[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68184-68185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28520]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission for Extension Under Delegated Authority

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13, the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the 
following information collection(s). 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 
burden for 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not 
display a valid control number.

DATES: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments January 3, 2012. 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 contact listed 
below as soon as possible.

ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicolas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at (202) 395-5167, or via the 
Internet at [email protected], and to [email protected], Federal Communications Commission (FCC). To submit 
your comments by email send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
information collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman at (202) 418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control No.: 3060-0400.
    Title: Tariff Review Plan (TRP).
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 92 respondents; 92 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 50 hours.

[[Page 68185]]

    Frequency of Response: Annual and biennial reporting requirements.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
collection of information is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 201, 202, 
203 and 204 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 4,600 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Respondents are not being 
asked to submit confidential information to the Commission. If the 
Commission requests respondents to submit information which respondents 
believe are confidential, respondents may request confidential 
treatment of such information under 47 CFR 0.459 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) approval for an extension of this information collection 
(no change in the reporting requirements). The Commission will submit 
this expiring information collection to the OMB after this 60 day 
comment period in order to obtain the three year clearance from them. 
There is an adjustment to the Commission's previous burden estimates. 
The Commission is now reporting 92 respondents and responses with an 
estimated time of 4,600 burden hours, which is an increase of 1,733 
hours since the last time this was submitted to the OMB in 2009 for 
review and approval. The increase adjustment is a result of the 
increase in the number of respondents/responses, an increase in the 
number of respondents filing separately and an increase in the 
resulting total annual burden hours. The total number of respondents 
has increased by 45; from 47 to 92, which is a result of an increase in 
the number of price cap carriers as well as an increase in the number 
of respondents filing separately.
    Sections 201, 202 and 203 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended, require common carriers to establish just and reasonable 
charges, practices and regulations for their interstate 
telecommunications services they provide.
    For services that are still covered under Section 203, tariff 
schedules containing charges, rates, rules and regulations must be 
filed with the Commission. If the FCC takes no action within the notice 
period, then the filing becomes effective. The Commission is granted 
broad authority to require the submission of data showing the value of 
the property used to provide the services, some of which are 
automatically required by its rules and some of which can be required 
through individual requests. All filings that become effective are 
considered legal but only those filed pursuant to Section 204(a)(3) of 
the Act are deemed lawful.
    For services that are detariffed, no tariffs are filed at the FCC 
and determination of reasonableness and any unreasonable discrimination 
is generally addressed through the complaint process. Incumbent local 
exchange carriers (ILECs) can make a voluntary tariff filing at any 
time, but are required to update rates annually or biennially. See 47 
CFR 69.3 of the Commission's rules.
    The Commission has developed standardized Tariff Review Plans 
(TRPs) which set forth the summary material ILECs file to support 
revisions to the rates in their interstate access service tariffs. The 
TRPs display basic data on rate development in a consistent manner, 
thereby facilitating review of the ILEC rate revisions by the 
Commission and interested parties. The TRPs have served this purpose 
effectively in the past years.
    Incentive-based regulation (price caps) was developed by the 
Commission to simplify the process of determining the reasonableness of 
rates or rate restructures for those ILECs subject to price caps. 
Supporting material requirements for price cap ILECs qualifying for 
pricing flexibility have been eliminated. In addition, ILECs having 
50,000 or fewer access lines do not have to file any supporting 
material unless requested to do so.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2011-28520 Filed 11-2-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P