[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 92 (Friday, May 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27771-27772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-11366]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal 
Communications Commission

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden 
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 
3501-3520), 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

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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 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 (PRA) that does 
not display a valid OMB control number.

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be 
submitted on or before July 10, 2012. 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: Submit your PRA comments to Judith B. Herman, Federal 
Communications Commission, via the Internet at [email protected]. 
To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 
Director, (202) 418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0168.
    Title: Section 43.43, Report of Proposed Changes in Depreciation 
Rates.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 24 respondents; 24 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 250 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting 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 151, 152, 154, 161, 201-205 and 218-220 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 6,000 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $851,160.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for 
confidentiality.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking OMB approval for an 
extension (no change in the reporting and/or recordkeeping 
requirements). This is being submitted to the OMB to obtain the full 
three year approval from them and keep this collection from lapsing. 
The Commission is reporting an increase in annual costs which is due to 
an increase in the Commission's filing fee (per 47 CFR section 1.1105).
    Section 43.43 of the Commission's rules establishes the reporting 
requirements for depreciation prescription purposes. Communications 
common carriers with annual reporting revenues of $138 million or more 
that the Commission has found to be dominant must file information 
specified in section 43.43 before making any change in the deprecation 
rates applicable to their operating plant.
    Section 220 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, also 
allows the Commission, in its discretion, to prescribe the form of any 
and all accounts, records, and memoranda to be kept by carriers subject 
to the Act, including the accounts, records, and memoranda of the 
movement of traffic, as well as receipts and expenditures of moneys. 
Carriers are required to file four summary exhibits along with the 
underlying data used to generate them, and must provide the 
depreciation factors (i.e., life, salvage, curve shape, depreciation 
reserve) required to verify the calculation of the carrier's 
depreciation expenses and rates. Mid-sized carriers are no longer 
required to file theoretical reserve studies. Certain price cap 
incumbent LECs in certain instances may request a waiver of the 
depreciation prescription process.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-11366 Filed 5-10-12; 8:45 am]
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