[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 244 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75159-75160]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-30597]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


Information Collection Being Submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for Emergency Review and Approval

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; 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. 
3502-3520), 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: 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 estimates; ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to 
minimize the burden of the collection of

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information on the respondents, including the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and 
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on 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 January 3, 2013. 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), via fax at 202-395-5167 or via Internet at 
[email protected] and 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, FCC, at 202-418-0214.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission is requesting emergency OMB 
processing of the new information collection requirements contained in 
this notice. The Commission is requesting OMB approval by January 11, 
2013.
    OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
    Title: Study Area Boundary Maps Reported in Esri Shapefile Format, 
DA 12-1777.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
    Number of Respondents: 1,443 respondents; 1,443 responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 26 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion and biennial reporting 
requirement.
    Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this 
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. section 254(b) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Total Annual Burden: 7,924 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: $705,935.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: No questions of a 
confidential nature are asked.
    Needs and Uses: The Commission requires that all incumbent local 
exchange carriers (ILECs) to file shapefile maps of their service 
territories in a state (study area). Shapefiles are a commonly used, 
digitized, geographic information system (GIS) format. Accurate and 
accessible maps are essential to the legitimate distribution of 
universal service support to rural, high cost carriers. After the 
shapefiles are uploaded into a web interface provided by the 
Commission, each ILEC must certify the accuracy of its study area maps. 
ILECs must also submit updated shapefile maps if their study area 
boundaries change, and must recertify the accuracy of the map every two 
years.

Federal Communications Commission.
Cecilia Sigmund,
Acting, Associate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2012-30597 Filed 12-18-12; 8:45 am]
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