reporting requirement, recordkeeping requirement and third party 
disclosure requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this collection is contained in sections: 1-4, 
10, 11, 201-205, 211, 218, 220, 226, 303(g), 303(r) and 332 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 160, 161, 
201, 205, 211, 218, 220, 226, 303(g), 303(r) and 332.
    Total Annual Burden: 5,047 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On May 13, 2011, the Federal Communications 
Commission released a First Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 11-76) in Reporting Requirements for U.S. 
Providers of International Telecommunications Services, Amendment of 
Part 43 of the Commission's Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112 (rel. May 13, 
2011) (Part 43 Review Order). In the First Report and Order portion of 
the Part 43 Review Order (First Report and Order), the Commission 
removed section 43.53 as no longer being required in the public 
interest. It did not alter section 43.51.
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0572.
    Title: International Circuit Status Reports, 47 CFR 43.82.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.

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    Number of Responses and Respondents: 75 respondents and 75 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour-50 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annual reporting requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
Commission has authority for this information collection pursuant to 
the Communications Act of 1934 Sections 4, 48, 48 Stat. 1066, as 
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154 unless otherwise noted. Interpret or apply 
Sections 211, 219, 48 Stat. 1073, 1077, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 211, 219 
and 220.
    Total Annual Burden: 736 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general there is no need 
for confidentiality with this collection of information.
    Needs and Uses: On May 12, 2011, the Federal Communications 
Commission adopted a First Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (FCC 11-76) in Reporting Requirements for U.S. 
Providers of International Telecommunications Services, Amendment of 
Part 43 of the Commission's Rules, IB Docket No. 04-112 (rel. May 13, 
2011). In the First Report and Order portion of that document (First 
Report and Order), the Commission amended the international reporting 
requirements in Section 43.82 that requires carriers annually to report 
the status of the international transmission circuits they owned or 
leased on December 31st of the preceding year. In the First Report and 
Order, the Commission also eliminated the circuit-addition report in 
Section 63.23(e) of the Commission's rules.
    In the First Report and Order, the Commission retained the annual 
circuit-status report contained in Section 43.82, but eliminated the 
requirement that filing entities separately report circuits between the 
conterminous 48 states and offshore U.S. points such as Guam and the 
U.S. Virgin Islands and circuits between such offshore U.S. points and 
foreign points.
    In the First Report and Order, the Commission also removed the 
requirement that filing entities file the circuit-addition report in 
section 63.23(e) of the rules. The Commission found that the section 
43.82 annual circuit-status report provides enough information so that 
the circuit-addition report is no longer necessary. Section 63.23(e) 
required carriers that have been certified to resell international 
private lines for the provision of telecommunications services to file 
each year the number of private line circuits they added and the 
service for which they were used. The Commission required this report 
because such service provider did not file the annual circuit-status 
report. The underlying carriers that provide the private lines that the 
resellers are using are required to report those circuits in their 
annual circuit-status report. As a result, we have a record that the 
circuits are used and do not need for the resellers also to report the 
same circuits.

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