[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66838-66839]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-27119]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


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

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; request for comments.

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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: 
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; the accuracy of 
the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, 
and clarity of the information collected; 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 ways to further reduce the information burden

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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: Persons wishing to comment on this information collection should 
submit comments January 7, 2013. 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][email protected], Federal 
Communications Commission (FCC). To submit your comments by email send 
them to: [email protected][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.: 3060-0149.
    Title: Part 63, Application and Supplemental Information 
Requirements.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 60 respondents; 60 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirements.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
47 U.S.C. sections 214 and 402 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 300 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Information filed in section 
214 applications has generally been non-confidential. Requests from 
parties seeking confidential treatment are considered by Commission 
staff pursuant to 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 and/or third party disclosure requirement). 
The Commission will submit this information collection after this 60 
day comment period.
    Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, require 
that a carrier must first obtain FCC authorization either to (1) 
construct, operate, or engage in transmission over a line of 
communications; or (2) discontinue, reduce or impair service over a 
line of communications.
    Part 63 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
implements Section 214. Part 63 also implements provisions of the Cable 
Communications Policy Act of 1984 pertaining to video which was 
approved under this OMB Control Number 3060-0149. In 2009, the 
Commission modified Part 63 to extend to providers of interconnected 
Voice of Internet Protocol (VoIP) service the discontinuance 
obligations that apply to domestic non-dominant telecommunications 
carriers under Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as 
amended.

    OMB Control No.: 3060-1131.
    Title: Sections 9.7, 64.2001 and 615a-l, Implementation of the NET 
911 Improvement Act of 2008: Location Information from Owners and 
Controllers of 911 and E911 Capabilities.
    Form No.: N/A.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Number of Respondents: 60 respondents; 60 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: .0833 hours (5 minutes).
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third 
party disclosure requirements.
    Obligation To Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in 
the New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008 (NET911 
Act), Public Law 110-283, Stat 2620 (2008); and 47 U.S.C. sections 151, 
154(i),-(j), 251(e), 303(r) and 615a-l of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 5 hours.
    Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
    Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: To implement section 222 of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, the Commission's rules 
impose a general duty on carriers to protect the privacy of customer 
proprietary network information (CPNI) and carrier proprietary 
information from unauthorized disclosure. See 47 CFR 64.2001. The 
Commission additionally has clarified that the Commission's rules 
contemplate that incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (LECs) and other 
owners or controllers of 911 or E911 infrastructure will acquire 
information regarding interconnected VoIP providers and their customers 
for use in the provision of emergency services. We fully expect that 
these entities will use the information only for the provision of E911 
services. To be clear, no entity may use customer information obtained 
as a result of the provision of 911 or E911 services for marketing 
purposes.
    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 and/or third party disclosure requirement). 
The Commission will submit this information collection after this 60 
day comment period.
    Commission rules require that owners or controllers of a 911 or 
enhanced 911 (E911) capability to make that capability available to a 
requesting interconnected VoIP provider in certain circumstances. This 
requirement involves the collection and disclosure to emergency 
services personnel of customers' location information. In a previous 
action, the Commission required interconnected VoIP providers to 
collect certain location information from their customers and disclose 
it to the entities that own or control an Automatic Location 
Information (ALI) database.

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