[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58512-58513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24261]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collections Approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission has received Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the following public 
information collections pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). An agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number, and no person is required to respond to a collection of 
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
Comments concerning the accuracy of the burden estimates and any 
suggestions for reducing the burden should be directed to the person 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Warner, Wireline Competition 
Bureau, Competition Policy Division at 202-418-2418 or e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060-1157.
    OMB Approval Date: September 9, 2011.
    OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2014.
    Title: Formal Complaint Procedures, Preserving the Open Internet 
and Broadband Industry Practices, Report and Order, GN Docket No. 09-
191 and WC Docket No. 07-52.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 10 respondents; 15 responses; 2-40 hours 
per response; 239 burden hours per year; total annual cost burden 
$40,127.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for the information collection requirements is 
contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 201, 218, 230, 251, 254, 
256, 257, 301, 303, 304, 307, 309, 316, 332, 403, 503, 522, 536, 548, 
1302. Interpret or apply S. Rep. No. 104-23, at 51 (1995).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Applicants may request that 
any information supplied be withheld from public inspection, as set 
forth in section 8.16 of Appendix B of Preserving the Open Internet and 
Broadband Industry Practices, Report and Order (Open Internet Order), 
GN Docket No. 09-191, WC Docket No. 07-52, FCC 10-201.
    Needs and Uses: The rules adopted in the Open Internet Order 
establish a formal complaint process to address open Internet disputes 
that cannot be resolved through other means, including the Commission's 
informal complaint system. This process will permit anyone--including 
individual end users and edge providers--to file a claim alleging that 
another party has violated a rule, and asking the Commission to rule on 
the dispute. The formal complaint rules will facilitate prompt and 
effective enforcement of the rules adopted in the Open Internet Order, 
which is crucial to preserving an open Internet and providing clear 
guidance to stakeholders.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1158.
    OMB Approval Date: September 9, 2011.
    OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2014.
    Title: Disclosure of Network Management Practices, Preserving the 
Open Internet and Broadband Industry Practices, Report and Order, GN 
Docket No. 09-191 and WC Docket No. 07-52.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Estimated Annual Burden: 1,477 respondents; 1,477 responses; 32 
hours per response (average); 47,264 burden hours per year; total 
annual cost burden $471,600.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for the 
information collection requirements is contained in 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 
153, 154, 201, 218, 230, 251, 254, 256, 257, 301, 303, 304, 307, 309, 
316, 332, 403, 503, 522, 536, 548, 1302. Interpret or apply S. Rep. No. 
104-23, at 51 (1995).
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: None.
    Needs and Uses: The rules adopted in the Open Internet Order 
require all

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providers of broadband Internet access service to publicly disclose 
accurate information regarding the network management practices, 
performance, and commercial terms of their broadband Internet access 
services sufficient for consumers to make informed choices regarding 
use of such services and for content, application, service, and device 
providers to develop, market, and maintain Internet offerings. The 
rules ensure transparency and continued Internet openness, while making 
clear that broadband providers can manage their networks effectively. 
The Commission anticipates that due to the extent and nature of their 
services small entities may have less of a burden and larger entities 
may have more of a burden than the average compliance burden.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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