[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 16 (Thursday, January 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5177-5178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01320]


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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: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), as part of its 
continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on the following information collection, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 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 control number. No person shall be 
subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) control number.

DATES: Written PRA comments should be submitted on or before March 25, 
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: Direct all PRA comments to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email 
[email protected] and to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the

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information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    OMB Control Number: 3060-0874.
    Title: FCC Form 2000 A through G, FCC Form 475-B, FCC Form 1088 A 
through H, and FCC Form 501--Consumer Complaint Forms: General 
Complaints, Obscenity or Indecency Complaints, Complaints under the 
Telephone Consumer Protection Act, and Slamming Complaints.
    Form Number: FCC Form 2000 A through G, FCC Form 475-B, FCC Form 
1088 A through H, and FCC Form 501.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Respondents: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; State, local or Tribal 
Government.
    Number of Respondents and Responses: 314,783 respondents; 314,783 
responses.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 to 30 minutes per form on average.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
    Obligation To Respond: Voluntary.
    Total Annual Burden: 150,607 hours.
    Total Annual Cost: None.
    Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: Confidentiality is an issue 
to the extent that individuals and households provide personally 
identifiable information, which is covered under the FCC's updated 
system of records notice (SORN), FCC/CGB-1, ``Informal Complaints and 
Inquiries'', which became effective on January 25, 2010.
    Privacy Impact Assessment: The Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) for 
Informal Complaints and Inquiries was completed on June 28, 2007. It 
may be reviewed at http://www.fcc.gov/omd/privacyact/Privacy_Impact_Assessment.html. The Commission is in the process of updating the PIA 
to incorporate various revisions to it as a result of revisions to the 
SORN.
    Needs and Uses: The FCC Form 2000 Consumer Complaint Forms asks the 
complainants to provide their contact information, including address, 
telephone number, and email address, and to briefly describe the nature 
of the complaint, including the communications entities against which 
the complaint is lodged, the consumer's account number(s), if 
applicable, the date(s) on which the incident(s) occurred, and the type 
of resolution the consumer is seeking. The Commission uses the 
information to resolve the consumer's informal complaint(s). The FCC 
Form 2000 A through F will remain unchanged. Consumers may now file 
complaints about loud commercials using the Commission's online 
complaint form (specifically, the Form 2000G). Consumers may also file 
their complaint by fax or by letter. The information obtained by 
consumer complaints will be used by Commission staff to evaluate and 
ensure that TV stations and MVPDs are in compliance with the rules 
implementing the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation 
(``CALM'') Act.
    The FCC Form 475-B Consumer Complaint Form asks complainants to 
provide their contact information, including address, telephone number, 
and email address, and to describe their complaint(s) and issue(s) 
concerning the practices of telecommunications entities, which they 
believe may have aired obscene, profane, and/or indecent programming. 
The FCC Form 475-B will remain unchanged. The FCC Form 1088 Consumer 
Complaint Form asks complainants to provide their contact information, 
including address, telephone number, and email address, and to describe 
their complaints and issues regarding ``Do Not Call'' and ``Junk Fax'' 
as well as other related consumer protection issues such as prerecorded 
messages, automatic telephone dialing systems, and unsolicited 
commercial email messages to wireless telecommunications devices. The 
FCC Form 1088 A through H will remain unchanged. The FCC Form 501 
Consumer Complaint Form asks complainants to provide their contact 
information, including address, telephone number, and email address, 
and to describe their complaints and issues regarding alleged slamming 
violations. The FCC Form 501 will remain unchanged.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013-01320 Filed 1-23-13; 8:45 am]
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