[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 194 (Thursday, October 6, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 61956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25801]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 61 and 64

[WC Docket No. 10-141; FCC 11-92]


Electronic Tariff Filing System (ETFS)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, 
the information collection associated with the Commission's Electronic 
Tariff Filing System (ETFS), Report and Order (Order). This notice is 
consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would 
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective 
date of those rules.

DATES: The rules published at 47 CFR in parts 61 and 64 published at 76 
FR 43206, July 20, 2011, are effective November 17, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Arluk, Pricing Policy Division, 
Wireline Competition Bureau, at (202) 418-1520, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on July 20, 
2011, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information 
collection requirements contained in the Commission's Order, FCC 11-92, 
published at 76 FR 43206, July 20, 2011. The OMB Control Number is 
3060-1142. The Commission publishes this notice as an announcement of 
the effective date of the rules. If you have any comments on the burden 
estimates listed below, or how the Commission can improve the 
collections and reduce any burdens caused thereby, please contact Cathy 
Williams, Federal Communications Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Please include the OMB Control 
Number, 3060-1142, in your correspondence. The Commission will also 
accept your comments via e-mail at [email protected].
    To request materials in accessible formats for people with 
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), 
send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the Consumer and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

Synopsis

    As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on 
July 20, 2011, for the information collection requirements contained in 
the modifications to the Commission's rules in 47 CFR parts 61 and 64.
    Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a 
collection of information unless it displays a current, valid OMB 
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 
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB 
Control Number is 3060-1142.
    The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
    The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents 
are as follows:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-1142.
    OMB Approval Date: July 20, 2011.
    OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 2013.
    Title: Electronic Tariff Filing System, WC Docket No. 10-141.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 1,500 respondents; 1,500 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annual and on-occasion reporting 
requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The 
statutory authority for this information collection is found at 
sections 1, 2, 4(i), 201-205, and 226(h)(1)(A) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended (Act), 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154(i), 201-205, and 
226(h)(1)(A).
    Total Annual Burden: 1,500 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $1,222,500.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of 
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does 
not require the collection of personally identifiable information (PII) 
from individuals.
    Needs and Uses: In this document, the Federal Communications 
Commission (Commission) adopts rule revisions enabling all tariff 
filers to file tariffs electronically over the Internet, using the 
Electronic Tariff Filing System (ETFS). Additionally, the Commission 
clarifies and makes more consistent certain technical rules related to 
tariff filings. The Commission concludes that it is appropriate to 
apply the same electronic filing requirements to all tariff filers and 
expands the applicability of the Commission's rules to include all 
tariff filers. The Commission also concludes that the Commission's 
rules, which require specific formatting and composition of tariffs, 
will now apply to all tariff filers. The Chief of the Wireline 
Competition Bureau will be responsible for administering the adoption 
of electronic tariff filing requirements for all tariff filers.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-25801 Filed 10-5-11; 8:45 am]
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